Day: February 21, 2010

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 27 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. First Prize: A.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost between $500 and $600, and B.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees, in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $392 value.) C.) A HAZARiD Decontamination Kit from Safecastle.com. (A $350 value.), and D.) A 500 round case of Fiocchi 9mm Luger, 124gr. Hornady XTP/HP ammo, …


Children in TEOTWAWKI, by J. Woo

Even if you do not plan to have children at your retreat, they will eventually find you. Kids are survivors and they always find a way to make it – it is the human condition. My wife and I lived in East Africa and we have seen street kids endure things that no child should ever experience. Despite the horrendous circumstances, they move ahead and children in this country will also move forward. We are all planning for the worst, and for some of you, the worst would be lots of children hanging around your retreat. If you are not …


Letter Re: Start with Good Boots and Warm Socks

Dear Mr. Rawles: I recently had an experience that allowed to me confirm a basic lesson: Start with good boots and warm socks. The weather forecast for my north eastern city was for 2-4” of snow. Anyone with half a lick of common sense knows that this means anything from blue skies to a foot of ice. By the time I left work at the end of the day, the snow was falling very heavily, but the warm-ish temps quickly converted it into wet muck. My usual commute involves the combination of a subway ride and then a bus, but …


Economics and Investing:

GG sent this: Federal deficit at $430.69 billion through January GG also sent us the link to some commentary by Josh Lipton: What to expect from the commercial real estate crisis Courtesy of SurvivalBlog reader LT: Greece loses EU voting power in blow to sovereignty The Friday Follies continue: Four more US banks are closed. Items from The Economatrix: Premiums Jump 14% on Private Medicare Plans Asian Markets Drop On Surprise Fed Rate Hike “Crisis of Confidence”: Risks of US Defaults are Very Real Credit Markets Flash Hottest Warning Signal Since Crisis


Odds ‘n Sods:

The latest recommendation on heart attack CPR: 100 press-per-minute continuous chest compressions.    o o o I heard from my editor at Penguin that they are going back to press in March for another 10,000 copies of my recent nonfiction book “How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It: Tactics, Techniques, and Technologies for Uncertain Times”, which will bring the total in print to just over 70,000 copies. Thanks for helping to spread the word, folks!    o o o “Cowboy” sent us this from The Los Angeles Times: ‘Survivors’ on BBC America–The British are so …