by Survival Blog | Nov 11, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
At 5:00 a.m. on this day in 1918, the Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice document in the railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch, the commander of the Allied armies, and six hours later World War I came to an end. Ever since then, November 11th has been...
by Survival Blog | Nov 11, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
(Continued from Part 1.) The urgent drives out the merely important on a homestead Maintenance is of critical importance. If you do not maintain the fencing, for example, you may find yourself chasing animals down a country road. That seems to happen often around...
by Survival Blog | Nov 10, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
On this day in 1871, according to his journal, explorer Henry Stanley greeted David Livingstone, the fellow explorer in search of the source of the Nile River, with the famous words “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?” — November 10th is remembered in the United States as...
by Survival Blog | Nov 10, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Living The Dream First off, why do I homestead? My passion is to provide a safe haven for my large family away from the world’s chaos. A place where food can be grown, the air is clean and fresh, no noise or people pollution, no homeless encampments, and precious...
by Survival Blog | Nov 9, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
On November 9th, 1799, the Coup of 18–19 Brumaire began in Paris, marking Napoleon‘s rise to power and the end of the French Revolution. — After several weeks of civil unrest, the East German government announced on November 9, 1989 that all GDR citizens could visit...
by Survival Blog | Nov 9, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Introduction This article will focus on the bicycle as a transportation solution in a situation where the electrical grid has failed, and petroleum products are either completely unavailable or in extremely limited supply. Given those parameters, I will not be...
by Survival Blog | Nov 8, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Ten years ago today, November 8th, 2013, the Philippines endured what many consider its worst natural disaster when the country was struck by Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful cyclones ever recorded to strike land. Pictured in the city of Tacloban, after...
by Survival Blog | Nov 8, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
Anyone who has seriously considered preparation for TEOTWAWKI knows that the ultimate preparation is to have a well-outfitted retreat located in a remote location. Unless you are rich and you can purchase one with all the trimmings or you’ve been working on it for...
by Survival Blog | Nov 7, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
On November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge connecting the Olympic Peninsula with Tacoma, Washington, broke up in a wind of about 42 miles (67 km) per hour. The footage of the collapse became iconic. — November 7th is the anniversary of the death of actor Steve...
by Survival Blog | Nov 7, 2023 | SurvivalBlog.com
In this brief essay, I’ll be discussing three relatively new technologies that have been nearly as transformative to modern society as Gutenberg’s 1448 invention of the movable type printing press. The AR The Armalite Rifle (AR) family of selective fire and semi-auto...
