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A 21st Century Threat: Battery Fire Cyber Attacks

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July 17, 2025

by JWR, Survival Blog:

I will keep this essay brief, and to the point. Readers of my novel Expatriates and Liberators will recall how I fictionally described the use of both time-delayed and remotely-controlled incendiaries and explosives. I have recently been considering the potential threat posed by the inclusion of lithium-ion rechargeable batteries in consumer products that have Internet connections. As the Internet of Things (IoT) proliferates, I believe that the possibility of malicious, remotely-controlled battery fires is a growing threat.

Preps Starter Kits for Reluctant Families – Part 2

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July 10, 2025

by A.F., Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.)

Two is one right? In addition to the filter in each kit, a water purifier was included. The difference between the pair is that a filter is uses mechanical or physical means to restrict the passage of solids (dirt or microorganisms) to achieve safety. A purifier in contrast uses chemical or ultra-violet methods to sterilize water. The Aqua Research H2gO purifier uses brine (here it is table salt dissolved in water) electrolysis to generate a concentrated chlorine solution that is mixed into your source water to disinfect it. This is very similar to the oft-referenced use of plain bleach or specific swimming pool shock products to disinfect water for consumption.

Preps Starter Kits for Reluctant Families

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July 8, 2025

by A.F., Survival Blog:

For years, my father and father-in-law would tell us that they had everything under control to handle the natural disasters common to their areas. Healthy pantries, stored gasoline and propane, plenty of firewood, tractors to clear debris or snow, four-wheel drive vehicles for movement and most importantly generators for their wells and freezers. Yet, after each big weather event both of them would tell of what they didn’t quite have ready or of supplies that they should have had.

I got into the practice of calling them before inclement weather to ask if they had water and fuel ready or to see what we could do to help them get ready in case the storm impacted their area. Most times, our subtle reminders or outright offers to help prepare were rebuffed. Over and over at a surface level each side of our family “seemed” to be prepared to pull through short-term disruptions to their lives. Yet, after event each would tell me about their circumstances during, while I silently groused over how much harder they made the time on themselves and our mothers by not planning. This has been the status quo for a couple of decades in the ongoing effort to have my father and father-in-law ramp up their preparedness games.

Prepare For The Consequences, Not The Disaster

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July 5, 2025

by 3AD Scout, Survival Blog:

Many Preppers are often asked “what are you preparing for?” The responses are anything from a simple weather event to an extinction-level event. Having been in the field of disaster planning and response for 24 years, I cannot tell you the number of times someone from the public would call looking for our tornado plan, or flood plan, chemical spill plan and on and on. The reality is, many entities do not have disaster specific plans but rather general emergency operations plan that address the similar consequences of several different disasters.

A Newly Discovered Interstellar Object That Is 12 Miles Wide Is Rapidly Speeding Toward The Sun – Could It Potentially Collide With Mars?

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July 3, 2025

by Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream:

Astronomers just discovered that an absolutely gigantic space rock that they have never seen before has entered our solar system. For now, they are referring to this giant space rock as “A11pl3Z”, and they are scrambling to find out all they can about it. At this stage, they don’t even know if it is a comet, an asteroid or something else. What they do know is that it is very large. According to one estimate, it is 12 miles wide. That means that Apophis is just a tiny pebble compared to this monster. They also know that it is getting closer to the Sun, although the exact trajectory of the object is uncertain. As it speeds toward the Sun, it appears that Mars will be the planet that has the closest encounter with this giant space rock. Is there a possibility that it could actually collide with Mars?

Preparing To Go To Gunsite – Part 3

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July 3, 2025

by N.C., Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 2. This concludes the article.)

Flashlight

I bought this from Gunsite’s pro shop where they have a couple of options. I bought their bottom of the line (but still expensive to me) Fenix PD36R V2.0 Rechargeable Flashlight for about $100. I agonized a bit over this decision, I did not normatively carry a flashlight and I was not planning to begin carrying one. When I started researching I found that Flashlight guys are like Watch guys, they speak their own language and very quickly start spending huge amounts of money for the model that’s “just right” for them. Because none of them are “just right” they wind up with dozens of models. I didn’t want to do that.

Preparing To Go To Gunsite – Part 2

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July 2, 2025

by N.C., Survival Blog:

Physical Requirements

Can you stand for six hours a day in the sun and weather? Be brutally honest with yourself here. I saw one gentleman who came who could not. I felt so bad for him. To have spent all the money and time and be unable to actually complete the training would be heartbreaking. On the other hand there were absolutely people north of 60 completing the course. You don’t need to be able to run a marathon but you do need to be able to stand in the sun for several hours. Bear in mind that at even at your most tired, you are still responsible for controlling deadly force.

Success and Loss: Hit Twice by the Same Hurricane – Part 2

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June 13, 2025

by PrepperDoc, Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.)

