Day: December 21, 2012

Notes from JWR:

Aaron Zelman passed away two years ago, today. He is greatly missed. — The Winter Solstice reminds us that Gardening Season is coming soon! 🙂 Seriously, at least try some indoor sprouting. — Today we present another entry for Round 44 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 …


Last Call For Full Capacity Magazines!

The Nanny Statists are on the war path, here in the United States. While their incessant calls for a ban on semi-auto firearms will probably fail, I predict that a bipartisan compromise in Congress will result in a new ban on full capacity magazines. This renewal of the 1994 to 2004 ban will likely have a grandfather clause, but no sunset clause. So TODAY is the day to do your best to round out your family’s multi-generational supply of magazines. Even if you’ don’t already own an AR-15 or and AK-47, buy a dozen magazines for each. And for all …


Bare Bones Survival, by Blake R.

With an endless and ever-growing supply of preparedness items and gadgets for TEOTWAWKI, it is easy to forget where we all came from.  Each and every one of us alive on this planet today is in large part due to the sheer will, strength, and survival ability of our ancestors.  We are all, literally, direct descendants of the toughest and smartest humans the world has ever seen.  Our ancestors were the ones who survived plagues and diseases of all types, hunted the largest of beasts, survived harsher conditions than most of us can imagine, always procured food, and still managed …


Economics and Investing:

Guns Out of Stock at Wal-Mart as Magazine Prices Surge on Teacher sole heir of $7.4 Million gold coin fortune Why Reported Inflation Seems Different Than Reality Items from The Economatrix: Silver dip! (Buy on the dips.) We’re Going To Have A World Class Currency Crisis And Global Growth Will Never Return To Its Glory Days Please Prepare Well In Advance:  What’s Coming Next Year Will Be Worse Than 2008 Saxo Bank’s 10 Outrageous Predictions For 2013


Odds ‘n Sods:

The folks at Pantry Paratus mentioned that they can now sell Berkey Water Purification Units to California residents.  California’s previous regulations were very ambiguous and so the company required dealers to omit sales to California to prevent any conflict of regulation.  Now that these have been clarified, people in California can drink the same pure water that we enjoy!    o o o Randy K. suggested a new e-book(let) about starting a mutual assistance group for survival by a former Navy SEAL. Randy says: “Some deep thoughts for just $3.95.”    o o o Sandy Hook massacre: Official story spins …