Retreat Locales

The East Coast Retreat Dilemma

November 27, 2011

By Joel M. Skousen, Author, Strategic Relocation North American Guide to Safe Places Many people new to the preparedness field often get exposed early on to the writings of survival blogger and author James Wesley Rawles (Patriots and Survivors). I have a great deal of respect for Rawles and the work he has done to get [...]

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Interesting maps to consider when choosing a retreat location

November 8, 2011

Click on each map for larger image… Percentage of people receiving government assistance by county… Gang activity by location… Population density map… Nuclear reactors in the U.S. Likely nuclear target map for U.S. How does your state and county rank? Let us know in the comments below…

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Northern Maine as a Survival Retreat Location

November 2, 2011

A guest post by Andrew [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] Northern Maine has [...]

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Bloom Where You’re Planted

September 28, 2011

A guest post by Karen [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] A lot is [...]

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Tennessee as a survival retreat location: What you should know and things to consider before making the move

August 25, 2011

Rocky Top you’ll always be Home sweet home to me Good ol’ Rocky Top Rocky Top Tennessee. (Rocky top written by Boudleax and Felice Bryant.) Are you looking for that perfect retreat area but can’t make up your mind on where to go? You’ve read the books and blog posts and considered the recommendations given, [...]

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Overall Freedom Ranking by State and Other Interesting Numbers

April 27, 2011

Interesting numbers to help you choose a survival retreat location. Overall Freedom Ranking by State according this report - the report factors in a number of elements, such as gun laws, homeschooling, seatbelt laws, economic freedom, smoking bans, marijuana legislation etc. 1. New Hampshire 2. Colorado 3. South Dakota 4. Idaho 5. Texas 6. Missouri 7. Tennessee [...]

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Kentucky As A Retreat Location

March 31, 2011

First of all I would like to say congratulations on your book “The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat” when I order it from Paladin Press I thought it was just going to be about living in a travel trailer, but it is more than that. The sections on solar power, taking care of human waste, security [...]

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Where I Live as A Retreat Locale

June 7, 2010

Yesterday, a reader dropped an email asking about my retreat location. I’ll admit being caught off guard by such a sensitive question. However; I don’t think the sender has evil intentions only curiosity. Maybe he was looking for an example to compare his situation – I don’t know. To be honest I didn’t know what [...]

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What are the Best Eastern Retreat Locales?

April 7, 2010

(Download my FREE BOOK “It’s The End Of The World As We Know It – And I feel Fine” over 7,000 downloads and counting!) Most books on survival and relocation, suggest retreating to a western state, such as Idaho, Montana or Oregon - dismissing the eastern states all together.  With population density being the main augment against those [...]

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