Month: July 2009
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Short Waves for Long Distance Communication
Have you ever stopped to consider how tenuous our modern day communication channels are? In an emergency, natural disaster, or government takeover, our cell phones and internet access could be gone in a moment. What then? Jason Hartman and Holistic Survival believe you need a solid backup plan in place. We’re talking about shortwave (HAM)…
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Stumbling Towards Survival
Holistic Survival is founded on the premise of “Protecting the People, Places, and Profits you care about during uncertain times.” What do we mean by uncertain times? Good question. Lest you get the wrong impression, we’re not worried about a complete unraveling of society and all out disintegration of civilization. That’s probably not going to…
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Certain Investments for Uncertain Times
Rather than to complicate matters, emergencies, disasters, and uncertain times tend to make things very simple. Superfluous trappings fall aside and what remains is what we need to survive. Three basic needs that always remain unchanged are: 1. Food 2. Shelter 3. A place to sleep Recognizing these needs could be the key to creating…
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Develop a Disaster Plan Before the Disaster
Human beings are notorious for putting off until tomorrow what we should do today. So it is with the Family Disaster Plan (FDS). How many of us have taken the time out of a busy schedule to put one together? Not many. How many of us are going to be very sad puppies when something…
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Advantages of Dual Citizenship
“We’re all citizens of the world,” hocus pocus aside, is it a good idea to have dual citizenship? Maybe the first question to answer is, exactly what is dual citizenship anyway? It’s a very simple idea. It simply means being a legal citizen of two countries. Say you were born in Mexico. You’re automatically a…
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Fighting Back Against Biological Warfare
Last time we discussed the use of biological warfare throughout history. Creative delivery systems like poisonous snake catapults and tossing dead animals into water wells were all the rage. These days, the process of exposing large numbers of people to deadly agents has been refined a bit. While there are more than 1200 biological agents…
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Biological Warfare Through the Years
What exactly is biological warfare? A common definition of a biological weapon is any organism found in nature that can be used to injure or kill. And we’re not limited to toxins, bacteria, viruses, or fungi. Many people mistakenly believe biological warfare is a scourge of modern man that was invented by evil scientists tinkering…
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Is a Government Promise Worth Spit?
If you’re talking about the United States government when you ask that question, the answer is probably no. Politicians and bureaucrats would have us believe that FDIC protection gives us ironclad access to the money we store in banks, no matter what, up to $250,000. Is this an adequate form of asset protection? Absolutely not!…
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More on the Barter Lifestyle
Contrary to popular perception, there is no evidence that any society throughout history ever relied exclusively on barter as a means of exchange. Let’s back up for just a second and define what we’re talking about. According to Wikipedia (an unassailable source of truth and veracity) barter is defined as: “…a medium in which goods…
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Thou Shalt Have a Support Network
The last commandment Jason Hartman mentions is “Thou shalt have a support network”. Rugged individualism aside, your chances of surviving a crisis go up exponentially if you have taken the time to develop a network of trusted friends and allies. Do you live in the suburbs? Do you know your neighbors? A casual “Hello” and…