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A '''retreat''' is a commonly used term for a place of refuge for those in the Survivalist movement.  Survivalist retreats are intended to be self-sufficient and are generally located in lightly-[[population density|populated]] [[rural]] areas with [[small town values]] - [[conservative values]], such as the [[American Redoubt]] states of [[Idaho]], [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], [[Oregon|Eastern Oregon]] or [[Oregon|Southwestern Oregon]], [[Washington State|Eastern Washington]].

A '''retreat''' is a commonly used term for a place of refuge for those in the Survivalist movement.  Survivalist retreats are intended to be self-sufficient and are generally located in lightly-[[population density|populated]] [[rural]] areas with [[small town values]] or [[conservative values]].

Perhaps the most important newsletter on survivalism and survivalist retreats in the 1970s was the ''Personal Survival ("P.S.") Letter'' (circa 1977-1982) published by [[Mel Tappan]], who also authored the books ''Survival Guns'' and ''Tappan on Survival''. The newsletter included columns from Tappan himself as well from Jeff Cooper, Al J. Venter, Bill Pier, Bruce D. Clayton, Rick Fines, Nancy Mack Tappan, J.B. Wood, Dr. Carl Kirsch, Charles Avery, Karl Hess, Eugene A. Barron, Janet Groene, Dean Ing, Bob Taylor, Reginald Bretnor, C.G. Cobb, and several other writers, some under pen names. The majority of this newsletter revolved around selecting, constructing and logistically equipping survival retreats.<ref>[http://www.frfrogspad.com/persurv.htm Magazine Articles By Jeff Cooper</ref> Following Tappan's death in 1980, Karl Hess took over publishing the newsletter, eventually renaming it ''Survival Tomorrow''.

Perhaps the most important newsletter on survivalism and survivalist retreats in the 1970s was the ''Personal Survival ("P.S.") Letter'' (circa 1977-1982) published by [[Mel Tappan]], who also authored the books ''Survival Guns'' and ''Tappan on Survival''. The newsletter included columns from Tappan himself as well from Jeff Cooper, Al J. Venter, Bill Pier, Bruce D. Clayton, Rick Fines, Nancy Mack Tappan, J.B. Wood, Dr. Carl Kirsch, Charles Avery, Karl Hess, Eugene A. Barron, Janet Groene, Dean Ing, Bob Taylor, Reginald Bretnor, C.G. Cobb, and several other writers, some under pen names. The majority of this newsletter revolved around selecting, constructing and logistically equipping survival retreats.<ref>[http://www.frfrogspad.com/persurv.htm Magazine Articles By Jeff Cooper</ref> Following Tappan's death in 1980, Karl Hess took over publishing the newsletter, eventually renaming it ''Survival Tomorrow''.

Several books have offered advice on survival retreats and [[strategic relocation]]. Some influential in survivalist circles are ''How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It'' by [[New York Times]] best-selling author [[James Wesley Rawles]], ''Survival Retreat: A Total Plan For Retreat Defense'' by [[Ragnar Benson]], ''[[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]'' by [[Joel Skousen]], and ''The Secure Home'', (also by Skousen). Some that have been particularly influential in survivalist circles are ''How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home '' by [[Joel Skousen]], ''Rawles on Retreats and Relocation'' by [[James Wesley Rawles]], and ''Life After Terrorism: What You Need to Know to Survive in Today's World'' by Bruce D. Clayton.<ref>[http://www.paladin-press.com/detail.aspx?ID=476 ''Life After Terrorism: What You Need to Know to Survive in Today's World''] by Bruce D. Clayton. Paladin Press, 2002, ISBN 1-58160-326-6</ref>   

Several books have offered advice on survival retreats and [[strategic relocation]]. Some influential in survivalist circles are ''How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It'' by [[New York Times]] best-selling author [[James Wesley Rawles]], ''Survival Retreat: A Total Plan For Retreat Defense'' by [[Ragnar Benson]], ''[[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]'' by [[Joel Skousen]], and ''The Secure Home'', (also by Skousen). Some that have been particularly influential in survivalist circles are ''How to Implement a High Security Shelter in the Home '' by [[Joel Skousen]], ''Rawles on Retreats and Relocation'' by [[James Wesley Rawles]], and ''Life After Terrorism: What You Need to Know to Survive in Today's World'' by Bruce D. Clayton.<ref>[http://www.paladin-press.com/detail.aspx?ID=476 ''Life After Terrorism: What You Need to Know to Survive in Today's World''] by Bruce D. Clayton. Paladin Press, 2002, ISBN 1-58160-326-6</ref>   

Online survival websites, forums, and blogs (such as [[SurvivalBlog.com]]) discuss the  best locales for survival retreats, how to build, fortify, and equip them, and how to form survivalist retreat groups.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=survivalist&submit=Search Yahoo! Groups : Search Results]</ref>

Online survival websites, forums, and blogs discuss the  best locales for survival retreats, how to build, fortify, and equip them, and how to form survivalist retreat groups.<ref>[http://groups.yahoo.com/search?query=survivalist&submit=Search Yahoo! Groups : Search Results]</ref>

