Monthly Archives: January 2009

Episode-123- There is No Downside to the Survival Lifestyle

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Modern Survival| 5 Comments
Episode-123- There is No Downside to the Survival Lifestyle [ 43:04 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we examine some misconceptions about what survivalism is, how survivalists prepare and what actually being a survival minded person is all about.  The media paints us all as camouflage fatigue wearing, war game playing, gun nuts that live in bunkers full or rice, beans and MREs.  Nothing could be further from the truth…

Tune in today to hear…

  • How you save money as a survivalist vs. blowing your life savings on MREs and Guns
  • Why storing food will make you sleep better at night and not cost you a penny more then you will spend on food anyway, if you follow the mantra, eat what you store and store what you eat
  • How being prepared helps you live a longer, healthier stress free life
  • Why you are better off as a prepper even if nothing ever happens and something always happens sooner or later
  • Why prepping and survivalism is for everyone but modern media hype turns off so many
  • The reality that the good guy doesn’t always win and what it means to you
  • How realizing your own mortality leads people into practical common sense survivalism
  • How businesses save money with capital deferrals and so can you
  • Why stored food often out performs many investments
  • Yes guns are a great investment (no guys you can’t now use this excuse to buy every gun you want, don’t tell you wife I said that)
  • More in developing independence from multiple systems
  • What we can learn about prepping from failures by dieters
  • Why silver and gold are good long term insurance policies that have no down side
  • The greatest survival investment is knowledge and skills

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Episode-122- The State of the Economy, January 14 2009

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Modern Survival| 7 Comments
Episode-122- The State of the Economy, January 14 2009 [ 37:12 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Time to pick our heads up from prepping a bit to take a look at the current economic threats, some forward looking trends and to evaluate if we are at the bottom, still dropping or worse and what that means for us in the modern survivalist community.

Tune in today to hear…

  • The 2009 US Federal Deficit will top more then 1.2 Trillion Dollars (link to source story)
  • China may not continue to loan money to the US, what this means (link to source story)
  • Why China has loaned us money up till now (it isn’t what you think)
  • Retail numbers are down double what was expected (link to source story)
  • Rham Emanuel says, You never want a serious crisis to go to waste and what that means to us (link to source story)
  • Chrysler is selling off the iconic American brand of Jeep (link to source story)
  • Mortgages are up but only on refinancing, no one is buying, what’s up with those billions of stimulus (link to source story)
  • Democratic Congressional Leaders are Already Turning on Obama, what we can learn from that (link to source story)

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Episode-121- Pandemic Flu and Global Disease Threats

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Modern Survival| 6 Comments
Episode-121- Pandemic Flu and Global Disease Threats [ 36:41 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we discuss a subject that has been in and out of vogue in main stream media, the threat of Global Pandemic Avian Flu (H5N1) and other disease pandemic and epidemic potential threats.

Tune in today to hear about…

  • What does H5N1 mean, what are the meanings of H and N in flu varients
  • What is a “clade” and how does it apply to flu strains
  • A vaccine resistant “clade 7″ varient of H5N1 has turned up in Beijing China
  • There is a small human cluster of Avian Flu in Vietnam
  • There has just been a death in Egypt in Egypt and Cambodia
  • Large poultry infections are present in India and Bangladesh
  • A baby in Hong Kong has just contracted H9N2 (another type of avian flu)
  • H5N1s death rate is 56%, the death rate of the Spanish Flu was only 2.5%
  • A different threat, what about an animal or insect pandemic
  • Considering bugging out, do you have a quarantine area
  • What prior disasters can teach us about human arrogance and denial

Resources for today’s show

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Episode-120- Listener Feedback for January 12, 2009

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
Episode-120- Listener Feedback for January 12, 2009 [ 41:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today I decided to do another day comment on listener feedback and questions.

Tune in today to hear…

  • I was right about why Amaranth did not survive as a food crop (prejudice was the culprit)
  • My thoughts about the History Channels “Seven Signs of the Apocalypse”
  • A question about the scenario of this season’s TV show, 24
  • Why even though 24s total scenario is a bit “out there” what it teaches us about system vulnerability
  • The over riding “rule” for getting the most out of Hollywood Scenarios
  • Are tires safe for growing potatoes in
  • Is this economic recession “the big one” could it become “the big one” – two different questions, two different answers
  • Advice for the recently unemployed
  • Survival is about doing what is necessary, not necessarily maintaining a current “lifestyle”
  • Does it really matter when you call your congressmen and senators (again two answers)
  • No we won’t win every battle, fight anyway

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show.

