What did you do for your preparedness this week? (2017-9-2)
September already! This weekly post is an open-forum, though preferably focusing on what we all did this week for our prepping & preparedness. Voice your thoughts, opinions, concerns, or...
View ArticlePetro Dollar Checkmate – Gold Backed Yuan For Oil
China plays the long game and they have seemingly played masterfully. The question is, “Will this be Checkmate for the petro dollar?” China is readying their Yuan (currency) crude oil benchmark and it...
View ArticleA Hurricane Preparedness List
A hurricane preparedness checklist will provide reassurance that you will have thought of all the essentials (provided that they are on the list) and will greatly reduce the likelihood that you will...
View ArticleIdeal Bug Out Boat For Preparedness
Guest post by “Bogan” Boat To Safety. The images of the flooding in Houston in the wake of Hurricane Harvey are everywhere in the media these days. They are filled with pictures of boats of one kind or...
View ArticleHurricane Irma Spaghetti Track Models (and more)
Hurricane Irma Strongest Ever in Atlantic? The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Hurricane Irma was a “potentially catastrophic” storm. The maximum sustained winds are now 185 mph as of this post....
View ArticleHuge Sunspot Unleashes Major X9 Solar Flare
Strongest in a decade, a major solar flare from the very active sunspot AR2673 ripped out of the sun on September 6 1202 UT. X-rays and UV radiation from the blast ionized the top of Earth’s...
View ArticleRealistic & Likeliest Preparedness Scenarios
It’s tempting for those of us who author survival & preparedness websites to gravitate towards worst case scenarios when we write articles. Yes it’s more dramatic, scary, and shocking to focus on...
View ArticleBugging Out – Will You Make It To Your Destination?
When disaster happens (or is about to happen), some may choose to bug out. There are lots of things to consider before making that decision, including your planned final destination… However here’s...
View ArticleWhat did you do for your preparedness this week? (2017-9-9)
This weekly post is an open-forum, though preferably focusing on what we all did this week for our prepping & preparedness. Voice your thoughts, opinions, concerns, or questions for others to...
View Article2 Weeks Without Electricity
2 weeks without electricity? How many times throughout our modern history have natural disasters damaged the electrical grid infrastructure of a region? Lots! While it’s not the normal circumstance, 2...
View ArticleTwin Towers – Never Forget
Today is 9/11. Remember. The post Twin Towers – Never Forget appeared first on Modern Survival Blog.
View ArticleHow Many Loaves of Bread Every Week in Your Household?
POLL question: How many loaves of grocery store bread do you go through each week in your household? Just for fun, let us know your favorite bread too in the comments. Why do I ask? It has to do with...
View ArticlePounds of Flour or Wheat for Preparedness Bread
Yesterday we polled our audience to discover how many loaves of bread are consumed every week in their household. Based on the results we can work out a few things for survival & preparedness. 1....
View ArticleNorth Korea Set To Launch ICBM But Something Has Changed
Hwasong-14 launch, July 4, 2017. Just an observation… While it is getting ‘regular’ to hear news about North Korea taunting the world with missile launches and nuclear bomb testing, the latest bit of...
View ArticleThe Perfect Bug Out Location Survival Retreat
I will throw out a few bullet points to the conversation started. While there’s probably no such thing in the real world as a perfect bug out location or a perfect survival retreat to call home, there...
View ArticleAlternate Routes To Be Traveled If TSHTF
Most people don’t think about alternate routes. Instead they drive the same routes and roads everywhere they normally go. These roads are typically the quickest to their destination and are the roads...
View ArticleWhat did you do for your preparedness this week? (2017-9-16)
This weekly post is an open-forum, though preferably focusing on what we all did this week for our prepping & preparedness. Voice your thoughts, opinions, concerns, or questions for others to...
View ArticleIs Our Nation Breaking Apart?
Is our nation breaking apart? The following sentiments excerpted from a few recent comments on Modern Survival Blog are likely indicative of how lots of frustrated conservative Americans feel. I am not...
View ArticleMilitary Nuclear Targets in USA Mainland
(larger military nuclear targets map image here) I have assembled a map and a list of United States military targets likely to be hit first compared with others. Although there are lots of military...
View ArticleEarthquakes USA During Past Year
In case you’re curious about earthquakes in the USA, I’ve captured several maps showing where they have been shaking during the past year till the date of this post. There are well known regions of the...
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