Day: August 20, 2011

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 36 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round 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 $300 value.) C.) A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $275 value), D.) A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo, and E.) …


Partially Safeguard Your Well Pump Against EMP and Solar Flares, by R.L.

Those of us who at all remain connected to the main power grid run the very real risk of having no water following an electrical crisis event, whether man made or natural. That back up generator you intend to switch over to after a power failure will not fire up your well if the pump and/or the pump control box is already fried.   Unless you have not only food, but several thousand gallons of water in a buried cistern (with a hand pump) all the storage supplies in the world will count for naught within only a few days …


Letter Re: Book Recommendation The Worst Hard Time

Yo Jim, We live in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma next to the Texas Panhandle. This summer when the weather reports from Oklahoma City were pointing out temperatures in the 105 to 112 range in areas north and south of us ours here were considerably higher. We have a large face thermometer in the back yard on a post inside a wooden open faced box facing away from the sun and not in a shaded area. Yesterday it read 114. Today it is reading 113 at 3 pm. Many days it has read 120 pegged to its maximum. I personally have …


Letter Re: If You Cannot Evacuate

Dear Editor: Re: If You Cannot Evacuate, by B.A.F. Regarding this bit of mis-information… “If someone trying to get into your home is high on Methamphetamines or PCP, he won’t even feel a 9mm and a .40 Smith will only enrage him. The bare minimum I would have is a .38 +P or a .357 Magnum. Jacketed Hollow Points are the order of the day here! A .357 SIG in my opinion is also inadequate in these circumstances. Bottom line: Buy either a .357 Magnum for anyone or a .45 ACP such as a 1911 type semi-auto.” I understand that the …


Economics and Investing:

James C. chimed in with this: Obama Agriculture Secretary: Food Stamps Create Jobs. JWR’s Comment: Oh, yes, and graffiti creates spray paint and spray paint creates teenage angst, and… Items from The Economatrix: Thinking The Unthinkable:  Sell US Treasuries Moody’s Lowers Economic Growth Outlook Former Obama Whitehouse Economist: Unemployment Won’t Drop Below 8% Before End of 2012 US Economy Has Young Americans Downsizing Their Dreams


Odds ‘n Sods:

K.A.F. suggested this blog post: SHTF Rifle    o o o Drew flagged this: How to Get the Most out of your Mil-Dot Reticle    o o o Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large) sent this: Defcon Lockpickers Open Card-And-Code Government Locks In Seconds. And speaking of hacking, The Other Steve C. sent this: Five things you probably didn’t know could be hacked.    o o o I recently posted a link to an American Defense Enterprises (ADE) video, by way of Tam’s blog. That video was so roundly criticized for its buffoonery, posing, and insanely unsafe gun handling …