Blogging Schedule Next Week
In observance of Memorial Day, I will not be blogging on Monday, May 27.
And due to my move out of the city of Chicago to the northwest suburbs, I will not be blogging the rest of the week either.
My home office should be up-and-running by Monday, June 3, at which time new material will appear on Survival And Prosperity.
Have a terrific Memorial Day Weekend,
Christopher E. Hill
Editor
PS- More posts still to come today…
Food Insurance™ Memorial Day Sale: 25% Off 3-Month Basic Bundles
Another affiliate advertising partner of Survival And Prosperity, the emergency food supply company Food Insurance™ (reviewed here), is also having a Memorial Day Sale. From their e-mail:
This week only, save 25% on Food Insurance™ 3-month basic bundles. With three new bundle options, including a 6-pack of water bricks, a 2-week bug-out-bag, or a volcano stove, there is a bundle option that will fit everyone’s preparedness goals.
The sale ends Monday, May 27, 11:59 PM EST.
Founded in 2009 and initially focused on offering emergency kits that were tailored to FEMA guidelines, Food Insurance™ has expanded since then, offering both long-term emergency food supplies and non-food emergency products.
The company has been endorsed by both Sean Hannity of FOX News and Glenn Beck of TheBlaze TV.
By clicking on the following banner ad you will be taken to the company’s website where you can find out more information about the sale. Please note that by clicking on this link and purchasing a product(s) on the Food Insurance™ site, I receive a commission from the sale(s).
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Nitro-Pak Memorial Day Mega-Sale With 25% Off All Mountain House #10 Cans
One of the advertisers on Survival And Prosperity, Nitro-Pak Preparedness Center, Inc. (reviewed here), the largest mail-order company in the nation specializing in freeze-dried food and emergency preparedness supplies, is having a Memorial Day Mega-Sale. From their e-mail:
This is the ANNUAL SALE our customers wait all year for! What makes it even more special this year is that ALL, yes ALL, Mountain House #10 Can freeze-dried foods are on SALE for 25% OFF and ALL camping pouches are 15% OFF!
This year we even added all our Backpacker’s Pantry foods and Rocky Mountain Food Reserves and put them ON SALE with savings up to 25% OFF also! And that’s just the beginning. You’ll find Katadyn, Steri-PENs, McNett water filters on sale, Solar Radios, camping stoves and tons of other preparedness gear at savings up to 75% OFF retail! Don’t snooze on this MEGA SALE!
We only do this SALE once per year so SAVE a bundle and STOCK-UP NOW!
According to Nitro-Pak, the Mountain House sale ends Monday, May 27, at 12 midnight.
Also, in a follow-up e-mail it was pointed out:
Mountain House PRICE INCREASE coming July 1, 2013. Stock-up NOW and SAVE before prices go up!
By clicking on the following banner ad you will be taken to the company’s website where you can find out more information about the sale. Please note that by clicking on this link and purchasing a product(s) on the Nitro-Pak site, I receive a commission from the sale(s).
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
NOAA Predicts Up To 11 Atlantic Hurricanes Over Next 6 Months
It sounds like it could be a more active than usual Atlantic hurricane season this year. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) website today:
In its 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook issued today, NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting an active or extremely active season this year.
For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA’s Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook says there is a 70 percent likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which 7 to 11 could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including 3 to 6 major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).
These ranges are well above the seasonal average of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes and 3 major hurricanes.
NOAA also noted that next week, May 26 to June 1, is “National Hurricane Preparedness Week.”
Those living in potentially-affected areas might want to visit the NOAA webpage set aside for the event, where “hurricane preparedness tips, along with video and audio public service announcements in both English and Spanish, featuring NOAA hurricane experts and the FEMA administrator,” can be found.
You can read more about NOAA’s 2013 Atlantic hurricane season outlook on their website here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Illinois House Panel Approves Concealed-Carry Bill
Illinois state legislators are still scrambling to enact a concealed-carry law after a federal appeals court required one to be in place by June 9- only 17 days from now.
And earlier today, right to carry legislation moved out of an Illinois House panel, with a vote by the full chamber expected as early as tomorrow.
Rafael Guerrero and Ray Long reported on the Chicago Tribune website today:
An Illinois House panel today approved a concealed weapons bill that supporters say attempts to walk the fine line between gun rights advocates and gun control supporters, but some Chicago-area lawmakers want a more restrictive bill.
The measure, supported by Democratic Speaker Michael Madigan of Chicago and Rep. Brandon Phelps, a Downstater who is the leading pro-gun voice in the Capitol, won approval in the Judiciary Committee 13-3. The bill now goes to the House for an expected vote as early as Friday.
