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  Table of Contents

  Editor’s Note 12

  The Only True Currency in a Post-Collapse World 13

  Surviving in the Free State 16

  Down to Nothing: Finding Food When You’re Desperate 19

  Insects are Yummy! 20

  Turtles and Fish 20

  Fishing Methods 21

  On Survivalism, Preparedness and Self-Reliance 24

  How to Turn Canned Soup into Survival Soup 29

  Homeschooling: A Family Matter 33

  What Are You Gonna Do About a Nuclear Threat or Device? 36

  Indoor Shelter Shielding 38

  Electromagnetic Pulse 38

  Antibiotics: Why You Should Store Them and How You Can Get Them Without a Prescription 40

  Pet Stores/Aquariums 41

  The Internet 41

  Mexico 41

  Lone Wolf Syndrome 44

  Spotlight: Midland GXT1050VP4 Two-Way Radios 48

  Book Review of American Apocalypse: The Beginning, by "Nova" 49

  Editor’s Note 52

  Reader Feedback 53

  Unarmed Combat: Vital Targets, Improvised Weapons and Natural Body Defenses 54

  Legal Survival after Use of Deadly Force in Self Defense 58

  The Elements of Ability-Opportunity-Jeopardy 59

  Complicating Factors 60

  Protecting Your Claim of Self-Defense 61

  Building Your Survival Arsenal on Budget 63

  Shotgun 64

  Revolver 66

  Rifle 68

  John’s Handgun Picks 71

  Could the .22 Magnum be the Best Survival Rifle 73

  Long Term Ammunition Storage Tips 76

  The Shotgun: A Basic Survival Tool 78

  Shot Shells 101 81

  Seven Sensible Strategies for Teaching Gun Safety 84

  #1: A gun is no big deal. 84

  #2: A gun is a huge deal. 85

  #3: Never underestimate the Stupid Factor 85

  #4: Guns and fire are a lot alike. 86

  #5: Take advantage of experts and their resources 87

  #6: Teach the important role of guns 87

  #7: Think in terms of layers when it comes to gun safety 88

  Reloading for Survival Situations 89

  Preparing for the Future 89

  Bullets 90

  Reloading Basics 90

  Treating Gunshot Wounds Naturally 93

  Blood Loss 94

  Tissue Damage 95

  Open Wound Care 96

  Pain 97

  Air Rifle Survival: A Serious Alternative 99

  to Traditional Firearms 99

  The Surprise and Distance of Self-Defense: 102

  Selecting the ideal tools for your safety 102

  Back-Country Blades The Knives No Survivalist Should Be Without 106

  Review: Parry Blade 112

  Survival Blade Honorable Mentions 114

  Product Review: M&P15R 117

  Smith & Wesson’s 5.45x39mm Upper Assembly for the AR-15 117

  Reader Feedback 119

  Review: Izula Gear Wallet E&E Mini Survival Kit 121

  Dry Bulk Food Storage 123

  Growing and Processing Raw Wheat Sprouts 126

  Cooking off the Grid with Solar Power 128

  A solar cooker for every home 129

  The Solar Chef by Rose Kern 129

  Getting started with solar cooking 130

  Ten Top Tips for Solar Cooking 131

  Home Distilling - The Spirit(s) of Self-Reliance 133

  The Survival Garden 137

  How to Never Run Out of Food 141

  Weeds for Natural Health 145

  DIGESTION 145

  DETOXIFICATION 146

  WOUND CARE 147

  GENERAL TONIC 147

  IMMUNE SUPPORT/INFECTION 148

  NERVOUS SYSTEM HEALTH 148

  CONNECTIVE TISSUE STRENGTH 149

  Saving Money Around the Homestead 151

  Dairy Goats: The Sustainable Food Supply 154

  Making Your Water Safe to Drink 158

  The Lost Art of Root Cellars 165

  Our Barnyard Friends 169

  Chickens 169

  Rabbits 170

  Husbandry Practices 171

  Caring for Your Meat Rabbits 172

  Ducks 172

  Dairy Goats 173

  Don’t Throw That Away 174

  How to Build an Earthbag Survival Shelter 177

  Practicality 178

  Simplicity 178

  Safety 178

  Cost 179

  Summary of Building Process 181

  Conclusion 184

  Home Security and Invasion Counter Measures 186

  Product Spotlight 189

  Collapse Medicine: 195

  Ancient bone needles 195

  A Medical Education for Every Age 201

  Key Concept: What is an emergency? 201

  Key Concept #2: Dial 911 203

  Key Concept #3: Family-specific medical issues 204

  Advanced training for kids 204

  Making and Using a Colloidal Silver Generator 206

  Making Your Own Colloidal Silver Generator 207

  Using Your Colloidal Silver Generator 209

  The Folding Utility Knife as an EDC tool 212

  When The Next Super-Bug Strikes 214

  Daily Habits to Boost Your Immune Function 220

  Exercise 220

  Nutrition 222

  Sleep 222

  Smoking 223

  Conclusion 224

  Basic Survival Hygiene 225

  How to Build a Blowout Kit 229

  Treating Chronic Disease WITHOUT Pharmaceuticals 239

  Asthma 241

  High blood pressure 242

  Fitness For When TSHTF 245

  Inexpensive Luxuries for the Get Home Bag 251

  Tips For Concealed Carry 254

  Nutrients for Healthy Survival 258

  What I Have Learned About Greens and Wild Edibles 263

  The Beck Protocol 271

  The FDA's Shelf-Life Lie 273

  SURVIVAL GROUP MEDIC 278

  SURVIVAL MEDICINE VS. COLLAPSE MEDICINE 278

  What will my responsibilities be? 280

  What scenario are you preparing for? 280

  How many people will you be responsible for? 281

  What special needs will you be required to care for? 281

  What physical environment will you be living in? 281

  How long do you expect to have to provide medical care in an austere environment? 282

