This article was written by Brandon Smith and first published at PersonalLiberty.com. Brandon’s site is Alt-Market.com. Editor’s Comment: The system is taking advantage of the public’s naivety, and its false hope in the latest stock bubbles. The truth is that the underlying factors are tipping towards disaster; the real economy is grinding to a…

  This article was written by Melissa Dykes and originally published at The Daily Sheeple. Editor’s Comment: Brick and mortar may not disappear altogether, but the strip malls are definitely facing an weeding and culling. The consumer and retail spending that surrounds the holiday season and impacts economic indicators is shifting all momentum towards online…

Do you remember the subprime mortgage meltdown from the last financial crisis?  Well, this time around we are facing a subprime auto loan meltdown.  In recent years, auto lenders have become more and more aggressive, and they have been increasingly willing to lend money to people that should not be borrowing money to buy a…

Rothschild Warns “Biggest Financial Experiment in History” About to Unleash Consequences Unknown These are truly unprecedented times. Central bankers have never had more power; monetary policy has never been stranger. Stock markets are at record highs, but the real economy is stagnate and suffering. The individuals in it are finding it difficult to makes ends…

How to get home safely after SHTF! Posted on 08/15/2016 by Administrator Ryan We talk about a deluge of survival techniques, methods of preparedness every dramatic morsel of tactical methods, but you know what we have created a gross oversight of an important element to train for; how to get home alive.  Thanks to a…

In The Next Emergency These “Key Items Will Be Completely Gone” From Shelves   This article was written by Michael Snyder and originally published at his Economic Collapse blog. Editor’s Comment: America has become crisis prone. The pressure points have been identified, and provoked. Civil unrest could be triggered on any given day – police…

How They Will Control The Masses After The Collapse: “They Only Understand Force” This article was written by Brandon Smith and originally published at his Alt-Market.com site. Editor’s Comment: As things stand now, there is some pretty serious crowd control technology already in deployment under the general header of non-lethal and less-lethal weaponry. There have…

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How Much Longer Can They Ignore Reality? “Real Economists Would See An Economy Collapsing” This article was written by Paul Craig Roberts and originally published at the Strategic Culture Foundation. Editor’s Comment: Here we are back at the coyote over-a-cliff scenario. There is so far great evidence that the powers-that-be have developed the stamina to…

This article was written by Tyler Durden and originally published at Zero Hedge. Editor’s Comment: It is what the middle class and poor have been feeling for nearly a decade now, it is the reality that is being held up only by corrupt monetary policies and political interests. It is the great storm which can…

Written by: Rich M   Self-reliance is somewhat of a three-legged table. People may talk about each of the three legs separately, but they all rely on one another. What are these three legs I’m talking about? Stockpiled supplies Equipment Knowledge While stockpiling supplies and securing equipment doesn’t take much thought, knowing how to use…

11 Late-Summer, Quick-Growing Vegetables You Gotta Plant NOW To Beat The Frost Written by: Kathy Bernier Image source: Pixabay.com   If spring and early summer somehow slipped past without you getting all the vegetables planted that you wanted to, you are not alone. Life happens on its own schedule, and when one of the kids…

Baton Rouge, Nice, Dallas, Orlando – A Dark And Distressing Time Has Descended Upon The Civilized World By Michael Snyder, on July 17th, 2016 Does it not seem as though events are starting to accelerate significantly?  Since I warned that something “had shifted” and that things had “suddenly become more serious“, we have seen the…

Is There Such A Thing As Having Enough Food Storage? July 12, 2016, by Ken Jorgustin When it comes to prepping and preparedness, the first steps that most people take are to acquire extra food (a variety thereof) to store or to deepen their pantry for a time of emergency (or worse). A household that…

War Is Coming And The Global Financial Situation Is A Lot Worse Than You May Think By Michael Snyder, on July 13th, 2016 On the surface, things seem pretty quiet in mid-July 2016.  The biggest news stories are about the speculation surrounding Donald Trump’s choice of running mate, the stock market in the U.S. keeps…

