My forthcoming nonfiction book “How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It” includes several pages of material that is redundant to my currently published book “SurvivalBlog: The Best of the Blog”. So I ‘ve decided to discontinue self-publishing the latter. If you’d like your own copy of “SurvivalBlog: The Best of the Blog” then be sure to order one before September 30th, when it will be dropped from the Clearwater Press products page.
James, Going through some old gear last month, I found my food supply lists and notes from 1976-79. I thought the old list might be of interest and the lessons I learned during the first three years in the remote Alaska bush may be helpful to a few of your readers. I do not recommend Alaska for a TEOTWAWKI retreat but the lessons I learned the hard way may be helpful to any one in a cold climate. I grew up in California listing to stories from my grandfather about Alaska and the Yukon. When I graduated from high school …
Unemployment in California at 12%, Highest in Nearly 70 Years GG flagged this: UK Public debt hits £800 billion – the highest on record Tom B. sent this item: Charts predict: “Risk of Full- Fledged Dollar Crisis” Items from The Economatrix: Obama: G-20 Good Time to Assess Economy Low Expectations for New Loan Help Program Regulators Seize Two Banks; 94 Failures This Year Irwin Financial’s Two Bank Units Seized Ohio Town Struggles After Package Giant DHL Leaves Meredith Whitney: “Roaring Recover”? Unlikely Fed Eyes Sweeping Bank-Pay Regulations Summers: Troubled Firms Should be Allowed to Fail Obama Adviser Blasts Big Business …
Inyokern spotted a web page on a 1 oz. beverage can stove which burns denatured alcohol. Inyokern notes: “This is a great bug-out bag item that is popular with Blue Ridge ultralight backpackers. This, plus fishing line, a folding knife, hooks, and a pan or pot with a lid would make a lightweight emergency kit.” o o ox F.G. sent this: South Carolina mayor prohibits cops from chasing suspects either by car, or on foot! o o o J.B. found a piece that describes urban camouflage: the ‘Special Operations Tactical Suit’ (SOTACS) o o o Reader A.V. …
“Better prepare for confrontation than hope that the enemy will not come; Better ensure one’s defense is impenetrable than hope that the enemy will not attack.” – Sun-Tzu The Art of War, 6th Century, B.C.