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When There’s No Law and Order and the Politicians are ALL Corrupted

Randolph Jason

When There’s No Law and Order and the Politicians are ALL Corrupted by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Without Rule Of Law This is going to come to a head. I will tell you what’s coming in this country. When there’s no law and order and the politicians are all corrupted, and they’re all on the take, and the judges are totally worthless… I’ll tell you what happens… It’s called vigilantism. It has happened throughout history. The people had to defend themselves because society could not do it. People took…

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Off Grid Places To Live: Five States With The Lowest Taxes

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Off Grid Places To Live: Five States With The Lowest Taxes by: Off The Grid News Staff Residents of Wyoming pay the least taxes in the United States, while New Yorkers pay the most. That’s the conclusion of a recent studyby the Tax Foundation which ranked the 10 best and 10 worst states for taxes. The study proved what many of us probably already know: Residents of the Northeast are overtaxed while residents of certain Western states pay fewer taxes. But there are several surprises in the study. Vermont, for instance, is…

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Survival Cooking When The Electricity Goes Out

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Survival Cooking When The Electricity Goes Out by Ken Jorgustin for Modern Survival Blog Alternative Ways To Cook Food Without Power Most people rely on a electric stove for cooking at home. For the sake of preparedness (without electricity), you might consider other “survival cooking” methods. Not all foods require cooking. For example, commercially and home “canned foods” can be safely eaten without cooking because the canning process has eliminated harmful bacteria. Pro Tip: “Not all foods require cooking.” In fact you should think about that when diversifying your preparedness food storage! However…

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How to Prepare for a Flu Pandemic

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How to Prepare for a Flu Pandemic by Tara Dodrill for The Survivalist Blog Flu pandemics can affect a significant portion of the population before a government health agency even realizes the cases of a rapidly spreading illness are connected. Even a mild to moderate level pandemic can spiral out of control quickly during (or after) a SHTF event. During normal times, a flu pandemic has the capability to kill tens of thousands of people over the course of a few short weeks or months. During a long-term disaster, the…

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Summer Squash: The Gardening Staple You Can Grow In 40 Days

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Summer Squash: The Gardening Staple You Can Grow In 40 Days by: Kathy Bernier for Off the Grid News For a lot of people, the thought of summer squash brings to mind just a few varieties. The entire list probably consists of little yellow crooknecks and zucchini, with no more than one or two choices of each. There is a bonanza of summer squash taste available to home gardeners. If you like squash even a tiny bit, you will want to grow your own. Fresh summer squash in your backyard provides…

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A Prepper’s Guide to Tires

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A Prepper’s Guide to Tires by Megan Stewart for The Survivalist Blog If you’re not mechanically inclined, you may not give much thought to the importance of tires for your vehicle, other than keeping them properly inflated. If you’re a prepper, you should know the importance of maintaining your vehicle so it’s ready to go if a crisis happens. Smart preppers keep their gas tank close to full at all times by filling up if they get down to half a tank instead of when the gauge hits empty. Other important…

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Common Summertime Medical Ailments

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Common Summertime Medical Ailments by Dr. J. for Survival Blog I’m a board-certified family physician currently working as an urgent care provider in the southeastern United States. I really enjoy the work and split my time between a larger urban urgent care center and a small rural ‘fast-care’ facility about an hour outside the city. I grew up rurally and having always enjoyed country living and the self-sufficiency that comes with it, this also led to my interests in preparedness and survivalism. One of the most important aspects of preparedness…

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The UK Study About “Doomsday Preppers” and “America’s Culture of Fear” Has It All Wrong

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The UK Study About “Doomsday Preppers” and “America’s Culture of Fear” Has It All Wrong by Daisy Luther for The Organic Prepper You may have seen some headlines about a new study that says “doomsday prepping” is increasing in the United States because of our “culture of fear.” There are several things to know about this study to understand that they have it all wrong. First, they don’t understand who preppers are. Allow me to start with the description of prepping in general. Here’s how the report on the study…

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Can You Live Without a Fridge?

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Can You Live Without a Fridge? by Megan Stewart for The Survivalist Blog Can you live without a fridge? I posed this question to my teenage daughter and her immediate response was, “why would someone want to live with no fridge?” I imagine many people might respond the same way. But there are people doing it. Some by choice, some not. Many people in impoverished countries live without a fridge every day. And yes, there are some people choose to live without traditional refrigeration simply because they can. So it…

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My Toolbox

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My Toolbox by Richard T. for Survival Blog I’m now 71 years old, and I have had a toolbox ever since my dad helped me build my first one when I was about 12. He cut all the parts on a homemade tablesaw that he had built out of an old washing machine motor and plywood. He showed me how to nail the parts together and paint it. It was a simple tray-style toolbox; one side had room for pliers, a hammer, screwdriver and the other side had partitions for…

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