Day: March 8, 2016

Notes for Tuesday – March 08, 2016

March 8th is the birthday of famed revolver shooter, big game hunter, and gun writer Elmer Keith, who co-designed the S&W .44 Magnum and .41 Magnum cartridges. He authored the book Sixguns, which is still considered a standard reference. His fascinating life story is told in his last book, “Hell, I was there!” Keith spent the second half of his life on a ranch near Salmon, Idaho. (Keith was born in 1899 and died February 12, 1984.) o o o Pantry Paratusis currently offering 50% off oxygen absorbers (as well as a few gifts) for signing up for their bi-weekly …


Why You Need a Rocket Stove And How To Build Three Types- Part 1, by Charles Fockaert

It finally happened. You knew it would. It took longer than you expected, but the Schumer hits the blades scenario you knew was coming is here. It is now “Your. New. Reality”. To survive, you are going to have to cook food and heat water daily, for yourself, for your family, and perhaps for your friends but maybe without electricity, propane, or natural gas. All you have available for fuel is wood. Your New Reality The Federal Reserve Note, a fiat currency created out of thin air by the multiple trillions over the last 100 years, has been rejected finally …


Letter: Political Debates and Survival

Mr. Rawles: I made the mistake of tuning in to last Thursday’s GOP debate, where I saw no adults on stage, let alone statesmen or leaders capable of putting our nation back on track and ending the erosion of our liberties, much less restore that which we have lost. I have come to the conclusion that the White House is now Hillary’s to lose, and there is little hope, barring divine intervention (which I do not discount and will continue to pray daily for) of preventing a Clinton regime. Discouraged, I went into town the next morning, and, as is …


News From The American Redoubt:

Eastern Oregon has lost a great defender of the Second Amendment: Don Curtis (RIP.) A SurvivalBlog reader wrote to mention some details that were not included in the newspaper obituary: “Don was one of the few remaining Charter Members of Snake River Sportsmen (SRS). He served as our Training Officer on the Snake River Sportsmen Board for many years; in fact since the founding of SRS some thirty three years ago I believe he held that position. Don was a Competitive Shooter participating on the National level in both Small Bore Rifle and High Power Rifle. He, in years past, …


Economics and Investing:

K.F. submitted this article. It was written about a month ago but is very compelling: Facing the Next War: Financial Systems o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: German Banks Told To Start Hoarding Cash In The Past Year, The U.S. Added 360,000 Waiters And Only 12,000 Manufacturing Workers Jim Rogers: There’s a 100% Probability of a U.S. Recession Within a Year. (Text with accompanying video.) Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Which States Rely Most Heavily on Federal Spending (Mises Wire) 9 Charts Showing Americans Never Recovered from the Great Recession: If You are Wondering Why People are So …


Odds ‘n Sods:

J.F. was the first of many readers to mention this essay by Bill Buppert: The Evil That Men Do: Willful Submission To Illegitimate Authority o o o Several readers suggested linking to this article: Probable cause: Pursuing drugs and guns on scant evidence, D.C. police sometimes raid wrong homes — terrifying the innocent o o o Pat Cascio flagged this bit of BHO Hive Mind insanity mentioned in The Army Times: BCT banishes combat patches, badges to boost morale. o o o JWR spotted a useful video from Wranglerstar: Bucking & Splitting The Big Wood. Note his economy of motion. …