The Warning Signs Are Everywhere – The System Is Toxic July 7, 2016, by Ken Jorgustin History is being made, and people aren’t paying attention to it. And they need to. We are seeing a massive move into the debt market (the so called ‘safety’ of debt). We are seeing the monetary metals take off…

Its Probably A Good Time To Get Your AR-15 Now… July 11, 2016, by Ken Jorgustin If you have been thinking about getting one, now is probably a good time to acquire your AR-15…before the gun-grabbers implement a ban by either some sort of ‘executive order’ or some other method. Additionally, ‘if’ Hillary wins the…

The Coming Collapse – Your Community Will Be Your Country July 13, 2016, by Ken Jorgustin A recent comment here on Modern Survival Blog reads as follows: “We are going to be on our own. Your community will be your country and you better prepare now. Normalcy Bias will get you and yours killed. Know…

Those That Wanted To Get Prepared Have Already Gotten Prepared By Now By Michael Snyder, on July 11th, 2016 Is the time for warning people to prepare for what is ahead coming to an end?  For years, bold men and women all over America have been sounding the alarm and warning people to get prepared…

Range Report: Glock 35 By Bob Campbell published on July 8, 2016 in Firearms, Range Reports I have previously stated that the long slide Glock is a good special team pistol for use by agencies that issue Glock pistols. However, the long slide Glock is also a great home defense and competition pistol. For those…

The Four Second Assessment By CTD Blogger published on July 6, 2016 in Safety and Training On a particular day in the not so distant past, my business partner Tom was standing outside of a tour bu. This was to be the first detail he ever worked with Brad Paisley. In the stillness, he said…

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Guns are mechanical machines. Machines that are designed and crafted by human hands, so we know they can fail, they can break and they can malfunction. Regardless of how well a handgun is built, and how carefully ammunition is loaded, there is always a chance of having to fix one of these 4 handgun malfunctions. The…

After saying that the Islamic State still aspires to develop significant offensive cyber attack capabilities, the deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command said that there’s a bigger concern.  The ability of Islamic State hackers to gain illegal access to sensitive information, like names and addresses of U.S. personnel, is a threat that makes targeting easier.…

By Michael Snyder, on June 26th, 2016 More stock market wealth was lost on Friday than on any other day in world history.  As you will see below, global investors lost two trillion dollars on the day following the Brexit vote.  And remember, this is on top of the trillions that global investors have already…

By Michael Snyder, on June 16th, 2016 Over the past 12 months, stock market investors around the planet have lost trillions of dollars.  Since this time last June, stocks have crashed in 6 of the world’s 8 largest economies, and stocks in the other two are down as well.  The charts that you are about…

By Michael Snyder, on June 22nd, 2016 If you reside on the west coast, you are living on borrowed time.  As you will see below, stress has been building up along the San Andreas fault for more than a century, and scientists tell us that southern California is way overdue for a major earthquake.  When…

By Michael Snyder, on June 23rd, 2016 When less stuff is being bought, sold and shipped around the country with each passing month, how in the world can the U.S. economy be in “good shape”?  Unlike official government statistics which are often based largely on projections, assumptions and numbers seemingly made up out of thin…

READY MADE RESOURCES CARRIES A FULL LINE OF RADIO EQUIPMENT CLICK HERE   When everything else fails, amateur radio will still be there—and thriving Ham is now a full-fat fabric that can provide Internet access. Why aren’t you using it? It’s a good time to be technical. Maker communities are thriving around the world, tools…

16 Things You Need to Know When Caught in a Panicky Crowd or Riot  What happens if you are stuck in a large riotous crowd?  Now this can be the result of an evacuation or bug out situation or just riots for any one of many reasons.  Now back in the early seventies I was…

