tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48289344631883753532024-03-19T03:40:14.642-07:00TotalSurvivorDad A Storm of Chaos is coming...Civil Unrest, Riots, Race War, Martial Law...Time to Prepare!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-40471358916351010982020-12-20T16:31:00.005-08:002020-12-20T16:31:47.810-08:00<p> Unbelievable...it has taken hours and days to recover my blogs! It should be a little easier!!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-89621685221805414772018-03-14T12:33:00.001-07:002018-03-14T12:33:32.288-07:00How Many Magazines Do You Need?<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fd0aMtYscgs" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-78926898495286932382017-02-21T16:59:00.001-08:002017-02-21T16:59:05.525-08:00Chaos is Coming...Plan Ahead!Chaos is coming....civil unrest, riots, massive protests caused by the election of 2016! In Portland, Oregon, massive protests have become a weekly occurrence. Normal people have had enough & arrests are increasing! Stopping traffic, smashing widows, burning cars...this is not free speech, this is anarchy!<br />
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Of course the main location for this chaos are cities, mostly big Liberal cities! You'll want to leave those, sooner than later. Three days food supply, limited gasoline, ghettos, homeless, will all lead to dangerous conditions. Imagine an EMP, huge natural disaster, Martial Law, etc. You'll be trapped in the chaos!<br />
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Make a plan to evacuate. Get to some place in the country before violence erupts. Even a National Park or remote campground will be better than being in any large city. Of course having a "retreat, bunker, or site of your own is more ideal. Planning is the key...DO IT NOW!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-81171520065010434182015-10-26T16:54:00.001-07:002015-10-26T16:54:47.027-07:00"The Solitary Man's Refuge" by Ron FosterA great Prepper book, one of several by the same author. Gives some insight in selecting a refuge site & neighbor awareness! A group of like minded individuals is better than a loner in the middle of non-preppers!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-58745063709980439172015-06-26T13:38:00.000-07:002017-02-21T16:33:34.242-08:00Survival/Prepper Fiction....Kindle eBooksI read almost exclusively on my Kindle app. Following are several survival/prepper fiction novels I've read in 2015, many of which were free from Amazon. The scenarios involve everything from nuclear war, EMP attacks, Zombies, Alien invasion and in many instances...Global Pandemic! The last I imagine will be the most difficult to survive. Enjoy!<br />
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<b>Genesis Plague</b> by Sam Best<br />
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<b>Land</b> by Theresa Shaver<br />
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<b>Snow & Ash</b> by Theresa Shaver<br />
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<b>Total War</b> bu Jerry Ahern<br />
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<b>The Contact</b> by Albert Sartison<br />
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<b>Netcast Zero </b>by R K Brown
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<b>The Last Fear</b> by Jeremy Bates<br />
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<b>Stone of Fire </b>by J.E. Penn<br />
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<b>Departure</b> by A.G. Riddle<br />
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<b>Omega Pathogen: Mayhem</b> by J.G. Hicks Jr<br />
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<b>The Last World War </b>by Timothy Imkolt<br />
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<b>The Purge of Babylon</b> by Sam Sisavath<br />
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<b>The Atlantis Plague</b> by A.G. Riddle<br />
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<b>Protocol One</b> by Jacqueline Druga<br />
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<b>Infected: The Fall </b>by Caleb Cleek<br />
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<b>Survivor: Blackout</b> by Peter Anderson<br />
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<b>The Survivor Chronicles: The Upheaval </b>by Erica Stevens<br />
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<b>Gray: A Disaster Novel </b>by Lou Cadle<br />
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<b>Ash</b> by Jason Brant<br />
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<b>Fog of War</b> by Ethan Jones<br />
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First things first...clear all the snow off your vehicle...don't be this guy & drive. All that snow blows off eventually and may cause an accident!<br />
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I went through Buffalo during one of these "Lake Effect Snows". From Canada to Amherst, NY it was about 3" deep...then it became depth of feet! Interstate unploughed, snow banks over the tops of Stop Signs! It took my son and I two hours to go 20 miles, until snow depth was back to a few inches! It was unbelievable! I had a Nissan Frontier 2WD pickup! Great little truck...LOL</center>
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<b><span style="color: red;">HAWAIIAN Islands HURRICANE Warning! </span></b></div>
