The high bid in the SurvivalBlog Benefit Auction [1] is now at $960. The auction is for a large mixed lot that includes:
A.) 15 brand new 30 round M16/M4/AR-15 magazines from JWR [2]‘s personal collection. These include four scarce and desirable brand new HK [3] steel “Maritime Finish” magazines, and 11 new USGI alloy magazines made by Center Industries. (Note that most of these were made during the 1994-2004 Federal ban, most of them have restriction markings, but those became null and void after the ban sunsetted.) Even if you don’t own an AR-15 [4], these magazines are great to keep on hand for barter. (Note: If you live in a state where full capacity magazines are banned, then you must choose to: refrain from bidding, or designate a recipient in an unrestricted state, or re-donate the magazines for a subsequent auction.) In today’s frenzied market, these magazines have a retail value of at least $460..
B.) A NukAlert radiation detector donated by at KI4U.com (a $160 retail value).
C.) An assortment of loose leaf teas, a box of Bellagio hot chocolate (25 individual packs), and your choice of $50 worth of ground or whole bean roasted coffee. (A combined retail value of more than $150), all courtesy of CMeBrew.com.
D.) A case of 24 cans of canned storage butter, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $110 retail value).
E.) A carton of 10 rolls of Hydrion fuel test strips, (with a retail value of $85), donated by UR-2B-Prepared.com.
F.) “Alone in the Wilderness” book and 2 DVD Value Set on the life of Richard Proenneke [5] (a retail value of $51.95) courtesy of Camping Survival.com
G.) An EVAC Easy Roll Stretcher kit, (a retail value of $49.95), donated by FrostCPR.com.
This auction ends on December 15th. Please e-mail us your bid for the entire mixed lot.
Today we present another entry for Round 19 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. [6] The contest prizes include:
First Prize: The writer of the best contributed article will be awarded two transferable Front Sight “Gray” Four Day Training Course Certificates. This is an up to $4,000 value!
Second Prize: A three day course certificate from OnPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses [7].
Third Prize: A copy of my “Rawles Gets You Ready” preparedness course, from Arbogast Publishing
Round 19 ends on November 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that articles that relate practical “how to” skills for survival will have an advantage in the judging.