Day: April 14, 2017

Notes for Friday – April 14, 2017

For those who use RSS feeds to follow SurvivalBlog: We recently retired a holdover from our old blog format. The “atom.xml” will no longer work. Instead, we are using a WordPress native format. You can access the feeds at these URLs: https://survivalblog.com/feed/ https://survivalblog.com/feed/rss/ https://survivalblog.com/reed/rss2/ https://survivalblog.com/feed/rdf/ https://survivalblog.com/feed/atom/ You can also directly access the feed for comments by inserting the word “comments” in the above URLs: https://survivalblog.com/comments/feed/ You can also subscribe to the comments of any individual post by inserting the permalink of that post in the above URLs: https://survivalblog.com/hughs-quote-of-the-day-973/feed/ o o o Sad News: William Norman Grigg passed away at age …


Key Elements for Self-Sufficient Gardening – Part 2, by B. C.

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Heating the Greenhouse (continued) We’ve got a small solar system on one of our chicken tractors that can be switched over to control the thermostat on the heater and the exhaust fan if we lose electricity long-term in the greenhouse. If we need to, we can move the woodstove back in, but for now this system works well. No matter what kind of heating system you choose, having a backup plan makes you sleep easier at night. At minimum have a kerosene heater and a few cans of fuel on hand that you can move into the greenhouse for a …


SurvivalBlog Resources: Hidden Storage Spaces

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Introductory Note: The following is another in a series of articles by JWR that links to some of the thousands of archived SurvivalBlog articles, grouped topically. Today we address hidden storage spaces, hidden rooms, secret compartments, wall caches, door caches, and related topics. Delving into SurvivalBlog’s deep archives, which now have more that 27,600 articles, columns, and letters that are all freely accessible, you will find many articles on this topic. The following is just a sampling: Letter Re: Advice on Construction a Hiding Place for Precious Metals in a Home Letter Re: Hidden Rooms and Compartments–Conning the Burglars Letter: …


Letter Re: The United Airlines Passenger Dragging Incident

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JWR, I am a loyal reader, but your reference to the officers who removed this nut case off the plane as “goons” was uncalled for and unfortunate. With your military background, I would think that you would have been more inclined to view a “lawful order” as one that should be complied with and then questioned later. This disreputable, defrocked, drugs-for-sex doctor obviously has mental problems, and he refused to comply with federal law and the officers who were merely doing their duty. Were I there in an official capacity, he would have had even more problems. – E.M. HJL’s …


Economics and Investing:

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Gold Owners See Massive Jump in Value on Fears of WWIII o o o Video interview: Peter Schiff: Yellen’s Fed Bad for America but Will be Good for My Investments o o o Using Postage Stamps for Money – DSV o o o Wind & Solar Technology Won’t Stop the Collapse Of The U.S. Empire o o o SurvivalBlog and its editors are not paid investment counselors or advisers. Please see our Provisos page for details.


Odds ‘n Sods:

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In a recent phone conversation, one of my relatives mentioned that he’s had great success in keeping his dog on his property by using a wireless system sold under the PetSafe brand. It is called the Free To Roam Wireless Fence. Most dogs learn quickly and become comfortable with the boundaries. The collar gives a warning before it shocks, so there are no accidental shocks from the collar. He mentioned that the positioning of the base station is critical, so take plenty of time to set it up right. – JWR o o o I just noticed that Brilliance Audio …