“Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee. Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.” John 1:47-49 (KJV)
Trying to stock up on fish antibiotics? Camping Survival has created a coupon code “fish10”, which will get you 10% off of all these antibiotics until December 31st, 2016. o o o SafeCastle is currently having a sale on Lindon Farms products with up to 50% off. The sale ends December 15th. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 68 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened …
Being American once meant surviving through extraordinary difficulty and thriving in the cradle of extraordinary promise. Beating the odds stood as a badge of honor worn proudly along with the red, white, and blue. Today, the need for mental toughness hasn’t diminished, but the payoff for perseverance is hardly the same. The gauntlet is a heavy burden to bear. Between unemployment, underemployment, increasing taxes, Constitutional mutiny, civil unrest, deteriorating returns on educational investment, family unit destruction, and an elite few staging the destiny of the entire planet, the citizenry has grown restless with washed up political promises. In the age …
Hugh, For larger volumes: A Deli Slicer. This is one with a rotating blade with adjustable depth. I don’t know about the above, because I got mine from a second hand store, and it’s an old one built like a tank. It helps for freeze-drying as well as dehydrating. The problem with Mandolin slicers is the pressure or movement for some things to slice and limited capacity, and I even have one with a ceramic blade. The deli slicers make short work of large blocks of food. – T.Z.
Market Insanity Reaches Record Highs As Investors Flock Into The Biggest Bubble In History o o o Gold-Futures Selling Exhausting o o o Silver Manipulation Case Growing; Plaintiffs Wanting To Add More Banks To Lawsuit o o o The McRib and Economic Calculation o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.
Reader J.R. reports that he tried to sign up with Simbi (mentioned yesterday) and was informed that a social media account was required as proof of identity (to avoid “fake” accounts). If you don’t have a social media presence, they require your full legal name, zip code or address, and a “selfie” of you holding a government issued ID. Given this level of privacy intrusion and the questionable value of the data for the stated reasons, SurvivalBlog cannot recommend Simbi to its readers. (See this legal brief filed with the Supreme Court of the United States in regards to the …
“And, behold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abraham thy father, and the God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; and thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the west, and to the east, and to the north, and to the south: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And, behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all places whither thou …
December 9th, 1914 is the birthday of Maximo Guillermo “Max” Manus. He was one of the few Norwegians who had the testicular fortitude to put his life on the line, fighting the Nazi occupiers. (There surely would have been more active resistance fighters, but fearing widespread reprisal executions by the Germans, King H7 asked the civilian populace to stand down.) Max Manus passed away in 1996. I would have liked to have met him. His exploits are fairly accurately shown in the movie Max Manus: Man of War. o o o Godspeed, John Glenn! o o o Today, we present …
Oils Oils are another important culinary product to pay attention to. To start, I want to address one issue with oils– they will turn rancid. They don’t store a long long time before this happens; a few months is enough in the wrong conditions. That being said, rancid oil is still okay to use. It will just have a slightly off flavor that many Americans are already used to. (Google Americans Rancid Oil and see what comes up.) The risk of eating oil that has turned are cancer-causing free radicals, but that is a whole different issue. Regardless, oil is …
Hugh, R.T. may change his mind. I bought a Swissmar mandoline and don’t like it at all. I’m now looking at metal mandolins with legs to hold it up away from the food and not so many parts. I found the Swissmar difficult to use and unnecessarily complicated. Also, the plastic “pusher” is breaking already. Excalibur has a couple that look good.
Simbi– Welcome to the Symbiotic Economy – Barter system online. – G.P. o o o Oil Markets Not Convinced OPEC Deal Can Kill The Glut. Oil markets are less convinced that the recently reached OPEC deal can actively reduce the glut as hedging increases and the contango is shrinking o o o Dallas Police and Fire Pension Halts Withdrawals in Solvency Crisis, Lawsuits Await o o o California is land to the $100k minimum wage state worker: 220,000 highly-compensated state employees cost the public $35 billion. o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. …
The folks at Cold Steel just mentioned that they now have less than 100 of the limited Edition Rawles XL Voyager knives left in stock. After those have sold, your only chance to get one will be from second-party vendors, or on the used market. The law of supply and demand is inescapable, so buy yours while they are still reasonably priced. – JWR o o o Authorities charge two teens in Gatlinburg wildfires – W.C. o o o Swedish developers have come up with a handy solution to those who wish to completely remove themselves from the web. – …
“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch.” – Robert Heinlein
Next Level Training is having a winter sale with a 10% discount on any SIRT (Glock laser training pistol) order, and they will throw in a kit that contains two extra magazines, a soft carrying case, and shooting glasses. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 68 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $15,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A $3000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened Solar Generator System available to the public. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course …
Prepping for the apocalypse, whatever its form, is an important task. Depending on how the Schumer hits the fan, it may be necessary to have 20, 30, or more years of supplies laid up for you and your family. The easiest and most cost effective way of doing this is to buy large quantities of stable, storeable food products, such as rice, beans, grains, pastas, and other dried items. Once you’ve taken care of the bulk of your preparation, it becomes time to focus on the level of comfort of your preparation, because let’s face it rice and beans can …