Day: July 22, 2013

Does America Need to Build New Misprison Prisons?

You may have heard about the BHO administration regime’s expanded “Insider Threat Program,” which amplifies Executive Order 13587, published back in 2011. After a brief flurry of media attention earlier this month, this has been thoroughly soft-pedaled. (“Nothing to see here, move along.”) But these new policies have been laid down and the penalties for noncompliance have been established. Without an act of Congress, these policies are now effective. Rather than re-hash the details, I will quote the first part of a well-written McClatchy News Service article: “In an initiative aimed at rooting out future leakers and other security violators, …


How to Survive a Serious Burn, by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

How large must a burn be to kill you?  How is a burn fatal anyway?  Is there anything you can do to improve your odds? Lacking an emergency response system, you’ll be on your own if you cook yourself on a heating pad, or catch your clothes on fire, or spill hot coffee down your pants while driving.  What would now be referred to a burn unit for specialized care may require home treatment when it’s the only option. Without skin, you die.  The danger of burns is related to the function of the skin.  Normally the skin “keeps the …


Pat’s Product Review: Ruger SR45

No mistake about it! The .45ACP is still one of America’s favorite cartridges, and there are many different handgun platforms that shoot this popular round, and for good reason, it is a proven man stopper. I recently reviewed the Ruger SR1911C hand, and I love the 1911 platform, however, it is not the only one that catches my attention these days. One problem I run across with .45 ACP handguns that carry a lot of rounds is that, they are too fat for my hand and trigger reach is a bit of a stretch for me – which means I …


Letter Re: Query on Knife Recommendations

Mr. Rawles, Could you recommend a style of survival knife? I’ve read several recommendations by various people — everything from a K-Bar to a parang. My wife and I are newcomers to the survival game, but as a hunter and outdoorsman I tend to favor a good, short, fixed-blade (drop point) Buck knife, augmented by a decent folding saw. Are these good choices, or should we really look for a versatile (if not “do-it-all”), long-bladed knife with a partially serrated edge? I’m a bit skeptical of hacking / sawing through things such as tree limbs with a knife, and equally …


Recipe of the Week:

Martha S.’s Whole Wheat Bread 3 cups warm water 1/3 cup plus 1 Tbls. honey 1 packet of dry yeast 4 tsp. salt 1/2 cup applesauce Approximately 10 cups whole wheat flour (I think it’s best when it’s freshly ground.) 4 – 8 1/2" X 4 1/2" loaf pans (The smaller pan size is good because it allows the bread to rise in the pan a little higher.) Butter – to grease the pans. Dissolve yeast in the warm water mixed w/1 Tbls. honey in a large pottery bowl.   Let sit 5 minutes, yeast should foam up.  (Original recipe says to …


Economics and Investing:

Reader James W. spotted this: IMF Economists Say The Economic Recovery Is A Fake H.L. sent us this: Now That Detroit’s Gone Bust, Is Your City Next? Items from The Economatrix: Food Stamps Are Corporate Welfare Europe: It’s Going to Get a Lot Worse Before It Gets Any Better Does It Matter That Americans Are ‘Subsidizing’ Astronomical CEO Pay?


Odds ‘n Sods:

Several interesting retreat properties have just been added to our SurvivalRealty.com listings. Three of them are in the Bradshaw Mountains, near the geographically-isolated small town of Crown King, Arizona. This is not far from the towns of Dewey and Humboldt, which were locales in my novel “Survivors”.  Another newly-listed SurvivalRealty property is located in Muddy Pond, Tennessee (on the Cumberland Plateau), which coincidentally was a locale in my novel “Founders”. When I last checked, there were 112 SurvivalRealty.com listings in the United States, and five that are offshore.    o o o For anyone who normally carries a Glock 20 …