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Montie Roland, NPDP

Montie Roland, NPDP

Gentleman Farmer, Engineer and Extreme Innovator / Brainstormer

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    • Portfolio – Furniture
    • Portfolio – Paintball Equipment
    • Portfolio – Consumer Machines / Attic Lift
    • Portfolio – Ultralight Survival Knife
    • Portfolio – Electronic Enclosures and Rackmount Equipment
    • Portfolio – Slingshots
    • Portfolio – Firearms Accessories
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    • Church Men’s Group Brainstorming Session
    • Starting Our Journey – Developing Our CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Next Step – Getting Ready for Brainwriting – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Brainstorming! – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Brainstorming Results – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
    • Rough Draft – CERT Emergency Communications Plan
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Tag: prepping

Posted on July 25, 2021July 25, 2021

Why Are There So Many Angry and Frustrated People?

This videos explains why

Posted on July 11, 2021July 11, 2021

Get Ready for Difficult Times: Stay Fit!

Posted on January 31, 2021January 31, 2021

Build Good Soil Now – Buy Seeds Now – Start Plants

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021

Win by Buying Food from Your Local Farm

Posted on October 25, 2020October 25, 2020

Normalcy Bias – Be Aware of It, Make Better Decisions

Posted on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Preparing for Difficult Times – Resilient Communities

Recent Posts

  • Planting Trees on the Farm – Good Times December 24, 2024
  • Helping Out in Hot Springs After Helene and Camping on Troublesome Gap November 9, 2024
  • Let Us Race October 27, 2024
  • Damage from Hurricane Helene in WNC October 13, 2024
  • Designing a Gift Basket October 1, 2024
  • Western NC Hurricane Damage Update September 29, 2024
  • Farm and Forest – Digital Detox at Its Finest August 25, 2024
  • Digital Detox June 25, 2024
  • Scenes While Just Mowing the Grass April 21, 2024
  • Chapter 4 – Importance of Traditions March 28, 2024

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Forward Observer

  • Radar: Counter-Organize and Win
  • Radar: Counter-Organizing Meeting
  • Color Revolution: A Strategic Assessment [2025-2028]
  • War in 140 Characters
  • Introduction to forwardobserver.com

Simply Us Farm

  • Cactus Incoming | Flowers Blooming
  • Keeping Young Trees Happy | Beautyberries Coming
  • Digital Detox – Seen While Mowing Grass
  • It is Hot Outside
  • Flowers, Berries and Figs

RSS NCRenegade.com

  • Venezuela
  • But When Do You Stand Up and Fight?
  • Sage Advice
  • MTG Analysis
  • How Much Evil Will People Tolerate?
  • Information for You to Generate Intelligence
  • The Grifters’ Lament
  • Putrid Payrolls: Job Growth Collapses To Just 22K, Unemp Rate Rises To 4.3% Putting 50bps Rate Cut In Play
  • A Most Difficult Decision
  • The Saxon Must Wake Up

RSS SurvivalBlog

  • Preparedness Notes for Saturday — September 6, 2025 September 6, 2025
    September 6, 1899: The Carnation Company processed its first can of evaporated milk. — September 6th, 1757 was the birthday of Marquis de Lafayette (often known simply as Lafayette), a French aristocrat and military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. (Sept. 6, 1757 – May 20, 1834) came to America at age 19 […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • Prayer as Medicine, by Jennifer Rader September 6, 2025
    Some of the best things in life are free. The same holds true in medicine. A caring heart, a listening ear, a good laugh—these don’t cost a dime, and most everyone agrees that they work. Prayer, on the other hand, gets a bit controversial. While a significant number of studies with prayer and healing have […]
    SurvivalBlog Contributor
  • Editors’ Prepping Progress September 6, 2025
    To be prepared for a crisis, every Prepper must establish goals and make both long-term and short-term plans. In this column, the SurvivalBlog editors review their week’s prep activities and planned prep activities for the coming week. These range from healthcare and gear purchases to gardening, ranch improvements, bug-out bag fine-tuning, and food storage. This […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • The Editors’ Quote of the Day: September 6, 2025
    “Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. For there are no bands in their death: but their […]
    James Wesley Rawles
  • Preparedness Notes for Friday — September 5, 2025 September 5, 2025
    Today is the birthday of the late comedian Bob Newhart. He was born September 5, 1929, and passed away on July 18, 2024. His comedic timing was great. — On September 5, 1836, Sam Houston was elected President of the Republic of Texas. — And on this day in 1932, the French Upper Volta was […]
    James Wesley Rawles

The Survival Podcast

  • Total Lifestyle Health for Modern Survival – TSP Rewind – Epi-299
  • Getting Kids Excited About Prepping and Learning – TSP Rewind – Epi-298
  • Decision Making with Logic and Reason – TSP Rewind – Epi-297
  • Developing an Online Business – TSP Rewind – Epi-296
  • Growing Up in the Florida Swamps & Pennsylvania Woods – TSP Rewind – Epi-295

Amateur Radio Weekly

  • By: Amateur Radio Weekly – Issue 338 • AmateurRadio.com
  • By: Robert Lovell

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  • family camping
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  • intern
  • lean
  • lean manufacturing
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  • NC
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  • Product Design
  • prototype
  • Prototyping
  • raleigh
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