Category Archives: Survival Prepping

Demented Front Man Promotes Chinese Disease in America

Posted on 9 August, 2021 by alfin2101

Immigrants and COVID go together like hand and glove. If not for immigrants, for example, Sweden would have had fewer than half its COVID cases to date. This is due to the high number of immigrants employed in Swedish nursing … Continue reading →

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How to Stay Alive in the Coming Ice Age

Posted on 22 February, 2021 by alfin2101

The arctic blasts of cold weather known as polar vortices, are just a foretaste of what is coming, as the long overdue “coming ice age” bears down on human civilization, with a vengeance. When the deep cold finally hits us, … Continue reading →

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Is Antidote to Chaos Guns? Lots of Guns?

Posted on 18 June, 2020 by alfin2101

And Training? Lots of Training? When peaceful populations are prepared for violence against them, they suffer less at the hands of violent people. There are a lot of ways to be prepared in a violent age, but proficiency in firearms … Continue reading →

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Surprising Survival Food: Acorns

Posted on 6 December, 2019 by alfin2101

Acorns are good food Acorns can have a taste anywhere between hazel nuts and sunflower seeds, depending upon the type of oak and the growing conditions for a particular year. Acorns have been tested and found to be possibly the … Continue reading →

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Making Your Home Self Sufficient in Power and Heat

Posted on 20 April, 2017 by alfin2101

Making Your Own Heat and Electricity In Any Climate or Location Suddenly it is becoming possible to make all the electricity and heat for your home that you could need — no matter your latitude or weather conditions. Using “micro … Continue reading →

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Swarm Weapons: Is Your Survival Bunker Well Equipped?

Posted on 31 March, 2017 by alfin2101

Coming World of Swarming Drone Warfare Is anybody ready for this? Small drones, even in large numbers, tend to be far cheaper than conventional, larger weapon systems… Indeed, most of these systems are based on existing, easily available, and extremely … Continue reading →

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How to Get Around After TEOTWAWKI

Posted on 30 October, 2016 by alfin2101

After TSHTF, maintaining highways and bridges will take a back seat to just staying alive and free from the slavers and reavers. If you need to get somewhere faster than you can walk or ride horseback, you will need some … Continue reading →

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Small Nuclear Reactors to Power Homesteads and Survival Compounds

Posted on 18 October, 2016 by alfin2101

Personal Power for the Coming Anarchy Western societies are aging, losing expertise and internal cohesion, and allowing the foundations of their civilisation to crumble. To survive, modern societies need to make their vital infrastructure as robust as they can. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Crime Rates Rise in Cities: Is Moving to the Country a Viable Alternative?

Posted on 3 September, 2016 by alfin2101

Violent Crime Rising in Cities In addition to a large increase in homicides, major cities in the US have experienced more than 1,000 more robberies, almost 2,000 more aggravated assaults and more than 600 non-fatal shootings in 2016 compared to … Continue reading →

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Nightmare on Your Street: Could You Survive the Loss of the Power Grid?

Posted on 31 May, 2016 by alfin2101

The Power Grid Has Gone Down and Will Not Come Back Up: What Do You Do? Stores are closed. Cell service is failing. Broadband Internet is gone. Hospitals are operating on generators, but rapidly running out of fuel. Garbage is … Continue reading →

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A Sense of Security is the Beginning of Disaster

Posted on 5 May, 2016 by alfin2101

Humans crave security. They will go to great lengths in an attempt to make themselves feel safe and secure. Unfortunately, there is no limit to potential risks. The ones we focus on are often the least likely to do us … Continue reading →

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TEOTWAWKI Survival Cache: Include 3D Printer, Survival e-Library, etc.

