Year: 2016

Letter Re: Velcro on Tactical Gear

Hi Hugh! Concerning your Velcro usage information request, it is possible to snow/ice load Velcro in transitional weather until it functions poorly. Specially, if the loops are a bit “used”, the stuff can end up nearly dead. We end up replacing Velcro on snowmobile suits and other winter gear if it gets like this. Personally, I have a hypothesis that sometimes the stuff gets beat up by the cold/wind/wet combination, as covered areas of Velcro on the same suits/gear seem to hold up longer. Another issue, and why years ago my unit didn’t allow any Velcro in our deployment gear, …



Economics and Investing:

GNC planning to sell off more than 1,000 stores – Sent in by RBS. o o o Ron Paul Asks “What Did Fed Chairman Yellen Tell Obama?” – Of course there is no official documentation or minutes of the meeting. – M.B. o o o Lets Stop Pretending Nuclear Power Is Commercially Viable o o o Workers unearth large trove of Roman coins at Spanish park – The timeline is during the fall of the Roman Empire. The Seville Archaeological Museum said the construction workers came across 19 amphoras containing thousands of bronze and silver-coated coins dating from the end …


Odds ‘n Sods:

President Obama claims executive action on Gun Control within his authority. “The Social Security Administration will publish a proposed rule to help ensure that mental health records about people who are prohibited from buying a gun are reported to the background check system.” I thought this was a discussion, but now it is being implemented on a wide scale. – J.T. o o o A Woman Woke Up To An Unidentified Cop Creepily Sitting on Her 4-Year-Old’s Bed – While this incident occurred in Canada, alas it could also happen in America– “the land of the fleeced and the home …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the …



Pat Cascio’s Product Review: Henry Rifles U.S. Survival AR-7 Rifle

When asked by my wife or daughters what I want for my birthday or Christmas, I have a pretty set answer– “something that goes bang or cuts.” So, I’m fairly easy to shop for these days. Last Christmas my beautiful wife bought me a Henry U.S. Survival AR-7 Survival Rifle, and it is a most welcomed addition to my meager firearms battery. While just about any firearm can be used for “survival” purposes, the AR-7 was designed specifically to be a compact rifle that was designed to aid in actual survival situations. Some history on the AR-7 is in order, …


Recipe of the Week: Hamburger Soup

Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef ¼ tsp pepper ¼ tsp basil ¼ tsp oregano ¼ tsp seasoned salt 1 (8oz) can tomato sauce 1 tbs soy sauce 1 cup sliced celery 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup macaroni, cooked and drained ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese 1 envelope onion soup mix 3 cups boiling water Directions: Crumble beef into slow-cooking pot. Add pepper, oregano, basil, seasoned salt, and dry soup mix. Stir in water, tomato sauce, and soy sauce; then add celery and carrots. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Turn control to high and …


Letter Re: Velcro on Tactical Gear

Hugh, I have had the opportunity to serve as an 03 with the Marine Corps, an officer with a small police department and in private contracting. During that time, I have been able to use all sorts of nice kits, and my experience stems from that. I would say Velcro is not a good idea in my opinion, unless you include silencers (additional pieces of Velcro) which can be used to silence the hook and loop tearing noise. We often would sew extra Velcro into magazine pouch closures of similar on radio pouches, et cetera. So if you are headed …


Economics and Investing:

Deutsche Bank Unveils The Next Step: “QE Has Run Its Course, It’s Time To Tax Wealth” – G.G. o o o The Two Income Trap has only gotten worse: America has become a dual-income nation since one income isn’t enough to maintain a household. – D.B. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News Are Members of Congress Becoming Telemarketers? (60 Minutes/CBS) Excerpt: “And your job, new member of Congress, is to raise $18,000 a day. Your first responsibility is to make sure you hit $18,000 a day. Crony Capitalism and the Rigged System: 0.01% of Households Gave 33% …


Odds ‘n Sods:

It’s coming everyone. Your Parental Rights Of Your Children Terminated by your State. The example in the article is of a mother transporting meth and she nearly lost custody of all her children, but the article is clear on the State “authority” determining “abuse” in parent’s conduct. That word abuse is a vague line to draw and could mean anything in the near future. How about your State “people” determining that homeschooling is abuse, teaching Christian principles is abuse, or owning guns is abuse, and the list goes on and on. So glad my family made the move to the …




April in Precious Metals, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins

Welcome to SurvivalBlog’s Precious Metals Month in Review, by Steven Cochran of Gainesville Coins where we take a look at “the month that was” in precious metals. Each month, we cover the price action of gold and examine the “what” and “why” behind those numbers. What Did Gold Do in April? Gold started the month under $1,220 an ounce and went on a roller coaster ride. Luckily, there were more ups than downs. Gold prices spent the last week of the month bumping up into the $1,290 range, a thirteen month high. Silver woke from its slumber and got down …


My Defenses- Part 2, by Sarah Latimer

Be secure and uninviting. Keep your gates, doors, and windows locked and secure as much as possible. Limit access to your property and home to one or two main entrances and keep those well guarded, monitored, and locked. Be sure to keep shrubs and trees trimmed so you can exit and see what is in the yard around your home. You don’t want to walk up to the front door with keys in hand and have someone jump out from behind your tall shrubs and push you inside and lock the door behind you to isolate you and do whatever …