REFUGE BY SAFECASTLE

JC Refuge · at 10:06 AM

Every once in a while we try to reach out to the folks who need a little extra help in their efforts to get the best prepping deals out there.

Meaning, today and tomorrow only we are offering the coupon code below for a free lifetime buyers club membership ($49 value) at Safecastle ...

1. Add the membership to your shopping cart.

2. As you checkout, use this code in the coupon field: SAVEme and follow thru the checkout process, making sure you click on "Place Your Order" at the end.

3. Be patient as we need to manually activate your membership. When you receive an email that says "Membership Completed," you are good to login and join 10,000 other serious, like-minded folks who are comfortably building their "cache savings."

JC Refuge · at 12:23 PM

Strange days, sad days.

www.safecastle.com

JC Refuge · at 11:29 AM

The bunker password will save you BIG (click on the link): http://www.safecastlebunker.com/

JC Refuge · at 1:26 PM

Why Safecastle?
7 reasons ...

We get this question periodically from folks who stumble across us for the first time. The answer can be pretty involved and complex if we try to cover all the bases. But in a nutshell ...

1. Our buyers club prices can be amazing. They are hidden until you login as a member. Once you are a club member, you are in for life--never a renewal fee. Many products are substantially member discounted, others slightly discounted, and a few products are basement priced the same for members and non-members alike.

2. Club members often benefit from special loyalty incentives or purchase rewards. Through the rest of this year, member purchases are automatically accruing points worth about 5% of their purchases.

3. We strive to maintain lowest pricing across the board--even for non-members. We aim to match or beat all competitors and Amazon and any other prices out there.

4. Everything always ships for free to the lower 48--whether you are a member or not.

5. We sell ONLY elite-level quality products and guarantee customer satisfaction. We are authorized dealers of the product lines we sell and we have maintained excellent customer and vendor relationships for more than 14 years.

6. Safecastle is the fastest growing provider in the crisis preparedness marketplace. That only happens when you are doing many things right.

7. When it comes down to it, what we provide is peace of mind. Our customers are completely comfortable with Safecastle and we are committed to helping Americans be ready for any crisis that lies ahead.

We cater to the rich & famous, the best & the brightest, and the heroes who are the backbone of America

Whoever you are, whatever you are preparing for, we are here to provide ... as well as to maintain the steel-clad security of your business with us.

Enough with the chest-thumping. How about a recap of just some of our hundreds of current deals ...

Mountain House freeze dried food in 30-year cans and 12-year pouches up to 46% off (see links below)

Canned bacon, butter & cheese sampler

Survival Cave meats, up to 27% off

Freeze-dried uncooked hamburger patties, up to 24% off

Freeze-dried sirloins, up to 24% off

Lifestraws, up to 37% off

Road Warrior Car Emergency Kits, up to 25% off

NukAlert personal keychain radiation detector, up to 19% off

Costa Rican organic green coffee beans, canned for 20-ear freshness, up to 20% off

Outstanding bugout bikes--folders and electrics

Steel-plated shelters and saferooms, now more affordable due to steel price wars, financing available

And some of best deals are to be had in the Safecastle Coupon Bunker. See section below for access. Right now we have a dozen outstanding Bunker offers for members and non-members. Brands like Berkey, Kelly Kettle, Excalibur, Goal Zero, Montague, Yoders, Katadyn, Country Living, and more!

See the rest here.

JC Refuge · at 9:24 AM

What do you do if Pollyannaville goes up in flames? It's a tinderbox out there and there are way too many torch bearers in the streets.

There's not a darn thing you can do to stop a conflagration. All you can do is try to be ready to dig in or flee, and that's why we do what we do.

Prepare and fortify

JC Refuge · at 9:52 AM

The Bunker Password Will Save You ...

The valuable Safecastle Coupon Bunker password remains the same (see below).

The latest coupon addition is for club members only. That's all I can say about this one ... shhhh!

So right now we are at 12 coupon codes. That number is fluid--be sure to check the bunker regularly.

Clearance/access:

"Need to know" basis only ... hidden savings ...

Note that these coupon codes and product discounts cannot be advertised. There are 12 current coupon codes in the bunker ... we've still got a free membership code in there but that is about to disappear.

THE PASSWORD ... The thing is, you've got to "know somebody" to get through the vault door. By that I mean, the password into the bunker is the "last name" in our company founder's pseudonym (alias).

Not obvious enough? OK--how about this ... Glenn Frey sang: "Every form of ______ has its price." (capital R)

Still not ringing the bell? Email Vic

JC Refuge · at 12:19 PM

It's been a long time coming. We've mostly held our tongues ... though we have continually tried to communicate the facts involved in prepping and planning with storage food. We've pointed out very recently in fact that some sellers sell food that has been on their shelves for years ... at full price, without revealing that fact (selling foods, for instance, that were discontinued long ago).

