On April 5, 1242, Russian Prince of Novgorod Alexander Nevsky defeated the Teutonic Knights on the frozen Lake Peipus between Estonia and Russia. This became known as the Battle onβ¦
Along with all of the other items that a seasoned Prepper has, barter items are critical. You undoubtedly will need items that you forgot to stockpile during the good times. This aβ¦
The latest meme created by JWR: Β Meme Text: NASA Really Dropped The Ball On This Oneβ¦ They Neglected To Also Include A Disabled Non-Binary Multiracial Asian-Latino-Tribal Citizen β¦
βBlessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him beforeβ¦
Today is the 101st birthday of famed Navy fighter pilot Royce Williams. It is great to see him still alive and kicking!Β Williams was just recently awarded the Medal of Honor. The β¦
Editorβs Introductory Comments:Β Most regular SurvivalBlog readers recognize the initials H.L.Β She has been one of the blogβs most loyal and prolific volunteers, sending news and β¦
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 weekβs prep actiβ¦
Create and add in different products from other sites you sell on and categorize them to make it easier for people to find them.
βAnd the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt saying, This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak yeβ¦
On April 3, 1910, the highest mountain in North America, Alaskaβs Mount McKinley (aka Denali) was claimed to have been first climbed by four local men.Β They climbed McKinleyβs Norβ¦
My Prepping Journey began in 1967 when I moved to San Francisco. Spots on the radio urged us to prepare for an earthquake, The Big One. So one day while I was grocery shopping, I tβ¦
In Economics & Investing Media of the Week we feature photos, charts, graphs, maps, video links, and news items of interest to preppers.Β Today, a map showing where ancient Roman cβ¦
βIn the coming era of manned space exploration by the private sector, market forces will spur development and yield new, low-cost space technologies. If the history of private aviaβ¦
Editorβs Introductory Note:Β This article was posted in SurvivalBlog in September, 2007. Given the recent spike in fuel prices, I thought that it would be apropos to re-post it. β β¦
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalistβs Odds βn Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepperβ¦
βQuite often, Iβll be sent a script for a movie. And I find that I like it, so I say Iβll do it. But then they rewrite it for me. They make it quirky. Odd. I find that rather annoyβ¦
On April 2, 1792 The Coinage Act passed, establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 Half-Eagle, $2.50 Quarter-Eagle gold coins, as well as the silver dolβ¦
On April 1, 1515, the Portuguese fleet under Afonso de Albuquerque recaptured the Persian fortress of Hormuz and renamed it the Fort of Our Lady of the Conception. β April 1, 1863:β¦
Weβve announced the winners of Round 123Β of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest, which ended yesterday. Note to the top three prize winners: Please contact me and let me kβ¦
Today is Passover (βPesachβ). So this is an appropriate day to discuss The Appointed Times. The Bible teaches that God has specific Appointed Times (ΧΧΧ’ΧΧΧ β transliterated Moedim)β¦
Our weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news itemsβ¦
βWhen a man says he is building a house for himself and his posterity, he does not mean to be understood as saying that he has any thought of binding them, nor is it to be inferredβ¦
On March 31, 1917, the Danish West Indies were officially ceded to the US for $25 million and renamed the Virgin Islands. Pictured is St. Thomas Island. β March 31 is the birthday β¦
I have always been interested monitoring ships and air traffic around the world, especially since 9/11. On that day I was fishing for salmon out of the middle of Lake Michigan, a vβ¦
This weekly column features media from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonβ¦
βI canβt imagine a man really enjoying a book and only reading it once.β βΒ C.S Lewis The post The Editorsβ Quote Of The Day: appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.
On March 30, 240 BC, Halleyβs Comet made its first recorded perihelion passage. (Photo courtesy of NASA, from the 1987 comet passage, photographed from Easter Island.) β March 30, β¦
Ballistol is a gun cleaning oil. If my sources are correct, it is composed of white mineral oil, potassium oleate, ammonium oleate, benzyl alcohol, amyl alcohol, isobytyl alcohol, β¦
The following recipe for Grannyβs Spring Greens Salad is from SurvivalBlog reader Granny M.. Ingredients 8 to 10 cups (around about 1 pound) of mixed greens (mixture of any availabβ¦
Todayβs graphic: A map showing the United States and Canada, with comparable latitude locales in Europe overlaid. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit.) The thumbnail below is click-expandaβ¦
βBetween income taxes and employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, corporate taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, weβre being taxed to death.β β The Late Chuckβ¦
On March 29, 845, a 5,000-strong army of Danish Vikings invaded Frankish lands and only retreated after besieging Paris and securing a ransom from the Frankish King Charles the Balβ¦
JWRβs Introductory Note: This is an update to a reply to a letter that I posted in SurvivalBlog back in February 2007.Β Given the recent spike in gasoline and diesel prices, I thouβ¦
The latest meme created by JWR: Meme Text: Re-Watching Die Hard Last Night Reminded Me of What Life Was Like in California, in 1988: Bruce Willis Had Some Hair, Gas Was Affordable,β¦
βThese twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded them, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not: But go rather to the lost sheep oβ¦
On March 28,Β 1535, the Cistercian Bloemkamp Abbey (Oldeklooster) in Friesland was attacked and destroyed by a group of millenarian revolutionary Anabaptists. β March 28, 1774: Britβ¦
Editorβs Introductory Note:Β This guest article was written by our friend and fellow blogger, Patrice Lewis. Her entertaining and informative Rural Revolution blog has been publishβ¦
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 weekβs prep actiβ¦
βTruly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. How long will ye imagine mischieβ¦
On March 27, 196 BC, the Rosetta Stone and others like it were ordered to be inscribed with the Decree of Memphis proclaiming the rule of the King of Ptolemaic Egypt, Ptolemy V. β β¦
Editorβs Note:Β This is a re-post of a SurvivalBlog article from May, 2008.Β Given the recent fuel price spikes and the many e-mails that Iβve recently received asking about fuel sβ¦