“You know,” Marion said, “I met a woman once when I was a teenager. I knew she had gone through a lot but she was so strong, so compassionate. I asked her how she could be the way she was, and you know what she told me?” Hadley shook her head. “She said, ‘You can be broken, or broken open. That choice is yours.” ? Erica Bauermeister, Joy for Beginners
The Freeze Dry Guy is currently having a sale on LRP Western Eggs with Ham Entree, and they only have 100 cases left. Normally $159, it’s on sale for $95. LRP are special freeze dried rations, manufactured in limited numbers and usually only issued to special operation unit members. They are compressed and vacuum packed so they stack nicely in your backpack and allow the maximum amount of food to be carried. They’re great for a bug out bag! o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 58 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of …
I am a chiropractor and former Recon Marine 3rd Recon Battalion, writing this article as a little ray of hope to help those who at some point find they have been thrust into TEOTWAWKI and have either lost access to the stores or didn’t prep well or maybe did everything right but when the SHTF they lost all of their prep work or access to it because of some unforeseen circumstance. “Never give up” should be one of your mottos. This comes with a little bit of knowledge and experience. I have been in survival situations as a Recon Marine, …
HJL, I’ve got a 35-mile commute to work. I’ve often wondered, if the lights go out, should I walk home during daylight hours or at night, which I believe would put me at risk of getting shot in the dark by trigger-happy people. I recall in Patriots the couple moving at night and sleeping during the day. This is a rural highway route, far from larger cities. – B.D. HJL Responds: You will need to evaluate the routes(s) that you use to determine the best time of day for travel. If you do plan on traveling at night, I strongly …
The signing of this law is a dark day for Oregon. Perhaps this will be the impetus that freedom-loving Eastern Oregon needs to start the partitioning of the state? o o o Charge: Ore. teacher burned students with Tesla coil. – RBS o o o Student’s prom proposal could lead to federal charges o o o Sadly, even the American Redoubt has its share of problematic politicians (though far fewer than most other places): Idaho city’s ordinance tells pastors to marry gays or go to jail
Gold Prices In 2020? Debt Drives Gold and Stocks o o o Russell Napier Explains What’s In Store For Gold If Cash Is Outlawed. – D.S. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: The Graccident Hour Draws Nigh Greece Hopes for Helping Hand as IMF Bill Looms No Deal: Eurogroup Concludes Meeting On Greece, No Further Fund Disbursement The Situation Escalates – Greece Is Now Taxing Cash Withdrawals
Two concealed handgun permit holders, both volunteer firemen, stop mass public shooting. – G.G. o o o Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large, sent in this link about dealing with police who tell you to stop filming them. o o o 1.6 Million Immigrants from Predominantly Muslim Countries Since 9/11. – G.P. o o o Experts urge cautious use of wireless devices as health effects reassessed. – D.S. o o o IRS Continues SWAT Raids for Evasion While Hundreds of Agents Avoid Paying Any Taxes at All. – H.L.
On May 11, 1949, Israel was admitted into the United Nations.
We have many needs; food, water, air, shelter, and heat come to mind. To acquire and use all those things, we have to be able to find them, and the tool used the most is our vision. Our eyes work great during the day but not so well at night, so having a way to make light is vital. We started off making light the same way we made heat and cooked, with fire, but that has drawbacks. We finally came up with electricity, and now the most common way we make light is to flip a switch on the …
Over the years, I’ve owned more 1911 handguns than any other type of handguns. No matter what new type of polymer handguns that come into my hands, I always turn back to the grand ol’ 1911 as my favorite handgun. It’s just hard to argue with success. The 1911 was first made in, well, 1911, and it celebrated more than 100 years of age a few years ago. To be sure, I honestly can’t keep track of all the gun companies that are making 1911s these days. If a person could sit down and start counting all the different companies …
HJL, This was an excellent piece, the kind of concise and practical advice your deep woods grandfather would give. The statement “The ground will be littered with unfired rifles” is a prediction my team has made as well. The powerful lure of “bling” guns has to be the greatest detriment to prepping that I routinely encounter. DD in CO o o o HJL, I agree with almost everything he said, until I got to the hand-to-hand fighting section. I always look upon things with skepticism, especially if they cost thousands of dollars and claim to do fantastic things. So I …
Oil Markets Have Little To Fear From Iran For Now o o o 34 percent of Americans financially carry the country: Those not in the labor force hits another record at 93,194,000. o o o The Dow has now gone 37 days without setting a 1-month high OR low, the longest streak in over 100 years o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Philip Haslam: When Money Destroys Nations
Congress Tells Court That Congress Can’t Be Investigated for Insider Trading. – H.L. o o o DHS Approves Amnesty Applications Despite Court Order. B.G. o o o Catnip Repels Mosquitoes More Effectively Than DEET. – H.L. o o o Bibb deputy implicated in elaborate real-estate scam. – D.S. o o o Wearable gadgets portend vast health, research and privacy consequences. – D.S. o o o You might want to take a look at our advertiser APEX’s new website. It’s been a long time in the making, but it is finally ready and launched. If you need gun parts, check them …
“Survival often demands our courage.” ? David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
May 10th is the birthday of the late Col. Jeff Cooper (born 1920, died September 25, 2006). May 10th is also the birthday of the late Janis Pinups (born 1925, died 15 June 2007). He was one of the last of the Forest Brothers anti-communist resistance fighters. He came out of hiding, after five decades, to obtain a Latvian passport in 1994, after the collapse of eastern European communism. (He was never issued any communist government identity papers and by necessity lived as a nonexistent ghost during the entire Soviet occupation of Latvia.)