Day: September 10, 2013

Note from JWR:

Today we present another entry for Round 48 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course. (A $1,195 value.) 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 …


The Family SHTF Operations Manual, by Col. H.

SurvivalBlog provides a wealth of prep-related information. Many here cut and paste critical essays to store as Word documents for safekeeping and later access when crisis times call for it. I suggest going one step further. Build a structured notebook of your family’s prep information, with each topic index tabbed for easy access and available for all family-tribe members to consult when the need arrives. Let this notebook become your family’s SHTF collapse response manual, your SOP for surviving a collapse. People panic and make fatal errors under crisis when they do not have enough information and do not know …


Letter Re: Wool Carding Questions

Jim, I love your blog. Thank you so much for running it in these challenging times. God bless you and your family. It read top to bottom daily. My family and I are now raising meat rabbits since early April: one California buck and 5 does, New Zealand, Rex and SilverFox. We now have 39 kits and the first litter is weaned and growing at an amazing pace. My wife only bought into this idea after I committed to be the butcher and the final product looked like chicken. Deal. Only the parents have names. The kits are all very …


News From The American Redoubt:

My friend Terry H. mentioned that all of the scheduled Boise guns shows have been cancelled, because of an arbitrary new policy mandated by the Ada County Board of Supervisors. They are requiring the local club (Eedahow Long Rifles–that organizes the show) to buy a $5 million liability insurance policy for the shows. That would mean a $40,000 per year insurance premium on a show that generates a net revenue of only $16,000 per year!    o o o Kay G. sent: Idaho wants to manage federal lands, but funding a question. In related news: Wyoming wants other states to …


Economics and Investing:

Reader B.B. sent this “Economic Recovery” Update: Why Is One-Sixth of U.S. on Food Stamps? Another “Economic Recovery” Update: Almost Half of U.S. Births Covered by Medicaid (Thanks to G.G. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: Auto Sales Reveal a Recovery That’s Built to Last: AutoNation’s Jackson Jobs Report: The Trend Is More Important Than the Number, Says Saut Quality of August Jobs Added: Absolutely Abysmal


Odds ‘n Sods:

H.L. sent: Venomous Spiders, State-By-State    o o o Commentary from Mac Slavo: Map: Where You Don’t Want to Be When It Hits the Fan    o o o Fascinating: In search of Food Deserts. Be sure to scroll down and see the maps of Wyoming and Montana. FWIW, it is a 25+ mile drive to the nearest grocery store for my family. But it is just a few steps to our well-stocked pantry room and to JASBORR.    o o o Reader C.K. (who lives “on a mountaintop in North Idaho”) wrote to suggest this site: Ethanol Alcohol Fuel …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

"The cesspool our government has turned into has neither the honesty nor the will to confront the root of this problem and on it goes, worsening with every passing day, unabated until we finally reach the tipping point when this nation is flat broke, no longer able to send the monthly checks, pick up the abortion bill, provide the food stamps or subsidize housing. So folks, cinch up your saddle and make sure your feet are in the stirrups, because when this thing finally blows, it’s going to be a wild ride." – Charlie Daniels