Day: March 16, 2016

Notes for Wednesday – March 16, 2016

Today is the anniversary of the Battle at Pound Gap Kentucky (1862). o o o MobileSec is offering a $5 discount (good until 3/20/16) exclusively for SurvivalBlog readers for purchases of the Cell Phone Blocker through their website. Just email them using the online form and state that you saw the offer on SurvivalBlog. (Note: The Laptop EMP shield is not available at this time though.) o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 63 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 …


Friction Fire- Part 1, by N.E.

I believe fire by friction is one of the most valuable skills we can have in our bag of tricks. Beyond “simply” making fire, the process provides a sense of freedom that people interested in prepping, survival, and outdoor skills no doubt highly value. It also provides important insight into human ingenuity. It can enhance appreciation for those who came before us and exposes how dependent we have become on the modern, consumer-based system. In this post I will demonstrate how to successfully create a bow drill set. To demonstrate fire by friction, I have made a bow drill set …


Letter Re: The Survival Battery

Sir: ‘The Survival Battery’ is an entertaining read, but the writer has overlooked several vital concerns. For one thing, even the budget plan requires stocking nine different calibers. I also don’t agree with the mix of operating systems. It includes a mix of single-action and double-action revolvers, DAO and/or single-action semi-auto pistols, pump shotguns, bolt-action rifles, air guns, and modern semi-auto rifles. Maintaining proficiency with all these systems will be very difficult. In a SHTF situation, every-day and “social” firearms should be the same. Just don’t expect a handgun to do a long-gun’s job. Shoot the bear with your rifle/shotgun. …


Economics and Investing:

Zika, ZIRP, and NIRP Viruses “What if we think of ZIRP as a financial virus, created and distributed by the central banks, that infects pools of savings?” o o o Global Liquidity Collapses To 2008 Crisis Levels o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News EPA Spends $295,507 to Track Energy and Water Use of Office Workers (Washington Free Beacon) Hillary’s Federal Education Jackboot Squad (National Review) Obama’s Transportation Budget is DOA (Government Waste Fraud and Abuse) Taxpayers Can’t Afford to Keep Paying for Lost Gas (Taxpayers for Common Sense) International News Time to Ditch Retirement? Global Leaders Confront …


Readers’ Recommendations of the Week:

Recommended movies by SurvivalBlog reader DMS: Faith Like Potatoes (true story) No Greater Love Rust (and watch the extra For Father) Not Easily Broken Woodlawn (amazing true story) God’s Not Dead Mom’s Night Out (too funny) Reader E.R. suggested A Prepper’s Cookbook: 20 Years of Cooking in the Woods by Deborah Moore. It’s disaster cooking made fun.


Odds ‘n Sods:

How does one consume 27,000 gallons of water in a single month? Beverly Hills put a spotlight on its celebrity water wasters — and it worked – Sent in by P.S. o o o CBO suggests taxing drivers by the mile – One should note that the only way to do this is to install a tracking device in your car. – G.P. o o o From a report by the Center for Immigration Studies: 124 Illegal Immigrants Released By DHS Later Charged with Murder – Sent in by C.L. o o o The truth about how the “refugee crisis” …