Day: January 2, 2016

Notes for Saturday – January 02, 2016

Update: The 10th Anniversary edition of the SurvivalBlog Archive DVD is now being prepared for release. For the first time, the archive will be a 2-DVD set. The first disc is a full archive of SurvivalBlog since its inception in 2005, with more than 20,000 articles and letters. The second disc is ALL bonus material, including more than 2,000 U.S. military manuals and training publications. The 2005-2015 Archive will also be available as a digital download, at a reduced price. The Archive DVD and digital download version should both be orderable by around January 10th. Thanks for your patience! – …


A Six-Month Trial of TEOTWAWKI, by J.P. in Occupied Territory

I have been living a real life trial of TEOTWAWKI for the past 6 months and wish to share what I have learned. My wife and I have made a decision this past spring to pack up and move closer to her parents. He is 90, and she is in her 80’s and has developed Alzheimer’s. During one of our visits last winter, her father, who I don’t believe ever asked for anything from anyone, asked if we could come back to help. Both my wife and I are in health care, and she has spoken of caring for her …


Letter Re: Some Harsh Lessons of Beekeeping

HJL, I’d like to respond to Gilpin Guy on his response to Some Harsh Lessons of Beekeeping. The new Honeyflow system is amazing when it comes to collecting honey. I don’t see how it addresses any of the problems from the original post. It wasn’t honey collection that caused the hive failure, it was pests, and the Honeyflow won’t help with those. Here in Florida, colony collapse is close to 40% every year. This incredible number is not due to honey extraction. Also, the letter states that “since you don’t need a bee suit, smoker, or honey extractor. “ I …


Economics and Investing:

Gold Undervalued Due To Massive Stock Dilution & Debt o o o The Herd Is Heading For A Cliff – Sent in by J.Q. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Puerto Rico Avoids Loan Default by Dipping Into Cash Reserves (Washington Post) The real headline should be this statement from well within the article itself… ““The use of over $100 million in reserved funds to make debt service payments for several of the Commonwealth’s issuers should underscore that the Commonwealth is running out of options to pay its debt…” Brutal Economic Warning Sign from America’s Midwest (Business …


Odds ‘n Sods:

SurvivalBlog reader G.P. sent in this link to Building a Motion Detector Alarm That Reports Time and GPS Location Data. An interesting concept as long as the network stays up. o o o Swedish Society Collapsing Amid Horrific Crime Wave From Muslim Refugee Swarm – Now Trying To Stop Onslaught…. – Sent in by B.B. o o o Krayton Kerns welcomes his 15th grandchild into this world with a special letter: My Letter to Number 15 o o o The gun I got for Christmas: Photographer captures everyday Americans showing off their new weapons at the firing range the day …