Some of these same sellers also routinely misrepresent the nutritional-caloric value of their food packages in order to attract uninformed customers and convince them they are getting way more than they actually are in time-period sustenance in their storage food.

According to the medical community, a bare minimum average calorie intake for survival is 2000 calories a day. Calories per day is how you must figure and plan your emergency survival food stock.

Sunday morning, this well known vendor sent out another email, part of which is pasted above. We think it's outrageous how they get away with such blatant misrepresentation. We won't even take this to the quality of their in-house brand.

But here are the facts:

Their advertised "3-Month Supply" of Mountain House food provides caloric sustenance for only 1 month.

Their "Six Month Supply" is actually a two-month supply of food.

Their "One Year Supply" will sustain a person for less than 6 months.

Here's what you get from us:

Our current MH sale on both cans and pouches provides far greater discounts. We always match or beat any MH price out there.

If we sell a time-period food package, it is based on the 2000-calories per day baseline.

All our foods ship fresh as can be. Even though you are buying "storage food," you can be confident that the foods you buy from us have not been lingering for many months or even years in a warehouse. (Or in non-climate controlled buildings or truck trailers.)

We always ship FREE (no minimum order required).

Often, our club member discounts, and the 2016 Member Rewards program that applies to every purchase adds even more real value to every member purchase.

JC Refuge · at 9:05 PM

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JC Refuge · at 7:05 PM

It's crazy out there. But it doesn't take much digging to realize that this volatile political season is effectively masking palpable, imminent dangers.

The fact is, the world at large is continuing to spiral into what might be best summed up as an anarchist's dream. It's no secret. Heck--there are not even any optimistic investment gurus left out there to sell long-range rainbows to the blind-ostrich class.

But through this gradual deterioration over time, have you fallen victim to some level of normalcy bias? ... "a mental state people enter when facing a disaster. It causes people to underestimate both the possibility of a disaster and its possible effects."

Every once is a while we all need a wake-up call. Stay sharp, be ready, don't get bowled over by what suddenly overtakes us.

Prepare and fortify.

JC Refuge · at 8:08 AM

Today only, 11/2/15, we are offering up FREE lifetime buyers club memberships at Safecastle.

Simply go here to make the membership purchase:

http://www.safecastle.com/buyers-club-membership.aspx

1. Click the "add to cart" button, then the "checkout now" button. Fill out your personal info and then click the "next" button. Enter SAVEme in the discount coupon field. Click "apply" and then "next" to review and confirm your order (the free membership will be reflected)--click "place your order."

2. After doing that, be patient just a bit longer. The membership needs to be manually activated. When you receive a "Membership Completed" email, you can log-in to www.safecastle.com and place your buyers club discounted orders.

(This membership offer is valid only today and not for previous purchases.)

JC Refuge · at 3:23 PM

I recently received a review copy of a book by Ted Koppel (of Nightline fame) that will be on sale October 27. The title: "Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath."

I was asked by the publisher to review the book and help get the word out if I liked it.

I have found the book to be critical reading for our times. In a nutshell, Koppel lays out the convincing case for a very likely and imminent cyber attack on America's electrical grid. When it happens, it will be devastating and an undeniable act of war.

This may not be news to most folks who read this blog or who are Safecastle customers, but the way Mr. Koppel does an excellent job of fact-based, authoritative, and time-sensitive reporting is eye-opening.

He goes beyond the expected risk overview. He adroitly moves to the general lack of governments' preparedness for this threat out there and then talks in some detail about the need for individual preparedness and how to survive what is coming.

This is not fiction. This a reporter's investigative report that confirms the need for individual preparedness and much more. Highly recommended for most any American today--prepper or not. If you're not into personal preparedness today, you will be after reading this book.

JC Refuge · at 9:37 AM

10-4 good buddy. You got your ears on?

Dial this in and join the convoy ...

Today only, 10/4/15, we are offering up FREE lifetime buyers club memberships at Safecastle.

Simply go here to make the membership purchase:

http://www.safecastle.com/buyers-club-membership.aspx

1. Click the "add to cart" button, then the "checkout now" button. Fill out
your personal info and then click the "next" button. Enter TenFour in the
discount coupon field. Click "apply" and then "next" to review and confirm
your order (the free membership will be reflected)--click "place your
order."

2. After doing that, be patient just a bit longer. The membership needs to be
manually activated. When you receive a "Membership Completed" email, you can
log-in to www.safecastle.com and place your buyers club discounted orders.

The front door is open, come on.

(This membership offer is valid only today and not for previous purchases.)

