Day: October 8, 2010

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 31 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), D.) A 500 round case of …


Our Preps are Portable, by Dan W.

Prepping has a distinct vein that runs through each choice my family has made to better prepare ourselves for the possibility of the social upheaval that seems to be inching nearer each and every day. Our preps are portable. They have to be, due to the uncertainty of where my family will be in the near future. Over the last six years my family has moved six times, as my jobs changed and the family grew. Due to this movement, the rising price of houses in our area, and being at the very beginning of my earning curve made buying …


Product Review: KelTec PMR30, by Michael Z. Williamson

KelTec is renowned for interesting designs in modern plastic and metal. The KelTec PMR30 continues this. I’d been eager to get hold of one for months, and was quite happy when I did. I only had it for a couple of hours, so my testing was limited. The PMR30 is a .22 Magnum semi-auto pistol with a 30 round magazine. It has a hybrid blowback/locked breech system that enables it to shoot several different loadings and weights of ammo, depending on chamber pressure. It has an ambidextrous safety, an easy to reach heel magazine release, a forward rail for lights …


Letter Re: Book Recommendation–Safe Area Gorazde

Hi Jim; I’d like to recommend a book to your readers. It’s a graphic novel titled “Safe Area Gorazde” by artist/journalist Joe Sacco. It’s about his experiences with the people of the city of Gorazde during the Bosnian War in the early 1990s. It’s blunt, the language at times is raw, and the artwork is extremely graphic at times as he catalogs the brutality of that time and what the people suffered when the front lines were often at their doorsteps. Though the graphic novel format makes it look like a comic book, it’s definitely not for kids. While much …


Economics and Investing:

Jon M. sent this: Banks’ $4 trillion debts are ‘Achilles’ heel of the economic recovery’, warns IMF. IMF admits that the West is stuck in near depression Gary Shilling: Here’s Why House Prices Will Now Drop Another 20%. (Thanks to Zo for the link.) S.M. spotted this: Bernanke Tells the Truth: The United States is on the Brink of Financial Disaster U.S. Yields Will `Surge’ as Fed Increases Debt Purchases, Diam Forecasts. (Thanks to Susan H. for that link.) They used to call this nonsense “debt monetization” or more bluntly “monetary inflation”. But now they give it the saccharine-coated moniker …


Odds ‘n Sods:

There is a new radio show on Blog Talk Radio, produced by The Preparedness Radio Network. More information can be found at the Directive 21 web site.    o o o Your ticket to a rural retreat? Justin F. sent this gem: Working from home: how to get you boss keen on the idea    o o o Most Renters Live in Unaffordable Housing, New Census Data Show. Simultaneous increases in rents and decreases in income are a bad combination.