Tag: Survival

Agriculture in America, or the lack thereof.

by Ranger W. Sept 10, 2012 Many articles have been written lately describing the fiscal cliff, budget problems, staggering debt, and all around “collapse” many see coming. All worthy of any attention they receive and I would certainly argue they should all be discussed far more often in the mainstream media. But what are the …

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Decision Making Flowchart for buying Prep Items

Prepper Decision Making Flow Chart

With respect to purchasing prepper items and the decision making process that accompanies it, I came up with this flow chart which you can print off and hang next to your desk.  While the flow chart applies specifically to men I’m sure women will appreciate it as well.  I thought to substitute this chart for …

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Why GOLD is a bad idea for most Preppers.

Prepper Resources Gold Value Graphic

I recently read an article entitled The Five Stages of Economic Collapse which was published by the Energy Bulletin in 2008. The author, Dmitry Orlov, was born in Russia and witnessed first hand the collapse of the Soviet Union. According to Dmitry The Five Stages of Collapse which occurred in the former Soviet Union are …

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Buying ammo as an investment

5.56 Historical Ammo Prices

In December of 2011 I bought a box of Federal XM193 (900 rounds) 5.56 for $305.  Today that same box of ammunition from the same online retailer is selling for $370.  Doing the simple math that is an 18% increase in price in roughly 9 months.  I have a feeling that the price of ammunition …

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Are you prepared to fight…boredom?

A couple years ago I was fortunate enough to take an entire month off from work, time I spent just laying around the house being lazy, grudgingly completing a few chores for my wife or doing pretty much whatever I felt like doing.  I never set my alarm during that time because I just woke up when …

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