Note from JWR:
Thanks for all the recent book orders at my Cafe Press ordering page. I may be able to make a living at this, after all!
Day: March 6, 2007
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Letter Re: Crystal Radio Sets for TEOTWAWKI
Hi Jim, Thinking about the need to catch local/regional info during a crisis and thought of the old time crystal radio sets to pick up AM radio. Many years ago kids used to build them at home or in Boy Scouts with locally available parts. Crystal radio sets are small, easy to build, easy to use, easy to repair, [JWR Adds: and just about EMP proof, if using a chunk of Galena (or piece of graphite pencil) as the detector, versus a modern germanium diode,] and require no power to operate them! While it seems that there are a lot …
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Letter Re: The “Third Way” Approach–A Forward Base En Route to a Remote Survival Retreat
JWR, I have been reading a longtime reader of your blog since it started, and wish to thank you for writing your novel “Patriots”, which I have read cover to cover many times and has helped me on my way to becoming a prepper. In response to Paul’s letter for a forward location between your retreat and current home I have some ideas as well as some other good info I feel your readers could benefit from. Now the plan of having a forward location by Paul is a somewhat good idea but like you pointed out a bit flawed.My …
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Letter Re: More Book Recommendations
Jim, I took some time recently to catch up on some of my backed up reading and have uncovered a couple of books that I would highly recommend to all. The first is The Whiskey Rebellion by William Hogeland. A historical review of a little covered event very significant in the infancy of our constitutional republic. The book not only covers the event but provides detail into the character of many of the significant players. A new light on one Alexander Hamilton emerges. The book has substantial supporting notes and source cites attached. Quite enlightening. The second is America’s Bubble …
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Odds ‘n Sods:
Readers MPI and MWR both suggested listening to the Jim Puplava interview of economist Michael J. Panzner, the author of the book “Financial Armageddon.”. (Free audio podcast download. Scroll down to March 3rd–second hour.) o o o “Kon Tiki” mentioned this video clip: A compressed air powered car being proptotyped in France. o o o P.R. and J.B. both reminded me to mention that used concertina wire is often available at military surplus auctions. There are 37 pallets of used concertina wire up for auction right now at Fort Lewis, Washington. Those auctions end at 5 p.m. PST …
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Jim’s Quote of the Day:
“If the moment of truth comes tomorrow, I’ll be free, or by God I’ll be dead.” – Audie Murphy
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