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Episode-356- Getting Started From Zero the How and Why

Posted on January 14, 2010 by Modern Survival| 12 Comments
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So you are brand new to prepping or self sufficiency planning, where do you start?  Why should you in the first place?  Can you actually get reasonably prepared on your budget?  Today we answer those questions and more.

Tune in Today to Hear

  • Start out with what you have
  • The burden of debt and why it must be eliminated
  • Where do you find survival supplies, Walmart, The Grocery, etc.  at least before you need them
  • Starting out with 3 days of self sufficiency and turning it into 10 days effortlessly
  • Pile it on a table, know what you have and organize it
  • Documentation and simple encryption of sensitive numbers
  • Why you must own your plan not follow mine
  • The big regret you never have to face
  • The cancer of fear and how to destroy it
  • The difficult choices you can avoid ever having to make
  • Why now is the time to start and the journey is not a hard as you may believe it to be

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-354- Four Rules of Storing Food

Posted on January 12, 2010 by Modern Survival| 7 Comments
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Today we are going to discuss storing food for both acute and long term survival needs.  I find with people new to preparedness it is one of the things they are interested in but often fail to take action on.  There is one fundamental though, food is necessary for life, without it you are in real trouble.

Join me today as we discuss…

  • The lack of vision many “disaster documentaries” have about food shortages
  • What the real threat of pandemic teaches us about the need to store food
  • Why you should start with the rule, store what you eat
  • Utilizing the “opportunity buy”
  • The role long term commercial storables play in your storage plan
  • The value of cheap storables like wheat, barley, rice and their limitation
  • The importance of protection from rodents
  • The myth that a “garden makes you a target” any more then existing makes you a target
  • Why you must become a producer
  • The three levels of production and how they work together
  • The holistic nature of a true long term food program

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.

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Episode-352 Call in Friday 1-08-10

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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Today will be the first official “Call In Friday” where I answer you questions and comments called in to 866-65-THINK.  You can call this number anytime and leave a BRIEF (2 minutes or less) question and you might hear yourself on the air.

Join Me Today as I Discuss…

  • How do you find a good job in the country
  • If you move to a rural area are kids more likely to get in more trouble than in the city
  • What makes a quality pressure canner
  • How do you recondition batteries
  • How do you create an herbal extract
  • Why do you need commercial extracts with certain herbs
  • How can you use and keep O2 absorbers effective when they come in large quantities
  • What gun cleaning supplies should be in your BOB and at your BOL or just part of your preps
  • Does buying a Class 3 weapon mean you give up your rights?  (No)
  • What are some creative ideas for teaching self reliance to Cub Scouts

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.

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Episode-349- Listener Feedback and Events for 1-5-09

Posted on January 5, 2010 by Modern Survival| 11 Comments
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Today we do another feedback show with a bit of a change up, I also include a blog post from a fellow preppers blog, a news article, a story from the great north and an amazing email about TSP’s impact in Iraq. In fact the letter from Iraq is so amazing I was only able to read part of it on the air so I posted it so you could read it in full (with a few edits) on our forum.

Tune in today to hear…

  • Soup is for the prepper – cool item from Safecastle
  • The TSP Iraqi audience
  • Money market funds are no longer the safe investment they once were
  • A tale of one family and a big winter storm
  • Thoughts on the top bar beehive design
  • Great blog post (6 Reasons You Won’t Survive)
  • Dave Canterbury’s Slingbow and update on his new show on Discovery
  • Is a good gun a hedge against inflation
  • Is sterling silver flatware and similar items a good silver “investment”
  • Can the government prevent you from growing food from a 1930s era law

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.

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Episode-348- Listener Feedback 1-04-10

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Modern Survival| 9 Comments
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Today we have some really interesting listener questions and feedback.  We will discuss subjects like casting lead bullets, The Appleseed Project, Permaculture, harvesting roadkill and Monsanto’s role in the global warming scam.

I will also dedicate today’s show to James Kavanaugh who passed away on December 29th after a long illness.  James Kavanaugh was an amazing writer and among my favorite books by him are “God Lives“, “A Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church” and “There Are Men Too Gentle to Live Among Wolves“.  Many of you many have never head of James Kavanaugh but when I was 21 and just out of the Army seeking answers his work influenced my life.  I will read two short passages by Mr. Kavanaugh in his memory today, listen and I am sure you will see how his voice has been speaking to you via my podcast for a very long time.

