Day: March 18, 2015

Notes for Wednesday – March 18, 2015

SurvivalBlog’s Medical Editor is at it again: Three prepper schools in NE Ohio have combined to offer what they are calling: Ultimate Prepper Training 2015 (see http://ultimatepreppertraining.com/) 5 days of jam-packed dawn-to-dusk prepper training Survival Medicine 101 with Doc Cindy of Armageddon Medicine Wilderness Survival Training with Tom Laskowski of Midwest Native Skills Institute Homesteading Skills with Laura Fry of Stone Garden Farm Early Bird discount until 4/1/2015 Class size limited to approximately 25 o o o Another SurvivalBlog reader has let us know that “Windows to our World” is free this week on amazon.com. This book may be of …


PVC Survival Gear: How to Make It – Part 2, by J.H.

PROJECT 2: The PVC Recurve Bow There are several different types of PVC bows that can be made using heat, minimal heat, or no heat. The example I will be using here is a recurve bow, using heat, that has an approximate draw weight of 35 pounds. You can change the draw weight by changing the length or diameter of the PVC pipe you choose. I have built bows with a draw weight of up to 70lbs, and I have seen others that have made bows with a pull exceeding 100lbs. There are variations of this bow. It can be …


Letter Re: Question on generators and EMP

HJL, We have been considering having a whole house generator installed at our house, since we occasionally lose power in our neighborhood for days at a time. Additionally, the threat of an EMP pulse damaging the grid and our being without power for a lengthy period of time is an even greater concern. My question is: is a whole house natural gas powered generator, like a Generac 22kv unit (along with the associated auto switching panel), susceptible to EMP? If so, what would be the best way to protect it? When I ask the electrical contractors bidding on the job, …


Economics and Investing:

Last Time This Happened, Recession Followed… o o o 100,000 Layoffs and Counting: Is this the New Normal? o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Housing Starts Collapse in February– I wish the company tearing up the beautiful field behind my house to put in a neighborhood would read this. Five Things People Will Be Talking About Today – Just some quick tidbits, but China’s Shanghai Composite rising 70% in 12 months is staggering. Janet Yellen Wants to Be a Little Less Predictable – The word patient maybe dropped on Wednesday but I see a rise in rates almost as …



Odds ‘n Sods:

EPA Wants to Monitor How Long Hotel Guests Spend in the Shower. – H.L. o o o EU Plan To Install A Tracking Computer In Every Car – To Tax Miles. – T.P. o o o Alibaba’s Jack Ma Demos Pay-With-Your-Face Technology. – RBS o o o Lawmaker calls for a rebellion against EPA pollution emissions for backyard barbecues. – M.B. o o o Gun Control Group Sets up Fake Store, Shames First-Time Buyers. – T.P.