Day: June 7, 2012

Note From JWR:

Today we present two more entries for Round 41 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) A gift certificate worth $1,000, courtesy of Spec Ops Brand, B.) 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 C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 gift certificate from CJL Enterprize, for …


Weapons Maintenance — A Missing Element, by Odd Questioner

Over the years, as I’ve been perusing the pages of SurvivalBlog and various other sites, one thing had been missing the whole time, and to my own mind, I completely missed it too. It wasn’t until this weekend that the point was driven home quite clearly. You see, I was out shooting with friends, and taking in a glorious day. In the course of plinking cans and putting various sheets of paper out of their misery, my favorite M1911 light-framed .45 ACP jammed. The slide was nearly locked solid, and after finally clearing out the cartridge and the magazine, I …


Letter Re: Storage Life of Brown Rice

Hello, First, thank you for all that you do. You have made a huge positive impact on a lot of people in my life. Second, I have been doing some pretty careful observation of our long term brown rice supplies. This started with me doing quite a bit of reading in books and on the internet about long term storage of brown rice. Most sources say that brown rice starts to go rancid around 6 months. I was disapointed with this number and so I decided to test it out for myself. In February of 2010, I put brown basmati rice into two food grade five gallon buckets lined with …


Letter Re: A Home Purchasing Guide for Rookies

Mr Rawles, I read the article “A Home Purchasing Guide for Rookies” and the response to it. A few additional points occurred to me: Taxes: “Almost all counties publish their tax rates on their public web sites.” In fact, while they do publish their rates, and their rates can be taken as accurate, those rates do not reflect the whole picture. Buyer beware. Research carefully and thoroughly. Follow through on due diligence. While looking in a place where I’m now no longer looking — for this very reason — I found that the property taxing authority first decides how much …


Economics and Investing:

Jim Rogers’ Most Dire Warning, “Please Get Worried”. (Thanks to David B. for the link.) C.D.V. sent this: Don Coxe – Emergency Fed Meeting & Gold Backed Bonds Also from C.D.V. : Germany Resists Proposals to Aid Spain’s Banks The Banker’s New Greek Strategy: Starve them into Compliance. (Thanks to B.B. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: Shenandoah:  The Banker’s New Greek Strategy:  Starve Them Into Compliance Oil Price Little Changed As Investors Track Europe Gold Eases, Focus Shifting To Key Economic Events


Odds ‘n Sods:

Soldiers Could Go Reptilian With New Camo    o o o The often-referenced book “Primary Surgery” is now available at the University of Bonn, Germany web site (presumably with the publisher’s permission.)    o o o SurvivalBlog reader KAF asks: A little too green?    o o o V.T.P. sent this news from Norway: Gently used submarine base yours for $17.5 Million (sub not included)    o o o More Nanny Statism: New Jersey Residents Can Be Fined $1,000 for Driving With ‘Unrestrained’ Animals in the Car. (Thanks to B.B. for the link.)