  What reference materials will I need to be an effective healthcare provider? 282

  Product Spotlight 283

  Maxpedition Lunada Gearslinger 283

  Crovel Extreme 283r />
  KIO3 Potassium Iodide Tablets 284

  Duke Traps 285

  Randal’s Adventure Training (RAT) Fire Kit 286

  Global Sun Oven 286

  Surviving Martial Law 288

  Collapse Communications Part One 293

  Survival Gold & Silver 296

  Collapse Investing 300

  Revisiting CDC FLU Propaganda Absurdities 303

  Trust the CDC at your own risk. 303

  What did the the mayor of NYC say at the time? 304

  Medical collectivism or individual liberty? 304

  “Trust us. We’re from the government. We’ve seen it and it’s scary.” 304

  Collapse Medicine: 308

  Organizing Survival Preparation 318

  The Night The Lights Went Out 323

  Surviving An EMP: 326

  What to Expect From an EMP 327

  Planning Ahead for EMP or a Solar Super Storm 329

  Protection of Electronic Devices from EMP and Solar Storms 329

  Coping Strategies 331

  An Interview With James Wesley, Rawles 333

  Built To Last 346

  Shipping/Cargo Containers 347

  Earthbag Homes 348

  Dome Construction 348

  Honorable Mentions 350

  10 Essential Oils for Your Natural Medical Kit 352

  Did Western Civilization Already Peak in the Early 1970s? 355

  What to Do: Solutions? 358

  Frugal Fire Lighting 360

  Product Spotlight 366

  Humless Road Runner 366

  Practical Trauma Kit 367

  DeLorme inReach Satellite Communicator 367

  Garden Pro Deluxe Greenhouse 368

  120 Hour Emergency Candle 369

  Photon X-Light Micro-LED Keychain Flashlight 370

  On The Road To 2012: 372

  HOW THE MAYA FIGURED TIME 373

  PREDICTIONS? 374

  AND SO... 375

  GET YOUR PHYSICAL NEEDS IN ORDER 376

  LOCAL SOURCES OF WATER 377

  SOURCES OF FOOD 378

  SUPERMARKET BUYING 379

  MREs 379

  WILD PLANTS 379

  GARDEN 380

  HOW TO STORE FOOD 380

  DRYING 380

  HYGIENE 381

  THE TOILET 381

  ELECTRICITY 381

  LIGHTING 382

  RADIO 382

  COMMUNICATIONS 382

  FIRST AID 383

  GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS 383

  In summary: 383

  Surviving a Super Eruption 385

  10 Myths About Food Storage & Freeze Dried Foods 389

  #1 Freeze-Dried is Better than Dehydration 389

  #2 One Size Fits All 389

  #3 Rotation: Freeze-Dried and Dehydrated Foods 389

  #4 25-Year Shelf Life Makes Prepping Easy 390

  #5 I Only Need 2,000 Calories A Day 390

  #6 “Store and Ignore” 391

  #7 Traditional is Better. No, Freeze drying is Better 392

  #8 I Can Do This On My Own 393

  #9 Just Worry About Yourself 393

  #10 Food Storage is Secretive 394

  The Top Eight Skills that Matter in a Grid Down Scenario 395

  Construction 396

  Medical 396

  Communications 397

  Farming 398

  Skilled Crafts 398

  Warfare/Defense 399

  Woodsmen 399

  Scientist – Chemistry/Physics 400

  Summary 400

  2012: Apocalypse Not? 402

  The Perfect Storm 403

  1. Peak Oil 404

  2. Climate Change 405

  3. Collapse of the World’s Oceans 406

  4. Deforestation 407

  5. The Global Food Crisis: Soils, Weather and Water 407

  6. Overpopulation 408

  How to Turn a Cheap Surplus Rifle Into a Top-Line Shooter 410

  Survival Reloading Presses and Other Gear 413

  Metallurgy: Post 2012 419

  Treating Major and Minor Wounds in a Collapse Situation 424

  MINOR INJURIES 424

  HEMORRHAGIC AND MAJOR WOUNDS 425

  Creating a Self-Reliance Library on a Budget 431

  How Silver Works for Promoting Healthy Wound Healing 436

  Direct Action Against Microbes 436

  Enhancement of the Immune System 437

  Regenerative Properties 437

  Essentials For your Bug Out Bag 439

  2012 442

  Product Spotlight 446

  Bear Grylls Survival Series Ultimate Kit 446

  2012 Grab-n-Go Tactical Survival Vest 447

  SOG FastHawk Tactical Tomahawk 448

  Excalibur Small Garden Dehydrator 3500 448

  Coughlan’s 30L Compression Sack 449

  Editor’s Note

  by Ed Corcoran

  Welcome to the first issue of Survivalist Magazine! It’s taken a lot of hard work (and lost sleep) to put everything together, but we’re very excited finally to bring it to you!

