Comments on: The Argentina Collapse

By: economiccollapsedad

economiccollapsedad — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:12:12 +0000

Great article. I've been preparing for an economic collapse for the last year, and the points the OP went over is very relevant. I always thought that living in the city is going to be better than living in the country in terms of safety, infrastructure, medical services….etc.

By: Spc anon

Spc anon — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 20:33:55 +0000

"Antibiotics are precious here, with all the viruses that are floating around"

That statement bothered me. Antibiotics are useless against viruses and using them in this manner will in fact only serve to further the evolution of antibiotic resistant bugs, which is bad for all of us.

Otherwise great article, great to hear from someone who's been forced to use this skills in a real world situation.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:48:19 +0000

You can also get Sodium Metabisulphate. That's a sterilizer easily obtained anyplace that supplies stuff for home brewing.

By: Also anonymous

Also anonymous — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:42:46 +0000

I also live in the USA. I've been thinking about a collapse here and trying to prepare for it for a while now. I used to think it would be sudden, but now with current events being the way they are, i can also picture a longer and gradual decline where people are increasingly desperate such as the case described here. This post is full of very valuable first-hand info. Thank you. I just hope that more people in the US can wake up and prepare for the probable problems ahead rather than staying oblivious and becoming helpless and dangerous to everyone else.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:54:35 +0000

I live in the USA and our economy is going down surely but slowly. Obviously this has left me with numerous unanswered questions, all of which this article adressed thoroughly. It is a great concern to think of our way of life transforming into something ten times worse here. But this is really eye opening, especially in regards to my lazy way of life. This type of crisis may end up becoming a huge wake up call for myself and many others soon enough.

It would be extremely wise for anyone ending up in a situation like this to do tremendous research on body language. If you know body language, you can send signals to would be thieves/kidnappers that you aren't to be f'd with. Obviously this wouldn't always work but anyone who sends off submissive body language could benefit from this type of education, to convey more assertion/dominance through posture, eye contact, tone of voice etc. Also convenient with learning body language, would come the convenience of being able to read people better and detecting deception before it's too late.

Super article. Hopefully things don't get this bad, if they do at least I know what to expect. Thank you.

By: John

John — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 16:37:44 +0000

that is a good point Its We the people of the United States of America Its not we the people of the world , I believe The United States Is the Greatest country IN the world, One we rid ourselves of the current president and his cronies ,Then with the help of God we can start to heal and fix this country , I firmly believe that liberalism is Destroying the very fabric of this great nation! I just PRAY and hope that the country will survive until the next election, The liberal policies of Obama has done more harm to this country than any other. We As a nation have NEVER in the histroy of the United States had our credit down graded !! Time to think about what he said in the artical ! It doesnt mater if you are a rebublican or a democrat when you cant find food to feed your CHILDRAN what are you going to tell them when they look up at you and say I am hungry dad / mon

By: travelssolo

travelssolo — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 15:58:34 +0000

Found your comments and this site by chance, all excellent points, trained in a lot of areas and have to say for a lay person, which sounds like you are then not really but for all intents and purposes here I say good for you and to all of the others that want to stay a step ahead of the "game" though it really isn't, just pay attention and deal with your surroundings as if they could be the last place your are, and does any of us want to know where our last place will be, in the military we never had our photos taken and it was keep your head up not down but the logic is there either way but for soldiers, you know what i mean, as to finding weapons in Argentina,been here a few months and the average protection can easily be found, as to pistols and ammo, slightly more difficult, always travel with a weapon but it's not legal, sort of like not stopping at red lights, which I don't at night, always look for a way out, and sadly the writers comments about how you look are true, weakness is simply that, however this said many a tough bad ass I have had the pleasure to know or not know were not the terminator types but the average built, all this said aside, I like Argentina, have a girlfriend, whom probably thinks I'm slightly the dangerous type for all my precautions and sometimes rude behavior(she says) when my space is invaded, but I think your post is relevant and to the point, now about them hi powers-a ppk would be my choice,ammo anyone????>>>>>>>>
of course this is all fantasy to they that read this and think we are the one causing the trouble, we are not we are the ones you will look to when the SHTF– hu ah

By: LoboSolo

LoboSolo — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:53:39 +0000

Are you still in Argentina? I’ve been there checking it out and would like to get a few more insider’s tips.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:41:10 +0000

Well guys the time draws near if pete james is right about what he says in his blog @ wakeup.host-ed.net
and i will be checking my food stocks and tools next week.

my grandad lived to be 90 and belived he would live 4-ever :)

By: Survivalspot

Survivalspot — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 17:07:48 +0000

Very interesting concept – thanks for sharing. I had not heard of this before now. Can you typically find this at your local pool supply store?

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:44:23 +0000

For water and health issues, look to find a bag of Calcium Hypochlorite, also known as Pool Shock. A quarter teaspoon will have a bathtub of water clean of all contaminants in less than 2 hours. The water may not be clean from dirt particles, but they will not do you harm. You can then just filter the water through clean cloths to remove particles. If you put meat, chicken, etc in a pot with just a sprinkle of Calcium Hypochlorite, even if the meat is slightly spoiled, it will not cause sickness if eaten because all microbes that are harmful to the body will be killed. Rinsing raw vegetables in a pot of water sprinkled with it will also make it safe to eat raw, even if it were previously contaminated with E. Coli.
Another mineral that does much of the same as Calcium Hypochlorite is sodium chlorite, but that mineral has to be specially activated.
For more information on the power of these two "miracle" minerals, look at the website, jimhumble.biz. In it you will find ways to use these minerals to even cure people who are already ill with diseases. I know because I've cured myself of the cold and flu several times, and I used it to cure many other people, including some who had led or mercury poisoning.

By: Robert

Robert — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 08:44:23 +0000

By: Black Paladin

Black Paladin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:04:22 +0000

Has this article been removed?

By: Margie

Margie — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 21:23:43 +0000

Thank you sooo much for taking the time to write this all down. This is incredibly useful , and is exactly the kind of information I've been searching for. It allows me to think further on plan of action. Your insights are great, and it was also really useful to take into account the mental shifts that I might need to make. Thanks again. And I hear that despite the crisis, spain is still pretty nice ;) I will send others to your blog!

By: AmericanAnon

AmericanAnon — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:04:33 +0000

¡¡¡ Wow, thanks for all of the invaluable info!!! God bless

By: Marius

Marius — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:39:04 +0000

Please send this to me as well. (South Africa)

By: Survivalspot

Survivalspot — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:27:15 +0000

No problem. Sent

By: Donald Paul Wagner

Donald Paul Wagner — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 22:21:47 +0000

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By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:04:45 +0000

Thank you for this article!

By: Mark Blair

Mark Blair — Tue, 25 May 2010 11:27:52 +0000

I was an upaid ‘conflict journalist’ cum trade-union-theory teacher during the insurrection in Indonesia in ’98, at the height of which I was a refugee for seven days. I made a habit of standing in the middle of riots, and wrote journals all the while.

Indonesia suffered much as Argentina did, though a lot of the circumstances were entirely different – for example, no guns. I’d be as pleased as punch to answer questions about my experiences in this environment.