Day: July 6, 2006

Note from JWR:

About half of the cache of 50 books that I recently found at an estate sale have now sold or are pending sale. (The same ones that I first mentioned on June 28th.) There are still some great titles on: preparedness, self-sufficiency, homesteading, gardening, canning, shooting, livestock, recipes, carpentry, outdoor survival, NBC protection, fire protection, offshore relocation, and a few “hard money” investing books. I have reduced the prices on many of the remaining books. See my mail order catalog for details. Please let me know via e-mail which ones that you want me to set aside for you. OBTW, …


Letter Re: Pre-1899 Finnish M39 Mosin Nagant 7.62x54R Rifles and Ammo

Jim, I read your novel, “Patriots” in 2003. It reinforced my survivor beliefs and encouraged me to take additional steps to become more prepared. I also enjoy reading SurvivalBlog.com and visit your site many times each day. Over the last six months I have followed your advice in purchasing three pre-1899 rifles. All three are Finnish M-39 Mosin Nagants chambered for 7.62x54R ammo. I picked up one from AIM Surplus when [it was] first listed in December 2005. It appears to be in very good condition with a 1895 Tula receiver and 1944 SAKO barrel. The other two I purchased …


Two Letters Re: Insulin for Diabetics in Event of TEOTWAWKI

Dear Jim, I’m a family physician and my wife has had Type 1 (insulin-dependant) diabetes mellitus since age 9. There’s an inhaled insulin (“Exubera,” manufactured by Pfizer) that offers some promise for long-term storage, as it’s a powder. It was released last winter, so there isn’t much clinical experience with it yet. Problems such as irregular absorption and possible lung injury are still under investigation. Oral insulin therapy may also suffer from irregular absorption and will likely have the same shelf-life issues as injectable insulins. The only practical long-term solution for the insulin-dependant diabetic is to extract injectable insulin from …