Severe Drought has Engulfed California

Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 by
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The current U.S. Drought Monitor shows a huge swathe of land from CA to Texas, struck by severe drought. How severe? The Drought Monitor system uses a scale from D-zero to D-4 D0 – abnormally dry D1 – moderate drought … Continue reading →

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A Look at High-end Air Rifles

Posted on Monday, July 21, 2014 by
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On the low end of price and performance, air rifles are fun for plinking and target shooting. Nice for recreational shooting (if it can be called shooting), but not so useful for prepping or survival. Then there are some moderately-priced … Continue reading →

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Weekly Survival Reader: July 14-18

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014 by
monster-tomato

It’s time for another installment of Prep-Blog’s weekly prepping and survival reader, with interesting blog posts, articles, products, and news of interest to preppers. We cover a wide range of prepping and survival topics, including: firearms, gardening, food storage, health, … Continue reading →

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Lightning Product Review: goTenna

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2014 by
goTenna2

Imagine that a local disaster knocks out cell phone communications. Maybe the cell phone system is overwhelmed with call attempts. Maybe the power is out for an extended period of time. Whatever the reason, your cell phone is no longer … Continue reading →

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7 Reasons to Grow Grain Amaranth

Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by
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…in your survival garden. Amaranth is a pseudo-cereal. In the garden, it grows and harvests like a cereal grain (e.g. wheat, rice). In the kitchen, it cooks like a cereal grain. But it’s actually an achene: a seed surrounded by … Continue reading →

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2nd Amendment Erosion: Hunting and Self-defense

Posted on Monday, July 14, 2014 by
hunting2

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The phrasing says “infringed” rather … Continue reading →

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Weekly Survival Reader: July 7-11

Posted on Saturday, July 12, 2014 by
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It’s time for another installment of Prep-Blog’s weekly prepping and survival reader, with interesting blog posts, articles, products, and news of interest to preppers. We cover a wide range of prepping and survival topics, including: firearms, gardening, food storage, health, … Continue reading →

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Lever-action Rifles for Hunting and Survival

Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2014 by
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If you are considering a lever-action rifle to use primarily for hunting, and secondarily for self-defense, the first decision to make is caliber. For small game, you can’t beat the .22LR. The ammo is cheap, and so is an accurate … Continue reading →

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Which Martial Arts are best for Self-Defense?

Posted on Monday, July 7, 2014 by
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If you study any martial art long enough, it should serve you well in a hand-to-hand type of self-defense situation. But from a prepping point of view, you don’t want to spend 20 years practicing before your chosen martial art … Continue reading →

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Weekly Survival Reader: June 30 to July 4th

Posted on Saturday, July 5, 2014 by
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It’s time for another installment of Prep-Blog’s weekly prepping and survival reader, with interesting blog posts, articles, products, and news of interest to preppers. We cover a wide range of prepping and survival topics, including: firearms, gardening, food storage, health, … Continue reading →

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The U.S. Army wants a new Handgun Caliber

Posted on Friday, July 4, 2014 by
TacticalHSTPistol

Here is the story and commentary: Fox: Army wants a harder-hitting pistol The Firearm Blog: Army wants a new pistol … or do they? Bearing Arms: The Army Wants a New Handgun. Here It Is. And By The Way… You … Continue reading →

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Superfoods for Preppers: Citrus Fruits

Posted on Thursday, July 3, 2014 by
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Citrus fruits include oranges, grapefruits, lemons, limes, tangerines, mandarin oranges, clementines, tangelos, pummelos, and kumquats. Tangerines (Citrus tangerina), mandarin oranges (Citrus reticulata), and clementines (Citrus clementina) are each small orange citrus fruits, easily confused with one another. Mandarin oranges are … Continue reading →

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