  It’s our goal here at Survivalist to provide the broadest range of information on survival, preparedness, and self-reliance to as many people as possible. It’s a rapidly changing and increasingly dangerous world that we live in these days. We face more threats - domestic and foreign, man-made and natural - than ever before, and it’s never been more important for everybody to be prepared.

  In this issue, I’ve brought together experts from across the spectrum of the survivalist/prepper community to share their knowledge and insights on a variety of topics: the survivalist mind-set, disaster food prep, surviving a nuclear attack, procuring food in the wild, homeschooling your children, and much more!

  With each issue of Survivalist, we intend to keep bringing you relevant, insightful and educational information that will not only help you prepare for a catastrophe, or societal break-down, but also teach you how to thrive in a self-reliant lifestyle -- no matter what happens.

  Like I always say: It’s not just about surviving, it’s about living.

  So I hope you enjoy our premiere issue as much as we enjoyed bringing it to you, and you can look forward to more in the coming issues!

  Live Free,

  Ed Corcoran – Editor, Survivalist Magazine

  The Only True Currency in a Post-Collapse World

  “It May Not Be What You Think"

  by Ed Corcoran

  If you’ve been looking into ways to safeguard your financial survival in this rapidly deteriorating economy, you may have heard a lot of talk about investing in physical gold, silver and other precious metals. Considering that our debt-based economy is unsustainable and our currency can best be described as an illusion, this would seem like pretty good advice. In fact, it’s advice that I once adhered to myself, and have passed along to others. Gold and silver have always been "money" ever since humans first conceived the concept of commerce - and so it would seem to make sense that owning precious metals will lock your assets into something much more stable (and tangible) than U.S. dollars. But things are not always as they seem.

  First of all, if you’re thinking that the increasing value of gold means that you’ll enjoy a good return on your investment, you might want to think twice about that. Precious metal merchants like Goldline and other such huksters have been baiting people with the allure of big profits from gold investments for years (even more so since people have become increasingly fearful of the economy) but these profits are mostly smoke and mirrors.

  The only reason why the price of gold goes up is not because it becomes more valuable, or that demand increases, but because the dollar keeps getting less valuable. Selling your gold for twice as much as you paid for it is a zero net gain if the dollar is worth half as much as it did when you bought the gold.

  While it may be true that buying gold and silver may be better than leaving your money in the bank when it comes to protecting your assets during a recession, or
even a depression, this will only work as long as our economy (such as it is) continues to exist. In the event of a full-blown economic melt-down (and the societal collapse that’s sure to follow) you may find that your precious metals will be as worthless to your survival as the fiat currency it was purchased it with.

  In order to fully wrap your head around this, you have to undergo a paradigm shift in the way you think about what’s truly valuable. The value of gold and silver is just as much a myth as the illusion that our currency (or the numbers in your bank account) is actually worth something. It’s a symbiotic relationship. Paper money doesn’t have any value without gold or silver to back it up, and conversely, gold and silver don’t have any value without a monetary amount to attach to it. It all comes down to perception and what we’ve been brainwashed to believe. Take away one side of the equation and the other side ceases to have any meaning.

  The only thing that makes any article of trade valuable (whether it’s U.S. dollars, gold coins, or pretty stones) is demand. In the aftermath of an economic, or societal collapse, you can be sure that there won’t be any demand for silver and gold for a good long while.

  In an "end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it" scenario (which is sure to ensue when this house-of-cards economy comes crashing down) the only items of value will be the things that are useful for one’s survival or sustainability. Offering somebody gold or silver coins in exchange for something that you need will be about as effective as offering them a bag full of rocks, for all the good it will do them.

  Now this is where someone usually pipes up and says: "Don’t be ridiculous... Why wouldn’t anyone want to trade in gold? They can always use it to buy other things!"

  Really?? From where? Gold is only useful if you have a place to spend it. There aren’t going to be any more banks, or Wal-Marts, or supermarkets or convenience stores.

  They’ll be wiped out within hours (or minutes) after the proverbial shit hits the fan.

  You can’t eat gold, or use it to procure food... It won’t keep you warm at night... You can’t build a shelter with it, or use it to protect yourself and your family. In fact, in a post-collapse world, a bar of lead would become more valuable than a bar of gold. At least you can make bullets from it, which will provide food and protection.

  Instead of focusing on safeguarding your assets and hanging on to your wealth, you’d be better served by investing your money in a rural homestead or retreat, with all the equipment, tools and supplies that you will need to survive in a post-collapse world. After the economy crashes, the barter system will be all we have left, so you should also consider storing up a surplus of items that can be used for trade, such as seeds, fuel, ammunition, food, liquor, etc.