Notes from HJL:

Today we present another entry for Round 52 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ 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 …




Getting Real About Physical Training, by R.G.

Many articles have been written here about the best way to get in shape and stay in shape to be ready for a major societal disruption up to and including TEOTWAWKI. None of them that I have ready have really taken into account the societal challenges and day to day retreat and retreat area conditions extant during a disruption. Sorry, but no matter how much you may enjoy it, and I am an endorphin junkie myself, you won’t be running even one mile per day, let alone eight or ten miles per. Any running will be a flat out mad …




Letter Re: Alternative Diesel Fuel

Hello Editor I have been using alternative fuels for diesel engines for about 12 years in my ’84 Nissan 720 diesel pickup, ’92 dodge Cummings diesel 12-valve engine, ’84 Mercedes 300 sedan, PC40 Komatsu excavator, and a Yanmar track dumper. I have not done any waste motor oil (wmo) yet but with vegetable fry oil being contracted up by all the big bio-diesel company’s waste motor oil (wmo) is going to happen soon. I’m just paying it forward 🙂 Have a great day My formula for fuel for diesel engines: Twenty-five gallons of non-hydrogenated fry oil or half and half …




Economics and Investing:

Bond yields to hit fresh lows as world recovery wilts, growls Saxo bear o o o Items from The Economatrix: David Stockman: “A Gang Of Unelected PhDs Have Staged An Economics Coup D’Etat” ADP Jobs Miss For 4th Month In A Row; Job Market “Emerging From Deep Winter Slumber” Says Mark Zandi Billionaire Warns: Yellen Collapse ‘Will Be Unlike Any Other’




Odds ‘n Sods:

Missouri Cop Under Fire in Second Amendment-Related Free Speech Case : Freedom Outpost. – B.B. o o o 100 FBI Agents Raid A 91-year-old Man’s House To Make Him Prove His Large Artifact Collection Was ‘Acquired Properly’ – L.C. o o o Millions face hunger as deadly fungus decimates global banana crop. I have been aware of this growing problem for some time. It might be a good idea to stock up on LONG dated dried banana slices– the ones with NO added sugar. Refer to long-dated food purveyors, such as Emergency Essentials or Ready Resources. Bananas are high in …