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Episode-119- Listener Feedback Jan 9 2009

Posted on January 9, 2009 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
Episode-119- Listener Feedback Jan 9 2009 [ 44:12 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we take the time to answer a few questions that have been submitted by our listeners on a variety of subjects for the modern survivalist from instilling solid values in children to getting started from zero.

Tune in to today’s show to hear…

  • Some advice for the modern survivalist parent
  • The real meaning of the proverb, “train a child in the way that he should go”
  • Advice for the brand new “survivalist”
  • Why you must focus on getting out of debt
  • The value of recording your progress
  • Thoughts on understand and minimizing dependence on the systems
  • How I came to become a modern survivalist myself

Resources for Today’s Show

  • Starting from Zero – An early podcast for the new survivalist – the audio is ruff.
  • Our Forum – Connect with Others and Share Your Progress

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Episode-118- Understanding Multiple Systems of Dependence

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Modern Survival| 4 Comments
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One concept that many modern survivalists aspire to is to be “less dependent upon the system“.   While this may seem like a quite noble goal the problem with it is that it is not “a system” or “the system” the reality is that we are dependent today on multiple systems.

Each of these systems is becoming more globalized and centralized and the dependence upon them in growing at an alarming rate.  While there are more systems of dependency then the following today we will focus on…

  • The finincial system
  • The debt system (it is not the same thing as the financial system at all)
  • The distribution system
  • The agricultural system
  • The energy system
  • The health system
  • The governmental support system
    and
  • The military industrial complex system

It is only by beginning to break down each of thes and evaluation of individual and sociatal dependence on each that we can begin as modern survivalists to become less dependent upon them and make better decissions about moving forward.

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Episode-117- Diverse Options for Survival Container Gardening

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
Episode-117- Diverse Options for Survival Container Gardening [ 40:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today we take a look at different varieties of crops for container gardening and some of the advantages that container gardening offers both the land owner and the survivalist who doesn’t have much or even any land to work with.

Tune in today to hear,

  • A bit on why I put so much emphasis on gardening
  • The advantages of container gardening even for the person with a good amount of land
  • How even an apartment renter can grow some pretty diverse sources of food
  • A great variety of Blue Berry for the container garden and it even handles heat
  • Yes you can grow an olive tree even a bonsai version if you need to keep things small
  • Five great varieties of tomato for containers
  • Seven awesome types of peppers for patios and pots
  • Yes you can even grow zucchini in containers I will give you two varieties made for doing it
  • We even talk about a dwarf runner bean and a dwarf pea that work great even in small pots
  • Citrus?  You bet a variety each of lemons, limes and oranges that handle container growing well
  • Dwarf figs and even regular figs can handle the chill if you bring em inside when it really gets cold
  • Five Catalogs you really need to order and they are free

Resources for Today’s Show

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No Show Today – Sort Of

Posted on January 6, 2009 by Modern Survival| Comments Off

While I did record a show this morning a technical issue at my office is preventing me from uploading it and publishing it.  I will do that this evening from my home office and have it out for tomorrow morning at the latest, so you can look forward to two shows by tomorrow.

Thanks,

Jack

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Episode-116- Making Due With What You Have

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Modern Survival| 8 Comments
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This is my first show after returning from my vacation that ran from Dec. 25th till January 4th.  We took that time to go up to our retreat property in Arkansas and do some improvements and got the opportunity to run a bit of a “readiness drill” that we had not planned.

Tune in today to hear…

  • A reminder that I want, enjoy and appreciate your feedback even when you disagree with me
  • “Global Warming” strikes again (smirk) the roads in Dallas are iced over and I am broadcasting from home
  • How we dealt with our well being out of service for three days during our vacation
  • Saved by our rain catch system, you learn to appreciate a flushing toilet
  • Using a wheel barrel for additional rain water catching, it worked and it was what we had
  • Building raised beds with native stone (pictures coming soon)
  • Considering a pool, there are more then one advantage to one
  • Thinking about “improvements” the difference between country and city improvements when considering resale value
  • The strawberry tower, an idea that will produce strawberries year round
  • Chery bushes that produce in their first year
  • Cant afford a rain barrel, how about a 10 dollar rubber maid trash can from Walmart
  • Using your mind to improvise what you have on hand and the advantages specific to your situation
  • 100-200 dollars cuts your hot water costs forever
  • Some cool container gardening ideas to get production in any home
  • Cheap grow lights?  Check Walmart again, 10 bucks each including bulb and fixtures
  • Consider “dwarf” trees and bushes if you plan to move in the next few years, take your trees with you when you leave

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