This has been on my mind a lot lately.  I have been trying to figure out at what point have things become so bad that the SHTF has actually already started?  Is it when the...

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  We all put away food and other prep's to get ready for an emergency.  One thing that most of us don't prep for is the mental strain of an extended emergency situation and the toll that it...

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  I have noticed in the last few months in my area that thefts have sky rocketed.  There have been more break-ins since the beginning of the year than there were for the whole of last year....

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  I just wanted to post a few reminders for the week.  Remember that we are having a contest for the best real life Survival story that ends on May 15th.  Please submit your stories to...

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  This book is mainly about a guy named Morgan and his experiences while getting home after  a large EMP.  Everything is broken down and he has to walk back 250 miles to get home to...

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  Unless you live under a rock I am sure you have heard about the bombings at the finish line of the Boston Marathon today.  I seem to have some kind of sense about this sort of...

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  Well today marks the Anniversary of the birth of Kim ll Sung, the grandfather of Kim Jong Un the current leader of North Korea. Last year they fired a missile  putting...

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 Are you scared yet?  This whole Department of Homeland Security ammo grab is a bit disconcerting to say the least.  If you have not heard about it yet you sure the hell should have...

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  Ok we are going under the assumption that you have to bug out and you don't have land and a retreat setting on it ready to go.  Where are you going to go?  Most people...

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  Ok folks we all have our own visions of what a catastrophic emergency and it's aftermath might look like.  A total failure of the monetary system,CME,EMP and so on.  So...

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  Ok, my first reaction to this statement is to laugh hysterically and fall on the floor holding my stomach.  But the Military side of me says take this with a bit of...

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  We have another new sponsor her on The Retreat:Mother Earth Products.  They supply Freeze Dried and Dehydrated food supplies and much more for the prepper.  They will even send you...

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  First off I have a personal apology to make to one of my readers.  Tom I am sorry for the performance as of late.  I have had some medical issues that I am dealing with.  I am...

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I would like to personally welcome Ready Made Resources to The Retreat Family.  These guys have everything a prepper could ever want.  They are going to be a great resource for...

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THE IMPERIAL PRESIDENCY By Granite Prepper So, in all my years on this planet, and as a citizen of These United States, I was under the impression that the President of the United States was...

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7 Habits of the Effective Patriot By Granite Prepper These really are the times that try the soul…..much as Thomas Payne penned generations ago. An out-of-control debt/deficit, a...

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Actually this post should be " State of Confusion"  "Who's fault is it anyway"!  Our wonderful Federal Government has once again spent all their time bickering and playing the...

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  I just wanted to remind everyone that Kelly over at Survivalgearbags.com has got the Retreat Tactical Survival Gear Bag that I had put together specially for the readers of...

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  This morning I had a conversation with one of my good friends on the phone and as most of our conversations do it turned toward more of a philosophical conversation....

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  Being a diabetic I always have a problem with cold feet due to my neuropathy.  I am always looking for ways to help keep my feet warm during the winter.  I live in...

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  I have always wanted a custom kit for bush-crafting   Something that puts everything that I need right at my disposal.  Well I finally have the perfect set-up that does...

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  Saturday the 19th of January was Gun Appreciation Day throughout the nation.  As for me I went up to a gathering at my state capitol building.  There were thousands in attendance....

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  As you all know I am A retired Army guy.  I used weapons for 25 years and have always been an avid gun owner.  The current attack on our Second Amendment Rights...

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  As a career soldier I have eaten more MRE's than I want to remember.  Before we had MRE's there were C-Rations and before that there were K-Rations.  The military moves upon the...

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  Whew!! We made it through 2012 and we are still here.  I guess the Mayan calender was wrong.  That means we still have time left to prepare before our elected officials destroy what...

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