Note from JWR:
The high bid is now at $75 in the SurvivalBlog benefit auction for a copy “Rawles Gets You Ready” preparedness course, ($149 retail.) The course was donated by Jake Stafford of Arbogast Publishing.
Day: August 16, 2006
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Letter Re: Clarification on Calcium Hypochlorite for Water Purification
Hello James, In reading your post on Tuesday May 16th on Water Purification, I have done some looking into this important topic. The link you provided from the EPA web site states below verbatim: “Granular Calcium Hypochlorite. Add and dissolve one heaping teaspoon of high-test granular calcium hypochlorite (approximately 1/4 ounce) for each two gallons of water. The mixture will produce a stock chlorine solution of approximately 500 mg/L, since the calcium hypochlorite has an available chlorine equal to 70 percent of its weight. To disinfect water, add the chlorine solution in the ratio of one part of chlorine solution …
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Letter Re: Packing Priority and Vehicle Signs to Facilitate G.O.O.D.
I have read your blog as well as your book “Patriots” for a long time now, along with other web sites and articles. I find great information, some of which I must print out and save. I started an accordion folder with printouts, sorted by type, such as…food, shelter, skills, firepower, etc. Can’t leave these on a computer since retrieval without electricity would be impossible. I believe the more probable catastrophe will be an economic one, possibly related to terrorist activities and have planned accordingly. I have my small retreat, eight acres in the North Georgia mountains, four acres in …
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Odds ‘n Sods:
I recently heard the following sad tale from a reader: “My retreat property in Oregon burned to the ground last year. I had a friend call and tell me he saw [footage of] my chimney on Fox News. Fortunately, I didn’t have much [stored] in the house, and my four forty-foot (CONEX) storage trailers came throughout without a scratch, praise God. Regarding our planned rebuilding, we anticipate purchasing a manufactured house, which has concrete board siding and a fiberglass composition tile roof, which is fairly fireproof, but not able to stop anything with any velocity. We anticipate going underground for …
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Jim’s Quote of the Day:
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; An optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." – Winston Churchill (1874-1965)
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