Year: 2016

Letter Re: Sanitation Considerations

Mr. Latimer: Regarding the problem of smelly outhouses– Deuteronomy 23:13 directs us to “cover that which cometh from thee.” This can be done with soil, or with sawdust, straw, or other common materials. If this is done every time the pit privy is used, the foul odor is nearly eliminated, rendering it no worse than a properly-functioning compost pile. This will also help to reduce danger of contaminants leaching out into the water table. It also eliminates most of the fly problems. You will notice that this is the equivalent of a composting toilet, primitive style. However, there is no …


Economics and Investing:

Should IL lose access to debt markets? – P.S. o o o How “Fair” Trade Stigmatizes Free Trade and Fails o o o Record Shattering 94.7 Million Americans Not in the Labor Force. Up by 664,000 in One Month. – B.B. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Why Big Investors Think it’s Time to Hoard Gold – Pay attention to these guys; they are the movers. Video: Will gold break back above $1,300? – Don’t pay attention to this guys; they are the financial shills, who are either painfully naive or incredibly slimy. o o o SurvivalBlog and its …


Odds ‘n Sods:

From Mike Williamson, SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large: I, and several other authors, have stories in this anthology, surrounding the rise of medically feasible “zombies” from a neurological disease vector. o o o Facial Recognition Software: Technology to Make Big Brother Drool – Excerpt: “With simple snap of a photo from a police officer using an iPhone app can search through driver’s license to identify you.” Sent in by B.B. o o o Reagan’s “A Time For Choosing” – History Is Repeating Itself – Excerpt: “We no longer are seeing two separate distinct parties. We see Progressives on both sides working …



Notes for Friday – June 10, 2016

On June 10, 1967, the Six-Day War ended as Israel and Syria agreed to observe a United Nations-mediated cease-fire. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 65 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 Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value), A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195 value), A …


Sanitation Considerations for Long Term Emergency Situations- Part 2, by D.Q.

Latrine Alternatives There are many alternatives to using a latrine, all of which have positive and negative aspects to them. By far and away the best option of all is to have a septic system installed. This kind of system requires a substantial amount of space for its installation, and it can be somewhat costly. However, it is a well understood system that is commonly used throughout rural America. If you live in a house attached to a septic system, then you should have few worries. Portable Latrine. Another alternative is the use of portable latrines. These are typically used …


Letter Re: Grey Water for Toilets

Hugh, I have an idea to provide rain water for toilets when other water is not available. My thought is to place a small broad flatish tank (10 gallons or so) on the rafters in the attic above the bathroom. Then I would modify the vent through the roof to feed the tank and to still provide venting. When the tank is full, the rain would just flow over the “roof drain”. A sort of V shaped channel dam on the roof could divert additional water to the drain into the tank. There are many possible ways to fill the …


Economics and Investing:

Video: The Dollar is at an Important Crossroads – Excerpt: “Its next move will have significant implications for the future price direction of the precious metals markets.” o o o Ron Paul: The Case for Gold Is Stronger Than Ever o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: A Bearish George Soros Is Trading Again – Notice the last time he was actively trading was 2007, making bets against the coming housing collapse. BT Card Outage? 8 Days Into June And Many Americans Are Still Waiting For Food Stamp Money o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment …


Odds ‘n Sods:

WHITE FOLKS NOT WANTED: Mayor’s office racially profiles at Chicago gun buyback – “Were they ejected because they were white? Or were they ejected because they were selling old broken-down guns to fund buying new ones for an NRA kids camp. We’ll never know. – T.P. o o o Oklahoma highway patrol conducting civil asset forfeiture from bank accounts – I used to feel safe about this by not carrying large amounts of cash. Now, a patrolman having a bad day can drain my bank account. They admit themselves that you’re guilty unless you can prove otherwise: “If you can …


Jim’s Quote of the Day:

“You really don’t understand. We don’t worry about individuals. What counts is that many millions of people have the knowledge that they can go to a weapon shop if they want to protect themselves and their families. And, even more important, the forces that would normally try to enslave them are restrained by the conviction that it is dangerous to press people too far. And so a great balance has been struck between those who govern and those who are governed.” – A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher


Notes for Thursday – June 09, 2016

On June 9, 1954, Army counsel Joseph N. Welch confronted Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy during the Senate-Army Hearings over McCarthy’s accusations on a member of Welch’s law firm, Frederick G. Fisher. Welch famously said: ”Have you no sense of decency, sir? At long last, have you left no sense of decency?” But it was later proven that McCarthy was correct in his assertions, as documented in the book The Venona Secrets. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 65 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: …


Sanitation Considerations for Long Term Emergency Situations- Part 1, by D.Q.

If you go out onto the Internet, whether it is YouTube, one of the many prepper websites, any of the preparedness forums, and so forth, you are always treated to a wealth of interesting and useful information. Information on food storage, bug out bags, fire starting, EDC reviews, and all sorts of other subjects are common, with the issues of food and clean water being the most important. While many would think personal defense is the next most important issue to be discussed, the truth of the matter is that the need to defend yourself is a potential and not …


Letter: Relocation in Advance of SHTF

HJL, I always assumed that as long as I was somewhere far far away with a one year supply of food and water, if you just wait it out, then you could have your pick of relocation areas and homes as most of the population would be gone. Am I missing something here? Why go to all the trouble NOW of relocating and setting up the BOL that you might in fact have to abandon, when you can just hunker down with some good paperbacks and videos and wait it out? HJL’s Comment: The concept of relocating now is designed …


Economics and Investing:

“The Whole Shebang Is Broke” – The Only Thing That’s Growing Is Debt o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Alan Greenspan: Entitlements are Crowding Out Savings – Had been seeing headlines where folks claiming Greenspan was claiming “Venezuelan martial law” was coming to the US, so I had to find the source of this claim. Here is the interview but he does NOT claim martial law at all but there is some interesting things. For the record, I agree with points but many points he makes I do not. To many to cover. For the Venezuelan part is …


Odds ‘n Sods:

For those not inclined to build their own root cellar: Groundfridge – Mr. Natural o o o State Department Basically Claims Hillary’s Emails Will Never Be Released – B.B. o o o File Under “Grid Vulnerability”: Monkey knocks out Kenya’s entire power grid after ‘falling onto transformer at electricity plant’ o o o SurvivalBlog reader P.S. sent in the YouTube video on a 3D printed sundial. I missed the word “digital” the first time I read the title and didn’t think to much of it. Now I want one. 3D-printed digital sundial o o o PROSECUTE, NOT PERSECUTE: NSSF seeks …