Writing Contest Winners Announced — Round 85

We’ve announced the winners of Round 85 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest ^[1].

The top three prize winners will share more than $12,000 worth of prizes. The winners are…

First Prize Winner:

First prize goes to M.B. for his four-part article Black Powder for Self-Reliance ^[2], which was posted on October, 8th ^[2], 9th ^[3],10th ^[4], and 11th ^[5], 2019. He will receive:

1. A $3,000 gift certificate towards a Sol-Ark Solar Generator from Veteran owned Portable Solar LLC. The only EMP Hardened Solar Generator System available to the public.
2. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,095 value),
3. A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses ^[6], excluding those restricted for military or government teams. Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
4. DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 NATO QD Billet upper ^[7]. These have hammer forged, chrome-lined barrels and a hard case, to go with your own AR lower. It will allow any standard AR-type rifle to have a quick change barrel. This can be assembled in less than one minute without the use of any tools. It also provides a compact carry capability in a hard case or in 3-day pack (an $1,100 value),
5. Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees ^[8] in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
6. A $250 gift certificate good for any product ^[9] from Sunflower Ammo,
7. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses ^[10].

Second Prize Winner:

Second prize goes to Elli O. for her two-part article Our Prepping Journey ^[11], which was posted on November 26th ^[11] & 27th ^[12], 2019. She will receive:

1. A gift certificate from Quantum Harvest LLC (up to a $2,200 value) good for 12% off the purchase of any of their sun-tracking models, and 10% off the purchase price of any of their other models.
2. A Front Sight Lifetime Diamond Membership, providing lifetime free training at any Front Sight Nevada course, with no limit on repeating classes. This prize is courtesy of a SurvivalBlog reader who prefers to be anonymous.
3. A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol and a SIRT AR-15/M4 ^[13] Laser Training Bolt, courtesy of Next Level Training, which have a combined retail value of $589,
4. A $300 purchase credit for any of the products from EMPShield.com
5. A Three-Day Deluxe Emergency Kit from Emergency Essentials (a $190 value),
6. Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord ^[14] (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
7. An assortment of products along with a one hour consultation on health and wellness from Pruitt’s Tree Resin (a $265 value).

Third Prize Winner:

Third prize goes to Mrs. Alaska for Food Production at a Remote Home ^[15], which was posted on November 15, 2019. She will receive:

1. Good2GoCo.com is providing a $400 purchase credit at regular prices for the prize winner’s choice of either Wise Foods or Augason long term storage foods, in stackable buckets.
2. Three sets each ^[16] of made-in-USA regular and wide-mouth reusable canning lids. (This is a total of 300 lids and 600 gaskets.) This prize is courtesy of Harvest Guard (a $270 value)
3. A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of ^[17] Directive 21 (a $275 value),
4. Expanded sets of both washable feminine pads and liners, donated by Naturally Cozy (a $185 retail value),
5. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections ^[18], a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
6. Mayflower Trading is donating a $200 gift certificate for homesteading appliances.

Honorable Mention Prizes Winners

The writers of the Honorable Mention prize winning articles will each receive $30 Amazon gift certificates.

The nine prize-winning articles are:

• One Last Chance ^[19], by J.W.F.
• Getting Out of Dodge ^[20], by Doc (3-Part Article)
• Living The Homesteading Life Dream ^[21], by 3 AD Scout (3-Part Article)
• How Plastic Saved Our Homestead ^[22], by H.P. (2-Part Article)
• A CONEX Cabin at Our BOL ^[23], by Montana Guy
• My Ankle Ammo Rig ^[24], by Spotlight
• Signals Intelligence for Regular Folk ^[25], by Tunnel Rabbit (2-Part Article)
• Testing My Grid Down Preps in the UK ^[26], by Culian
• Adventures in Beekeeping ^[27] by K. in Tennessee

Get Busy Writing!

Round 86 began on December 1st and runs for 60 days, so please get busy writing and e-mail ^[28] us your entry soon. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical “how to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.