resilience – Montie Roland, NPDP

December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

Beans, Bullets & Band Aids – Take Time to be Resilient

October 11, 2020October 11, 2020

Preparing for Difficult Times – Resilient Communities

Preparedness Notes for Friday — October 17, 2025 October 17, 2025
On October 17, 1814: The London Beer Flood: A burst vat at Meux & Company Brewery floods city streets with over 300,000 gallons of porter ale, killing eight, with a possible ninth death from alcohol poisoning — October 17, 1967: USAF test pilot William “Pete” Knight set a record, reaching an altitude of 102,100 feet […]
James Wesley Rawles
The Social and Psychological Cost of Preparedness, by A.C. October 17, 2025
This is one topic that rarely gets any attention in the preparedness community, and I want to break it down all the way from the “prepper stigma” to the arguments and counterpoints we can make when confronted with the “tinfoil hat” comments by non-preppers in our lives. The act of preparing for an emergency is […]
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Economics & Investing For Preppers October 17, 2025
Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. In this column, JWR also covers hedges, derivatives, and various obscura. This column emphasizes JWR’s “tangibles heavy” investing strategy and contrarian perspective. Today, we look at the end of Dollar Dominance. Precious Metals: […]
James Wesley Rawles
The Editors’ Quote of the Day: October 17, 2025
“The essence of government is control, or the attempt to control.” – Benjamin Tucker The post The Editors’ Quote of the Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.
James Wesley Rawles
Preparedness Notes for Thursday — October 16, 2025 October 16, 2025
On October 16, 1846, dentist William T. G. Morton demonstrated the effectiveness of inhaled ether as a surgical anesthetic. — October 16, 1923: John Harwood patented the self-winding watch in Switzerland. — Mark your calendar for February 16, 2026, to order your 20th Anniversary Edition SurvivalBlog archive USB sticks. We might open pre-ordering as early […]
James Wesley Rawles