Day: April 22, 2014

Notes from HJL:

Today, April 22, is the birthday of the late Charles Rankin Bond, Jr., born in Dallas on April 22, 1915, one of the last of the AVG Flying Tiger pilots. o o o Manufacturers and distributors, if you have a product that you would like to see reviewed in the blog, contact our new Field Gear Editor Scot Frank Eire at his new email address <fieldgeareditor AT survivalblog DOT com> and let him know. o o o Today we present another entry for Round 52 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. I hope you enjoy reading this one as much …


Home On The Range, by Rustic Barbie

When I first began this experiment, I must admit, I was under romantic ideologies. Can 21st century people step back in time and homestead like our forefathers? Whenever I passed an abandoned house in the middle of nowhere, I would dream of the chance to do this. Then the chance was presented. Here is the scenario. Take a California Valley Girl to “Green Acres”, and see if she and her friends can do it like their forefathers. Granted, I have had modern luxuries, such as running water and electricity (sometimes, depending upon the weather). Still, even with the modern luxuries, …


Writing Projects Update from Jim Rawles

As most of you know, for nine years I posted SurvivalBlog daily, almost without fail. (I did take a break for a few days, immediately after my first wife passed away.) In January, I decided to hire a Managing Editor, to allow myself the time to concentrate on some other projects. Hugh Latimer assumed the day-to-day responsibilities of editing and posting SurvivalBlog two months ago. He has done a truly commendable job of maintaining the continuity of the blog. Not one to rest on my laurels, I have been quite busy with completing two contracted book manuscripts: Liberators: A Novel …


Letter Re: A Different Look at the Tactical Flashlight

Hugh, I enjoyed D. Hacker’s article on flashlight use, and I look forward to trying the technique. Here are a couple of additions for the readers from a night shift cop: Hacker hit on it a little bit talking about not cheating from reflective light. One of my favorite light techniques is simply pointing the beam at the ceiling when entering a dark room. The reflective light from most modern flashlights is enough to fully light up the room. If your light technique does not illuminate your sights, this may not be a totally bad thing. You can get a …



Economics and Investing:

Obama Economy: More Middle Aged Americans Moving In With Parents | The Lonely Conservative – B.B. o o o Believe The Hype, Inflation Really Is Coming This Time – D.B. o o o Items from The Economatrix: 18 Stats That Prove That Government Dependence Has Reached Epidemic Levels Gold Market Now Seeing Deepest Backwardation In 8 Months The Fed Is Channeling Higher Interest Rates: Fed Committee Participants Anticipating Higher Rates And Inflation Already Permeating Throughout Economy


Odds ‘n Sods:

Cooking with lime heat, fireless cooking in medieval, renaissance and victorian times. – G.P. o o o Obama deliberately emboldening America’s enemies – J.R. o o o Civilians not ready for EMP-caused blackout – M.A. o o o West African Ebola outbreak caused by new strain of disease: study – J.P. HJL Adds: We’ve been following reports of this new outbreak, and there is no shortage of rumors. Unlike previous outbreaks, where the infected areas were in relatively remote areas where containment was easier, this one may be more difficult. The first response of people who hear that they may …