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<b style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;"><i style="background: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; position: relative;">Summer hurricane season is here, and as long as a storm isn’t right on your doorstep, there’s still time to prepare. These five installments about hurricane preparedness will remind you of ways to stay safe and secure before, during, and after one of these destructive storms.</i></b></div>
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As early as possible, plan potential evacuation routes and destinations in case you must leave home. Find out about your area’s preferred evacuation routes, but also scope out some back-road shortcuts that might help you blend into the stream of traffic more quickly. (Realize that during evacuations, most local freeway lanes may be dedicated to one-way, out-bound traffic.)</div>
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Have an idea (or two) of potential destinations. Find out where designated shelters are planned—schools, churches, etc.—and also obtain the phone numbers and locations of hotels and motels along the way, but recognize that they will fill up fast and may not be able to honor reservations.</div>
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Are you lucky enough to have hospitable family or friends far enough inland to be out of danger’s way? Shamelessly beg to stay with them for the duration of the storm. Once they make landfall most Atlantic hurricanes begin to tend toward the north and eventually back toward the east. If you can head west and south you should be in relatively safe territory, although the rain bands can extend outward for many miles. The strongest and most dangerous part of the storm is to the north and east of the calm eye as it comes ashore.</div>
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Teach responsible family members how to turn off utilities and tune into NOAA Weather Radio for up-to-the-minute storm tracking and instructions. You do have a battery-powered radio that receives the NOAA band, don’t you? If not, get one! The NOAA broadcasts are found in the VHF public service bands at seven frequencies between 162.4 and 162.550.</div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #222222; font-size: 14px;">From my own experience: DO NOT wait until a storm is announced to shop for these things, as store shelves will empty unbelievably fast; all that may be left to buy are pickled onions and hair-coloring! Stores usually have only about three days’ worth of supplies at the best of times, and when a hurricane threatens is definitely not the best of times.</span></div>
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Minimize the use of alcohol, soft drinks, and extremely salty items, since they make you thirstier and you’ll go through your water storage faster. Instead, encourage the family to drink water and juice.></div>
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Decide ahead of time on a family communication plan—designate a place to meet if you get separated, and choose someone to be your contact person for everyone to call to report in. An out-of-town contact is best to act as a sort of clearing-house for your calls, for two reasons: they won’t be as impacted by the storm as you are, and if phone lines and cell service is overloaded or fails, long-distance lines are restored more quickly than local ones. Be sure all family members have the phone number of that person—memorized as well as written down.<br />
Teach family members who are old enough to call 911 if needed. Discuss some situations when they might need to call 911 (if someone is severely injured or unconscious, for example).</div>
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If you live in an area that is prone to hurricanes, taking these steps can help create some sense of order amid the chaos if a storm ever hit your home or community. Preparing an evacuation, communication, and weather tracking plan now will give your family the mental preparedness they need, and gathering food and other emergency supplies will provide for their physical needs in a time of crisis.</div>
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5. The unexpected: water shortage, food shortage, electrical outage, etc. <i>When Portland, OR had a "boil Water" alert last Friday morning...stores were sold out of bottled water in a few hours! Others resorted to "Profiteering", charging $10 for a $3 case of water!</i><br />
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Gas Mask Information...read up, nothing guarantees absolute safety, but having one is better than nothing! Get informed. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_mask">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gas_mask</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-43122587443916752112013-06-28T18:40:00.000-07:002013-06-28T19:01:37.961-07:00Heat Wave Alert!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-15513909553891640132013-05-22T12:30:00.001-07:002013-05-22T16:37:15.407-07:00Potential Underground Bunker Issues!I've seen most of the TV show episodes of "Doomsday Bunkers". Prepping is a great idea...I do it myself. There are a few "Details", however, that shows like this fail to address. One episode concentrated on the shelter door standing up to vandalism, neighbors, etc. attempting entry! Probably will keep them out...until they cover your air intake or use smoke or tear gas on same, to flush you out!<br />
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Building or buying a Bunker, some things to consider! Comments welcome!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-87243886533124969932013-05-22T11:29:00.005-07:002013-05-22T12:00:21.565-07:00Garage Floor Storm Shelters ....As Seen on FOX & CNNMoore, Oklahoma Tornado....as featured on CNN & FOX News...the in-ground garage storm shelter that saved lives! Several manufactures build and install them. $5000 is a small price to pay for safety! Almost irresponsible not to have one! Should be mandated in all new construction in Tornado alley!<br />
