Month: March 2015

Notes for Wednesday – March 04, 2015

The shooting sports industry lost a dearly loved member when Marval Hornady, Co-Founder Of Hornady Ammunition Passes at 102 Years of Age. o o o The supply of green tip SS109 (M855) 5.56mm ammo has dried up almost completely in the United States in the past two weeks. I’ve heard from two different friends and a consulting client that vendors at gun shows on both coasts last weekend were demanding and getting $1.50 to $1.60 per round for this scarce ammo. However, I also heard that www.WhatACountry.com has some available for just 69 cents per round. Theirs is Australian military …


Reaching Out to the Un-Prepped, by Mark C. – Part 1

If you are reading this and you have a high interest in prepping but maybe someone you know or someone close to you does not, read on. You’ve tried to reason with them, but the result is the same. Whether it’s your passion or persistence, they get overwhelmed and simply glaze over. Or, maybe they become unsettled or scared. Either way you lose them, and that frustrates you because you feel time is running out. If they would just read Patriots or survivalblog.com! Right? Well, print this out and give it to them. Now, if you’re reading this because you’re …


Letter: A Few Thoughts on Water Storage

Hugh, I reuse polyethelene 2.5 gallon theatrical fog fluid tanks for water storage. The fog fluid is a glycol, and the tank will smell for awhile. I first rinse the tanks to get all the gross product residues out. I then begin a leaching process by filling the tank with very hot water and let it sit until cool. I then repeat the process multiple times, until there is no smell. I do two more leachings after that. Another point that I thought was missed is biofilms. These, like slimes, adhere to the walls and are almost impossible to get …


Economics and Investing:

Target To Cut Thousands Of Jobs, Eyes $2 Billion In Cost Cuts – T.P. o o o US running out of room to store oil; price collapse next?. – G.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: “Spectacular Developments” In Austria: Bail-In Arrives After €7.6 Billion Bad Bank Capital Hole “Discovered” Video: Peter Schiff – Shocking Admission & Denial from Alan Greenspan Consumer Spending Drops for Second Straight Month



Odds ‘n Sods:

How important is clean drinking water in an emergency? Safecastle has Katadyn filters up to 35% off right now. o o o Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large, recommended this link, if you are planning to live off of small animals (like squirrels) when the SHTF: Squirrels for SHTF? He also notes that there were no screams when this article was published in 1956: Portraits of Schoolkids Learning Firearm Safety in Rural Indiana, 1956. My, how times have changed. o o o SurvivalBlog Reader R.G. suggested this podcast on Islam: Exposing Islam Part 3 o o o Americans to Receive …



Notes for Tuesday – March 03, 2015

Ready Made Resources is offering two classic assortment buckets and one essential assortment bucket at no extra charge, when you purchase their Mountain House Entree Pac. o o o Seed for Security has introduced two new products– their Colossal Security Pack and their Heirloom Herb Collection. The Colossal Security Pack has approximately 84,305 open-pollinated, non GMO seeds. The shipping weight is 7 lbs. and 9 ounces. Their Heirloom Herb Collection features five flavorful, healthful herbs. Both the Colossal Pack and Herb Collection are packed for long-term storage. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 57 of the …


Defending The Castle, by R.T.

Numerous articles and blogs have appeared over the last couple of years, targeting the prepper community and those people associated with standing up for our God-given rights as well as those rights afforded us from within the Constitution. These articles are generally positive, and they supply the reader with a fair amount of good quality advice in regards to surviving a “grid down” situation or some other catastrophe that may come about. Being that it is nearly impossible to know which impending event might suddenly occur with little or no notice, it is extremely difficult to plan for ALL possible …


Guest Article: Gold – The Good, Bad, and Truly Ugly, by Gary Christenson

THE GOLD STANDARD: Although it may be unrealistically optimistic, I believe my paraphrase of a Churchill quote: “Central Bankers will eventually do the right thing and return to a gold standard after they have exhausted all other alternatives.” While central bankers are exhausting all other alternatives, I worry about the collateral damage to 90% of the population who are not first in line on the fiat money gravy train that benefits the financial and political elite. Clearly, central bankers will return to a gold standard only if forced by a financial implosion, economic collapse or equivalent disaster. Hence, the powers-that-be …


News From The American Redoubt:

Doctors able to save cat severely burned in Seattle RV blast o o o SurvivalBlog normally avoids “zombies”, but this one is kind of funny: Cornell researchers find safest place to hide from zombies. – H.D. o o o Hindu prayer to open Idaho Senate Idaho patriots, legislators, and assemblies, I wanted to bring to your attention something that is planned in our state capitol and something I feel requires a strong response from you and me, as Christian patriots, to our legislators. Next Tuesday, the Senate will be opened for business with an invocation including a Hindu prayer. Idaho …


Economics and Investing:

Billionaire Warns Of Total Collapse End Game Scenario: ‘No Way Out… Your Money Will Be Worthless’. – B.B. o o o MARC FABER – World Economy Grinding to a Halt. Don’t Trade With Leverage o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Another Record: $4.235 Per Pound for Ground Beef Gold Falls From 2-Week High, Eyes US Policy Housing Bubble Redux: Subprime Auto Market Begins To Crack Mission Accomplished: Nasdaq 5000


Odds ‘n Sods:

Our friend Tam over at the great View From The Porch blog mentioned this handy yet compact tool that should be on everyone’s EDC keyring. o o o Video: How to Make Aspirin If You Are Lost in the Woods. – P.S. o o o WH Plans to Develop a “Country Within a Country” of 15 Million “New Americans” . – B.B. o o o The Life-Saving ‘Survival Tree’ When You Need Food, Shelter Or Medicine. – D.S. o o o Deadly Bacteria Accidentally Released From Louisiana Lab. – H.L. o o o “World-Leading Economist” And Advisor To Chancellor Osborne …