Day: July 14, 2015

Notes for Tuesday – July 14, 2015

July 14th is the birthday of Colonel Einar A. Malmstrom. He was born in 1907 and died August 21, 1954 near Great Falls, Montana, in the crash of a T-33 jet. He was a decorated Air Force pilot, a Luft Stalag POW survivor, and test pilot. Malmstrom AFB was one of the settings for JWR’s novel Founders. (The base was named in his honor.) o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 59 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good …


A Year’s Supply of Food on a Budget, by J.H.

Without enough food, all other preparations you do are worthless. In a SHTF (grid-down) scenario if you are out of food, there may not be any way to obtain more. This article represents my own research on how to get a year’s supply of food on a budget. By the end of this article, you will see how I can feed a family of four for under $2,000 for an entire year. Initial Criteria and Plan First off, let me tell you why my focus is on inexpensive instead of nutrition or other criteria. The short answer is I don’t …


Letter Re: Steel Buildings

Hugh, The key is the galvanized steel used in metal building construction (galvanized to prevent rust). Galvanized steel with the difference in electrical conductivity between zinc and iron makes a primitive capacitor but more importantly exhibits dielectric properties. From Wikipedia (to make it a simple explanation): A dielectric material (dielectric for short) is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in a conductor, but only slightly shift from their average equilibrium positions causing dielectric polarization. …



Economics and Investing:

Greece Today, America Tomorrow? o o o For America’s economy, the end is nigh – H.L. o o o Strategic Investment Manager Warns Of Worldwide Financial Detonation: The Whole Thing Is Going To Blow Up – B.B. o o o Global Banking System on the Verge of Total Collapse o o o Why Greece Is The Precursor To The Next Global Debt Crisis – H.L.


Odds ‘n Sods:

Our friend Commander Zero had a link to a fascinating article by a Montana journalist Michael Finkel: The Strange & Curious Tale of the Last True Hermit o o o An excellent article on the mentality of homesteading: There’s Nothing You Can Do? o o o The liberal-progressives are at it again: Don’t make a success out of life – ( It’s simply too rough on your health ) – T.P. HJL adds: Contrast that article with the one just above it! o o o Are Private Companies Color Coding Your House For Law Enforcement? In other words, if the …