Year: 2016

An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure- Part 1, by L.W.

In 2007 the British Medical Journal polled doctors about what they considered to be the most important medical advance in modern history. While not necessarily a medical advance, clean water and sanitation—the number one answer in the survey—have undoubtedly prevented more early deaths than any other single advancement. The question for us is: What do we do to ensure we have clean water and to promote sanitation when TEOTWAWKI hits? The black plague killed over 75 million Europeans. Why? Rats and their fleas were the major source of spreading Yersinia Pestis– the cause of the black plague. Why were rats …


Letter Re: Doxycycline and Penicillin

Hugh, I am interested in obtaining a supply of doxycycline, an antibiotic used to treat Lyme disease. If bugging out on foot ever became a necessity the exposure to ticks and Lyme disease in my part of the country is quite high. Can you make recommendations for purchasing this medication? I found little to guide me in your archives. I have seen it suggested to get veterinary medications; however when I looked at one major website doxycycline and penicillin where listed as the same drug. I believe that’s not accurate. Who am I to trust? – KM HJL’s Comment: You’re …


News From The American Redoubt:

Judge again refuses to let nationally known lawyer defend Cliven Bundy – Sent in by B.B. o o o Idaho Freedom Foundation is hosting the Freedom16 Town Hall meetings in North idaho. The Freedom Foundation President Wayne Hoffman will provide IFF’s take on the 2016 session on what lawmakers did right and what they got wrong. o o o Montana takes one on the chin – Surprise! Missoula, Montana expected to get mostly Muslim refugees after all. Sent in by B.B. o o o Sheriff Palmer intends to sue city of, John Day, employees


Economics and Investing:

Why I Believe the American Dream Just Died. – Sent in by G.G. – Excerpt: “My breaking point came yesterday, upon reading a Legg Mason survey of affluent investors, which Legg Mason defined as individuals with more than $200,000 in investment assets. It found that 55% of those surveyed believe that the American Dream no longer remains within reach, with only 23% “strongly agreeing” that they are living proof of its existence.” o o o U.S. stocks fall on oil, earnings; dollar retreats. o o o Dangerous Divergence. The Fed’s policy of “Save a Wall Street Banker” is beginning to …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Kenyan police fire tear gas as opposition marches on electoral body – The world continues in its civil unrest. o o o Science Fiction has a disturbing habit of turning into reality. Stories such as “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” and “Around the World in Eighty Days” have been reality for a long time. Sadly, here are 10 Sci-Fi Dystopias That Are Everyday Realities Today. – Sent in by DSV o o o More than 340,000 people pledge to boycott Target over its policy to allow customers to use restrooms and fitting rooms matching their gender identity – Sent …



Notes for Monday – April 25, 2016

On April 25th, 1719, Daniel Defoe’s fictional work The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe was published. The book, about a shipwrecked sailor who spends 28 years on a deserted island, is based on the experiences of shipwreck victims and of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who spent four years on a small island off the coast of South America in the early 1700s.


Pat Cascio’s Product Review: S&W Model 459

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Some SurvivalBlog readers often question me as to why I don’t do more articles on old, used, or classic guns. Well, if you cruise through my many articles, you will see that I do cover these types of guns quite regularly. For example, if you look at my many articles on the Model 1911, you’ll read about this classic, which has been around for more than a hundred years. Even though there are many improvements made to the 1911 by various makers, it is still basically the same gun it was when it first came out. I think many of …


Recipe of the Week: Alphabet Pot Roast

Ingredients: 3 to 4-lb beef pot roast Salt and pepper 1 (10¾ oz) can alphabet vegetable soup, undiluted ½ cup dry red wine a pinch of dried basil 2 Tbsp finely chopped parsley Directions: Sprinkle beef with salt and pepper. Place in a slow cooking pot. In a small mixing bowl, combine undiluted soup with wine and basil; pour over meat. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours. Sprinkle with parsley. Slice meat; serve with sauce ladled over meat. The sauce may be thickened with flour dissolved in a small amount of water, if desired. Makes 6 …


Economics and Investing:

Sears, Kmart closing 78 more stores in bid to restore profitability – Go ahead, and don’t let the town/city door knob that once supported your operations hit you in the rear on your way out of there. Perhaps the other insult is how this firm manipulates its “CLOSEOUT” liquidation process…further jabbing the last dollar out of the already suffering local community. – RBS o o o Obama Boasts In Britain: I Saved The World Economy As President – I think I just threw up in my mouth a little. – B.B. o o o Items from Professor Preponomics: US News …


Odds ‘n Sods:

1.2% of Somalia’s population has been resettled in America. There are some disturbing charts in this article, and it shows that Clinton, Bush, and Obama are guilty. – B.B. o o o Obama’s federalization of police grows nationwide. From equipment to intel, police are becoming dependent and subservient to the White House agenda. – B.L. o o o McAuliffe restores voting rights for 206K ex-felons; GOP calls it move to boost Clinton. Every single individual (felon) who has completed their sentence has now had their voting rights restored, including rapists and murderers. (Note: He didn’t say rehabilitated, he said sentence …



Notes for Sunday – April 24, 2016

April 24th is the birthday of Carolyn Cole(born 1961), a well-known staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times. For a few years in the late 1960s, the Cole family lived next door to JWR’s parents’ house in Livermore, California. That little girl with whom he played hide-and-seek would grow up to earn a Pulitzer Prize, two World Press Photo awards, and be named Photojournalist of the Year. Congrats and Happy Birthday, Carolyn! o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 64 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First …


My Defenses- Part 1, by Sarah Latimer

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So, in my last article, I referred to the young shepherd boy we read about in the Bible named David, who fought off a lion and bear while protecting his father’s sheep and boldly stepped into a one-on-one battle with Goliath who was taunting the Israelite army and mocking God. I am sure David had practiced his slingshot before engaging Goliath with only this one tool and no self-defense armor, and in the previous article I stated that we should be practicing our weapons also. Now, let me just say right up front that I am not a military or …


Letter: Self-Maintaining Mosquito Trap

With all the excitement about the Zika virus lately I thought I’d share my discovery of an effective low-maintenance mosquito trap. Take a 1/2 oak barrel. Line it with plastic to keep the leakage down. (Most gardening stores sell a plastic tub-like liner for this purpose.) You could just saw a plastic barrel in half I guess, but that’s not very pretty. Put it in a sunny spot and fill it with water. Add two goldfish. Put a bit of shade over part of the barrel for the “fishies” to shelter under. Top off with water as needed through the …