Day: February 10, 2022

Preparedness Notes for Thursday — February 10, 2022

February 10th is the birthday of Zvi Zvika Greengold (born 1952), a Centurion tank commander who was one of Israel’s most notable heroes of the Yom Kippur War. He was awarded the country’s highest military honor, the Medal of Valor. — Today we present a review that was co-authored by our Editor-At-Large Michael Z. Williamson and Jessica Schlenker. (Each wrote sections and they were combined.) — We are still in need of entries for Round 99 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 99 ends …


Jackery Explorer 1500 and Solar Panels, by Michael Z. Williamson and Jessica Schlenker

This is a review of a battery/inverter/solar panel combination. The Jackery “solar generator” (portable battery pack with charge controller and inverter) and the solar panels were well-packaged. They arrived just after Christmas, so temperature concerns (here in Indiana) have made testing it tricky. The battery pack arrived partially charged, and per instructions, it was plugged in to charge from a 120-volt AC wall jack. The input options are DC from the solar cells, DC from a car (12 or 24V), or 110/120V AC household current. Outputs are three 110V outlets (with pure sine wave power, rated for a 1,800-watt load), …


The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods

SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods— a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from “JWR”. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. Today, we look at a 2022 resurgence in the preparedness movement. More Americans Prep for Doomsday Across the Divide: More Americans prep for Doomsday—while rural residents live it. Prepping is Not Just for Pandemics …