April 2024 – Montie Roland, NPDP

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Scenes While Just Mowing the Grass

Sometimes the moment is just enough. I am a blessed man.

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — September 12, 2024 September 12, 2024
On September 12, 1857, 423 passengers and crew died when the sidewheel steamship SS Central America, the ‘Ship of Gold’, sank in a hurricane off Cape Romain, South Carolina, carrying tons of gold coins and bars from the California Gold Rush. The wreck site was rediscovered 1988, and much of the gold was later laboriously […]
James Wesley Rawles
Preparedness Logistics – Part 1, by 3AD Scout September 12, 2024
The science and practice of logistics is often defined as getting the right stuff, in the right quantity, to the right place at the right time. For those who are preparedness-minded, logistics takes on additional nuances. Unlike those in business and industry, where orders for goods drives the logistics process, Preppers are preparing for threats that have […]
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The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods September 12, 2024
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative […]
James Wesley Rawles
The Editors’ Quote of the Day: September 12, 2024
“In the United States, the top 1 percent of income earners pays nearly 40 percent of the total income tax revenue, and the top 10 percent pays almost 70 percent. Meanwhile the bottom 50 percent of taxpayers paid only 3 percent of federal income tax in 2016. When today’s socialists claim the rich aren’t paying […]
James Wesley Rawles
Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — September 11, 2024 September 11, 2024
We must never forget the sheer horror of the 9-11 terrorist attacks. (The Creative Commons photo above was taken by David Shankbone.) — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest […]
James Wesley Rawles