The Associated Press is reporting that the legislation in question is Illinois Senate Bill 2193, particularly House Committee Amendment No. 1. The AP also noted this morning:
The legislation would require the Illinois State Police to issue concealed carry permits to qualified gun owners. It’s patterned on a bill introduced by gun-rights advocate Rep. Brandon Phelps, a southern Illinois Democrat.
But Madigan’s version significantly adds places that would be off limits to guns. Those include mass transit – a must for violence-weary Chicago Democrats.
If legal concealed-carry legislation isn’t enacted by that June deadline, Illinois could become a “Constitutional carry” state. I blogged back on April 19:
Enter Constitutional carry, also known as “permitless carry” and “Vermont carry.” By definition, it means carrying a concealed handgun without a concealed-carry permit.
And it’s something that could happen by default in the “Land of Lincoln” on June 10 if state legislators don’t enact a concealed-carry law after a federal appeals court required Illinois to put one in place by June 9.
You can find out more about Illinois Senate Bill 2193 on the Illinois General Assembly website here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Sources:
Guerrero, Rafael and Long, Ray. “Illinois concealed carry bill heads to House floor.” Chicago Tribune. 23 May 2013. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/clout/chi-illinois-concealed-carry-bill-heads-to-house-floor-20130523,0,39264.story). 23 May 2013.
“House concealed carry bill passes committee.” Associated Press. 23 May 2013. (http://www.sj-r.com/breaking/x1039446774/House-concealed-carry-bill-would-overrule-local-gun-laws). 23 May 2013.
Project Prepper: On The Move
Those who’ve been following my “Project Prepper” series of posts know that I’ve been planning a move out of the city of Chicago to the northwest suburbs by late spring (eventual destination, Wisconsin).
Well, it’s late spring, and I’m moving.
The closing is scheduled for next week. It’s the same house I blogged about in an April 16 “Project Prepper” post.
I also mentioned then:
Some time ago I put together a “wish list” for what I’d like a Chicago-area property to have. This includes the potential for:
• An emergency water supply
• A food garden
• Effective layers of security
• Going “off the grid”Oh, I almost forgot to mention a fenced-in yard for a guard or watch dog.
This suburban property definitely has the potential for all these things. Partial brick construction, spacious backyard, an area all ready set aside for gardening, and more.
By this time next week, my girlfriend and I should have closed on the new place. Can’t wait to get in there, get settled-in, and get to work on a number of different preparedness projects which I plan on discussing in upcoming “Project Prepper” posts.
In the meantime, I’m awaiting a couple of new products that are related to my emergency water supply. First, there’s the LifeStraw Portable Water Filter, a personal water filter that removes dangerous bacteria and protozoa. I ordered the LifeStraw- which filters over 264 gallons- from CampingSurvival.com for only $19.95, which includes shipping (ordering info here on CampingSurvival.com). Also, I’m waiting on a WaterBOB Emergency Drinking Water Storage device- a water containment system that holds up to 100 gallons of fresh drinking water in any standard bathtub in the event of an emergency or survival situation- from CampingSurvival.com as well (ordering info here on CampingSurvival.com- at present, they’re out of stock). I look forward to checking out these two devices and talking about them in a future “Project Prepper” post.
More soon…
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
The Survival Podcast’s Jack Spirko Predicts U.S. Boom, Then Bust Probably ‘10 Years Into The Future Or More’
The other podcast material I said I was going to talk about today comes from The Survival Podcast, hosted by modern survivalist Jack Spirko. Also selected as a “Resource Of The Week,” I wrote back in March 2011 about TSP:
I can’t remember how I first heard about the podcast- but I’m glad I did. Spirko publishes new episodes several times a week. And they’re chock-full of useful information for the novice through expert homesteader/prepper/survivalist- or someone who just wants to be more self-sufficient in their daily living.
But TSP doesn’t focus solely on preparedness/survival topics. Spirko tosses economics and finance in there as well. And listening to him for a few years now- he undoubtedly gets it. Big picture included.
And here’s what the host of The Survival Podcast had to say about the “big picture” back on May 9 in episode 1127, “Risk Assessments and Readiness Audits”:
I do believe our biggest threat is economic. I believe that this country is in store for an economic boom. Yeah, I said boom. If you’ve not been listening to me, I think we’re about to have one of the best periods ever in the history of the country from an economic standpoint. Sadly, it will be driven by both fake and real factors. Fake economic factors, real energy factors. But that can only go on so long. And sooner or later we are going to get to a point where inflation, the devaluation of money, the ridiculous level of debt and the interest there on it, do their full-scale, whole cancer-style damage, eat the patient from the inside, and we wake up to terminal financial illness as a nation.
But that’s not happening tomorrow. That’s not happening next year. That’s not even happening in the next 5 years. There could be recessions and things in the middle. But that day is probably at this point 10 years into the future or more.
And I don’t claim to be Nostradamus. I don’t know the exact timeline. I can just do math and can say with mathematical certainty this system at some point must fail.
