May 2010

A Story Of One Of My Failures

May 30, 2010

I want to tell you a story. Back before I had any form of public reputation as a blogger, prepper or survivalist, I had prepared for the “end of the world as we know it” for years. I became interested in emergency preparedness in the late 1980′s after reading Lucifer’s Hammer and Atlas Shrugged. I’ve alway been tightly wound, [...]

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Water Purification With Sunlight

May 27, 2010

Survival Tip contributed by Clinton W. I thought I’d pass along something I saw in a National Geographic magazine while waiting in my doctor’s office. It showed a method of killing pathogens in water used in Africa. It consists of filling clear plastic water bottles with water and capping them. The bottles are then placed [...]

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Sea Salt – An Indispensable Commodity for Uncertain Times

May 27, 2010

Guest Post by Roxanne L. Griswold When we think about setting aside emergency supplies, most of us would agree that preserved food and purified water are the essentials and everything else is secondary to these. Some might even choose to incorporate things like a manual grain mill, a water purifier, a food dehydrator, a solar cook [...]

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What You Should Know About The Mosin-Nagant Rifle

May 26, 2010

The Russians had turned out over a million Mosin-Nagant rifles by 1922 and we’re now seeing the surplus here in the United States. J&G sales has the Mosin-Nagant 91/30 listed at a whopping $79.95 and 7.62X54 ammunition for $89.98 for 440 rounds sealed in a tin for long-term storage. Sure it’s cheap but is it any good? My [...]

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Competition Winners – These 6 People Won a Book

May 26, 2010

Thanks to everyone who entered our latest ‘win a free book’ competition here on TheSurvivalistBlog.net. I’ve closed off the competition and randomly drawn the winners. They are: 1. Kansas – Living Well On Practically Nothing 2. Patriot Farmer – Self-Sufficiency Gardening 3. Lane – Eating Well For .99 A meal 4. AZ rookie prepper – [...]

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$1.3 Trillion Out Of Thin Air

May 26, 2010
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New Kalashnikov The AK-200

May 26, 2010

Coming in 2011.

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Survival Planning For Smart People

May 25, 2010

Have you ever heard this expression? “If you fail to plan then you plan to fail.” Planning is one of the most essential elements of any effective strategy. The art and science of survival planning involves strategically stockpiling gear, learning skills and using what you’ve learned, testing your abilities to see what works under real world [...]

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The Ten Worst Survival Books

May 23, 2010

Is it me, or does it seem like there are a heck of a lot of sub-quaility “survival books” on the market? Granted there are a few really good or even notable books being published, but it also seems a lot of crap has infiltrated the market (and I’ve read almost every title it would seem). [...]

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Friday Night Links

May 21, 2010

Gardening in clay soil – this article may help. Or this one. And if all else fail you can always try this. Mexican President lies about guns – who would have thought? I’m shocked. Well not really. Why are anti-gun activists so violent? Threatening to shove a gun up a reporter’s butt, now that’s classy. Ten Most [...]

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Top 9 Mistakes Of Prepping Newbs

May 20, 2010

1. Following the wrong advice: Many new survivalist become fixated upon the advice given by others.  They read the latest preparedness book or blog post and automatically assume the advice given is best them, without considering their individual needs, skill level or location. In order to be self-reliant you need to learn to think for yourself. 2. Not [...]

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Comment on This Post to Win Free Book!

May 18, 2010

It’s been several months since our last giveaway – so I thought today would be as good a day as any to start another. This time we’re going to do something different by running two different contests consecutively, one for blog readers and another for readers with blogs. Contest For Readers Okay first up is [...]

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Survival Knives, Selection and Care

May 18, 2010

Guest post by Josh C     Any Scout, Hunter, Camper or Outdoor Enthusiast should have a good knife and know how to use it.   A good survival knife is the single most important piece of equipment you will ever have or use.   With it you can procure fire and food, and create shelter and other [...]

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Financial Crises Getting Worse Worldwide

May 18, 2010

Financial Crises Getting Worse Worldwide – The pace and severity of financial crises has taken an ominous turn for the worse. Over the past 30 years, a crisis has occurred, on average, every three years. Yet, now, only 18 months after the meltdown of late 2008, Europe’s sovereign debt crisis has hit with full force. [...]

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Prepping With Children

May 17, 2010

Guest post by LakeLili Like all skills and behaviors, prepping should be taught from an early age. Getting your child involved in the process will ensure that your child is comfortable with the future. The more you include your child in the process, the more comfortable with the concepts of prepping he will be and he [...]

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Gulf Oil Spill Disaster: The Trigger of American Economic Collapse?

May 17, 2010
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A “Thank You” to all Survivalist Blog Readers

May 14, 2010

I’d like to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for reading The Survivalist Blog. We’re just shy of 1,200 subscribers now - after moving to wordpress we had to start over again at zero (long story) from our previous subscriber base of over 2,500. The blog is also poised to receive comment [...]

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Repeating History – Don’t Worry Be Happy…

May 14, 2010

As the Great Depression of the 1930’s was getting underway, President Herbert Hoover refused to acknowledge it.  In the weeks following the events of Black Tuesday, Hoover called the economy “fundamentally sound.”  Months later, he still insisted that the strength of the American economy was “unimpaired.”  However, by 1931 he could no longer hide the [...]

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5 Facts You Should Know About The Financial System

May 14, 2010

Fact #1: Banks are Insolvent.   The only reason they’re still in business is because they are permitted to value their balance sheet at whatever price they choose. I could privately value my car at $500 TRILLION, but that doesn’t mean I’ll get that price for it when it comes time to sell. Ditto for [...]

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Winning Tactics For Handgun Training on a Budget

May 13, 2010

Going to a dedicated handgun training camp isn’t possible for the average survivalist. Let’s face it, most of us are hard up for cash and what “extra” we do get hold of, usually goes toward procuring needed survival gear. Most of you reading this, I am sure; have a good working knowledge of firearms safety and proper [...]

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