JC Refuge · at 7:30 AM

I just got this email from a customer who purchased a lifetime buyers club membership. He was irate after totally misreading how our listings are laid out and thought our prices were not what he expected. I figure if he misread them then maybe others are misreading them also.

So, to perhaps help point out where things actually stand, here is that little email dialog. It is actually pretty telling about the bargains we offer our members ...

New Safecastle club member:
"Yeah, so I took the bait....

"I purchased the lifetime membership for $49 and started shopping. But before I put things in the cart, I thought I'd best compare.

"MH Diced Beef on sale for $419, works out to $69 per can "on sale" with the little fire logo. When I did a quick search, I found The Ready Store has it for $55, and Emergency Essentials has it for $50. A $19 /can difference.

"Your EverSafe MREs 12 pack case is $110, but Amazon has it for $74, and Charlie Surplus for $85. $25 - $36 savings over your sale price? Shipping can't be $25.

"MH Green Beans, #10 can comes to $24 on sale. The Ready Store is $20 and Nitro-Pak is $19.

"I'm confused. If you are running a big sale, how is it that 3 random products are so far overpriced beyond normal competition that it isn't even close?

"Emergency Essentials ships for $12 total on orders over $120. That's easy to do, so shipping free in comparison doesn't seem to be a selling point. Ready Made Resources uses actual shipping, but the base prices are good. And Nitro-Pak is free over $249, again, another easy figure to reach when stocking up.

"Am I missing something here? Are there additional savings I'm not seeing? I'm very close to asking for a membership refund. Give me something to grab on to, here..."

Vic, Safecastle founder:
"Randy--it looks like you are misreading our listings ...

"First off--everything always ships free.

"MH Diced Beef, case of 6 cans=$272.96 (the $419.94 price is the MSRP) We don't sell single cans but breaking it down for you, it comes out to $45.49, shipping included. Not only that, our members are enjoying this year's points program that essentially is worth 5% back on all purchases.

"MH Green Beans case=$97.46 ... broken down to $16.24 per can, shipped.

"Eversafe MREs case, $71 shipped.

"Looks like we soundly beat every example you listed, but we do guarantee low prices on MH food anytime. If you happen to find a price lower out there, we'll beat it and you'll still be able to apply that purchase to the point program. ;-) "

* NOTE: I can't spend a lot of time searching out other sellers' prices and I'm sure that there are a few lower prices on some things that can be found somewhere from time to time. We're not Wal-mart, we are a very small business that tries to give our customers and members the best deal we can swing.

I just thought I'd share this little dialog. I don't intend to spend more time looking at prices and responding here ... we are absolutely swamped with orders. I had to do so with this customer obviously, and as long as I did, thought someone else might find it useful here in understanding how our listings should read.

JC Refuge · at 1:22 PM

Just got the word from Mountain House ... and I was wondering if this was going to manifest, so I am not surprised. They are quickly running out of stock of several of their food varieties due to a sudden surge in demand.

This is a huge heads up ... it's a bit of a long, involved backstory that I won't go into detail about here, but as a reminder--some of you might recall the situation several years ago when MH had backorders stretching out 6 months, and customers were pleased just to get on the list.

That situation had far reaching ramifications in the prepper world for virtually anyone even remotely connected. It even led to the WalMarts and Costcos getting into the preparedness market niche, and the birth of several storage food companies.

I know ... we were right in the middle of all of it and it changed a good many things about how we do business.

That's what this today is fast beginning to smell like.

MH greatly expanded their production capacity since that time, and they were already the leading prep-food company in the world before that little crisis after Hurricane Katrina. They thought they were in position to deal with any similar situation that would again come around. Looks like they are going to find out the hard way if that is the case.

I'm betting that they may do a little better this time, but for the near term, we're about to see a situation where it is going to be increasingly difficult to lay hands on any type of storage food out there--especially Mountain House.

So consider yourself warned--this may very well be a last call to lay in your favorite foods before your backorder wait starts being measured in months.

(As luck would have it--we ARE in the midst of one of our biggest MH sales ever. Those huge discounts are not changing at this time.)

JC Refuge · at 11:46 AM

We've been asked, and we fully understand the concern many might be having at this point ...

September of this year is full of question marks and red letter dates for preppers. It seems most of those dates occur after about Sept. 10.

So if you are looking for your Safecastle order to arrive by about September 10--please try to place your order by the end of August. That gives us and our suppliers and the shippers adequate time to process your order.

(There are exceptions--such as SurvivalCave meats, which sometimes require up to two weeks to deliver.)