Economic troubles emerging from the credit collapse triggered by the 2007 US [[subprime mortgage]] lending fiasco have prompted a wider cross-section of the populace to get prepared and establish retreats.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/fashion/06survival.html</ref> [[James Wesley Rawles]], the editor of SurvivalBlog was quoted by the ''New York Times'' in April of 2008 that "interest in the survivalist movement 'is experiencing its largest growth since the late 1970s'”. He also stated that his blog's conservative core readership has been supplemented with "an increasing number of stridently green and left-of-center readers."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/fashion/06survival.html</ref>

Economic troubles emerging from the credit collapse triggered by the 2007 US [[subprime mortgage]] lending crisis have prompted some people to establish retreats.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/fashion/06survival.html</ref> [[James Wesley Rawles]], the editor of SurvivalBlog was quoted by the ''New York Times'' in April of 2008 that "interest in the survivalist movement 'is experiencing its largest growth since the late 1970s'”. He also stated that his blog's conservative core readership has been supplemented with "an increasing number of stridently green and left-of-center readers."<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/fashion/06survival.html</ref>

==Common retreat locale parameters==

==Common retreat locale parameters==

==See Also==

==See Also==

* [[Essay:Survivalist Retreat Potential Rank]]

* [[Essay:Survivalist Retreat Potential Rank]]

* [[Nuclear target structures]]

* [[Nuclear target structures]]

* [[James Wesley Rawles]] of [[The Survival Blog]]

* [[James Wesley Rawles]] of [[The Survival Blog]]

* [[Kenneth Royce]] ([[Boston T. Party]]) of [[Free State Wyoming]]

* [[Kenneth Royce]] ([[Boston T. Party]]) of [[Free State Wyoming]]

* [[Free State Project]]

* [[Free State Project]]

* [[Chuck Baldwin]] - renowned [[clergy]]man of the [[Montana]] [[American Redoubt]]

* [[Chuck Baldwin]] - renowned [[clergy]]man of the [[Montana]]

* [[Mel Tappan]] - fellow [[Oregon]] [[American Redoubt]] [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]] - the "Grandfather of the Survivalist movement"

* [[Mel Tappan]] - fellow [[Oregon]] [[American Redoubt]] [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]] - the "Grandfather of the Survivalist movement"

* [[Joel Skousen]] of [[World Affairs Brief]] and author of [[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]

* [[Joel Skousen]] of [[World Affairs Brief]] and author of [[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]

* [[Alex Jones]] of [[InfoWars]] [[libertarian]] news

* [[Alex Jones]] of [[InfoWars]] [[libertarian]] news

==Bibliography==

==Bibliography==

* [[Joel Skousen|Skousen, Joel]], ''[[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]'', 3rd Edition, [[Utah]], Perfect Paperback, 2011, ISBN-10: 1568612621, ISBN-13: 978-1568612621 - [http://joelskousen.com/strategic.html JoelSkousen.com], [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10873066-strategic-relocation [[GoodReads.com]]], [http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/strategic-relocation-film-full-version [[TheSurvivalistBlog.net]]], [http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/expanded-western-relocation-zone Excerpt: Expanded Relocation Zone], [http://www.strategicrelocation.com StrategicRelocation.com] [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TXW6D8 [[Amazon.com]]], [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2WLVZO DVD on Amazon.com]

* [[Joel Skousen|Skousen, Joel]], ''[[Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places]]'', 3rd Edition, [[Utah]], Perfect Paperback, 2011, ISBN-10: 1568612621, ISBN-13: 978-1568612621 - [http://joelskousen.com/strategic.html JoelSkousen.com], [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10873066-strategic-relocation [[GoodReads.com]]], [http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/strategic-relocation-film-full-version [[TheSurvivalistBlog.net]]], [http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/expanded-western-relocation-zone Excerpt: Expanded Relocation Zone], [http://www.strategicrelocation.com StrategicRelocation.com] [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004TXW6D8 [[Amazon.com]]], [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A2WLVZO DVD on Amazon.com]

* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]]. ''[[Rawles on Retreats and Relocation]]''. 1st. Clearwater, [[Idaho]], The [[American Redoubt]]: The Clearwater Press, 2007. Print.

* [[James Wesley Rawles|Rawles, James Wesley]]. ''[[Rawles on Retreats and Relocation]]''. 1st. Clearwater, [[Idaho]]: The Clearwater Press, 2007. Print.

== External Links ==

== External links ==

* [http://www.survivalblog.com/redoubt.html  Survivalist Retreat in The American Redoubt -- Move to the Mountain States]

* [http://www.survivalblog.com/redoubt.html  Survivalist Retreat in The American Redoubt -- Move to the Mountain States]

* [http://www.survivalblog.com/retreatareas.html [[The Survival Blog]] Suggested Retreat Areas]

* [http://www.survivalblog.com/retreatareas.html [[The Survival Blog]] Suggested Retreat Areas]