Year: 2015

Odds ‘n Sods:

I just noticed that KeepShooting.com (one of our advertisers) has a sale on for Swedish Army surplus M90 Winter Parkas, in olive drab. You will have to do your homework on getting the right size, with the metric sizing, but what a bargain! They also have many other items on sale. (See their Sale Page.) – JWR o o o Safecastle, one of our other advertisers has a blowout sale on the Montague folding bike underway. o o o Reader S.F. sent in this link to a Nova special on the CyberWar Threat. While the entire episode is worth mentioning, …



Notes for Tuesday – November 03, 2015

On November 3, 1903, Walker Evans, the American photographer best known for his portrayal of America during the Great Depression, was born. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 61 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a …


Six Prepping Principles Derived from One Year as an Expat- Part 1, by G.L.

About a year and a half ago, my company offered an expatriate assignment for a period of between two and three years. For those who don’t know, an expatriate assignment is where an employee and his or her family is relocated to another country (from now on referred to as the “assignment country”). In large corporations, this generally includes certain benefits to make the transition easier and “worth it” to the employee. For our family, this news came at a great time from a career point of view and for the age or our kids and what an international move …


Letter Re: .40 S&W by Bruce F.

HJL, A while ago I bought a Glock 22 4th Gen .40 caliber hand gun. In my opinion, this was one of the best buys I ever made. In all the firing I have done with this gun, I have had only one malfunction and that was a stovepipe piece of .22LR brass. (There’s more on that brass later.) The Glock 22 does have a considerable recoil in .40 caliber but not so much to make it uncomfortable for a grown man. I’m 73 years old now; maybe I’ll change my mind as I get older. The Gen 4 was …


News From The American Redoubt:

Democrat Boise Mayor Bieter has publicly announced he is looking forward to the impact these immigrants will have on Idaho. Elections are coming up in a few days, and Judy Peavy Derr is the only candidate opposing this economical, cultural, health, and criminal assault on our community. As usual, the Idaho Statesman newspaper has chosen not to oppose or discuss anything politically controversial. It will require unity of all of Idaho’s reform organizations to rally and halt the alien invasion that is promoted by democrats and Idaho’s rinos and being unleashed on our state. Idaho & America’s Destruction Now At …


Economics and Investing:

Most retailers finally make it into the black during this season, but according to this link sent in by RBS, that may not be happening: Morgan Stanley predicts a bleak holiday season for most retailers o o o In a surprise finding, it turns out that the US has overtaken the Caymans and Singapore as a haven for the assets of the super-rich. Sent in by GJM o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: National Debt Likely Doubles During Obama Presidency – While this is awful, we must not forget that Obama is not alone in this; nearly all his …


Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader RC21 sent this link to a Reuters investigative report that looks at radio stations in the U.S. held by companies connected to the Chinese government. Examples of the Chinese point of view, what we used to call propaganda, is being broadcast in America. o o o From across the pond, SurvivalBlog reader A.P. sent in this link. It seems that anyone who’s ever been on a camping holiday can now be labelled a “Survivalist”. Gorseinon man with ‘apocalyptic’ vision of world ending jailed for possessing illegal weapons o o o Sent in by P.S.: Faced with a local …



Notes for Monday – November 02, 2015

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour submitted a declaration of intent to establish a Jewish homeland known as the Balfour Declaration. While Arab hostilities and the outbreak of World War II delayed the desired outcome, the Nation of Israel was eventually re-established in 1948. o o o A reminder to those sending in articles for the writing contest. All contest articles sent in to SurvivalBlog must be the author’s original work and must not be published or submitted to publish anywhere else. If your article is submitted to other blogs, it is automatically disqualified from publication …


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Walther CCP

I still remember the very first Walther handgun I ever owned. I owned it for less than a week. Bear with me; I had just purchased a brand new Walther PPK/s .380 in stainless steel. I still have the receipt showing I paid $125 for it back in 1973. I was working as a private investigator (PI) at the time and living back in Chicago, IL, where you had to register your handguns within 30 days of bringing them into the city. There were no gun shops in the city proper, so you had to purchase handguns at neighboring suburban …


Recipe of the Week: Hambone Delight, by K.D.

Ingredients: 1 ham bone (crack the bone if you want the marrow by placing bone in a heavy paper bag, giving it a whack with a hammer, and removing the bone, throwing away any shards) 1 lb small, dried red or pink beans, soaked at least overnight and up to 24 hours, rinsed, and drained 1 cup or more of chopped fresh or frozen spinach 1 chopped onion 1-3 cloves garlic, minced pepper, to taste one bay leaf cumin, to taste 6 cups hot cooked rice chopped green onion, as optional side Directions: Place ham bone in the bottom of …


Letter Re: .40 S&W

HJL, I concur with Bruce F. regarding the 0.40 cal. buying opportunity presented by the fickle gun crowd. It’s almost comical to read the gun gurus slamming the same caliber they were praising some years ago. I just wanted to point out one more, plus regarding the used Glocks in .40 that were mentioned, you can simply drop a .357 Sig barrel in them, and suddenly the G23 is a G32, or the G22 becomes a G31! Even the mags are interchangeable, as the base diameter of the .40 S&W and the .357 Sig are the same. Furthermore, drop in …


Economics and Investing:

American Tax Refugees. Why so many Yanks are renouncing their U.S. citizenship. Sent in by G.G. o o o The Chinese Juggernaut is stumbling lately as seen by this article sent in by G.P. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: Regulators to Shutter Health Republic Insurance of New York (Wall Street Journal) Social Security Strategy Loopholes used to Maximize Benefits Closed in Budget Deal (Market Watch) New No Money Down Mortgages: Wealth Building Home Loans (Financial Advisor Magazine) Risk to Loss of Banking Revenue Rises with Digital Transactions (Gallup) FBI Alerts: Common Fraud Schemes (FBI) Number of Dollar Stores …


Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader D.S. sent in this link showing some disturbing links between the pharmaceutical industry and known issues that get swept under the rug: The Pharmaceutical Empire is Evil o o o Reader T.P. sent in the link to this video showing the death of the Liberal Arts in our modern universities. A UCLA degree in English Literature mandates courses in alternative lifestyles but has no required class on Shakespeare– one of the greatest English authors? o o o The cable television series The Man in the High Castle will be available November 20, 2015 on Amazon.com. (Free for Amazon …