Day: August 12, 2012

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 42 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 any …


Common Ground With Greens, by Kyle J.

Survivalism is at its most basic a selfish endeavor.  I don’t state that as being a negative thing, but rather as being morally right and good.  We are supposed to want to live.  And to that end, we obviously want those that we love to live too.  Environmentalism on the other hand, often seems to push selflessness.  It is usually built around messages of sacrifice, restriction, and admonition of the self for the greater good of society.  I get frustrated listening to environmental rhetoric that beseeches me to seek out environmentally friendly actions for no other reason than eco- altruism, …


Letter Re: Milsurp Concertina Wire Now Must Be De-Militarized

Dear JWR: Recent concertina wire sales at GovernmentLiquidation.com are now coming with the following notice: "All scrap under this contract requires mutilation by the buyer prior to removal if allowed at location or mutilation must be witnessed and certified by DOD personnel at buyers facility. Title to the material does not pass to the buyer until the scrap has been mutilated. Buyer agrees to allow USG personnel to witness destruction." So much for cheap, domestic military surplus concertina wire. 🙁 – Mr. C.


Economics and Investing:

El Jefe Jeff E. first of several readers to send this news: US Banks Told To Make Plans For Preventing Collapse G.G. flagged this: Study: Almost Half of Americans Die With Less Than $10,000 in Assets Also from G.G.: Slow path to progress for U.S. immigrants: 43% on welfare after 20 years From B.B.: New retirees receiving less in Social Security than they paid in, marking historic shift Items from The Economatrix: Financial Algorithmic Trading Could Gold Be Tripped Up By Coming Deflation? Gold Poised For Upside Breakout of Current Range


Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader H.L. recommended this at Truth Is Treason: 38 Survival Downloads and Handbooks – Pioneering, SHTF, Engineering, Urban Gardening, Defense, and More    o o o James C. spotted these DIY instructions over at the new EDC and Prepping Blog: Making a Bushcraft Knife from an Old Putty Knife    o o o Reader KAF sent this: Genocidal Sudanese regime’s appointment to UN human rights council all but certain, watchdog says. “It’s like putting “Jack the Ripper in charge of a women’s shelter.” Meanwhile, in Nigeria, more Islamic genocide: 19 killed in church massacre as gunmen go on the rampage …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning. Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him. But he that hateth his …