Monthly Archives: January 2009

Episode-132- The 800 Billion Dollar Economic Stimulus Only Stimulates Big Government

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One of today’s biggest stories the the 800 Billion Dollar Economic Stimulus championed by the Democrats in Congress and Barak Obama.  Yet what does this bloated bill stimulate? Tune in today to hear… The code word for today’s Listener Apprecation Contest David Crawford’s Novel “Lights Out” to be made into an Audio Book – More Info Understanding the Stimulus is IN ADDITION TO the budge it is not the government budge for 2009 Just Some of the Items in this superposed “stimulus” Approximately $4.5 Billion for Federal management/oversight of the funds $650 Million for the Digital-To-Analog Converter Box Program $2.4 … Continue reading →

Episode-131- Making Beer and Mead at Home

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Today’s initial show notes will be very brief and I will back fill them with resources and bullet points mentioned in the show this evening.  Due to the reminants of yesterday’s ice storm my morning drive took almost three hours.  So I will just put up the audio and back fill later on. Tune in today to learn the basics and some of my personal tricks for makeing beer and meads at home.

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Episode-130- Low Cost Bug Out Location Options

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Picture your ideal bug out location.  You can see it now, 80 acres of remote land, half in pasture and plowable and half in timber with lots of native nut trees and wild life.  Remote enough to be out of the way but still have access to what is left of society after a big crash.  Solar panels and wind gen at the ready, power from the grid not even needed, a deep well and a well fortified structure for comfortable living. Now wake up!  How far away is that place right now, how much would it cost?  Don’t worry … Continue reading →

Episode-129- 6 Emergency Heat Options

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Today I am recording from home rather then on the road.  Why?  A typical North Texas Ice Storm!  It got me thinking that I have never discussed emergency heat requiements and ways to provide emergency heating. Tune in today to hear… Do you have a fireplace, will it matter? Is your fire wood protected? Thoughts on buying and sourcing wood, not all wood is equal Don’t wait till winter to procure your wood Thoughts on finding free firewood even if you don’t own land or live in the backwoods Electric space heaters?  Yes sometimes power doesn’t fail, just the furnace … Continue reading →

No Show for Jan. 26, 2008

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Sorry folks my “allergies” have turned out to be some sort of a cold and I just have almost no voice so we won’t be doing a show today.  However I want to point out a few important updates… You can now call in comments and questions to 866-65-THINK – If you tried last week we did have a small technical issue, that has now been resolved.   This service records you comments and we then choose ones to use on the air.  Learn More The Survival Podcast is Now on Twitter.  If you use Twitter you can get updates from … Continue reading →

Episode-128- Turning a Home into a Homestead

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This is a topic we discussed in the past and I thought it was time to do it again.  Time to ask yourself a question, “does your home provide for you or do you provide for it”? Tune in today to hear…. Make sure to call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK We have more gear for the Listener Appreciation Contest from SOE Tactical Gear What is the main difference between a house that owns you and a home stead What to look for when buying a home today Things you had to buy before leaving back during the … Continue reading →

Episode-127- Why You Must Store Food

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I read a great post today from the Down In The Hills Survival Blog called, Running out of food.  He pointed out that “See if you got food, it’s easy to get more food. Being out of food and trying to get enough food to survive on ain’t so easy”.  That is a simple but astute observation and prompted me to do today’s show about various sources of food for storage beyond the store front. Tune in today to hear… A bit about why getting food is a easier if you already have what you need on hand for the … Continue reading →

Episode-126- Airsoft and Airguns for Training and Practice

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Today we are going to delve a bit into the world of Airsoft and to a lesser extent conventional air gun shooting as well.  Airsoft has immense potential for introducing new shooters to the shooting sports and offer very realistic fully accurate reproduction weapons to work with. Tune in today to hear… Some of the different options in Airsoft weapons from spring to gas to AEG (automatic electric guns) we give an over view of them all The value of all metal gas blow back airsoft pistols for training new shooters in practical pistol applications How Airsoft can let you … Continue reading →

Episode-125- Mental Simulations of Disaster Scenarios

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Today we take a look at why we prep, what we prep for and the most important question any person evaluating current theats can ask themselves. Tune in today to hear… The big question is “what if”, and it unlocks the game plan for survival Using the pandemic disease threat to unlock the fact that the cause is less important then the threat itself Bridging the gap between the tin foil hat world and the more practical survivalists, why is less important that the fact that the results of potential disasters are the same Taking action is only valid if … Continue reading →

Episode-124- Overlooked Items for the Bug Out Bag

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Today’s show will not be an exhuasting inventory of what I keep in my bug out bag or even what you should keep in yours.  Instead we will cover a few often over looked and ignored items that you may want to consider adding to your 72 hour emergency kit. Tune in today to hear… The origin of the orginal concept of a bug out bag (at least according to online forums) Understanding bug out vs. battle pack or even survival kit The most over looked item in a bug out bag documentation, procedure and contact documentation The GPS, why … Continue reading →