I was glad to see that Hurricane Irene was downgraded to a tropical storm before it hit a major metropolitan region. I trust that SurvivalBlog readers in the region were well-prepared. Please share your knowledge and your larder with your less prudent neighbors. Then perhaps next time they won’t be caught flat-footed. (There are plenty of pictures of empty store shelves in New England now circulating . When will the Sheeple ever learn?)
Giardia is a regular fear during TEOTWAWKI due to sanitation and water purity issues when the Schumer hits the fan (WTSHTF). Giardia lamblia, Giardia duodenalis, or Giardia intestinalis are the fancy names for good old-fashioned Giardia–everyone’s favorite parasite. Giardia cysts can live in moist environments for prolonged periods of time, just waiting for some poor oaf to drink as little as 10 of them which can then cause infection. The infection occurs when the cysts are ingested into your warm innards, most often through contaminated water. Also can occur with direct person to person transmission (too gross to think about) and …
There’s a couple things I like about Lynn Thompson, over at Cold Steel knives. One is, and I’ve said this many times, is that I believe Cold Steel put the “sharp” in sharp knives. I’ve yet to run across a single Cold Steel knife that wasn’t scary sharp right out of the box. Lynn set the trend for super-sharp knives, and everyone else had to either jump on the band wagon or get run over. Second, I like that Thompson isn’t afraid to take classic knives and give them his own twist on things – and it always seems to …
Jim: While researching briquette presses for fuel production, I stumbled on an article about using similar presses for extracting oils from seeds and nuts. In this case, the focus was on bio-diesel production, but I felt it was helpful for other uses as well. We preppers often hear of the importance of fats and oils in the diet, along with the difficulties in storing these items, so having the means to produce your own is a benefit. For the Do-It-Yourselfers in the audience, you can check out a Journey To Forever article which details how to build the equipment needed to …
Mr. Rawles, I was wondering if you or your staff had any experience or opinion on the PTR-91 GI rifle, also known as the PTR-91 “special edition”. These seem very competitively priced; $899 at both Atlantic Firearms and CDNN Sports (listed on page 28 of their online catalog). Apparently the changes made to this rifle allow it to accept the military surplus ammunition, which previously jammed the rifle. However, the “tolerances” are looser, according to the web site, so it is possible that accuracy suffered. As this is a great price to enter the .308 / 7.62 NATO market, I …
Sir: I have purchased a Big Berkey recently and ended up with several defective filters, just as was recently mentioned in SurvivalBlog. I discovered this when the unfiltered chlorinated water destroyed a gallon of my sweet tea. The glue that was on it looked a lot like a kind of hot glue! I didn’t want to hassle with the long waiting list, so I removed the excess glue and “re-glued” it with a tube of clear silicone [RTV] caulk that I bought at Home Depot for $4. It is a simple fix and it lasts. Just make sure you follow …
R.B.S. spotted this: Big Changes Afoot at U.S. Mint? The articles begins: “The year 2013 might go down in the annals of numismatics as significant as 1933 when gold coinage was suspended or 1965, the year copper-nickel began to displace the former silver coinage.” Got your nickels yet? J.B.G. sent this: Market crash ‘could hit within weeks’, warn bankers Martin P. sent this: Economic Stabilization Fund. Items from The Economatrix: The Upside for Gold and Silver Will Knock Your Socks Off 3-2-1 Global Meltdown Do The Maths
K.A.F. was the first of several readers to send this: Feared Beetle Makes Its Way to U.S. in Rice from India o o o L. Veritas sent this: Raw milk raids, now guitar raids. It seems nothing is safe! o o o Reader Ian R. e-mailed me to describe last weekend in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, only diesel fuel was available at the local gas station. All grades of gasoline were sold out. Ian noted: “The gas station attendant stated they sold out of regular by Friday afternoon, and out of all gas …
“Gold is the mirror of the world’s paper currency system. The price of gold doesn’t reflect the intrinsic value of the metal – which is almost unchanging over time. It reflects the relative value and volatility of paper currencies.” – Porter Stansberry . [JWR highly recommends the Stansberry investing newsletters.]