Resolution and Improvement Plan

Finally, the clouds lifted, more sun arrived, and our power problems dissipated. From that point, we did fine waiting for the utility power to be returned. Eventually it was returned. But I had learned an important lesson: I started hunting for a better charger! Much later, I learned there was a chance that my gasoline “inverter generator” could provide steady enough power to pass for “utility power” and directly power my 48V inverter/charger systems with far more power — but that hasn’t been figured out (yet). What I did find were additional non-computerized 48V battery chargers on eBay, designed for golf cart lead acid batteries. Warning: it turns out they have their own “smarts” in the form of a relay that has to see 48V to begin charging — but I was able to easily rewire around the relay to get around that problem. That skill would turn out to be important, within weeks.

For Want of a Nail: A Preps Inventory System – Part 3

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June 6, 2025

by J.M., Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 2.)

For security reasons, the Obsidian folks are pretty strict about letting you install Community plugins. You first have to go into the ‘Community Plugins’ section in ‘Options’ and turn off ‘Restricted Mode’ before you can install any plugins. Then after you install a plugin you have to verify you want to install it, and after it’s installed you have to click the ‘Enable’ slide switch to enable it.

When a core or community plugin is installed a new button will usually appear for it at the bottom of the left pane of the Options dialog. If you click on the plugin’s name under Options you can change the configuration for that plugin. If you want to learn more about what a plugin does and how to configure it you can search for the plugin’s name on the Obsidian Plugins page and click on the ‘Learn more’ button for that plugin.

For Want of a Nail: A Preps Inventory System – Part 2

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June 5, 2025

by J.M., Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 1,)

The Obsidian UI

The User Interface (UI) for Obsidian can appear somewhat complicated, but it’s actually laid out pretty well. Here’s a picture of the basic interface:

Starting on the left is the Ribbon, which contains a series of icon buttons that you can press to perform different actions. There are a couple of different core functions, and many of the additional capabilities you can add via Plugins (more on that later) will add additional action buttons here.

CDC Wants Plane Travel LOCKDOWN For All Humans Who Haven’t Received the MMR Vaccine

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June 4, 2025

by S.D. Wells, SHTF Plan:

- Health officials confirmed measles exposure in airports and on flights, urging unvaccinated travelers to postpone trips due to contagious risks.

- The article criticizes the CDC’s approach, likening it to COVID-era “scare tactics” and accusing the agency of ignoring how vaccinated individuals are more likely to spread disease than the unvaccinated.

- Cases are traced to travelers from foreign countries, with exposures occurring in airports, on planes, and at crowded events.

- The agency now recommends full measles vaccination before international travel and booster doses for travelers to Texas, where over 700 cases have been reported.

Big Bank Boss Urges America To ‘Stockpile Bullets, Not Bitcoin’

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June 2, 2025

from Zerohedge:

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon argued at the inaugural Reagan National Economic Forum in California that the U.S. should should stockpile guns, ammunition and drones rather than Bitcoin.

“We should stockpiling guns, bullets, tanks, planes, drones, you know, rare earths. We know we need to do it. It’s not a mystery,” Dimon said, referencing President Donald Trump’s executive order in March that established a Bitcoin reserve.

Dimon is by now well known for his dislike/disapproval of cryptocurrencies (even though his own bank now allows clients to trade them); which should come as no surprise since the concept of sovereignty and democratizing finance is the nemesis of the established ‘trust us with your cash’ regime of banking rent-seekers.

Using Military Principles to Improve Civilian Radio Comms – Part 2

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May 31, 2025

by Tunnel Rabbit, Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 1.)

Emergency Communications

The Emergency level (the “E” of the PACE acronym) methods of communications are used exclusively during recovery or for link up in the field where no electronic means are possible or desirable. The injured may need to use a whistle as their only means to call for help. Linking up in the field is a very dangerous situation that carries the threat of ambush with it, or even casualties from friendly fire. How the Emergency PACE level methods are used to signal using a code or a procedure only known to friendly participants must be well rehearsed and unambiguous. Participants must be confident enough to make contact, given the risk that is inherent.

TEOTWAWKI Signals Intelligence – Part 2

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May 29, 2025

by Mike in Alaska, Survival Blog:

(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.)

I will devote the rest of this article to a USB “dongle” type radio receiver that I have on hand, and the amazing things you can do with it. I also intend to make mention of a device called a “Tiny SA” a signal analyzer that was made more for spectrum analyzing signals on the test bench but can also be used for SIGINT as well.

The USB dongle I am currently using is the RTL2832U. This is a low-price unit costing just $40. But I do advise you consider buying the full package unit at $114 with all the items needed to get on the air. I have in fact just ordered this package since my current unit is not as up to date as this package is, and I wanted to compare it with this new one.

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