SHTF School - Real Life Survival Experiences Words from a Bosnian Survivalist | MicroBalrog Words from a Bosnian survivalist Translator’s note: This tale had originally been recorded in french and then translated by two Russian survivalists who met the man. I have read it at hyperprapor’s blog. The Bosnian is anonymous for reasons which will soon be made clear from reading the articles. ~~ MicroBalrog I am from Bosnia. Our city was blockaded by the army and for 1 year life in the city turned into total crap. When it all started some of us were better prepared, but most of the neighbors families had enough food only for a few days. ) or shotguns. After a month or two gangs started operating, destroying everything. The Americans dropped MREs every 10 days, to help blockaded cities. Money soon became worthless. Arms, ammunition, candles, lighters, antibiotics, gasoline, batteries and food. Strength was in numbers. Today me and my family are well-prepared, I am well-armed. Here’s my experience: you can’t make it on your own. 1. The city was divided into communities along streets.
Leo Galland, M.D.: Can Supplements Reduce Damage From Radiation? The fallout from radioactive steam released by damaged nuclear reactors in Japan has raised concerns about radiation exposure in Asia, the Pacific and North America. The disaster at Chernobyl in the Ukraine in 1986 provides an alarming example of how radiation can spread over long distances and in unsuspected ways. Risk of Radiation Entering the Food Supply For people outside of Japan, the most likely risk comes from ingestion of foods contaminated with radioactive isotopes of minerals like iodine, strontium and cesium. Scientists note: "millions of people were exposed to radioactive isotopes in the fallout from the Chernobyl accident, within the first 20 years there was a large increase in thyroid carcinoma incidence and a possible radiation-related increase in breast cancer..." [1] Following Chernobyl studies found an increase in the incidence of thyroid cancer and childhood leukemia that extended as far as Scotland and Wales in the United Kingdom. [2,3] Now I'd like to hear from you...
The Man Who Lives Without Money Irishman Mark Boyle tried to live life with no income, no bank balance and no spending. Here's how he finds it. If someone told me seven years ago, in my final year of a business and economics degree, that I'd now be living without money, I'd have probably choked on my microwaved ready meal. The plan back then was to get a ‘good' job, make as much money as possible, and buy the stuff that would show society I was successful. For a while I did it – I had a fantastic job managing a big organic food company; had myself a yacht on the harbour. If it hadn't been for the chance purchase of a video called Gandhi, I'd still be doing it today. The change in life path came one evening on the yacht whilst philosophising with a friend over a glass of merlot. We began talking about all major issues in the world – environmental destruction, resource wars, factory farms, sweatshop labour – and wondering which of these we would be best devoting our time to. But that evening I had a realisation. Related:
Oath Keepers announces 'civilization preservation' teams to be formed across America (NaturalNews) A growing group of military veterans, police officers and first responders has a message for those in the ruling class who seek to impose their unconstitutional will on the nation: "Not on our watch." Members of the group called Oath Keepers have pledged that while they live and breathe - and serve - there are a set of orders they don't ever plan to obey, should they be asked to do so. And they are urging others like them to join as well and make a similar pledge. "Oath Keepers is a non-partisan association of current and formerly serving military, reserves, National Guard, veterans, Peace Officers, and Fire Fighters who will fulfill the Oath we swore, with the support of like-minded citizens who take an Oath to stand with us, to support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, so help us God. Our Oath is to the Constitution," the group says on its website. Read the remaining orders here. Sources:
Survival Shelter | SHTF School 1. Everything can be breaked, forced, overwhelmed “Let them come, I will take down all of them” Yep, eventually someone will come, and NO sometimes you can not take them down all. You need to accept fact that point of survival is to survive, not to die like hero in big gunfight. No matter how much time and money you spent in making your shelter inpenetrable, everything can be broken and taken, it is just matter of time and enough force. 2. No matter what kind of shelter we are talking about, be sure that it looks like anything else around it. If you want to improve your house security do it in way that nobody sees it from the outside. This is like a swarm of fish who all look the same. The first looted houses in your area show up, loot your own house and make it look like it was looted already. so: 3. Of course you need to improve your house security, but doing that with only high fences and alarm alone will not do the job. Plan now in peaceful and “normal” times. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Conclusion
Overlooked Survival Tool: Pellet Gun God knows (and I’m pretty sure my wife has realized by now) that I love guns. Handguns, rifles, shotguns, you name it; I’m enthralled by pretty much anything that goes bang and launches a projectile at a high rate of speed. I’ve played with all sorts of toy guns as a kid, including pellet guns, but as I got older my taste in firepower evolved. But due to a squirrel problem, which has since been eliminated, I recently had a reason to dust off an old pellet gun. You might be thinking “that’s just silly, I have plenty of real guns—I don’t need a toy,” but hear me out. One of the best reasons is to keep our skills sharp. If you haven’t already, it’s likely that you’ll have to train your spouse, kids, and/or other family members how to safely shoot a weapon. Let’s not forget putting food on the table. There are plenty of great reasons to own a pellet gun, and often at less than $100, it’s one hell of a bargain.
