Day: December 2, 2012

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 43 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 …


Preparedness for College Students, by An Oregonian

I was raised in a family with a survivalist mentality. We were the family prepared for Y2K. I learned to shoot at age six. We lived on a farm and had the knowledge and ability to grow all our own food. I was taught self-reliance and how to think as a "prepper". Basically, my parents did the best they could to impress on me that the stability and safety we experience in the United States is precious and very possibly temporary. But even with all this training, my first year living away from my family I was caught unprepared. In …


Letter Re: Sourdough Bread Baking

Dear Mr. Rawles, Another advantage of sourdough bread is that it is lower on the glycemic index than most other breads and is better for diabetics and people with blood sugar problems. As a diabetic myself, it’s about the only kind of bread I eat and would be very useful in a survival situation in which I would be forced to to regulate my sugar levels with diet. – Burke in Ormond Beach, Florida


Economics and Investing:

Reader G.B. from Texas sent: Congress looks at doing away with the $1 bill [and new coin compositions]. Meanwhile, we read about more congressional action. New coin compositions are coming soon! The window of opportunity to stock up on real nickels will soon close. If you haven’t yet stocked up, then do so NOW! Grain prices to surge in early 2013, then retreat Items from The Economatrix: Jim Willie:  Immutable Golden Laws, Central Bank Extremes, Gold Standard Recall Consumer spending In US Grows Less Than Forecast Sandy Slows Retail Spending, Factory Output, And Home Sales In Late October And Early …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Reader Bill W. pointed me to some surprising poll numbers, over at Zero Hedge: Ready For The Apocalypse? I amazed to read that 8% of respondents said that that they’ve built a fallout shelter of safe room. (Perhaps some of that was just “I have a basement, so that counts”- wishful thinking    o o o Dave Canterbury shows how to make your Wrist Rocket shoot arrows. (Thanks to Curtis R. for the link.)    o o o B.B. sent us word of some hard times down in San Berdoo: City Attorney Tells San Bernardino Residents To ‘Lock Their Doors,’ …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“We then, [as] workers together [with him], beseech [you] also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain.(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now [is] the accepted time; behold, now [is] the day of salvation.) Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed: But in all [things] approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses, In stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings; By pureness, by …