11 Must have Items for Your Active Shooter Response Kit It’s Orlando, Fl at 3am on a Sunday morning and more than 50 people have been mowed down from an active shooter situation.  The location was a gun free zone set by some liberal pansy who believed that would stop someone had bad intentions and…

Although UrbanSurvival has been in the prepping space since 1997 when economics and being ready for “What’s the WORST that could happen?” we do admit taking a few years to rest on our laurels. With good reason, I might add: Once you make a decision to prep and actually do it, most of your preps…

(Cyberwar.news) The Department of Homeland Security has issued a warning stating that an Internet-connected industrial monitoring device, which is typically used in U.S. industrial power plants and energy facilities, is vulnerable to remote hacking. As reported by ZDNet, DHS’ Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or CERT, has posted an advisorystating that the ESC 8832 data controller,…

You can purchase all of these at Ready Made Resources   CLICK HERE  Water is by far the most important thing you need for survival. It isn’t just access to water which is important, it is access to clean water. To give you an idea of how important water sanitation is, diarrhea is responsible for 4%…

5 Survival Remedies To Fight Hepatitis   Hepatitis simply means “inflammation of the liver”. Though it sounds simple, it’s a condition that can be fatal, especially if you don’t have access to medications to treat it. Fortunately, there are some natural treatments that can help treat hepatitis. Your liver has several functions within your body…

8 Miraculous Healing Uses For Apple Cider Vinegar (No. 2 Alone Could Save Millions Of Lives) Written by: Melissa Fisk Natural Health Golden brown and slightly hazy from the fine fibers floating inside, apple cider vinegar may seem unimpressive at first glance. From thousands of years, however, this unassuming panacea has been used to combat…

No matter how hard we work, or how many hours Mary and I might put into our chores, we can never come close to matching the work level of our honey bees at the farm. Our two hives, and the thousands upon thousands of honey bees that inhabit them, are quite simply an amazing sight to behold. More and more…

Knife Maintanance 101: How To Treat Your Blade Right I know there are many knives enthusiasts in US, and not only. Whether you’re a survivalist / prepper or not, that doesn’t mean you can’t have a particular interest in the knife department. If you share the same passion that I do, you probably know by…

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Strawberries And Onions: The Gardening Odd Couple That Always Should Be Planted Together Written by: Melissa Fisk   When winter’s biting cold has faded into memory, but home-garden headliners like tomatoes still seem far off, early crops can be a much-appreciated moral boost. As far as these first-on-the-scene producers are concerned, few can compare with…

Widely available, cheap, and in some form usually eaten by even the most picky eaters, potatoes are a staple in most households. As well as coming in many varieties, with subtle color and flavor differences, they have the added benefit of being very filling, something that will be very useful if/when food supplies are restricted.…

If you have been waiting for “the next Lehman Brothers moment” which will cause the global financial system to descend into a state of mass panic, you might want to keep a close eye on German banking giant Deutsche Bank.  It is approximately three times larger than Lehman Brothers was, and if the most important…

5 Ways To Defeat Bacteria Without Antibiotics We live in a time when doctors prescribe antibiotics willy-nilly, any time somebody complains of the sniffles. It’s a cop out way to shut people up and make them feel as if they got their money’s worth out of the appointment. Personally, I think that it’s also a…

Wheelbarrow Economics Submitted by Tyler Durden on 05/23/2016 21:50 -0400 In 2014, we published an article entitled “Watch the Movie Before It Is Filmed.” In that article, I described the situation in Venezuela at that time. The effects of fifteen years of collectivism were threatening to collapse the economy. The government was reacting by printing…

How To Grow Rhubarb, The Perennial Vegetable You Plant Once And Enjoy For Years Written by: Kathy Bernier Survival Gardening 1 Comment Image source: Pixabay.com There is more to rhubarb than meets the eye. You may know it as the edible perennial that pops up early in spring in yards all across the cooler regions…