Join in Today as We Discuss…

  • New Discounts for the MSB coming from Backwoods Home Magazine and Self-Sufficient-Life.com
  • A lesson from a listener on the finite nature of food storage
  • My mistakes about describing The Appleseed Project
  • Why growing food is the way to solve the finite issue with food storage
  • How to use growing food to spread survivalism
  • Thoughts on casting lead and harvesting fired bullets for lead
  • How to create expanding bonded bullets with lead casting
  • The Survival Podcast (one episode anyway) becomes required listening at a Law Firm
  • Is Monsanto part of pushing for cap and trade and involved in the lies about Global Warming
  • Why is global warming such a divisive topic
  • What are the rules if you are going to harvest “road kill” to stay safe and legal
  • Thoughts on a possible Break Up of the U.S. similar to what happened in the USSR in the 90s

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.

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Episode-346- Listener Questions and Events for 12-30-09

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Modern Survival| 12 Comments
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Well after yesterdays technology failure I redid the show for today from the home office.  Join me today as we discuss concepts such as mass production solar power, permaculture, our incompetent TSA, Monsanto and more.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • Mass produced snap together solar power is on the way
  • Get ready to remove your underwear at the airport (virtually anyway)
  • TSA leaked its’ secrete screening processes
  • How do you find land that is usable and affordable and not to far away
  • Can you freeze dry food at home
  • What do I think of Tom Brown’s Tracker Knife and what are some alternatives
  • Is Tuberculosis the new big pandemic threat and what about pandemic threats in general
  • Monsanto now controls 90% of the global seed supply
  • How to pattern and plan permaculture in a northern climate

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.

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Episode-327- Listener Questions for 12-01-09

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Modern Survival| 17 Comments
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I took a look at my questions folder in Outlook last night and relized I am building a really big backlog of questions so I decided to double up this week before I get to far behind. Today we discuss silver spot prices, predictions by assclowns, tax issues, buying land, food storage and more.

Tune in today as I answer these questions…

  • What is better a well and private septic or city water and sewer or both
  • What do I think of Bob Chapman’s latest predictions
  • Will the government ever try to go after 401K earnings by changing the rules
  • Is buying land today buying “stolen land”
  • Thoughts on using paint cans for food storage
  • What to plant on remote land
  • Are the prices at coinflation the “spot price”
  • Setting a gun argument between a husband and wife, is there a cut and dry answer

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.

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Episode-320- The 5 Rules of Food Storage for Modern Survivalists

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Modern Survival| 7 Comments
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For a few shows we are going to backing up and working on some fundamentals.  Today we do that with developing and utilizing your food storage program.  Storing food makes financial and lifestyle sense in addition to helping you be ready for disasters if done properly.

Also make sure to check out the TSP Gear Shop and get your orders in, in time for Christmas.

Tune in today as we discuss the five rules…

  • Store what you eat and eat what you store
  • Take advantage of opportunity buys
  • Integrate long term storage items as extenders and adjuncts
  • Become a producer
  • Seek a holistic solution

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.

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Episode-319- Ten Principles of Modern Survivalism

Posted on November 17, 2009 by Modern Survival| 3 Comments
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I decided to pause for a step back today to go over the 10 primay concepts that drive The Survival Podcast and all that we try to do as a community.  These are the founational principls that I built TSP around from day one, tune in to hear not just the what but the why behind them.

Tune in today as we discuss…

  • Everything we do must improve our lives even if nothing goes wrong
  • Debt is cancer
  • Become a producer of some portion of your own food
  • Tax is theft in more ways then one
  • Stored food is an investment
  • Disaster probability and commonality
  • Produce energy and own the means of production
  • Owning land is true wealth
  • Include pragmatic preps as well like life insurance and asset protection
  • Write and own you plan for you life, I provide information not commandments

Resources for today’s show…

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Episode-317- 18 More Overlooked Items or Skills for Preppers

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Modern Survival| 10 Comments
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Today we discuss 18 items that I think should eventually be in the home of every modern survivalist.  Some are common items that we talk about often, others are items that are often over looked or not considered “prepper items”.  The key is this is NOT a complete list or even a punch list, just a group of items we should all be aware of and think about.  Today’s show is a follow up to Episode 306 and we will continue to do new shows as your suggestions create new lists for this topic.

If you have items that are not on the list (other then food or guns because no one leaves those out ever) please chime in with your suggestions in the comments area.

Tune in today as we discuss the following 18 items, with few bonus items you have to tune in to hear about…

  • Baking/Cooking Skills
  • Yeast Cultivation Skills
  • Pruners/Loppers
  • Chain Saw
  • Scythe
  • First Aid Gear and a Blow Out Kit (blow out NOT bug out)
  • Cast Iron Cookware
  • Tarps
  • Nails, Screws and Lumber
  • Wheel Barrow or a Good Garden Cart
  • Manual Air Pump
  • Insect Repellent
  • Baking Soda
  • Medications (tune in to see exactly what was meant by that suggestion)
  • Traps and Trap Making Material
  • Spices and Seasonings
  • Sets of Spark Plugs and Wires for all Motors
  • A Wired Phone and Phone Book

Resources for today’s show…

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