We've all heard the never-ending hullabaloo surrounding gold as a precious metal investment. Even silver gets more media pub than the other metals in the family, even though a...
Month: August 2009
Gold – it’s not manna from heaven.
We call them gold bugs. The term has been around at least since the US presidential election of 1896, when supporters of William McKinley took to wearing gold lapel pins and...
“Thanks,” said the bear.
If you're ever camping or find yourself in a wilderness situation, it would be good to be familiar with at least one form of “caching” your provisions from animals with no...
Tools for emergency communication.
Guess when is the worst time to begin thinking about communicating to family or loved ones during an emergency? After the emergency has begun! You can avoid the worry and terror...
10 ways to avoid certain death.
We like to think of the wisdom dispensed here at Holistic Survival as being handy for the modern survivalist, but let us not forget there have been centuries of American folklore...
Water, water, everywhere, but not a drop to drink.
The problem is not that there’s too little water on planet earth. The problem is there is not enough fresh water in the right places. Consider that the southwest region of the...
10 diseases you hope to never get (Part 2).
As we discussed last time, pandemic disease has been a part of human history and its likely to make a return appearance in the future. We already mentioned the Top 5: malaria,...
10 diseases you hope to never get.
Here at HolisticSurvival.com, we’re not so much concerned about which deadly disease could catapult us into an emergency situation as we are whether or not you’re prepared for...
HS 6 – The Holistic Survival Newsletter
Here is a FREE sample of our August newsletter in audio format. As a subscriber, you will receive both audio and email format. Contact us today and find out how you can...
HS 5 – When Technology Fails: An Interview with Matthew Stein
View Transcript With innovative luxurious such as the computer, refrigerator, washer and dryer, iPhone, electric light, VOIP (voice over internet protocol), etc. we have become...