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Tornado and severe Thunderstorm season has arrived in the deep South and Midwest. Having lived in Ohio & Southern Michigan these storms are no fun. As a kid in Ohio, I spent a lot of time in my parents basement during Tornado warnings!<br />
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During a bus trip through rural Nebraska once, I noticed many a rural home with a storm shelter door out in the yard. It seemed prudent....everyone has seen the movie "Twister" right?<br />
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Yet storm after storm, in the TV news, with vast swaths of devastation and destruction, few folks seem to have had a storm shelter. I "Googled" the subject...example at end of post...for around $3500, you can save your family! Seems like basic insurance, particularly if you live in a trailer (tornado magnet). Most folks have $30,000 4WD pickup, quad runners and a bass boat...seems they can afford one.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-25405401959997945452012-12-10T13:54:00.000-08:002012-12-10T13:54:02.359-08:0010 Days Until The Mayan End Date....Where is the Chaos?The countdown clock says 10 Days and counting until 12-21-12. Where is the chaos & panic, I and many others expected? WWIII could be unleashed at anytime in Syria, 7.0+ Earthquakes are happening, storms, & unusual weather. Yet, no one seems to connect the dots!<br />
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Less than two weeks...I have not came across any stories about "panic" buying, etc. Of course no one prepared for Sandy either and look what happened. I guess 98% of folks are optimists and non-believers in the need to prep. I guess FEMA will save them like they did after Katrina and Sandy. Uh huh.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-58094570850444884402012-11-03T12:07:00.002-07:002012-11-03T12:31:00.532-07:00The Folly of Not Prepping...Hurricane Sandy!Days before Hurricane Sandy struck the NE coast of the USA The Weather Channel and major News Stations were calling for citizens to fill their cars with gas, stock foods, medicines, and emergency supplies! FEMA claimed emergency supplies were prepositioned in advance (?)... and yet 5 days after the storm, chaos reigns in many areas. Folks are hungry, cold and angry with government!<br />
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Since 9/11, The Red Cross, FEMA, and Homeland Security have had on their web sites what you need as a "72 Hour Kit"...dozens of places sell them online! There really is no excuse for not having a "Kit". It's Survival Insurance, just like life, car, and home owner Insurance! <br />
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This is not the first disaster in that area....it will not be the last. I can't think of any excuse for not being prepared....none at all!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-6459192802624529552012-09-28T11:33:00.002-07:002012-09-28T11:35:32.662-07:00Solar Charger for When the Power is Gone!<div class="separator" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; clear: both; text-align: center;">
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64th Person who purchases items from any Affiliate on my Blogs will get a $64 Master Card Gift Card! My affiliates: Emergency Essentials, BudK, Smokey Mountain Knife Works, The Ready Project, & Amazon! Sunday, 9/9, was my 64th Birthday! <a href="http://totalsurvivordad.blogspot.com/">http://totalsurvivordad.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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I've spoken to ex-members of gangs like Bloods & Crips....they are stockpiling stuff too! Some have plans to liberate prisoners from jails & prisons! Mongols & Hell's Angels type gangs will be roaming & pillaging the countryside! Inner city hoodlums unrestrained by limited or missing police will also be looting & worse! <br />
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Many states have Militias...with well armed membership...they too maybe roaming the countryside! And least we forget the Government may impound all food supplies & weapons under Martial Law!<br />
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All these folks will be out hunting for "your stuff"! Have your retreat or bunker as low profile as possible! Camaflauge or looking abandoned is good! Don't a have a huge splashy home with a dozens of windows & lights...this screams "Rob me!" Don't have yard lights or bon fires, loudspeakers, etc! <br />
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Many people want to #Prep, but not everyone can afford remote land, an underground bunker, or a years supply of stored food! You still want you and your family to survive, and your moral compass eliminates robbing, killing, or taking what you need from others. What can you do?<br />
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1. <strong>National Parks, National Forest, State Parks and State Forests</strong>. These are "Public Lands", as citizens we own them....many are in wilderness, remote areas, BLM land, unlikely to be over-run by refugees from major cities (most of whom will unfortunately be dead). There are most likely some in every state, but most obviously are in the Western US. Find an area you can get to in a reasonable time, check it out in advance, get topo maps, etc. You can even bury some supplies discreetly in advance! Some areas contain caves, which make an impromptu Nuclear Fallout Shelter.<br />
