We’ve complete the judging for Round 96 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. The prize winners are:
First Prize:
Mike V., for Combating Sheep Flock Parasites Part 1 [2], and Part 2 [3], posted on August 14-15, 2021. His prizes will include:
- The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon [4]. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000.
- A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their one, two, or three-day course [5] (a $1,095 value),
- 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,
- Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees [7] in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
- A $250 gift certificate good for any product [8] from Sunflower Ammo,
- American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [9].
- Two sets of The Civil Defense Manual, [10] (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.
Second Prize:
T.S., PhD, for Tree Propagation Through Air Layering – Part 1 [11], Part 2 [12], and Part 3 [13], posted on September 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, 2021. His prizes will include:
- 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.
- A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol and a SIRT AR-15/M4 [14] Laser Training Bolt, courtesy of Next Level Training, that have a combined retail value of $589,
- Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord [15] (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
- Naturally Cozy is donating a “Prepper Pack” Menstrual Kit. This kit contains 18 pads and it comes vacuum-sealed for long term storage or slips easily into a bugout bag. The value of this kit is $220.
Third Prize:
Ozark Redneck for Processing Chickens on Our Homestead [16], posted on September 21, 2021. His prizes will include:
- Three sets each [17] 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)
- A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of [18] Directive 21 (a $275 value),
- Two Super Survival Pack seed collections [19], a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
- Siege Stoves [20] is generously donating a US-made very lightweight SIEGE® STOVE kit:
- Titanium Gen 3 Flat-Pack Stove with titanium Cross-Members
- Large Folding Grill
- Pair of Side Toasters
- Compact Fire Poker (made in Japan, and converted into a fire poker by Siege.)
- Extra set of stainless steel universal Cross-Members. These can be used to quickly convert almost any common can into an efficient, stable, high-performance wood-burning stove. With these and the Flat-Pack stove, one is able to get two fires going in parallel, which can be very handy (boil water for coffee, cook a second dish, etc.). One can even take a can of food on a trip, open it, empty it into a pot and while that is cooking on the Flat-Pack Stove, turn the now empty can into a second stove (takes just two minutes to make the holes with the built-in hole-punch and attach the extra set of Cross-Members).
- A transferable $150 purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [21], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun. There is no paperwork required for delivery of pre-1899 guns into most states, making them the last bastion of firearms purchasing privacy!
Honorable Mention Prizes:
The following 14 articles won Honorable Mention prizes. Each of these prize winners have been awarded a $50 FRN purchase credit that is good for the purchase of any antique gun at Elk Creek Company [21]:
- Radios for Emergency and SHTF Use – Part [22]1, Part 2 [23], Part 3 [24], and Part 4 [25], by Rufus King
- Flatten The Curve for Hunting Deer – Part 1 [26] and Part 2 [26], by Behind The Counter
- WTSHTF: What Will the Police Do? [27], by Gramthar’s Hammer
- Shooting Drills for WTSHTF – Part 1 [28] and Part 2 [29], by T.Z.
- A DIY Solar Water Heater – Part 1 [30] and Part 2 [31], by St. Funogas
- Your AR-15 For Hunting Deer [32], by Behind The Counter
- Becoming a Hunter – Part 1 [33], Part 2 [34], and Part 3 [35], by Remington Smith
- My Many Fast Failures – Part 1 [36] and Part 2 [37], by M.P.
- Money, Finances and Preparedness, by Mr. Zipph [38]
- Get Out of the Cities – Part 1 [39] and Part [39]2, by SaraSue
- Food: The Ultimate Weapon, by MacHam [40]
- The Utility of 9mm Braced Pistols [41], by Francis, The Semi-Prepper
- Hurricane Ida: An After Action Report [42], by A.R.
- Food Storage: Prepping by the Numbers [43], by R.M.
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Round 97 begins today and will end on November 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail [44] us your entry. 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.