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John Howe is a retired mechanical engineer in his 70s, living on 100 acres up in God’s country in north-western Maine.  In 2003, a friend passed me a copy of John’s book, “The End of Fossil Energy,” which was the first time I ever heard of or thought about Peak Oil. Here was a […]

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A friend’s birthday is coming up, and in thinking of practical, useful gifts, I’ve settled on the idea that I’m going to put together something special. Nothing says “I’m thinking about your preparedness,” like a custom-compiled Bug Out Bag.
Some things to consider… First, it’s got to be small enough that it […]

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If you spend more time shopping for your kit than you do training, guess what?  There’s some dude out there who’s doing the opposite - and when the time comes, he’s gonna x you out, and take all your fancy junk…
A $200 knife will not protect you. Extra pushups, an extra couple miles’ jog each […]

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Guest post today from “Angry Mike”. Take it away Angry!
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The US Government Auctions an enormous amount of “stuff” every month. Everything from household goods, medical equipment, clothing, boats and vehicles are auctioned almost daily and in almost every state. The list seems endless. I will share a little of what I know about these auctions […]

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In yesterday’s post I told you how to buy #10 Mountain House Cans of dehydrated insanity on the cheap (or close to as cheap as it’ll get). The SHTF homie that gave me a copy of his wholesale price list from Self Defense Supply said he spoke with them, and this is what he said:
Self […]

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So you want to bulk up on some TEOTWAWKI grub, and you’re thinking - what could beat large #10 sealed cans of nitrogen packed Mountain House food with its 30 year shelf life? Buy it once, stick it in your survival house or SHTF bunker and forget about it. No need to rotate stock, no […]

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