Posted on 21 April, 2016 by alfin2101

When you are placing your survival caches in likely hiding places around the world, do not forget to include a general-purpose, self-replicating 3D printer, along with a comprehensive survival e-library with all the necessary modeling software and plans. You will … Continue reading →

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Immortality via 3D Bioprinting, for the Compleat Survivor

Posted on 28 March, 2016 by alfin2101

3D printing is opening several promising doors into a future of near-infinite possibilities. One of the most important skills to learn for the more wise and intelligent prepper-survivors is the ability to print useful tools and replacement parts in 3D, … Continue reading →

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Tough but Resilient

Posted on 31 January, 2016 by alfin2101

Life in North America can be a real mess these days. Mexico is becoming a total blood bath. Likewise US inner city precincts  — such as are found in  Chicago, Philadelphia, Baltimore, St. Louis, Oakland, Milwaukee, Detroit, New Orleans, … … Continue reading →

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End of the World Library to Help Things Reboot After TEOTWAWKI

Posted on 3 January, 2016 by alfin2101

You made it through the end of the world. Given enough time and care, you may find enough cooperative survivors to begin rebuilding. But how can you replace the knowledge that was lost when everything fell apart? You can’t, not … Continue reading →

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Printing a New Civilisation After TSHTF

Posted on 22 November, 2015 by alfin2101

3D printing is being used to print spare parts for race cars, fighter jets, to print firearms and rocket engines. It is also being used to print pills, body tissues and replacement parts, to print entire homes, boats, and automobiles. … Continue reading →

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Great Escapes

Posted on 14 November, 2015 by alfin2101

No matter what you want to escape — from a zombie apocalypse to a comet strike to a skankstream cathedral — you will wish to do so with flair. Below is a collection of escape vehicles, meant for a variety … Continue reading →

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Zombie Survival Camps and Retreats: Be Prepared

Posted on 12 November, 2015 by alfin2101

To survive, it is often necessary to fight. And to fight you have to dirty yourself. __ George Orwell Zombies? You’re Soaking In Them! You may believe that zombies are the stuff of myth and folklore. Sadly, that is not … Continue reading →

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Whoever Controls the Sun Controls the Earth

Posted on 5 November, 2015 by alfin2101

It is not so hard to destroy cities and prevent food crops from growing. Merely control the level of sunlight that is allowed to reach particular parts of the Earth. Consider, if you will, flocks of solar controllers — either … Continue reading →

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Abundance: Guaranteed Basic Income vs. Guaranteed Basic Competence

Posted on 16 September, 2015 by alfin2101

It is becoming stylish to talk about “living wages” or “guaranteed basic incomes.” It is thought by some that giving every living person a guaranteed income might free them from worrying about money, and allow them to pursue a rich … Continue reading →

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Ferguson and Baltimore: What to Do About Multicultural “Parties”

Posted on 4 June, 2015 by alfin2101

Multicultural Parties Celebrate Grievance, Both Real and Contrived From the political standpoint, it is best not to create more martyrs. More martyrs merely keep the party going longer, with additional collateral damage. Hence the usefulness of “non-lethal” weapons. In recent … Continue reading →

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Jim Duggar Declares for President, Vows to Solve US Fertility Problem

Posted on 17 May, 2015 by alfin2101

[satire] Al Fin Travels to the Duggars’ Arkansas Home to Interview the Presidential Candidate Al Fin: Thank you for meeting with me today, Mr. Duggar. Jim Duggar: Please, Al, just call me Jim. It’s a pleasure to welcome you to … Continue reading →

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Re-Starting Civilisation After the “S” Hits the “F”

Posted on 29 December, 2014 by alfin2101

The modern world is built upon human psychology. The ability of humans to solve problems, or to work around them. The willingness of humans to endure difficulties and hard times, hoping for something better to come along. The modern world … Continue reading →

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Homemade Weapons of Survival and Resistance: Outlasting the Bastards

Posted on 29 October, 2014 by alfin2101

Acolyte: Master, when TSHTF, will we need guns — lots of guns? Master Fin: Grasshopper, when TSHTF not only will we need guns — lots of guns — but we will also need things that go boom! things that go … Continue reading →

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A Defensible Survivable Retreat In the Lower 48: What are the Odds?

Posted on 5 October, 2014 by alfin2101

In case of The End of the World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI), where would you choose to make a stand, for yourself and your loved ones? If the problem occupies your mind a great deal, and you live in … Continue reading →

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