Bottom line: we're fully on-board with the sense of urgency--please place your orders as early as possible. This month is already hugely busy and if it gets any more so as we get closer to September, supply inventories can be affected.

www.safecastle.com

JC Refuge · at 1:31 PM

Unless you're already in your bunker ignoring the noise of the approaching 2016 election season, you are likely experiencing the reemergence of that pounding headache that comes around every four years.

Combined with the concern shared by so many about what may be coming economically and otherwise next month and beyond, we think climbing down into the bunker is a pretty good idea right about now.

Of course that reminds us that we can't screw down the hatches until all the supplies are topped off. Water, food, shelter, fire, sanitation -- check ... Note to self: security, teambuilding, training -- always more to do there.

Safecastle is here to help with many of these needs--it's our reason for being. If you're feeling the tension like we are--make sure you comb thru our store today and get what still needs to be procured. Politics may not directly kill you, but in the end, it's probably what's going to hurt everyone most in the end.

JC Refuge · at 12:19 PM

Global crises bring JC Refuge out of retirement

I'm baaack!

Effective May 1, I am back at Safecastle to run the business I founded in 2002.

Mom calls me Victor, and friends call me Vic, but most folks out in the prepping universe know me as JC Refuge. By any name, I, along with a few family members built up Safecastle to be a leader in the crisis preparedness marketplace. Our customers came to know us as ultra-reliable customer-service mavens who would do anything in our power to assure the realization of their crisis preparedness goals.

Now I am coming out of retirement at a time when major global threats and emergencies are putting huge stresses on preppers and suppliers everywhere.

Are YOU Ready?

It's obvious there is just not much time left before the increasingly volatile status quo in America and around the world is going to rupture.

Who is going to be there to take care of your loved ones? If not you, then who?

Needless to say, now is the time to be laying in supplies, topping off your preps. Safecastle is ready and equipped to help. I intend that we will get that done for you in ways that cannot be matched!

I'm excited about our upcoming big plans. We've got a great new web store that is almost ready to launch, and we're going to be revealing a new way we will be rewarding our loyal customers and members for their wisdom and business with Safecastle. More on these things will be forthcoming.

FREE Buyers Club Membership Today!

In the meantime, I do want to offer up a little something to those of you who are not yet taking advantage of our famous buyers club discounts and offers (which are about to get boosted).

Don't get left behind. Get your lifetime membership today for FREE. The retail value on these memberships is $49. Go to the linked membership listing, click on "Add to Cart," go through the checkout process and add this coupon code to get it for nothing:

Imback

(Be sure to read the Notes in the membership listing.)

Stay safe!

Vic Rantala

aka JC Refuge

Founder and CEO of www.safecastle.com

JC Refuge · at 12:05 PM

New Product - Renovo Trio - 3 Stage Water Filter & Purifier Straw - Hollow Fiber (UF) Membrane with Activated Carbon (Charcoal) Filter and Sediment Pre-Filter

Unique 3 stage filtration removes bacteria (salmonella, e-coli, cholera), protozoa (giardia, cryptosporidium), metals (lead, mercury, cadmium), chemicals (oil, chlorine, pesticides)
Industry leading ultra-filtration hollow fiber membrane filters down to 0.05 microns
Highly versatile design works as a straw filter, screwed to the top of a bottle (generic soda or water bottle), or in-line with a hydration reservoir (CamelBak)
Long filter life of 1,000 liters or more with the ability to change individual filter elements for indefinite use
Lightweight and compact: 7 x 1.4 inches and 3.5 ounce

BUY: $32.50

JC Refuge · at 1:56 AM

We have Berkey Filters (Light and Travel in Stock).

Special Offer:
With any purchase of Berkey Light or Travel Berkey you get a Lifestraw Free (retails $22)

Berkey Light

The Berkey Light™ water filter is designed for use during travel, outdoor activities or during unexpected emergencies. The Berkey Light Water Purifier is popular with outdoor enthusiasts, emergency water filtration or people who want more of a water aesthetic in their home. Comes with an optional LED light base, this light unit can be charged with an optional solar panel, needing no electricity. The Berkey Light is bright enough to read by, ideal for emergency situations or power outages.

BUY: $256.66 - $357.77
Members save extra

Travel Berkey

The compact Travel Berkey® system is the perfect system for use during travel and any outdoor activities or during unexpected emergencies.The smallest of the Berkey family, this system is ideal for a single person, people who travel and very popular with RV'ers. The convenient and economic Travel Berkey is a two filter capacity system. This unit can not be shipped to Iowa residents. All stainless Berkey units can be stacked one can inside the other for convenient mobility.

BUY: $246
Members save extra

With any purchase get a Lifestraw FREE

Make a purchase of Light or Travel Berkey, we will simply ship you a Lifestraw.

JC Refuge · at 5:14 AM

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