Day: December 23, 2010

Note from JWR:

Today we present another two entries for Round 32 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 $795, 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 250 round case of 12 Gauge …


Social Networking for the Survivor, by Joshua R.

Social Networking for the Survivor, by Joshua R. It used to be called a ‘couple of buddies’, a ‘circle of friends’, a ‘community’, a ‘neighborhood’…now we have a ‘social network’.  But whatever you call it, we humans are social creatures and surrounding yourself with like minded individuals is enriching to every aspect of life.  As preppers or survivalists (or whatever term helps you feel cozy), we seem to constantly buck the trends of our naïve society and end up feeling a bit lone wolfish.  Through the last two years, as my mentality shifted to one of preparedness and sustainability, I’ve …


Letter Re: Question on Burying a CONEX

Dear Mr. Rawles,   My husband and I live in rural North Central Florida.  We have been working on our food storage and supplies for years.  I keep everything in my house but my husband and I are frugal and we keep the air at 80 degrees in the summer and 68 – 70 in the winter.  Not ideal for long preservation.   We have been discussing a storage shelter for years and I would like your readers and your input on an ideal that I’ve been kicking around.  I was thinking of purchasing a steel freight CONEX container, coating …


Economics and Investing:

B.B. flagged this piece at Zero Hedge: Nordea’s Chart of the Week – Collapsing US Import Demand AmEx (American Ex-pat) sent this bit of gloomage $2 Trillion debt crisis threatens to bring down 100 US cities Over at the It’s All About MunKnee blog: The U.S. Dollar: Too Big to Fail? Items from The Economatrix: Bernanke Denies Printing Money.  Mogambo Not Convinced.   Will Congress Delete Mortgage Deduction?   Higher Gasoline Prices May Linger Into 2011   Oil Prices Climb Amid Cold Snap  


Odds ‘n Sods:

Larry C. wrote to note that Patrice Lewis wrote about the “Golden Horde” in a recent World Net Daily article. Hopefully more WND readers will wake up and start prepping.    o o o Our friend Bob G. sent: 2010’s world gone wild: Quakes, floods, blizzards    o o o J.B.G. sent a link to an article in The Telegraph: Shops hit by snow chaos and panic buying    o o o Ferdinand mentioned this project: Solar Powered DIY Portable Hot Spot    o o o Nature Girl wrote to say that she found a very interesting map tool that …