Day: November 8, 2021

Preparedness Notes for Monday — November 8, 2021

Today would have been the 107th birthday of actor/director/producer Norman Lloyd. He passed away on May 11, 2021. He was born November 8, 1914. His final film role was in the movie Trainwreck, filmed when he was 100 years old. It was released in 2015.  Our condolences to his family. — We are running low on entries for the current round of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. If you have an article that you started writing but haven’t finished, then please do so. More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 97 …


Glock 48, by Pat Cascio

No doubt about it, I’m a huge fan of Glock handguns, all of them — even the larger Model 20 and Model 21. I still recall the first Glock I saw, it was a First Generation Glock 17. At that time, it was the only model in production. Today we’re looking at the fairly new Glock 48, and this is one of the slime-line 9mm pistols, that doesn’t take a double-stack magazine and holds just 10 rounds. I know, I know, I’ve read about an after-market magazine that will hold 15-rounds, without sticking out of the bottom of the grip. …


Recipe of the Week: Dave’s Elk Stew

The following recipe for Elk Stew is from reader Dave W.  This recipe has a bit of cloves, that can be omitted if you dislike that flavor. Ingredients 1 lb. elk meat, cubed to bite-size 2 -14.5 oz cans beef broth 1 -14.5 can of diced tomatoes 1 ½ T. all-purpose flour ¼ c peas — preferably fresh, or frozen ones will suffice 2 c. cubed potatoes ½ c. diced carrots ¼ c chopped onions — preferably fresh, or frozen ones will suffice 1 T. Worcestershire sauce ¼ c. wine — I prefer chablis. You can also use lager-style beer …


Economics & Investing For Preppers

Here are the latest news items and commentary on current economics news, market trends, stocks, investing opportunities, and the precious metals markets. We also cover hedges, derivatives, and obscura. Most of these items are from the “tangibles heavy” contrarian perspective of SurvivalBlog’s Founder and Senior Editor, JWR. Today, we look at the volatile global crude oil markets. (See the Commodities section.) Precious Metals: The FOMC Statement Is Bullish For Gold And Silver. o  o  o Arkadiusz Sieroń: Here We Go Again – Gold Simply Can’t Stand $1,800! o  o  o I found this by way of McAlvany’s ICA G2 Report …