Year: 2014

Notes for Wednesday – October 01, 2014

Several days ago, I asked for our readers’ experience with “Square” and PayPal “Here” card services. SurvivalBlog reader SJG has informed us that after reading about “Square” in SurvivalBlog, he sent a letter stating his dissatisfaction with them. SJG runs a side business dealing in Pelican cases, Hardigg boxes, ammo cans, and MREs at gun shows. He subsequently received this letter from Square: “Hello xxxxx, “We’re sorry to inform you that we are deactivating your account. We reviewed your account and found that your business is prohibited by Section 6 of the Square Seller Agreement, which means we cannot accept …


Round 54 Non-Fiction Writing Contest Winners Announced!

First Prize goes to LEO Medic for “Musings of a Law Enforcement Paramedic, Part 1”, “Part 2”, “Part 3”, “Part 4”, and “Part 5”, which was posted on September 2-6, 2014. He will receive the following prizes: 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, DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 Nato QD Billet upper with …


September In Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins.

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold and silver and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. The marketplace in September was dominated by two big factors– paranoia over when exactly the Federal Reserve would start raising rates and the absolute dominance of the U.S. dollar in the currency markets. These two factors not only affected precious metals, but they caused large gyrations in the stock market, especially towards the end of the month. Precious metals …


Letter: Survival Anxiety

Mr. Hugh, I have a response for those who are having an anxiety attack over what R.W. said about his method of taking down a compound. The answer is that I have been planning for people like this. About a year ago I bought material and built a new compound fence. This fence is made of cattle panels that are supported by 8 foot long 4×6″ posts and 4×4″ posts set 24″ deep in clay on 8′ centers. The 4×6 posts are where the cattle panels join each other. The panels are nailed to the posts on the outside with …


Economics and Investing:

The U.S. Government Is Borrowing About 8 Trillion Dollars A Year o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Economists Slash Q3 GDP Forecast, But See Steady Growth Ahead “Yo” – This Market is Set For a Major Correction Video: Peter Schiff- Bubble Economy Can’t Survive Without Fed’s Cheap Money U.S. Consumer Confidence Falls In September



Odds ‘n Sods:

Ebola has come to our shores, just a month sooner than I had anticipated. If and when Ebola reaches your county, be prepared to hunker down at home for several months, folks. Keep in mind that you can collect your mail from your mailbox with disposable exam gloves and then put both the gloves and the mail in your microwave oven for 90 seconds to decontaminate them. For any larger scale decontamination, I recommend that you get a HAZARID system. (Available from Readymade Resources and several other online vendors.) I predict that these systems will sell out in less than …



Notes for Tuesday – September 30, 2014

Today is the last day for Infidel Body Armor’s $20 off sale. Make sure you check their site out before the sale ends. They have also started carrying bullet/impact resistant glasses at 46:90 and the glasses include a gasket around the eye. The Falcon model is one of the most comfortable out there. o o o Also ending today is the Mountain House Food sale at Ready Made Resources. Some of these entries may never be offered again so get your order in today! o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 54 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing …


Single Mom Prepares, by M.B.

I am a single mom with a ten year old daughter, a Christian Constitutionalist, and a prepper. I grew up very poor, both physically and emotionally. However, my grandmother gave me a tremendous spiritual foundation for which I am forever grateful. Life is about making choices– choosing to put one foot in front of the next and keep going, regardless of the circumstance; choosing to prepare for whatever comes; and choosing to trust in and follow God in all ways. Establishing a Mindset to Survive The first eighteen years of my life reads like a bad dime store novel. It …


Letter Re: Several Articles

Sir, First, thank you for all you do. I find this blog to be a wealth of information and inspiration. Second, regarding the piece about the Mosin/Nagent, thanks for a well-written article about Mosins. I recently purchased two of them for around $120 a piece. One was a piece of art manufactured just before WW2. The stock was a rich red and the brass pieces were screwed in. I cleaned it and gave it to my Dad as a “just because” present. The second Mosin was manufactured during WW2 and was much more rough. I ended up replacing the trigger …




Odds ‘n Sods:

The Death Of Shop Class And America’s Skilled Workforce. – RBS o o o Scotland Votes Like Anti-Gunners: Guided by Fear and Ignorance . – RBS o o o Yeah, I know it’s from the old Weekly World News. Ed Anger KNOWS. We used to actually repair things in this country… – T.P. Hugh adds: This is an issue near and dear to my heart. I still like to repair things and I will often do so even when it is cheaper to buy a new one. If you account for the cost of my labor, it is most definitely …