“10 years into the future or more”
I think I just heard a collective sigh of relief from many readers.
Not so fast.
Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity know that I’ve been warning about a coming U.S. financial crash for almost 6 years (2007-2010 Boom2Bust.com included). I’ve never thrown a “start” date out there because I’m well-aware the central bankers excel at “kicking the can down the road.” Look at the “Panic of 2008” and how that was “papered over”- for the time being. Spirko knows that our “financial reckoning day” can keep getting pushed back- a lot longer than many of his listeners might think is possible. And I think that was what he was trying to convey with that “10 years into the future or more” bit. I’m pretty sure he didn’t throw that out there to say “all’s well,” or that any new preparedness plan and program should incorporate a 10-year timeframe until the economy and larger financial system hits the proverbial brick wall.
Like I said before- Jack Spirko gets it. If he thinks the U.S. is heading for a boom, then a bust a decade or so out, then it’s a forecast worth considering.
In the meantime, he’d probably agree with me when I say it might be wise to take advantage of the “good times” to get squared-away for what’s in store for us down the road.
You can listen to the podcast of episode 1127 here via The Survival Podcast website.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor’s note: I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein)
Financial Sense Newshour’s Jim Puplava: When Gold Price Manipulation Occurs, Buy Gold
Today I’m going to discuss some material from the podcasts I listen to on a regular basis. The first of these is the Financial Sense Newshour. Back on April 27, host Jim Puplava, who correctly-called the 2008 global economic crisis among other things, responded to a question about alleged gold price manipulation. Puplava told his listeners:
They can manipulate it in the short run. You need to do what investors are doing now. When they do this- take it down- do what many investors including myself have done. You just go and buy it. You’re getting it marked down and on sale. And the fundamentals are always going to play out in the long run. Same thing with silver…
When they do this- I don’t care if it’s stock or it’s the bullion itself- take advantage of the system. Which is what investors have done over the last two weeks worldwide…
So, take advantage of the opportunity when it presents itself. This isn’t the first time that we’ve had these little manipulations that have taken place in the market. When they occur, if you can, that’s when you buy.
So it seems Mr. Puplava is in the camp that believes the price of gold is being manipulated. He’d be joining Paul Craig Roberts and Ambrose Evans-Prtichard in this respect.
Speaking of respect, I’ve been listening to Puplava’s podcast for 8 years now, even going so far as selecting it as a “Resource Of The Week” back in February 2011.
So when Jim Puplava talks, I listen.
Now, if I could only wrangle up some cash…
You can listen to that entire Financial Sense Newshour segment here.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor’s note: I am not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information presented herein)
Number Of Poor In Chicago Suburbs Increased 99% Over Last Decade
You may have heard this one before as it concerns a future outbreak of civil strife in a downtrodden U.S. economy:
Once the urban poor stop getting government assistance- in particular, food stamps- the ensuing rioting and violence will first consume the city and then spill out into the “wealthy” suburbs.
After reading the following piece by Vikki Ortiz Healy and Matthew Walberg on the Chicago Tribune website earlier this morning, I’ve been wondering if this scenario- if it ever takes place- might not be backwards. Ortiz Healy and Walberg wrote:
Once considered the definition of the middle-class American dream, the suburbs are now home to a larger, faster-growing poor population than urban areas, according to a new analysis.
During the 2000s, the number of poor living in U.S. suburbs grew by 64 percent — more than twice the 29 percent growth rate in cities.
(Editor’s note: Italics added for emphasis)
This rapid growth in the number of poor living in the suburbs is evident in the Chicagoland area. Ortiz Healy and Walberg added:
The shifting poverty demographic can be seen in Chicago’s suburbs, where the number of poor increased by 99 percent in the last decade — from 363,966 to 724,233, said Elizabeth Kneebone, co-author of “Confronting Suburban Poverty in America.”
That was a greater increase than recorded in the New York City or Los Angeles regions, according to the book.
(Editor’s note: Italics added for emphasis)
Now, if you’ve never encountered a fictitious scenario where the urban poor riot after seeing their government benefits cut off, I suggest you read “Bracken: When The Music Stops – How America’s Cities May Explode In Violence” on the Western Rifle Shooters Association blog here. Incredibly thought-provoking stuff.
Still, perhaps U.S. metropolitan areas of the future will resemble other countries where wealth is concentrated in the city center and poverty is forced out into the periphery- including the suburbs.
And should a major crisis emerge in this type of setup where government assistance is cut off, it’s possible that civil strife will work its way towards the center, rather than away from it.
By Christopher E. Hill, Editor
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Source:
Ortiz Healy, Vikki and Walberg, Matt. “More poor in U.S. suburbs than cities, report says.” Chicago Tribune. 21 May 2013. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-poverty-report-20130521,0,6518088.story). 21 May 2013.
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