10 Days and Two Candy Bars: Stranded student survives 10 days in her Toyota Corolla. This underscores the profound need to carry survival gear and water when traveling. (Thanks to Ian in Virginia for the link.)
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Congratulations to Mac Slavo of the SHTF Plan blog, now listed as #1 in popularity by the Survival Top 50 survey site! Congratulations are also due to The Survival Podcast, the top-ranked site in Survival Top 50’s ongoing Reader’s Choice Awards. (Note: You have to scroll way down to the bottom of the Reader’s Choice web page to see The Survival Podcast and SurvivalBlog, in the rankings. Listing the top-ranked sites at the bottom of a deep page seems counterintuitive.)
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Emergency Essentials (one of our loyal advertisers and a a prize donor for our bi-monthly writing contest) is running a Mountain House sale until the 28th, with 20-to-25% off all cans!
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Yet another reason to live in the boonies: Sniper Detectors Coming to America’s Heartland.
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Up in Montana, Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Fanning has selected Pastor Chuck Baldwin as his running mate. I predict that the deciding factor in the upcoming primary elections in all of the American Redoubt states may hinge upon which candidates align themselves with presidential candidate Ron Paul.