VIDEO: Man Walks into Walmart – Never Walks Out – Because Cop Sneaks Up & Kills Him without Warning

Just a few weeks ago we reported on the unwarranted police killing of John Crawford III. Crawford was shot while casually strolling through a Walmart and holding an unpackaged Crossman .177 BB gun that he picked up off a shelf in the store. It was a tragic and unnecessary killing. But the details that have been uncovered since the incident are even more disturbing. Apparently, there are conflicting stories about what Crawford was doing in the Walmart while holding the toy gun. But first, it may be helpful to see what the surveillance video shows. As you can see, Crawford is calmly walking through the…

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Strengthening the Bonds With Family and Friends–Part 2

In part 1 of this series about strengthening the bonds of your family and friends and your community through fun activities, I shared one game with you along with laying out a case for being mindful of such preparations. Today I’m going to share two other activities with you that I’m SURE you’re going to love. This first game/activity didn’t actually come from my mom, rather I…

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We’ve Moved!

The Preparedness Pantry has a new home. Click here to see our fancy new digs. You’ll find old blog posts, as well as favorites like Emergency Essentials’ Prep School, recipes, and the Insight articles. You’ll also find lots of new content, so make sure to change your bookmark!We hope you like our new site as much as we do.The new Preparedness Pantry blog looks great! Come on over and check us out!

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Review: Your Family Survival Plan

If you remember, a few days ago, I wrote a review of Bulletproof Home Defense, which is about how-to defend your home and retreat, against looters, hungry mobs or other attackers. And since readers seemed to really appreciate and find that review helpful, I decided to write a short review of another similar program –  Your Family Survival Plan. This is another one of those products that we’ve all seen advertised on most of the prepper type blog via banner ads in the sidebars, and you probably, just skipped over it without even giving it a second thought. I’ve as guilty as you are for doing this, but recently, I’ve been …

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Why Now Is the Time to Get Your Ham License

Most preppers get the idea that communication is an important capability to have during an emergency. Despite this understanding though, few preppers have a solid communication plan in place beyond a few two-way walkie-talkie devices and the false hope that their cellphone will still function. If that describes you (like it did me a few years ago), this article should hopefully open your eyes and inspire you to change that. The Dangers of a Communication Blackout are Very Real We take our ability to instantly communicate with others around the nation and the globe for granted. In reality though, the methods we depend on to communicate — internet and cellphone primarily — are extremely fragile. One common theme you…

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Fast Track Tip #11: Be Informed With NOAA Weather Radio

Severe weather occurs far more frequently than most folks realize.  As a matter of fact, it is a severe weather event that prompts many folks to begin their preparedness journey. In the United States, the five most dangerous weather events are tornadoes, hurricanes, lightning, floods and winter storms.  Each of these weather events can leave you without power, and without access to food, clean water and supplies to make it through the days and sometimes weeks until things return to normal. Although nothing can be done to stop the force of nature, you can stay informed and in touch with current weather conditions.  Today Backdoor Survival Contributing Author Rob Hanus is back with us to  …

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Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 74: Roundup of Audience Questions and Tips

Episode 74: Roundup of Audience Questions and Tips Listen here! Today, you picked the show topic! I answer some of the questions I have received lately plus share some fantastic tips from some of my blog readers! Everything from canning meat to storing dehydrated food to what to do with those empty #10 cans. Mentioned in the show: Canning chicken or pork Dehydrating frozen vegetables Fresnel lens 101 Uses for Empty #10 Cans Keep preparing! Angela *************************************************************** Subscribe to my email newsletter for updates and special deals. Please be sure to follow Food Storage and Survival on Facebook which is updated every time there is a new article. You can also find me on Pinterest, and purchase my book, Food Storage for Self Sufficiency and Survival on…

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4 Ways to Waterproof Your Phone

Summer may be a quickly fading memory, but that doesn’t mean that your brand new iPhone is safe from a life-threatening water encounter. From bath time with small children to beer pong at the hottest weekend party, the danger of submersion is everywhere. Not only are phones a convenient distraction from the humdrum of the 8 to 5 workday, but they also act as a memory keeper, camera, personal assistant, notepad, calendar and connection to the social scene. It also can be a life saver in an emergency. When it’s pouring rain and you have just blown a tire, for instance, you don’t want to worry about your phone falling into a puddle …

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Archive: Forget Doom and Gloom: Preparedness is the Ultimate Act of Optimism

Note from Daisy:  With all of the hullabaloo about Ebola lately, it seems like a good time to remind ourselves of why we prepare. We don’t do it out of fear. We do it because we like the peace of mind it brings.  When we are ready for anything from a job loss to a power outage to an outright apocalypse, we know that we can handle whatever life sends our way. A preparedness lifestyle is a constant affirmation that we will persevere. Does this sound familiar? You’re talking to a friend or family member who isn’t on board with preparedness.  (And it’s even worse…

