Day: May 16, 2010

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 28 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round will include: 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 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com. (A $275 value.), and D.) A 500 round case …


Fit to Survive (Part One): The Importance of Being Strong

I have been an athlete all my life in one form or another.  I hear many survival and preparedness enthusiasts’ talk about fitness, health, and well being (being in sound physical condition) but I have yet to see a thorough guide to becoming “fit” for a survival scenario.  I have heard Crossfit mentioned a few times on this web site and while I agree that Crossfit is a decent program to get someone “fit” it is not the end all solution to everyone’s needs.  Crossfit is merely a re-hashing of things that have been around for a very, very long …


Letter Re: Quality Deer Management

I just found your blog and want to thank you and all the like minded individuals who post to it. I have never thought of myself as a “survivor” or as most on here seem to prefer, “prepper”. I just always thought of myself as a collector of knowledge much to my wife’s annoyance. I can’t help it, I just like to learn different things. For one of the most recent “hobbies” I’ve been researching and learning about Quality Deer Management (QDM). I don’t know if this has been brought up before now, I’m still going through the archives, but …


Economics and Investing:

G.G. recommended this over at Alphaville: In fiat money we do not trust. “Monetise. Monetise. Monetise. Inflation. Inflation. Inflation.” Chad S. sent this: Millions of jobs that were cut won’t likely return. Darin W. was the first of several readers to send this link: Another Gold Dispensing ATM G.G. sent this: US faces same problems as Greece, says Bank of England Also from G.G.: Roubini: “The US Economy is Unsustainable” From The Wall Street Journal, Four more banks closed on Friday, now 72 for the year. And in case you missed the news last Friday: Bank closures cost $7.3 BILLION …


Odds ‘n Sods:

L.J. in England sent this: Curse of the caterpillars: Residents trapped indoors as insect invasion brings asthma and allergies. Excerpt: “There’s something blowing on the breeze in West Street. And it’s not pleasant. Residents are keeping their windows and doors tightly closed, and gardens are no-go areas. Some householders even need to don full-body protective clothing – complete with breathing masks – to venture outside.It’s all because the road is under siege from an invasion of caterpillars little more than an inch long. But what the brown tail moth caterpillar lacks in size, it makes up for in its covering …