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Hit & Run: The survivalist shopping list

By Joshuah | Published: January 14, 2009
<Note:> If you are looking for a list of survival items, well, the internet is full of lists.  The Big List, over at Survival-Center.com is a compilation of lists from various sources, such as FEMA and the SAS Survival Handbook.  </ Note:> Here we have a somewhat witty (or is that snooty?) piece from the The [...]
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How to survive the world’s end

By Joshuah | Published: January 2, 2009
Source: FT.com We made it. Christmas, new year and the End-of-the-World-Armageddon-Apocalypse. But 2009 is all about survival. And what better way to prepare than to become a survivalist? Survivalist websites and books were last year’s sleeper hit, no longer the preserve of lone wackos. Barton Biggs, former chief global strategist for Morgan Stanley, rebranded survivalism “sensible”. [...]
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Armchair Survivalist offers good advice

By Joshuah | Published: December 1, 2008
I highly recommend Wealth, War and Wisdom, by Barton Biggs, and I also recommend that you pick up a good shortwave radio, if you don’t have one.  I have had great success with Grundig shortwaves over the years, but get whatever your budget will allow. [HTML1] Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com The Armchair Survivalist believes the nation is falling into [...]
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