CRKT M16-04KS Folder, by Pat Cascio

The M-16 line of knives has been in the CRKT lineup longer than most other knife designs, and this is for good reason. They are great knives, with that certain tactical look about them. Today, we look at one of the newest in this stable of folders– the CRKT M16-04KS. CRKT Folders I still remember sitting in the Columbia River Knife & Tool (CRKT) offices during one of my visits to their operation in the USA and spying some new folding knives that weren’t meant for public viewing. I was sitting on the desk of Rod Bremer, the (now) sole …




Recipe of the Week: Mac and Cheese, by B.I.

This is one of the kids favorites (Including the big kids over 40) Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups rotelle pasta 4 tbs butter 1/4 cup flour 3 cups whole milk 1 tsp mustard 3/4 tsp salt 3 tsp Tabasco sauce 1 cup smooth melting shredded cheese (We like pepper jack) 1 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/3 cup croutons 2 tsp chili powder 1/2 tsp ground pepper




Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. And it bears mention that most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of JWR. (SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor.) Today’s focus is on the long term prospects for Bitcoin. (See the Cryptos section.) Precious Metals: Bullish Or Bearish: Gold’s Next Trend Is Up To The Fed o o o Gold Speculators Added To Their Bets, Now Bearish For Six Straight Weeks   Stocks: Dow hits another all-time high …




The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“For more than six hundred years—that is, since the Magna Carta in 1215—there has been no clearer principle of English or American constitutional law, than that, in criminal cases, it is not only the right and duty of juries to judge, what are the facts, what is the law, and what was the moral intent of the accused; but that it is also their right, and their primary and paramount duty, to judge the justice of the law, and to hold all laws invalid, that are, in their opinion, unjust, oppressive, and all persons guiltless in violating, or resisting the …