Day: May 9, 2014

Notes for Friday – May 09, 2014

Don’t forget the Mountain House sale going on at Ready Made Resources right now. You get 25-60% off of the price and katadyn water filters are on sale as well. o o o 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: A 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 …


The Case for Single Action Revolvers, by M.B.

The purpose of this article is not to make the case for the single action (“cowboy”) revolver as the ultimate survival handgun. Nor do I suggest that the prepper select one as a defensive handgun for long-term survival. Realistically, a Glock or other modern semi-auto handgun is a better defensive tool for the vast majority of people. Instead, I am arguing that the single action revolver not be disregarded by someone who already owns one, is new to prepping, and is probably on a budget. Huge numbers of single action revolvers are out there– many of them in the hands …


Three Letters Re: Ideas Concerning A Post-Collapse World

Hello HJL, I would like to add my two cents to this discussion. The picture of collapsing society is complex and in some cases is a combination of worst case scenarios in a short period of time. The idea of united survivalists, as a base for a new American nation emerging from the ashes, is attractive, but it might not be the case if nuclear contamination on worldwide scale (nuclear war), nuclear winter (due to eruption of super volcanoes or nuclear war), airborn mutation of viruses like MERS, Ebola, or others coincide with the economic SHTF on a global scale. …


Economics and Investing:

US household debt nearly twice as high as annual wages and salaries: Inflating the consumer debt bubble with student loans and auto debt. o o o Warning: The Ukraine Is At A Flashpoint o o o Items from The Economatrix: The “Economic Recovery” Continues: Businesses Are Being Destroyed Faster Than They Are Being Created Will Detroit Be The First Major Chinese City In The United States? The Impending Retirement Crisis: Pushing The Financial Constraints Of An Economy Where Many Will Rely On Social Security For The Bulk Of Their Income On The Backs Of A Growing Young Low Wage Workforce. …


Odds ‘n Sods:

If true Europe deserves to disappear – Abortion in the Redoubt and Europe. – RBS “Again, thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever he be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech; he shall surely be put to death: the people of the land shall stone him with stones.” – Leviticus 20:1-3 (KJV) For those that wonder who Molech was: Wikipedia – Moloch. o o o Wondering how to get your kids involved in prepping? Jake and Miller’s Big Adventure: A Prepper’s Book for …