Day: August 13, 2006

Letter Re: Newcomers Syndrome in the Rural West

Hello Jim, My family and I are fortunate enough to live in a sparsely populated area of the Rocky Mountain West. Seems we are always being “discovered” by someone who wants to move here and get away from it all. Some even sell their homes and set up residences here, but more often than not, they last about 2 years and the “for sale” sign is back up again. Seems to me that the old adage is true… a Leopard cannot change its spots. You can’t take a fellow from the suburbs… drop them in the middle of a Prickly …


Letter Re: Long Term Storage Survival Food Buckets at Costco

Jim: I just came from a Costco in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. I spotted an interesting item on the end cap near the bread isle, 275 servings of individual food packs in a white plastic bucket. 20 year shelf life. Just boil in water for 20 minute. It has the same packaging that you’d expect from a vendor like Ready Made Resources. This from a food packaging company out of Orem, Utah. The price for 275 servings is $109.99. It is labeled ‘Survival Food’, item #104893 so you may want to inquire at your Costco. In each bucket there are 55 …


Letter Re: Ammo Clearance Sale at Wal-Marts

Jim, I have read recently on other shooting boards how some guys have stopped by their local Wal-Mart in the US and found selected lots of slow moving ammo with special red sale tags on them in the sporting goods section at reduced prices. I don’t know if this is in the wake of Wal-Mart’s move to clear most or all of its stores in the future of firearms and ammunition, but there are some good prices on some rifle, pistol and shotgun ammo, different calibers and gauges, apparently at each store. I know that in a crisis situation, you …


Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader S.H. pointed us to a web site that describes an interesting house with an extensive 45 foot deep fallout shelter, currently for sale in Blaine, Washington.    o o o Cathy Buckle in Zimbabwe reports on the ongoing currency exchange. (Due to the hyperinflation, they are issuing new bills, sans three zeroes.) This one is a must read!    o o o The Whiskey and Gunpowder e-newsletter mentions: “Lenders see a 10-20% tumble in home prices Yes, you heard right: A 10-20% loss nationwide, according to a poll of American mortgage lenders. And much bigger losses in the …