Tag Archives: BoL

Taking Stock

Posted on 04/17/2014 by leftwingsurvivalist

This has been an interesting week.  The various chicken-littles have been focusing on the stock market “correction,” predicting full-on collapse in the near future.  The war-hawks have been calling for World War III, pointing at Russia and Ukraine, and the … Continue reading →

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Bug Out (Part Six: the last of the BoB)

Posted on 11/14/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

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Bug Out (Part Five: the “Go-Jug”)

Posted on 11/07/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

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Bug Out (Part Four: Bugging Out)

Posted on 10/31/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

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Bug Out (Part Three: Go Car Go)

Posted on 10/10/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

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Bug Out (Part Two: Get Home)

Posted on 09/26/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

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Bug Out (Part One)

Posted on 09/12/2013 by leftwingsurvivalist

At long last, we’re talking nuts-and-bolts about bug-out-bags, which I generally refer to as a BoB, but have also seen as “GOOD” bags (“Get Out Of Dodge”), 72-hour bags, and a variety of other terms.  I’ve seen them brought up … Continue reading →

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The Island

Posted on 09/27/2012 by leftwingsurvivalist

As mentioned last week, this week’s post is about community.  Particularly as it relates to the third of my “Four Points:”  your neighbors are a resource as important to your survival as your stockpiles.  TheAuthor asked how I’m implementing that … Continue reading →

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A new, old place

Posted on 08/02/2012 by leftwingsurvivalist

Well, the new “bug-in location” has officially been purchased, which has given me somewhat mixed feelings.  On the one hand, we have the room now to make ourselves much more secure, in more of a “prepper” sense (garden, future livestock, … Continue reading →

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In the news this week

Posted on 06/28/2012 by leftwingsurvivalist

The impending purchase of our bug-out location continues to approach, albeit slowly.  We’ve been confronted with a number of conditions for obtaining the financing; the most difficult of which is performing some repairs–mostly paint-scraping and minor fixes… In the larger … Continue reading →

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