Archive for the ‘Survival Preparedness’ Category
Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Today I am going to discuss the real goals behind The Survival Podcast, more accurately what I hope have been accomplishing up till now and will continue to accomplish going forward. I will explain the why behind my occasional shows on politics and economics. I will tell you about the America I feel we have lost, why we can get it back and what that will mean for us as a people.
Tune in today to hear why I feel we need to…
- Regain the basic knowledge of how things work in America today
- Really believe we can “live the live you want, if times get tough or even if they don’t”
- Get over “democrat” vs. “republican” or “conservative” vs. “liberal”
- View the economy without normalcy bias or total gloom and doom
- Focus on self sufficiency vs. individual threats
- Establish “preparedness” as an American value as it once way
- Pay attention to politics but not trust any of the politicians
- Know why you believe what you believe
- See ignorance as your greatest enemy in all walks of life
- Make land ownership a goal and achieve it
- Transfer our homes into homesteads
- Learn that real estate is not always a safe investment
- Understand the false promises of government help
- Turn away from the counterfeit American dream
- Understand that to reclaim your nation you must first reclaim your life
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Do I stay or do I go! Not just a great old song by The Clash but an ongoing debate and topic of discussion everywhere preparedness is discussed. Some are sure they will bug out, they have a plan to live off the land (good luck with that) and others just know they are going to guard the fort and hunker down. The reality is this is one of those issues that is very situationally dependent. The same person (if they act with reason and logic) will choose different answers. To help me formalize this process I developed 12 questions to ask yourself both in advance of and during a disaster to make this decision with logic vs. emotion.
Tune in today as we consider the following…
- Logic vs. emotion
- Which choice gives you the best chance of survival for the scenario at hand? (this is not always clear)
- How well prepared are you to bug in?
- What exactly are you prepared for? (a forest fire is far different from local rioting)
- Have evacuation orders been given?
- What is the nature and probable duration of the threat?
- Well staying put change anything as far as “saving your home”?
- Where will you go and how will you get there?
- Do you own a bug out location or have double up plans or no place to go at all?
- Will you be able to help your community if you stay?
- What will the impact of staying or going be on your family, can they handle what you can?
- What can you take with you and what must you leave behind?
- If you leave what exactly is waiting for you at your destination?
The time to answer these questions is not in the middle of a disaster but right now. At this point you can plan, form contingencies and be prepared for a variety of outcomes. That way if the day comes your mind is ready to act and you can make the best use of the resources you have. As always how you act and how you think is more important then your resources.
Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
I haven’t really discussed the economy in quite a while much less the current state. I know these shows are not everyone’s cup of tea but if you are concerned with your future you really do need to be informed about the current risks.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Forget left and right – conservative and liberal, this is about math!
- Social Security not takes in less money than it pays out – insolvency has begun
- Is Alan Sloan right, is a social security bail out next
- The economic geniuses say screw the deficit grow the economy – WTF!
- What the hell is going on the Dow should go under 10K today
- The U.S. Debt Clock and the numbers we never look at
- Peter Schiff says the bond market is the “mother of all bubbles”
- Where is the recovery? China and India
- What does it mean for us?
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Well today is episode 500, wow! It has been an honor to serve this audience for 500 shows, time to rock forward and keep it going. Thank you to everyone out there that has done me the honor of listening to my show and sharing it with others. There are two words that sum up the success of this show, “the audience”!
Today I have another round of your comments and questions on the solar storm predicted for 2012, food storage equipment, building a log cabin, the supposed lead ammo ban and more.
Join me today as we discuss…
- Is the EPA really about to ban lead ammo? NO!
- How much mortgage is too much and how do you find land
- Which food storage equipment should you buy first
- Are pressure canners dangerous
- Is off site climate controlled storage a good idea for storing emergency food
- Thoughts on pre made log homes
- Building an extended family compound (good/bad/ugly)
- The skinny on the price point of silver coins, round, etc and “spot price”
Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
SurvivalGearBags – (http://survivalgearbags.com) – Run by long time listener and support Kelly Grendrou is a great supporter of the Members Brigade and MSB Members get discounts all the time from SurvivalGearBags.com as a special benefit. Kelly contacted me a month ago though to ask if they could do a specail offer for all TSP Members for a limited time of course. I agreed and he put together a great discount on a really awesome Bug Out Bag starter kit.