Simple Survival Tips -Treating Minor Sprains and Strained Muscles During a crisis or a disaster, you may find yourself experiencing some very simple medical problems for which normal medical treatment may not be readily available. One of the more common and frequent conditions you may experience are sprained joints or muscle strain. There is a simple solution to these problems. What’s the solution? Applied externally, raw potato juice can be quite helpful in treating swelling and other disorders which may affect the joints and muscles of your body. Got potato? Staying above the water line! Riverwalker
Strategies for Building a Neighborhood Prep Cooperative Jon David MillerActivist Post Now that we are in a time of growing awareness of the potential for a societal breakdown disaster, forming a preparedness cooperative among your neighbors and friends is a crucially important idea. As one of the founders of an urban natural foods cooperative in 1975, that continued to operate for 30 years through many changes, I understand the value and the challenges of such a venture in normal times. At a time of easily perceived possibilities of chaos arising from either an economic collapse, an earth change, a power outage or some other social disruption event, forming a shared cooperative project with neighbors in a strategic geographic sector is essential. The primary topics of concern are food, water, shelter, first aid and security. I grew up with the idea of preparing foods for later consumption through the winter, as my farm-bred grandmother froze and canned foods every season. So I learned a lot about growing and saving various natural foods. Water
Native American Survival Skills and Modern Survival Techniques By Jason Knight Having a thorough knowledge base of both modern and Native American survival skills is key to solving difficult outdoor challenges. Oftentimes being in a wilderness survival situation calls upon much of one's mental and physical resources. The more a person knows, the better the chances are that they will not only survive, but thrive in a challenging wilderness situation. With this in mind, in this article I'll share two primary wilderness survival concepts with you, one modern and one traditional. The Rule of Threes One of the most important concepts in wilderness survival is understanding survival priorities. 1) You can survive for three hours without maintaining your core body temperature. 2) You can survive for three days without water. 3) You can survive for three weeks without food. What the rule of threes shows us is that the most important survival priority is maintaining your core body temperature (not getting too cold or hot). "Survival is making works of art."
Top 3 multi-purpose survival items With a very limited number of items that you can carry in a survival situation, you need to make sure that some of those items have multiple purposes. Please click on the link below and let me know what you think of this article by security, survival and self-defense expert David Morris. Meet you on the other side. Top 3 Multi-Purpose Survival Items The top three multi-purpose items you should have with you at all times are: Strong cord, such as paracord or parachute cord. Would you choose different multi-purpose items to have in a survival situation? Survival Skills: Solar Water Disinfection Largely advocated for developing countries, solar water disinfection is gaining some traction in the survival skills crowd. Imagine an end to boiling your water in order to make it safe. Consider how nice it would be to no longer need expensive water filtration devices or potentially toxic water-treatment chemicals. Sounds great, right? In reality, solar water disinfection (SODIS) really is a good fit for equatorial countries with abundant strong sunlight and few other resources. Now for the bad news. Is SODIS better than nothing? For more info and additional resources, you can check out the CDC page on SODIS at And if you like to find out more about SODIS organizations which educate our at-risk brethren in the third world, check out