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2. <strong>Commercial Buildings. </strong> Banks, universities, science related companies. Oh my, your "trespassing"....folks, when SHTF for real no one is going to worry about that crap. I'm talking you and your families survival. Banks have vaults, and heavy duty basements construction. Most major universities have science and microbiology class rooms and laboratories. These are also built with better construction HVAC, security doors, deep basements, etc. Throughout the country are companies that build all types of heavy duty equipment, computer clean rooms, scientific materials, etc. In Texas there is a mothballed "Supper Collider" deep underground, with room for 100's!<br />
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3. <strong>Mines</strong>. Throughout the United States are mines..coal mines, salt mines, gold mines...some active, some abandoned. These need to be checkout in advance. Actually buying abandoned mining claims can get cheap land and a mine (bunker). Salt mines are historically very geologically stable. There is one under Detroit!<br />
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Like the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina....your supplies, home, & future maybe destroyed or in jeopardy! FEMA can't or won't help you due to ineptness or the scale of the destruction. Earthquakes, endless draught, EMP attack, or war can create chaos as severe or worse than Katrina's floods. What alternative do you have to survive than "Liberate", boost, loot & steal from destroyed stores, homes, or crashed trucks and rail cars?<br />
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Don't start screaming moral judgements, we're talking your survival or your families here. I'm also not speaking of stealing, robbing or killing from other folks trying to survive! I'm speaking of taking supplies from insured entities with no one guarding them, foods that will likely perish in a few days if left to rot! I'm a pretty moral guy...I don't see this as stealing, but surviving! Each will be making their own decisions, but if a crashed truck full of bottle water and fresh fruit crashed in front of your staving family....survival instincts will override moral hesitation. If you still feel guilty, leave an IOU!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-74419564619707085092012-08-13T16:16:00.000-07:002012-08-13T16:16:41.637-07:00Top 10 Reasons Why The Future of America Depends on Survivalists & Preppers<br />
Reprint Article by David Morris <br />
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There has been a lot of derogatory talk lately about “preppers” and “survivalists” and I’d like to take a minute to point out 10 reasons why preppers and survivalists have always been vital to the United States and why it is essential that we have as many as possible to survive future disasters.<br />
1. FEMA–The cost for local, state, and federal agencies to plan, equip, and staff for EVERY disaster that might happen is cost prohibitive. When disasters strike, government is quick to talk, quick to “ramp up”, but government help is slow to come and inefficient when it arrives.<br />
Survivalists and preppers on the other hand are able to act quickly and efficiently to take care of their own house and provide stability, structure, and assistance for their streets, neighborhoods, and beyond.<br />
2. Stable Base–An organization (or nation) of people with specialized skills may accomplish great things when everything is going smoothly, but it quickly fall apart when trouble comes. The survivalist &amp; prepper mindset of “Jack of all trades, master of ONE” makes for a stable organization (or nation).<br />
3. Joseph in the Bible–Preppers/survivalists have been around saving the day since the beginning of time. In Genesis 37-50, Joseph sees trouble coming and prepares for seven years. At the end of seven years, a severe drought/famine hits that lasts for the next seven years. Because of Joseph’s preparations, Egypt survived the drought/famine and was able to help the surrounding nations.<br />
4. Founding Fathers–With the Constitution and Bill of Rights, our founding fathers pushed responsibility from the federal government down to the individual citizen and promoted a survivalist/prepper. They did it with the 2nd and 4th amendments, they did it by example (Washington leading a mostly barefoot army across the Delaware,) and they did it throughout their writing, “Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote.” –Ben Franklin<br />
5. Siege warfare–Many of the things that happened after Katrina are textbook examples of why siege warfare is so effective. The normal city has a 3 day supply of food. The normal prepper has a 6-24 MONTH supply of food.<br />
Which do you think is more stable in the event of a siege that is due to disasters or war? If you ONLY focus on food and water supplies, a city/county/region/country with many preppers will be much more resilient to being cut off from outside help than one with few preppers.<br />
6. Independent from the government–How much leverage does an energy tax (or most other taxes) have on a family who’s living off the grid? The more self-reliant you are, the less control the government can exert over your life through taxes.<br />
