Category Archives: Survival Questions

A discussion of some “Basic Survival Questions”

When Things Get Cold

Posted on 12/05/2019 by leftwingsurvivalist

As promised, I’m going to go very briefly over things to think about as cold weather arrives again… I recently had the opportunity to “camp out” at an SCA event. I use “camping” advisedly, because most of us were in … Continue reading →

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Game Plan

Posted on 04/13/2017 by leftwingsurvivalist

I had planned on going back to the Family Survival Planning guide this week, but I’m being overcome by events–springtime is like that, on a homestead.  So that will have to wait until the next post.  (For those reading ahead, … Continue reading →

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Books, and Beginnings

Posted on 10/06/2016 by leftwingsurvivalist

A reader recently asked me, in response to my “A Little Light” post, what book I recommend as a first book on prepping.  (Hi, ansullivan!)  (For those who don’t want to bounce back and read it, I was reviewing the … Continue reading →

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Change of Plans

Posted on 07/22/2015 by leftwingsurvivalist

I was going to talk about the presidential primary races this week, with “special emphasis” on the Republicans.  However, if you’ve been anywhere near any sort of media outlet, you’re probably well aware of everything that’s been going on. (The … Continue reading →

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More On Groups

Posted on 06/11/2015 by leftwingsurvivalist

Continuing the thread from my last post, this week I’ve got a few more (hopefully, more coherent) thoughts on small groups. A lot of the wording here is from various Wikipedia articles; I think I’ve got enough commentary to make … Continue reading →

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A Short List

Posted on 07/17/2014 by leftwingsurvivalist

So, the nice folks over at Transition Voice have put up a list of 5 factors that cause collapse.  They’re quoting from Jared Diamond, a fairly well-known author and scientist who’s done his share of study about these sorts of … Continue reading →

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A Bunch of Random

Posted on 02/20/2014 by leftwingsurvivalist

Scattered thoughts this week; I’ll try to pull things together into a bit more coherence next week. I’m officially done with winter.  We’ve had nearly 6x our typical annual snowfall; my winter grains have probably all winter-killed.  Now that it’s … Continue reading →

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It’s a Brand New Year!

Posted on 01/09/2014 by leftwingsurvivalist

Some folks, unfortunately, seem not to have gotten the message.  The Congress, back from its holiday break, continues merrily along either doing nothing or else actively harming a large portion of the public.  The Religious Right ™ is practically foaming … Continue reading →

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Why? Why not? Part Six, the Finale

Posted on 10/17/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

Finally, part five of going over the list of reasons people won’t prep.  This is points thirty one through thirty five.  (The original posting with the entire list is here.)  Apparently, business at the various preparedness stores has picked up … Continue reading →

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Why? Why not? Part Five

Posted on 10/03/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

Herewith, part five of the list of reasons people won’t prep.  In the interest of getting through the list more quickly (and since our dear friends the Congressional Republicans have decided I need a few days off, possibly unpaid), this … Continue reading →

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