August 2010

I’d like to thank everyone for entering our non-fiction writing contest thus far, there has been some great information and thoughts shared. If you haven’t entered yet, there is still time. Please email your sumission before October 6 2010, the author of the best and most useful article will receive: A case of Mountain House entrees, in [...]

A few days ago a reader sent an email asking why I had not posted our “What Did You Do To Prep This Week?” question last week. I’m sure others were thinking the same thing, but were afraid to ask. To be honest, I had nothing to report myself last week so I skipped a [...]

I’ve got a few spare cans of Coleman fuel in the 1 gallon metal containers as backup/storage. just good insurance in case we need extended cooking on a Coleman stove in case of power outage etc. Growing up in new england we always had a few extra cans around in the basement and that i remember never had [...]

Brawls at the Fed, as the System Comes Down – A senior Washington intelligence source reported this morning that a serious fight has erupted inside the Federal Reserve over hyperinflation, and that people close to the Fed are going to be leaking details, which means the fight will intensify and become more public. How to [...]

Survival Children - Non-Fiction Writing Contest Submission by Joshua Steve was content. He was a pretty happy man. As he lay in bed considering all that he had accomplished in the past four years he smiled. Sure, it took a while to get Stacy on board, but once he had, she had taken to prepping with eagerness. Steve [...]

Electromagnetic Pulse Protection - Non-Fiction Writing Contest Submission by OhioPrepper This article will address a much misunderstood subject, the effects of EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) and some practical countermeasures against the damaging effects it can cause.  When a nuclear weapon is detonated in the atmosphere, gamma radiation travels in all directions (spherically) and ionizes the air molecules [...]

Hope And Change – In just six months, on January 1, 2011, the largest tax hikes in the history of America will take effect. Facing Budget Gaps, Cities Sell Parking, Airports, Zoo – Cities and states across the nation are selling and leasing everything from airports to zoos—a fire sale that could help plug budget [...]

(Note: So far we’ve had eleven entries in our nonfiction writing contest however, I’ve not published them all yet – I’ll be working them into my posting schedule in the coming days.) To expand our knowledge base and make The Survivalist Blog more useful to readers we are actively seeking guest bloggers. Submitted articles should be practical [...]