7. Criminals fear the aware and prepared–This is fairly straight forward. Preppers &amp; survivalists gradually become more aware and prepared than the average person. This will show itself in your walk, in your eyes, and how you carry yourself. In short, you stop looking like a wounded gazelle and more like a badger…cute &amp; cuddly, but ready to do anything necessary to stop a threat to him/herself or loved ones.<br />
8. Tyrants fear survivalists and preppers–In addition to living a lifestyle that insulates them from siege, some taxes, and being nannied, survivalists and preppers are usually well armed &amp; seek advanced training. Good men have nothing to fear from an armed populace, but tyrants who seek to control the lives of others will always try to disarm them first through confiscation, taxation, or pressure through media and the educational system.<br />
It worked for Hitler, Mao, and many more narcissistic, mass murders suffering from munchausen by proxy throughout the ages. So far back, in fact, that Aristotle spoke extensively about how, in any society, those who control the arms control the state.<br />
9. More preppers = fewer refugees &amp; faster recovery from disasters—After a local, regional, or national disaster, the number of refugees will be inversely proportional to the number of preppers &amp; survivalists in the area. In other words, the more preppers you have in an area, the less strain the hospitals, volunteer organizations, and government run refugee centers will have.<br />
10. More able to help their fellow man—After a disaster, you’re not going to see very many refugees donating their food/supplies/time. It’s not that they don’t want to, but rather it’s because they are in a fight for their lives and may be dehydrated, hungry, and tired.<br />
Preppers and survivalists who have food storage, water or water treatment tools, and who have prepared themselves psychologically for disasters will be able to help in several ways. First, they’re less likely to become refugees or use the time/resources of first responders. Second, since they ARE prepared for disasters, they can help the people in their immediate area which will lessen the load on first responders and reduce the number of refugees. Third, by helping themselves and their neighbors, preppers will increase the quality of care for people who DO end up still needing first responder care or to relocate to a refugee center.<br />
In short, the more survivalists and preppers that we have, the more stable our families, cities, and the country as a whole are. If you believe in this message, please forward it to your friends and family, tweet it, and link to it from your website or Facebook page.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-54418196253458478062012-07-26T10:36:00.001-07:002012-07-27T14:40:25.954-07:00Publicly Traded Firearm & Ammo Stocks Rise!Stocks listed in a previous post on Firearm related stocks, continue to rise, in response to the Aurora, Colorado tragedy and fear on the UN Treaty! Average is +1.00%<br />
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Gun and ammo related publicly traded stocks up an average of 2.1% today....Metal Storm up 38%!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-72372192643479145202012-07-02T10:48:00.001-07:002012-07-02T10:48:55.807-07:00What if You Have to Bug Out on Foot?<br />
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I don't drive, nor have a car. I live in a 184 Sq Mile city, Portland, OR. Public transportation, if it runs can take me 20 miles East. My safe zone is on the East side of the Cascade Mountains at least 150 miles away! If an EMP or huge natural disaster hits this area, infrastructure is destroyed, public transportation, even cars, may not work. How do you Bug Out?<br />
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I walk everyday about 3-5 miles, without gear. At any pace, it would take days to walk 150 miles! In the covered wagon era, they averaged 28 miles per day...that's 6 days to evacuate Portland! If you had a mountain bike and it wasn't winter, you could probably cut that in half...but it's mostly uphill.<br />
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The more obvious answer is to get the hell out of a major city, in advance of trouble! Gut reactions to events and increasing warnings may give you time, while things still work. Better yet, don't live in any major city! Cities will be Hell...remember Katrina and New Orleans...and that was after large numbers had already evacuated!<br />
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Exercise, walk a lot...with gear...get a good mountain bike...hope it's not winter!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4828934463188375353.post-24083994097350692562012-06-28T14:54:00.000-07:002012-06-28T14:54:08.980-07:00Publicly Traded Firearms and Ammuntion Companies<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Doing a little reseach, I've put together a list of publicly traded companies in the firearms business. Many major manurfacturers and most ammo manufactureres are private companies (and closed to nosey public inspections).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>SWHC</strong> - Smith & Wesson; <strong>TASR</strong>- Taser International; <strong>MTSX</strong> - Metal Storm Ltd; <strong>GD</strong> - General Dynamics; <strong>OLN</strong> - Olin Manufacturing; <strong>ATK</strong> - Allient Techsystems; <strong>RGR</strong> - Ruge</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've set up a "Watch List" to check the progress of these companies. Today, not so good. #Preppers and survivors should be interested in these stocks. On a seperate note, I also have a "Watch List" of major Defense company stocks...they are down as well!</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2