Signs Of The Time, Part 66
I don’t care what Uncle Sam says- costs seem to keep rising almost everywhere I look. For those just beginning to prep, the price of gear and supplies these days are probably pretty daunting. To...
View ArticleAdvertiser Special: Nitro-Pak’s 20% Off Everything, Sitewide Sale Returns
Great news! I received an e-mail a short while ago from Nitro-Pak Preparedness Center, Inc. (reviewed on Survival And Prosperity here) about a REPEAT of their big 20 percent off everything, sitewide...
View ArticleResource Of The Week: S.W.A.T. Magazine TV Lost Episodes On YouTube
AmmoLand.com, September 11, 2009: S.W.A.T. Magazine, the source readers trust for the information about the training and gear they need to survive, and prevail, in the real world, today announced the...
View ArticleGreetings From Chiberia!
“Record-breaking cold grips Chicago area The Chicago area has already set a new record low today, with temps hitting minus 16…” -Chicago Tribune website, January 6, 2014 When it comes to preparing for...
View ArticleFood Insurance™ Having Warehouse Sale, Save 20 To 85 Percent Off Select Food,...
Speaking of food, I received the following e-mail yesterday from one of my affiliate marketing partners- Food Insurance™ (reviewed here). The emergency food supply company is having a giant Warehouse...
View ArticleDayZ Standalone: A Survival Video Game For Preppers?
Back in the 1980s, I used to play computer games. A lot. I’m not much of a “gamer” anymore. First, I don’t really have the time these days. Second, if I’m going to play a video game, particularly a...
View ArticleLatest New York Times Article On Preppers
“It would be easy to assume that a prepper convention would be peopled with right-wing zealots with a taste for guns and gold, or what survivalists like to call ‘the bullet-and-bullion set.’ But while...
View ArticleNational Geographic Channel’s ‘Selling Survival’ Web Series
I’m about two weeks away from reintroducing the “In Print” series of posts on Survival And Prosperity. In the meantime, other material will be substituted in its place. Today, I’ll be blogging about a...
View ArticleSmoky Mountain Knife Works Has ‘Tax Relief Weekend,’ Pyramid Air Extends Sale...
I received an e-mail today from affiliate marketing partner Smoky Mountain Knife Works- reviewed here- concerning their big “Tax Relief Weekend” event going on until Monday. From the Sevierville,...
View ArticleResource Of The Week: PrepperShowsUSA
One last thing about prepper conventions/expos before I call it a week. What’s a good way of finding one? I spotted a comprehensive, regularly-updated list of them on a website entitled PrepperShowsUSA...
View ArticleFood Insurance Having Buy One, Get One 60% Off Bug-Out Essentials Sale
This afternoon, I received an e-mail about a special sale from one of the affiliate advertising partners of Survival And Prosperity, Food Insurance (reviewed here): Bug-Out Essentials: One key aspect...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 26: The Everyday Carry (EDC) Bag
In last week’s “Project Prepper” post, I talked about security landscaping at the “new” house. I’ll be working on this project more over the next several days, and share with readers what I’ve come up...
View ArticleGo-To Gear For When The Lights Go Out
Last Friday night, my girlfriend and I lost power at our place in the Chicago suburbs. It’s not like there was a storm going on. Not even a breeze from what I could tell. The electricty just went...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 27: Transferring Pre-Owned Gear, Supplies To The New...
In my last “Project Prepper” post, I blogged about the Everyday Carry bag and putting one together for myself after two decades of carrying something along the lines of one. Today, I’ll be talking more...
View ArticleUnion Grove Gun Show Next Week
Local readers of Survival And Prosperity may be interested in knowing of a nearby gun show taking place next week in Union Grove, Wisconsin. From the Bob and Rocco Gun Shows website: May 16, 17 &...
View ArticleJim Rogers: ‘We’re All Going To Pay A Terrible Price’ When ‘Artificial Ocean...
Tonight, I want to talk about well-known investor, author, and financial commentator Jim Rogers. The former investing partner of George Soros- who I recently heard is worth approximately $300 million...
View ArticleProject Prepper, Part 28: Buying My Parents Some Emergency Preps
A couple of years ago, my parents in the Chicago suburbs lost electricity for an extended period of time after severe weather pummeled the area. I heard from them the morning after the event, and they...
View ArticleProtecting Against The Ebola Virus
“August 4, 2014 Outbreak Update The World Health Organization, in partnership with the Ministries of Health in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Nigeria announced a cumulative total of 1603 suspect...
View ArticleNorthern Illinois Bank Robberies Up 35 Percent
Just got done watching the WGN evening news in Chicago a short time ago. One of the segments focused on the alarming number of bank robberies taking place in the Chicagoland area. According to WGN,...
View ArticleProposed National ‘Enhanced’ Body Armor Ban Details
Speaking of body armor tonight, have you heard of the federal legislation that’s been proposed by a California Democratic Congressman to ban Americans not in the military or law enforcement from...
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