Current Events
I’ve struggled with the level of politics to share on this website. When I first started 1776, I said many times that preparedness and politics were intimately connected. The …
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For those that have hung out here with the “1776 Nation”(that’s you!) for a while or over at my previous site where I would spew my musings, you know …
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We are proud to be an official repository for the Survival & Austere Medicine book. This book was written by the moderators of the Remote, Austere, Wilderness and …
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I have in stock a large supply of Sawyer Mini Water Filter Bucket Kits and they are ready to ship. If you are not familiar with this kit, it …
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This is a survival & preparedness guest post sent in by BG……. There is well over 7 billion people living on planet Earth and sooner or later they will …
Current Events
I recently watched a Youtube video where someone went on a college campus and was asking students who attacked us on 9/11. Hardly anyone could provide an answer and …
Random Thoughts
So my youngest decided to get married…….at 19. Yup. I talked to him and provided my infinite wisdom but love…..or hormones….made him decide to go through with the ceremony. …
Life Philosophy
Over the last few months, I’ve been a bit on the “philosophical” side. My father passed away at 64 – just 12 years from my current age. I’ve thought …
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I previously published this a few years ago and with new people visiting the site thought it would be a good idea to bring it back around. – Rourke …
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Hey – just a reminder on this great deal on a mini-food bucket. This is an Auguson Farms 72 hour/3-Day Emergency Food Bucket on sale for less than $25 …
Current Events
Not sure how many of you might have suffered through Biden’s recent speech where he accused at least half of America of being extremists who are a threat to …
Preparedness
While many preppers look to North Korea and a zombie apocalypse to prepare let’s not forget events like hurricanes are much more likely to endanger us. If you live …
Life Philosophy
So, I’ve really been struggling in a lot of ways over the past few months and the lack of working out consistently plays a big part. I set my …
Preparedness
JohnP recently suggested the lyrics to the song Bad Moon Rising might be a good indicator as to what is fast approaching. OK, that’s not exactly what he said …
Current Events
A lot of people believe we are heading toward an economic environment that will be very difficult to recover from. The video below does an excellent job explaining many …
Site Update
Back in 2010, I started my first survival and preparedness blog with the goal of connecting with others that were like-minded. Over the years I’ve developed some lifelong relationships …
Random Thoughts
Back in 2012 when The Grey came out I thought it was one of the best survival movies I’d ever seen. I still love it. When I did a …
Random Thoughts
I’ve mentioned several times that Dog Soldiers is one of my favorite movies. If you’re not familiar here is a quick plot summary: “The movie follows a small squad …
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I drive a 2019 Ram 1500 Warlock 4×4 as a daily driver. I absolutely love the truck. It will pull my cargo trailer(loaded with preparedness supplies) with no problem, …
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Back in September of 1989 Hurricane Hugo slammed the coast of South Carolina and headed straight for the Charlotte, NC area leaving a path of destruction and devastation. I …
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Rourke: This guest post was written some time ago. Enjoy!! – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – …
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How long canned foods last is a frequent topic when food storage comes up as a preparedness topic. Canned food remains one of the most popular means to …
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This review on the Nebo PAL was published a couple of years ago. Thought it would be worth another look…… I got the Nebo Pal in my Christmas stocking …
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The National Enquirer recently had on their cover the headline, “America’s Second Civil War Erupts!” Now, I know many will make fun of the National Enquire as a tabloid …
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I trained in Filipino martial arts for over 12 years and this included stickfighting as well as knife fighting. I learned a lot. I gained a lot of confidence …
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What is a survival blade and how does it relate to everyday carry. I had a guy in a kung fu/FMA class ask me what was the best knife to use in …
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Food buckets are very popular and for the right price can be a good insurance policy in case of an interruption to food supplies. Mountain House has been one …
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Augason Farms Creamy Chicken Flavored Rice I consider myself a prepper in training. I can remember back in the early 2000’s wanting to be prepared for wintertime in Northern …
Current Events
This is breaking news and I will be VERY careful what I say here as many of us “Patriots” are being targeted by numerous entities. News is breaking that …
Random Thoughts
Here are a few to get your week started off right…..
