Day: January 29, 2014

Notes from HJL:

Today we present another entry for Round 50 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $9,700+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), 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, Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), A $300 gift certificate …


The Joy of Canning, By DDR

Food preservation through canning is a skill still practiced extensively in the rural areas of the United States, but people who live in the cities rarely consider canning because it is no longer a part of the urban culture. Most city dwellers wouldn’t have the first idea about how to start canning, much less how to develop a viable food storage program through processing their own food. Canning is a skill that is not only important to our lives right now, but it will become even more important in the event of TEOTWAWKI, because there will likely be no more …


Letter: Hard Tack

Dear Editor, We are all aware of hard tack as a long term storage food supply. A pound of flour can make a large quantity of hard tack, which (correctly made and stored) can last for a decade if not more. I would think that whole wheat flour would improve the nutritional qualities of the hard tack, but there are some online references that state that the fat found more so in whole wheat flour may go rancid with time. It leads you to wonder if there was white flour in Civil War times or in sailing ships? Or if …


Letter: Drought

Dear James, The biggest current threat to the U.S. food supply is the extraordinary drought that has had a relentless grip on the western half of the country. If you check out the U.S. Drought Monitor, you can see that drought conditions currently stretch from California all the way to the heart of Texas. In fact, the worst drought in the history of the state of California is happening right now. And considering the fact that the rest of the nation is extremely dependent on produce grown in California and cattle raised in the western half of the U.S., this …


Economics and Investing:

G.G sent this in: The Taxman Driveth: In the future, Your Car May Rat You Out to the Tax Collector. Santelli Slams Central Bank Policies – P.M. B.B sent in this link about just how badly the American People are messed over by their elected officials. Record One-day Withdrawal of Gold from JP Morgan G.C. sent a link to his video about the HSBC debacle Standing out in the video is this quote: “As this was not a change to the Terms and Conditions of your bank account, we had no need to pre-notify customers of the change,” And the …


Odds ‘n Sods:

A commentator who is better known for his science videos observes: The Problem With Facebook. His cogent arguments are just a few more reasons to avoid Facebook and other social media. – JWR o o o Connecticut doesn’t know how to deal with non-compliance to their anti-2nd amendment laws. So here’s their latest scheme. – MDL o o o Several readers reported this: Newspaper conglomerate considers building massive database of gun owners o o o This is certainly a novel way to deal with landmines – Mike o o o M.K.P sent in a link to this multitool. A bit …