Top 5 Reasons to be a Prepper in America Believe it or not we use to have a common thread between us that understood disasters are inevitable. The usCrow ‘Top 5 Reasons to be a Prepper’ are incredibly more common and unending than you may realize. Should you be a prepper? Across the U.S. Americans…

I don’t know about you, but I have had my share of dental emergencies, including one major emergency while in the middle of nowhere.  Thank goodness I had some clove essential oil to mitigate the pain until I got back to civilization three days later. In the event of a major disaster or disruptive event,…

Most people have been exposed to baking wheat bread at some point in their lives.  Normally it is done with the use of a modern cook stove or a bread maker.  The bread probably came out great.  But what happens when those modern conveniences are no longer available. Suppose you want a nice soft, warm,…

When we’ll have no running water, no hyperactive emergency services, no electricity… we are going to turn back to what people did 100 years ago. Here you’ll find some “little” survival tricks popular in the early 1900’s and (some of them) useful even today. 100 years ago Gallaher Ltd printed a short “How-To” series, with clever hints…

It’s ironic in a way, but the more you begin to practice simple, sustainable and organic principles in your garden like crop rotation, cover crops and the use of compost – pests and disease issues decrease significantly. When there is diversity in the landscape, things have a tendency to keep themselves in order with a system of natural…

10 Diseases That Will Increase After A Collapse Animal Antibiotics Click here Diseases come and diseases go…rather like fashions, but with diseases it’s the general conditions prevailing at the time that denotes what gets a foothold and what doesn’t. Many diseases are opportunists, they will surface at a time the conditions are right for them…

Using The Stress Response To Give Yourself A Tactical Edge Survival in extreme situations often depends on an individuals ability to respond to the threat they are faced with. The stress response in humans has for decades been referred to as the ‘fight or flight’ response. Now if you have a couple of Uzi’s and…

Native Indians of South America used this root to make a black juice called Cassareep that preserves meat for long periods of time.   Some even say INDEFINETLY. This Super Root Preserves Meat Indefinitely! What is sure is that the PepperPot was their freezer. The PepperPot was was the pot where the meat was preserved, and…

f you begin prepping for TEOTWAWKI, and a good stockpile is on your list of preps, it will quickly become evident just how many different items are useful to stockpile for a SHTF situation. Your list can be short and sweet at first, but once you really get into things, you’ll see just how enormous…

As a prepper I am always looking for items to stockpile and give my family the best chance of survival not just in an economical or global disaster but a personal disaster too. A personal disaster could be you or a partner losing a job, a flood,fire or a death. When the SHTF there will…

In this article we will discuss the most prominent threats preppers face in 2017.  Every other year we release this updated article utilizing current events, natural patterns, and rational logic to accurately gaze into our crystal doomsday ball.  Unlike the majority of survival and preparedness sites, we will not make random divinations with farcical claims…

In this article we are going to discuss how to pick your survival group.  A survival group is a collective of individuals planning on surviving as a group when the shit hits the fan.  They practice several methods of bush crafting, survival, and preparedness as a team.  If you were to do a cursory search…

Code Talking using the Vigenere Cipher Method Posted on 08/14/2014 by Ron Hardin   Throughout the Nation today the Militias are forming. They are ceasing to be rag tag strangely dressed guys and gals sitting around discussing what they will do when TSHTF. Today’s Militia are becoming tactically proficient, hard charging, maneuver units with a…

How to live without refrigeration May 4, 2016 by Bob Rodgers There are lots of reasons that could force us to live without refrigeration and this would create a lot of life changes. People will have hard time preserving food without using a freezer and many of them will stick to eating dry goods. If…

By Michael Snyder, on May 12th, 2016 As the U.S. economy slows down, we would expect to start to see evidence of this in the employment numbers, and that is precisely what has begun to happen.  During the week before last, initial claims for unemployment benefits jumped by 17,000, which was the largest increase that…