Day: November 26, 2012

Note from JWR:

Release day! The First Revised Edition of Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse will be released in hardback today: Monday, November 26, 2012 . This is the first time that the book has ever been printed with a cloth binding. I’ve updated the book slightly to remove some temporal incongruities that had built up in the course of previous editions. I’ve also added a new introduction. As with the later paperback editions, it includes a glossary and index. Amazon and BN.com both have it priced at around $14.


T.M.’s Book Review: The Worst Hard Time

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl, by Timothy Egan © 2006 Houghton Mifflin Co. Boston MA ISBN 9780-618-34697-4 (Hardback) Available at your favorite bookseller in paperback and e-book formats. If you remove the dust jacket on a hardback edition of this book and you see two hard faces staring back at you. They are a man and a woman enduring the drought of the 1930s in what is now known as the Dust Bowl of America. It is also known as the worst manmade environmental disaster in our history. The …


S.A.’s Book Review: Apocalypse Chow

Apocalypse Chow: How to Eat Well When the Power Goes Out, by Jon Robertson Publisher: Simon Spotlight Entertainment, Copyright: 2005 ISBN-13:  978-1-4169-0824-1 ISBN-10:  1-4169-0824-2 Available on Amazon or eBay for under $10 We often say that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and that holds true for this little gem.  Measuring about half the dimensions, length and width, of a regular book, you can see Apocalypse Chow doesn’t follow the rules and isn’t the usual heavy tome full of hundreds of recipes.  The recipes begin on page 112 and there are less than 70 of them.  Apocalypse Chow …


Pat’s Product Review: New Buffalo Bore Ammunition Loads

I’ve been shooting Buffalo Bore brand ammunition for about two years. The owner, Tim Sundles, never ceases to amaze me with all the new loads he comes out with – not just for self-defense, but great loads for hunting as well. What I also like about Buffalo Bore is that Sundles doesn’t use special pressure barrels to test his velocities, he uses his own guns, from his own collection, so you are getting real-world velocities. Additionally, Sundles lists the various firearms he tested his ammo in – I’m not aware of any other ammo maker that does this. First up …


Letter Re: Safe Carry of a Gas Can in a Car Trunk

JWR: Can you recommend a way to properly store 1-2 gallons of fuel in a trunk for emergencies? I think something like a Kolpin Fuel Pack with some Sta-Bil in it would last in a confined space for an extended (3-6 months) period of time. All The Best, – Travis R. JWR Replies: For regular carry in a car trunk, there are just a few truly safe containers that will prevent your car from becoming a veritable flaming bomb, in the event of a major rear-end collision. One that I can indeed recommend is the Explosafe can. And FWIW, I …


Recipe of the Week:

N.G. in Minnesota’s One Pan Wild Rice Hotdish This is a very simple recipe that allows for a lot of flexibility. There are five basic components, and the combinations are endless. This is a great thing when you cant just run down to the corner market to shop. Wild rice is plentiful in my area. I can buy a 12 oz bag for $2.99. If wild rice is expensive, or not common in your neck of the woods, substitute white or brown rice, and adjust accordingly. Instead of 2 cups wild rice and 6 cups water, use 3 cups white …


Economics and Investing:

The World Is Doomed: Prepare To Have Your Holidays Ruined, The Imminent Civil Unrest & Financial Implosion Will Sweeps The World G.G. mentioned: Fed Bought 77% of Federal Debt Increase in 2011: The Data Source Food scarcity: the timebomb setting nation against nation. (Thanks to Jim W. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: Sandy Seen Boosting US With As Much As $240 Billion Rebuilding 2013 Looks A Lot Like 1937 In Four Fearsome Ways Housing May Be Stable, But Not In “Full Blown Recovery”


Odds ‘n Sods:

I just heard about a new online marriage courtship service for Reformed Christians: Sovereign Grace Singles. They have a special “Group” page for preppers! It is refreshing to find a conservative online service with a backbone. (Unlike the many mainstream dating sites out there with that seem to feel obliged to have a rainbow of categories like: “Men Seeking Women/Men Seeking Men/Men Seeking Goats, et cetera.) It is nice to see that Sovereign Grace Singles even has a doctrinal statement.    o o o R.C. suggested this at Instructables: The best Rain Barrel for less than $15, and where to …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

"Let the American youth never forget, that they possess a noble inheritance, bought by the toils, and sufferings, and blood of their ancestors; and capacity, if wisely improved, and faithfully guarded, of transmitting to their latest posterity all the substantial blessings of life, the peaceful enjoyment of liberty, property, religion, and independence." – Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, 1833