Day: July 2, 2014

Notes for Wednesday – July 02, 2014

Scot Frank Erie, SurvivalBlog’s Field Gear Editor would like to know what products SurvivalBlog readers would like to see profiled. If you have an idea or a product for him, send him an email. o o o Today we present another entry for Round 53 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 …


So You Think Starting a Garden Will Be Easy After TEOTWAWKI, by Dr. Prepper – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, I discussed the need to start a garden sooner rather than later, the pitfalls of starting a garden where grass has been cultivated, the creation of your gardening beds (whether rows or raised beds), and the use of composting for amending the soil. In Part 2, I will continue with discussing the structures of the garden with emphasis on fences, gates, and varmint control. Fence Basics Maybe you are one of those fortunate few where there are very few varmints– an undesired animal in an undesired place. (Some would ascribe the term to certain …


Letter: Storage Without a Basement

Hugh, After much prayer and house hunting, it would seem the Lord is leading me to relocate about 40 miles from where I currently live. This was never my plan, as I had intended to move much further west. My area does not have basements due to the water table. I am now having to rethink how I handle my storage. The house will be renovated to my specs and has over 2600 SF with about 10 acres. I will be having a safe room built outside the home for hurricane threats. Any suggestions will be helpful as a basement …


Economics and Investing:

The Federal Reserve is a Law Unto Itself o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Inside The Q1 GDP Bust: The Details Are Mostly Bad No Inflation Thanks to ObamaCare Video: Downward Spiral: What To Expect When Savers Are Punished The Message In The Q1 GDP Shock: Massive Windfalls For The 1%; Hardly 1% Growth For The Masses



Odds ‘n Sods:

This Family-Run Restaurant Is the Opposite of a Gun-Free Zone. – JBG o o o All Employment Growth Since 2000 Went to Immigrants. – K.P. o o o The Rise of the ‘Super Weed’ Around the World. – H.L. I have to confess, the the comments made on this post never even entered my mind until I read them. About 4 years ago, I quite using glyphosate (Round Up) because I noticed that the weeds had begun to gain a resistance to it. Even the ubiquitous “goat head” (Tribulus terrestris or sometimes called “puncture vine”) had begun to adapt. I …