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General Off Topic / Re: Silver

« Last post by Sir John Honeybucket on Today at 04:49:26 PM »

Amazingly, there are still those who believe " that can't happen here!"   Well, I remember back in 7th grade asking what they would do when gas and a loaf of bread hit a dollar per gallon ?  " That will never happen...".

Now the absolute cap of 1000 dollar gold is long gone, it ALSO "could never happen here.".

So, home priorities are still:
Shelter
Water
Fire/kitchen

And the last 0.1% it the ability to hold on to your Shelter, Water. FIRE/kitchen.

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General Discussion / Re: Violence From the Left is here - Will it Increase

« Last post by JohnyMac on Today at 11:58:36 AM »

I see what is coming down the pike this summer as clearly as the last scene in a movie we have watched countless times before. I am always wrong with timing however not this time. This is the timeline I am predicting,

> More clashes with "mostly peaceful protesters" like what Felix wrote concerning Blue DA Cities (BDC). These
   clashes will go kinetic and drag the suburbanites kicking & screaming into realty. The clashes will be over a host
   of issues, e.g. deportation of illegals, economic corrections, war in Ukraine, uncovering of unbelievable corruption
   from embedded bureaucrat and our elected officials, etc. It will be "protest du jour".

> Based on our downgrade in May by Moody's, our $37T deficit, Congresses (Sate & Federal) unwillingness to fix
   our spending addiction, there will be a major correction. Not a 20-25% correction in the market, a 35+%
   correction. BRIC's is getting stronger and is making it's move behind the scenes now.

> War, war, war. The EU needs a war to get it's collective butt out of the economic wringer they are in. I suspect
   that they will not start a war with Russia because they want Trump to start a war with Russia. Stay tuned. Then
   we have Iran ready to start a war with the west and of course China, with 17% unemployment , shaky economics
   and a populous ready to revolt.

> Add to this goats head stew, Covid 2.01 being talked about, failing electrical infrastructure, millions of illegal
   military aged males who have crossed our border over the past 3-years, the Democrat party going down in
   flames, etc. things will get frosty for sure.

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General Off Topic / Re: Silver

« Last post by JohnyMac on Today at 11:33:25 AM »

How/what preppers should prepare for.

https://unchainedpreppers.com/forum/weapons/next-twelve-months-what-preppers-should-prepare-for/

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General Discussion / Re: Violence From the Left is here - Will it Increase

« Last post by Felix on June 06, 2025, 08:43:31 PM »

A YUGE step in the direction of tamping things down would be for Trump's DOJ to go after the money paths that are paying for much of the Leftist mayhem.    It is organized and, I think, ripe for the application of RICO statutes.    Followed all the way to the top, who knows... maybe we could finally stuff Alex Soros in at "Alcatraz" and ship daddy of to Hungary - I hear they also have a bone to pick with him.
At the local scene though, thugs and yes, even the mentally ill, are good at picking targets that pose the least risk.    If they can operate in a jurisdiction where the local DA is a Lefty, katy bar the door and the honest, peaceful citizen is screwed.
But if they try to operate in a jurisdiction where the local sheriff encourages self defense in the "two center mass, one to the head" vein, things will be quiet.   Any spillover probably a big planning error.
I live in a jurisdiction that is mostly blue - so "castle doctrines" aren't gonna be a slam dunk.   Perhaps as in poaching, not all "casualties" need be reported if luck and discretion intersect.    The 3 Ss being applied.

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General Off Topic / Re: Silver

« Last post by pkveazey on June 06, 2025, 05:31:51 PM »

Yep. It went to $36.30 but slid back to $35.95. I think overnight it will start rising again. $36.00 will become the new resistance point. I don't think that will last very long. I'm still going with the Silver Guru, back in January, that said the whole system will collapse in August. That's when I think Silver will go nuts.

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General Off Topic / Re: Silver

« Last post by JohnyMac on June 06, 2025, 03:52:24 PM »

It's going exceed $36- an oz. today.

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General Off Topic / Re: Silver

« Last post by pkveazey on June 05, 2025, 10:46:45 PM »

Could this be the breakout? Silver went nuts today. Oh, they'll try to slam it, but I think it'll come right back and probably keep going. The last time I checked, about an hour ago, it was at $35.85 an oz. The years demand is 1.2 billion oz and the mines can only produce 0.8 billion oz. That's 400 million ounces short. Eventually, somebody is going to get rich off of Silver.

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Radio / Re: 2 Bao Feng UV-5R $30

« Last post by pkveazey on June 05, 2025, 10:31:21 PM »

UV5R's are definitely a disposable radio. That's why I have about 20 of them. I have carried the same 5 watt UV5R everyday for about 10 years and it still works. However, for my bugout backpack, I've got 2 of the 10 watters with the 14" long antennas and a ton of charged up large and small Battery Packs. Over the past 50 years in Ham Radio, I've had a bunch of Brand Name HT's and they all quit on me for one reason or another. I think anybody who buys a UV5R should buy a bunch of them. 10 UV5Rs would cost about $300 and 1 really good ICOM would cost about $300. Actually, all HT's are disposable. I've never seen anyone repair one. We just go buy a replacement. The thing that I like about the UV5R is "If you can hear it, you can talk to it". You can even unlock the newer Ham only versions. Am I poo pooing the name brands? Nope. I love my ICOM HF and VHF rigs. If you are going out in the Boonies, you better carry at least 2 Bao Fengs per person. The one thing that I see total knuckleheads do is go out in the Boonies with no extra battery packs.

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Radio / Re: 2 Bao Feng UV-5R $30

« Last post by Jackalope on June 05, 2025, 09:03:44 AM »

Friends don?t give friends a Baofeng UV-5R.

I do acknowledge that UV-5Rs have usefulness, but would I trust my life to one? No way!  I do have some, but they?re relegated to third level status.  I use to work with them on a professional basis, and typically we had a 10% failure rate per year.

My biggest problem with prepper comms is that folks will spend lots of money on firearms and other gear, but they tend to not want to spend for decent radio equipment.  I hear the argument that a Baofeng UV-5R works as well as an Icom ID-52.  Well, a Saturday night special can kill you just as well as a tricked out Kimber. So, do people readily carry  a Saturday night special , when better firearms are available?  The same applies to the lower end Baofengs, why rely on a radio that does marginally work?  Have you ever looked at the specteral quality of their transmitters?  In the new generation of warfare,  radio transmissions are like a beacon, and the Baofengs more or less shout, hey I?m here!

If you?re going to buy a Baofeng, buy one of their better radios. I use to work with some law enforcement guys on a regular basis, and they usually carried high end radios with brands like Motorola and Harris, most of the radios cost several thousand dollars.  Well, several of them also carried Baofengs for a back-up. I never understood why they would carry a radio that wasn?t waterproof nor impact resistant.  Better than nothing, I suppose.  But a few of them learned the hard way that Baofengs don?t cut it when in rough environmental conditions.  I guess I prefer to give myself the best chance at success, when the SHTF, I won?t be carrying a Baofeng as my primary nor secondary source of communications.

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Radio / Re: 2 Bao Feng UV-5R $30

« Last post by Searchboss on June 05, 2025, 08:56:10 AM »

Like many others, I have several of them. They work adequately for local short-distance comms or contacts via repeaters. With the right package, they also come with many accessories at the base price that are costly add-ons for most other manufacturers. While there are better, more expensive radios available, the UV-5R and its variants provide a great capability for a low price. I also agree that they are "disposable" in that during a crisis or other event I have no problem giving them to someone else to maintain comms. If they get broken or don't come back I would not be upset like I might be if it was an expensive radio. It is all about availability, capability, and budget.