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Product Review of the Minuteman Rocket Stove
Its been a while since I've posted a product review, so in between property showings, I thought I'd send up a new one. I met Lane Miller, creator of the Minuteman Rocket Stove at the Heritage Life Skills event held in Waynesville, NC earlier this year. As soon as I...
An Evening with Dr. William Forstchen
Last night I had the pleasure of introducing Dr. William Forstchen and his wife Robin to the Charlotte chapter of the Carolina Preppers Network. Around 95 people from as far away as Myrtle Beach attended the dinner and presentation. They were not disappointed. As...
The Critical Infrastructure Protection Act
After years of ignoring the very real threat of an electromagnetic pulse weapon (EMP), the US House Committee on Homeland Security recently passed the Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. Like most government programs, it is best known by its acronym ("CIPA")....
The Brits Did It
Well, the Brits did it. By a narrow margin of less than two percent, the citizens of Britain voted to leave the EU and chart their own course. About the only guarantee is that there will be a lot of hand wringing and short term ups and downs in the financial markets...
Venezuela Unravels
Venezuela unravels and you need to be wondering, "Could this happen in America?" Venezuela sits on the largest oil reserves in the world. That's right, more than Saudi Arabia. At one time, Venezuela was an economically strong country with among the highest...
The Upcoming Bank Bail In
Are you and I going to be part of the upcoming bank bail in? What is a "Bail In" you ask? You're not going to like it. We're all familiar with the big bank bailouts of 2008 and 2009 for those banks deemed "too big to fail." That's when our federal government...
Huntsville Farm
The Huntsville Farm is one of the most special, ideal North Carolina prepper properties we've come across. If you've read "Atlas Shrugged" by Ayn Rand, then you know about Gault's Gultch. Well, this is Gault's Gultch here in the western North Carolina mountains....
Britain’s Vote On The 23rd?
Why should we care about Britain's vote on the 23rd? If you've not been following overseas news lately, you may have missed the debate about Britain's historic vote on June 23rd in which its citizens will decide if they will become masters of their own destiny and...
TV Casting Call!
Here is a TV casting call for anyone interested in their fifteen minutes of fame on television. Yesterday afternoon, I received a phone call from a television producer in California that is setting up a show about preppers and their bunkers. The show will likely go...
Carolina Preppers Network
Last night I had the pleasure of attending a meeting of the Charlotte chapter of the Carolina Preppers Network. The group consists of hundreds of members that stay connected through a web based forum and monthly meetings. There are now chapters in several other...
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