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Storm Prep: 5 Ways to ensure you stay safe during a blizzard

Winter season is rolling up quickly and you might be faced with a blizzard or two this winter. Are you prepared and ready to deal with a snowstorm? Check out these five ways to make sure you and your family stay safe during a blizzard. Assess Your Home Before the Blizzard Hits Before a blizzard strikes, take some time during nicer weather to inspect your home. Check your roof to make sure there are no loose shingles or damaged areas. Check the gutters to make sure they are secure. Put storm windows or weatherproofing plastic in place over windows. Have boards or plywood ready to put in place over the outside of your windows in…

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Our Friends at the NSA

Have you ever thought about the capabilities of the NSA and their ability to spy on US citizens?  Many people do not have the experience to comprehend the potential ability of the world’s greatest spy agency.  I am not an employee or contractor for the NSA and as such I do not have any direct knowledge of their capabilities.  However, I have been in IT for well over 3 decades in varying capacities.  That experience gives me the ability to provide some history of IT capabilities and to provide some scope for the size of the NSA. By Dave H, a reader of SHTFBlog & Survival Cache Moore’s Law For the IT savvy forgive me.  For the rest of …

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Self-Reliance Key to Surviving Yellowstone

IN NEW NOVEL, SELF-RELIANCE KEY TO SURVIVING YELLOWSTONE CALDERA SUPER-ERUPTION In the new apocalyptic novel, Yellowstone, New Hampshire-based author K.R.Nilsen creates a cooperative, self-contained, and highly self-sufficient community by the name of Independency, Minnesota. Populated by little more than 100 techno-agrarian pioneers, they build a new social and economic model that shuns global hyper-consumerism for a mode of living that places high value on self-reliance; hands-on food, goods, and energy production; personal and community-wide thriftiness; zero waste; nonviolence, and hard work for the benefit of all. The ebook, now available on Amazon.com (free chapters to peruse and free lending service), opens with the buildup of geological forces within the 1,500 mile volcanic …

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From the Desk of John Rourke – October 22nd, 2014

I appreciate you stopping by and visiting here on ModernSurvivalOnline.com. Took the family to my brothers place in Georgia for the weekend. If you are not a long time reader you may not be aware that my brothers place is my bug out location. My overall plan is to stay at home – in place. If for some reason I need to move the family I have two options – one approx 30 miles away and then in Georgia – 3+ hours away. Anyways – back to my weekend. Here are some pics I took. A few are previews of things to come:

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FAT GUYS IN THE WOODS: BLOG SKILL SERIES: Live Capture Box trap

Many of you have asked for more details about the Live Capture Box trap that Bill, Dave, Andrew and I used to catch the Quail.  To my knowledge, this is a trap style that originates in Asia but versions of it exist all over the world.  It’s very unique in that it can be constructed from all natural materials.  Below I detail the trap design as well as the trigger I normally pair with it. It all starts with 2 pieces of cordage and 2 sticks… A length of cordage is tied between the ends of two sticks.  When tied, the length of rope should be a little longer (6 or so inches) than the sticks.  The shape at this point should …

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Survival Medicine Hour: Ebola, Influenza, and More

In this episode of the Doom and Bloom(tm) Survival Medicine Hour, Joe Alton, M.D. and Amy Alton, A.R.N.P. discuss new data about whether Ebola can be caught from the air, the sad state of training and education for U.S. health workers on the disease, and whether race played an issue in the care of Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan at Dallas Presbyterian. Also, Dr. Bones starts off flu season with some basics… To listen in, click below: https://www.blogtalkradio.com/survivalmedicine/2014/10/20/survival-medicine-hour-ebola-influenza-and-more All the best of health in good times or bad! Joe and Amy Alton Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy

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“I’ll Come To Your Place When SHTF” – No You Won’t

Editor’s Note: This article has been generously contributed by Glen Tate of 299Days.com. Glen is the author of the 10-part series 299 Days, which is inspired by his own life and personal journey. It begins with 299 Days: The Preparation and introduces us to a husband who awakens to the fragility of modern society and embarks on a personal journey that introduces him to a world of self-reliance and liberation.  In the following article Glen covers an issue that is very dear to most preppers – what to do when neighbors, friends and family come knocking. With limited resources available we’re all going to have to make tough decisions. Like many of us, Glen plans on helping those truly in need. But what …

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Notes for Tuesday – October 21, 2014

Release Day for Liberators! My latest novel Liberators: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse was released today (Tuesday, October 21, 2014) by E.P. Dutton. I hope that you’ll enjoy reading it. It is the longest book in the Patriots novel series, and it ties together many characters from the previous installments. This novel describes both a harrowing and lengthy cross-country journey from the DC Beltway to Idaho, as well as many adventures in western Canada, as the nation suffers two waves of foreign invasion. This novel has an emphasis on intelligence analysis and resistance warfare tactics. In addition to the hardcover edition, there is also an e-book …

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Can Your Food Storage Keep You Alive During a Doomsday?

