Day: May 25, 2014

Notes for Sunday – May 25, 2014:

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 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 …


Generators And Their Proper Implementation During TEOTWAWKI/Disasters, by RKM

I want to share useful generator information so that serious and possibly dangerous pitfalls can be avoided and tactical efficiencies can be realized. Outside Only: First, there is an important warning– generators MUST be run and exhausted OUTSIDE! Carbon monoxide can and will kill you with no warning. Carbon monoxide has no smell or taste. Of course there are things you can do to run one inside, but that involves technical issues not covered here. Be careful and plan accordingly! Our emergency implementation: On August 23rd of 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck Southeastern Louisiana and Mississippi. Fortunately, I was living in …


Letter: .22 Training Ammo Availability

Hello Hugh, Just wanted to offer this information about the availability of .22LR ammo for training purposes for youth under 18. As many readers of the blog are aware, the Appleseed Project is a leader in rifle marksmanship education and telling the story of the history, choices, and sacrifices made by the men and women of the founding generation on April 19th, 1775 (first battle of the Revolutionary War). The value of the knowledge gained, both in practical skill gain using a rifle and in increased knowledge of our shared heritage, cannot be overstated, with the price for a weekend …


Economics and Investing:

Another one bites the dust in 2014. US Regulators Close Small Lender in Ohio. G.G. o o o See No Evil. Inflation is everywhere! – B.B. o o o Items from The Economatrix: U.S. Jobless Claims Jump 26,000 To 326,000 Big Investors Are Betting Against Housing Market The Biggest Economic Threat? Big Companies New-Home Sales Likely Rebounded In April, Economists Forecast


Odds ‘n Sods:

Prepper comms goes mainstream? My New Favorite Social Network Is Ham Radio. – B.C. o o o City plans to attack economic segregation by moving poor into middle-class neighborhoods, richer into poverty spots. No point in fleeing a high crime area when the city will simply be moving the high crime area right back into your formerly “nice” neighborhood. Middle class and upper class flight from the state of New York will simply accelerate… even more. – T.P. o o o A chilling message from the cartels: Billboards with hanging mannequins warning cops to choose ‘silver over lead’ appear in …