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Friday, August 27th, 2010
Well I am back from vacation and well be here 5 days a week again for the next few months. Today is call in Friday and we have great calls today about IRA distributions, raising chickens, organic pest control, long term food storage and two heroes of the week. One is one of our own community and the other a Sheriff that just happens to be serious about the constitution.
Tune in today to hear your calls on…
- Shannon Appleby and his family are heroes of the week
- Storing dehydrated veggies in paint cans and using o2 absorbers
- More information on diesel hybrids and the new offering from Mahatma
- Using nitrogen to store food vs. CO2
- Uses for coyotes if they are shot as vermin
- Water from a dehumidifier is it drinkable (sort of)
- Thoughts on taking money out of an IRA to pay off debt
- Do chickens need commercial food, can you raise them fully self sufficiently
- Is a flexible spending plan for deductible medical expenses worth the effort
- Thoughts on the 22 hornet M4 and M6 survival guns
- Dealing with Japanese Beatles
- A Sheriff tells the Feds hell no and they back off, what this teaches us
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Thursday, August 26th, 2010
Well we are back but due to a delay in the flight got in pretty late. I have about 2200 emails to deal with (really and that was with some culling of junk while away) and the boy and I are about to embark on mission, “retriever” (the code for our drive to retrieve Max, Blackie and Alice from the “pet resort” they were staying at). So I am going to take today to get caught up with all the administrative stuff I have backlogged and will return with a new episode of Call Friday tomorrow.
Anyway I am glad to be back!
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
Today we have a guest host to discuss with us five questions to ask before buying an RV and using it as a survival resource. Our guest began working on the trailer production line for the Skyline Corporation in Mansfield, Texas in 1972, he began the journey that would take him to where he is today.
He is the recipient of the National Scholastic Achievement Award from the Recreational Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA), a Master Certified RV Technician, a Licensed Insurance Claims Adjuster and is a College Instructor at Texas State Technical College in Waco, Texas where for 6 years trained RV Maintenance Technicians and now teaches Solar Technology.
The Professor and his sidekick, Roady the RV Dog have developed a training program called The Take Home Technician Series that they use to teach the RV Consumer do-it-yourself skills to enhance their RV lifestyle.
Join Terry and I as we discuss the following five questions and many other components of RV Ownership
- What do you and your family enjoy doing
- What features and options do you want your RV to have
- What types and classifications of RV are available to me
- What is your budget
- How do all these “things” work in my new RV
Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Friday, August 20th, 2010
While I am off to Florida (hope the oil ain’t bad for me) to lay my butt on a beach for a few days on a real vacation this time I didn’t want you to be with out a Friday show. So kick back tune in and listen to some great questions from the audience today. The last question of the day was difficult to answer and not really a “survival question” in the way we think of but I think many people out there needed to hear it. I hope it leave you with something special to think of over the weekend.
Join me today as we answer these questions…
- What are the best ways to store meat
- How to you store and get surplus medication for emergencies
- What is Jefferson State and what is it all about
- A solider tell us how to dechlorinate pool water – Thanks for your service man!
- Real story about the failure of electric sewers in Florida
- How you store biltong
- Lessons from a guy who had his water cut off by a vengeful spouse
- Why is the inside of my tomatoes white
- Thoughts on building a storage crawl space
- Growing cactus fruit
- Staying mobile with your preps
- What do I do next with my life
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
Thursday, August 19th, 2010
If you listen to The Survival Podcast frequently you might often here me mention permaculture from time to time as an aside, such as “that’s a permaculture principle”. However I realized it has been about 3-4 months since I did a show truly dedicated to permaculture and many new listeners many not really be clear on what I am talking about. So today we will take another look at permaculutre along with the principles that drive it. For those who have heard episodes on permaculture before there is definitely some new material and observations in this episode as it was pulled from materail in Bill Mollisons “Permaculture – A Designer’s Manual”
Join me today as we discuss…
- What is permaculture and why does it apply to survivalism
- What is the “prime directive” of permaculture – “The only ethical decisioin is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children”
- The Three Primary Ethics of Permaculture
- Care of the earth
- Care of people
- Setting limits to population and consumption
- Five design principles of permaculture
- Work with nature, rather than against it
- The problem is the solution
- Make the least change for the greatest possible effect
- The yield of a system is theoretically unlimited
- Everything gardens
- The seven layers of a permaculture system
- The High Canopy
- The Low Tree
- Shrub
- herbaceous
- rhizome
- cover crops
- vertical climbers
Additional Resources for Today’s Show
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. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK and you might hear yourself on the air.
