Day: September 16, 2012

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 42 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest, as well as a guest article. 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 …


Making Your Own Chest Rigs, by Jeff J. in Arizona

Among the different weapons I own I have several Russian WWII Mosin Nagants. I have wanted for some  time to find some kind of chest rig and or web gear to use with these rifles so they could possibly be used as battle rifles. I have several of the Russian surplus ammo pouches that came with these rifles but I wanted something that could hold more stripper clips and was more modern. I searched numerous times on the internet and could never find a dedicated Mosin Nagant chest rig. Finally, I found 1 seller on Ebay who was selling a …


Guest Article: To Arms!, by William Crosby Prentice

The title of this essay could be either a call to action, or a toast to weapons.  Either way, the purpose is to discuss the decision of whether or not, and to what extent, a person should be armed.  The author is biased in favor of being as heavily armed as is legal under any given circumstances, and has a hard time coming up with reasons for not being armed. The Right of Self Defense I would bet that nearly all of those that regularly visit SurvivalBlog will agree that a person has a natural right, independent of and senior …


Letter Re: Scouts and Food Storage Quantities

Sir: Thank you Mr. Rawles for your blog. The recent post about scouting from Louie in Ohio brought back a flood of memories for me and the scouting program of so many decades past. One such memory was from a wise Scoutmaster at the beginning of a 50 mile 6-day hike through Alpine wilderness . He stated that in 6 days we would walk out of these woods a different person than had walked in. Most of the twenty or so young men scoffed at hearing such counsel. Of course we ran out food on day four, we were responsible …


Economics and Investing:

A “must watch” video by Peter Schiff: Operation Screw: The Fed goes all-in on QE. The Fed is attempting to create another, larger housing bubble. What Does A $4 Trillion Fed Balance Sheet Mean For Gold And Oil? (Thanks to B.B. for the link.) G.G. sent this essay by Nicholas Eberstadt: A Nation of Takers: America’s Entitlement Epidemic World War III: the unthinkable cost of preserving the petrodollar Items from The Economatrix: Mish:  Canadian Exports Collapse, Expect Plunge in GDP Jim Rogers:  QE3 Will Make The Fed “Look Like Fools Again” Why Wages for Jobs Aren’t Rising


Odds ‘n Sods:

F.G. sent: Cameras to protect speed cameras from “vandals”    o o o Sean M. sent: Small rural-Arizona school evokes old-frontier spirit    o o o A slightly different culture: Live Crab Vending Machine in China – Video    o o o Louis James of Casey Research: G. Edward Griffin on Saving the US from Totalitarianism    o o o James K. sent this link: Wood Pallet Shed Project


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort [you] that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints. For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. I will therefore put you in remembrance, though ye once knew this, how that the Lord, having saved the people out …