Survival Retreat Locales

This guest post by Marilyn C and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. If the SHTF on Saturday while I was away from home I was defiantly in the right place. I attended the National Preppers and Survivalists EXPO at the Nashville fairgrounds. I will admit I was excited as the publicity promised lots of educational opportunities and booths

Unemployed in Tenn. at lowest point since 2008 : “The number of unemployed Tennesseans is at its lowest point since the economic meltdown of 2008.” TN bill would charge federal agents for enforcing gun laws : A Tennessee lawmaker Rep. Joe Carr is introducing legislation to stop the federal government from enforcing a ban on

Tenn. gun law to move forward despite school massacre : “Supporters of gun control have called for tighter restrictions on ownership in the wake of the Sandy Hook shooting, with President Obama hinting that he might back such an effort. But in Tennessee, gun rights advocates say they have no plans to change course. The

If you’re interested in TN as a retreat location then this post “The East Coast Retreat Dilemma” is a must read. Sunset On The Cumberland Plateau : video Fly the Big South Fork River Gorge : video Tennessee was ranked #1 in this recent list of Best States for Retirement in 2012. States with the Highest (and

Letter, from Riverrider I was just over a JWR’s site reading a post about hidden nuclear sites, like military and research reactors. One huge site was missed, and is poised to ruin his “American Redoubt” forever. It’s in the north-east corner of Oregon, housing spent fuel rods and nuclear waste as well as chemical munitions by the

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…

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

Interesting numbers to help you choose a survival retreat location.:yes: 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