There has been a lot of talk about of the world ending recently due to the Mayan calendar. The calendar was suppose to abruptly on December, 21st, 2012. Since we all clearly saw nothing happened and we are all living today, there was no doomsday. However, since some people did believe that this was going to happen, some people were smart and stocked up on emergency supplies which honestly is not a bad idea. With the economy collapsing, war raging out of control, diseases spreading, and stronger hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, and other storms, becoming a prepper isn’t such a bad idea. A prepper is a person who stores a large amount of food and water inside their home. …

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Breaking Down the Matrix of the New World Order

From Survival and BeyondBy Ed Corcoran The more you start looking into the things that are going on in the world and the less you pay attention to the corporate-controlled “mainstream” media, the more it becomes obvious that there is a movement taking place that’s pushing us towards a global government and the ultimate loss of our individual freedoms, liberties and quality of life. The systems and mechanisms that have been directing the course of our economy, government and society in America are various and sundry, with many seemingly disparate and unrelated branches and platforms. Due to gradual and continuous conditioning and indoctrination, these control mechanisms have not only managed…

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Raccoon Tracks and Sign

Raccoons at the Dunes It was around midnight on the first night of a week of tracking on Oregon’s coastal sand dunes with the Anake Outdoor School, and I was snug as a bug in a rug underneath my small tarp shelter. My dreams of clear fox prints and porcupine sightings were abruptly interrupted by View the full article at NatureSkills.com

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Looking for retreat property?

Looking for some retreat property? Well – check out https://sites.google.com/a/fishlakevalley.biz/mtnpropertyforsale/. Two properties are currently for sale. Here is the lowdown: The first 5 acre offers views and a pure mountain creek with rainbow trout. Brand new 850 sf. cabin shell has decks front and back, windows  loft, doors and a key to unlock the many adventures in area. Cabin can be finished by owner or the seller can complete the cabin, electrical, plumbing, septic, and interior walls. Whatever the new owner wishes to have completed.  The purchase price is only $99K.     The second 5 acre has …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Creek Joins WorldNetDaily (WND.COM) as Weekly Survival Commentator

Whether it’s the car breaking down on a deserted stretch of road or the national infrastructure breaking down because of economic disaster, are you prepared to survive when all goes wrong? You don’t have to wait until it’s too late to get ready. Beginning today exclusively on WND’s Diversions page, nationally recognized survival expert Creek Stewart will be bringing a weekly column called “Not if, but when” to help equip you for the worst. “In our daily hustle and bustle, it’s easy not to consider or plan for the ‘what ifs’ in life,” Stewart told WND. “But whether caused by nature or man, real disasters happen to real people on a regular basis. I believe …

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Bread and Circuits

THE big financial story is all the hype and circumstance surrounding the Consumer Electronics Show which opens today in Lost Wages. As you would expect, there’s excellent coverage in places like PC World where a lot of the focus is on 4K TV’s – which are the big screens with about four times as many pixels as the usual 1080p rigs. As you would also expect, the stock market should rally a bit on this, after all, what’s not to love about selling the public more crap, which drives up sales of all kinds of things. But what’s NOT getting a lot of headspace in the media frenzy, is the role of open source in all this. Had an…

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Notes from JWR:

I was shocked to hear that Keith Ratliff, the manager of the video blog FPS Russia was recently found murdered in Carnesville, Georgia. His relatives sound dubious about the reported details. You’ve probably seen some of the very popular YouTube videos featuring Keith’s buddy Kyle Myers demonstrating various exotic weapons. (In the videos, Kyle mimics a Russian accent and uses the stage name Dmitri Potapoff.) FPS Russia is reportedly the third most popular video channel on YouTube. His death comes as very strange news. If it was indeed a robbery (as some claim), then why were so many guns found in the…

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Large Cities All Over America Are Degenerating Into Gang-Infested War Zones

Large U.S. cities that the rest of the world used to look at in envy are now being transformed into gang-infested hellholes with skyrocketing crime rates.  Cities such as Chicago, Detroit, Camden, East St. Louis, New Orleans and Oakland were once bustling with economic activity, but as industry has fled those communities poverty has exploded and so has criminal activity.  Meanwhile, financial problems have caused all of those cities to significantly reduce their police forces.  Sadly, this same pattern is being repeated in hundreds of communities all over the nation.  The mainstream media loves to focus on mass shooters such as Adam Lanza, but the reality is that gang violence is a far greater problem in the United States than mass shooters ever will be…

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