Month: May 2014

Letter Re: Multi-Purpose Power Solution

HJL, Liquid fuels are expensive, heavy, dangerous to transport, and a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Even if you have enough stored for a year, what then? Direct conversion of biomass to fuel for gensets has been proven successful for thirty plus years now. I have operated a design for powering small gensets that works as well today as it did in the early 80’s. It’s also driven a few thousand miles on a truck that runs on nature’s finest. Due to space and weight limitations not present in stationary applications, refining wood into gas on board a vehicle …


Letter Re: Building Your Own No-FFL AR From An 80% Complete Receiver

Hugh, I am a firm believer in what JAG is advocating. I, too, have built different AR15 platforms. The first was an FFL registered stripped lower receiver and a full kit (shipped through UPS with NO FFL paperwork) from Model 1 Sales. Everything went together smoothly. Anyone with any mechanical aptitude can do this. I next bought an EP80 and drilled and milled the lower with a drill press and Dremel tool. This, too, is easy if one works carefully. I have since bought two 80% aluminum forged lowers and a jig. I don’t mind the extra expense of the …



Economics and Investing:

No Raises For Anyone: Real Hourly Wages Decline For The First Time Since 2012. – T.F. o o o Why The Fed Won’t Flinch As Unemployment Drops And Inflation Rises o o o Items from The Economatrix: Richard Russell – Shorts May Get Crushed In The Silver Market Full-Blown Currency Wars, Gold, World War III & Serious Panic Ask The Expert – Jim Willie (May 2014) | Sprott Money News : Sharing The US Government Has A ‘Suicide Tendency’, Jim Calls Out The Banking Cabal As The US Dollar Edges Ever Closer To Its’ End A Demographic Time Bomb: Over …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Feds Hit Online Gun Stores With “High Risk” Label. – B.B. Gun stores in the same category as porn? o o o BEAUMONT: Jury weighs police pepper spray that blinded woman – T.Y. “Clark used his department-issued JPX gunpowder-propelled pepper spray weapon and fired it less than a foot away from her face.” o o o NASA Study Concludes When Civilization Will End, And It’s Not Looking Good for Us – S.O. Now I’m really wondering why NASA is still part of the government budget process. o o o Obama Syndicate Assaulting Americans from Every Angle. – B.B. o o …




Seven Secrets of Medical Prepping, by Cynthia J. Koelker, MD

Someone once commented that my book held no “secrets” to medical prepping, that everything in the book could be found elsewhere. I’d have to agree, but it would take you hundreds of hours to compile the information. My experience has taught me to be cautious of secrets. Don’t they usually just cause trouble? Nothing in medicine should be secret, anyway. In fact, the subtitle to my Survival Medicine courses is “Taking the Mystery Out of Medicine.” Still, “secrets” can be fun, and what follows are seven “secrets” you should know, if you don’t already: Out-dated drugs aren’t actually expired. Drug …


Scot’s Product Review: Milt Sparks Holsters

In a way, I am reluctant to write about Milt Sparks as it will probably just make it harder the next time I need a holster, but my readers deserve to know, so here goes. Milt Sparks Holsters is named for its founder, Milt Sparks. Sparks began making holsters in the early days of competitive combat shooting in the 1960’s and 70’s. Magazine writer and founder of the International Practical Shooting Confederation, Lt. Colonel Jeff Cooper, among others, helped popularize Sparks’ work. What really made Sparks’ products so popular, though, is the quality of design and production. The only problem …


Recipe of the Week: Pizza Dough, by K.M.

I worked in various pizza kitchens as a youth, and now make it at home regularly. We like to add a few extra ingredients to the crust for flavor and nutrition.They are optional, so experiment and find the mixture that best suits your tastes. Total “Flour” component should be about 3-cups, but make sure at least 2-cups are a quality bread-flour, or else you get more of a granola-bar than pizza-dough. Ingredients: Approximately 1.5 cups warm water (100-110 F degree’s; use a thermometer as too hot/cold matters.) 2 tsp. Salt 1 package dry yeast (live yeast also suitable, vary instructions …


Letter Re: Low Calorie Diets

Hi Hugh, I have been fortunate enough to have met and talked to a number of Preppers and others preparing in the event TSHTF. One of the common things I’ve learned from them is the value of a food with a very high caloric and energy content. They have all shared that oils (Olive, Avacado, et cetera) are one of the most difficult items to procure in nature. They also happen to be the most dense food. In other words, an ounce of edible oil has far more calories then an ounce of protein or an ounce of carbs. For …


Letter Re: Breastfeeding Babies

Hugh, I wanted to add something to the great blog about the benefits of breastfeeding. It has to do with my experience having breastfed four babies that are now all teenagers. I had many difficulties with breastfeeding. My mom was encouraging, having breastfed all four of hers, too, but I had one problem after another. I could write a book on my stories, but I’ll simplify to make my point. I struggled through with determination, having to bite down on leather at some points because of the pain. I came down with multiple cases of mastitis with each child. There …


Economics and Investing:

The Endgame Of Keynesianism: Savings Confiscation To Force Spending Now o o o Innovation, American Entrepreneurs and the New Job Agenda o o o Items from The Economatrix: The Meat Crisis Is Here: Price Of Shrimp Up 61% – 7 Million Pigs Dead – Beef At All-Time High Yellen: More Steps Needed To Get Healthy Economy Housing Starts Seen Hitting Four-Month High Homebuilder Confidence Plunges To 12-Month Lows


Odds ‘n Sods:

For those who think being persecuted for your faith is having someone call you names: Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for apostasy. The U.S. is giving billions of dollars in aid to the very countries responsible for these heinous acts. o o o All I can say is “It’s about time!” America’s Oldest Gun Maker Thumbs Its Nose At A Two-Faced Senator – B.B. o o o FDA To Ban Organic Farming? o o o Never Forgetting a Face. – T.P. o o o In a prime example of the abuses of our system and unfair abuse of police powers …