Day: August 26, 2014

Notes for Tuesday – August 26, 2014

August 26, 526, is the official anniversary of the invention of toilet paper by the Chinese. We celebrate this, not because of the convenience of it. In fact, it has many shortcomings, some described within the articles and letters of SurvivalBlog. We celebrate it primarily because now we have an official metric of just how hard core of a prepper you are as well as a metric for just how economically unstable your country is. August 26, 1946 is also the official release date of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 54 …


Quarantine Procedures for Ebola and Other Diseases at Your Bugout Location, by F.C.

With the most recent outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, causing the deaths of close to 900 people as of this writing in August 2014, along with reports that some people infected with the disease are now arriving in the U.S., many of us should now be asking this question: In all of my preparedness procedures, how do I protect myself, my family, and others in my bug-out or bug-in location from Ebola and other deadly diseases? What do I do if family and/or friends show up weeks after a full-fledged pandemic has broken out? Do I welcome them instantly …


Letter Re: Another Good Reason to Can

HJL, Concerning redistributing your home canned food, the new FDA regulations for packaging or repackaging foods are onerous at best. In order to be certified to pack tomatoes, you have a couple of weeks of classes to attend now. This has made it impossible for charitable private organizations, like the Mormon church, to continue many of their programs. In fact if I give away home canned goods to friends, I am technically in violation of the law now. Personally, it means that the average two and a half tons per year of food that I was canning and distributing I …


News From The American Redoubt:

Idaho to distribute predator deterrent money o o o For Once, Republican Candidates Aren’t the Ones Embarrassing Themselves. We love the American Redoubt, but they are not immune from “crazies”. A Google search reveals this candidate’s vlog, and you can see for yourself why 90 percent of communication is body language rather than words. o o o Child Falls to Death in Yellowstone Canyon o o o Federal ruling points to differences over grizzlies’ survivability



Odds ‘n Sods:

This video from Afghanistan shows some interesting new weapons, web gear, and optics variants, along with some good, old fashioned fire and maneuver tactics: U.S. Recon Team Assaults Taliban Position Under Fire Warning: This video includes foul language. – JWR o o o Electromagnetic Warfare Is Here. – M.C. o o o Lawyers Ask Ferguson Mayor to Grant Amnesty for Nonviolent Warrants, Fines. – T.P. o o o 10 George Orwell Quotes That Predicted Life In 2014 America. – J.W. o o o Why Do the People Abuse Themselves by Empowering Government?. – H.L. o o o How Will You …