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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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Well aren’t you all lucky. You would’ve received a post a day or so ago, but alas the database to SHTFblog went all crazy and shit and wouldn’t let me access the admin account - no way, no how. Shit hit the fan at SHTFblog. I tried getting a new password, it didn’t recognize my […]

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Informative guest post today from “Angry Mike” over at MREsource.net. If you’re loaded with cash and have the need for one, the dude has an in on some pretty crazy armored vehicles - lol.
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Nearly any vehicle can be armored. How much armor it can withstand depends on many factors but is typically limited by the […]

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Guest post today from Hobostripper. She’s kinda like a female Dakin, you know, loves the “live in a van” idea. Dakin promotes the idea as backup SHTF housing. Hobostripper promotes it as primary housing.
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This morning I woke up in an endless field of wild grasses next to a lake, where my dog and I ate breakfast […]

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The skyrocketing price of gas and oil doesn’t seem to be slowing down - AT ALL. The price of oil passed $110 a barrel yesterday. Ugh, just as the peak driving season kicks into gear. Soon the price jump will move into grocery and product costs as well, because you know they don’t ship that […]

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In January 2005, just as gasoline started to jump in price, I was lucky enough to come across, and purchase, a 1992 Toyota Tercel for $800. Then Katrina came and gas prices really started to fluctuate.Driving conservatively teh car gets 40mpg with no vehicle modifications. This change alone cut my fuel bill by more than […]

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