Writing Contest Winners Announced — Round 99

We’ve completed the judging for Round 99 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. This contest round ran a bit long, because a six-part article began running near the end of March. Round 100 begins today. The Round 99 prize winners are…

First Prize Winner:

First prize goes to SaraSue, for Shortages, a 7-Year Food Supply, and Beating Inflation – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4 which was posted on February 22-25, 2022. She will receive:

1. The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC  are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than $2000.
2. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate. This can be used for any of their 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, excluding those restricted for military or government teams. Three-day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
4. Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
5. A $250 gift certificate good for any product from Sunflower Ammo,
6. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses.
7. Two sets of The Civil Defense Manual, (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.

Second Prize Winner:

Second prize goes to St. Funogas, for My Ultralight Get-Home Bag – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, which was posted on February 3-4-5, 2022. He will receive:

1. A transferable 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.
2. A SIRT STIC AR-15/M4 Laser Training Package, courtesy of Next Level Training, that has a combined retail value of $679
3. Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
4. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
5. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company, 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!

Third Prize Winner:

Third prize goes to Rufus King, for Handguns For Hard Times – Part 1, Part 2. He will receive:

1. Three sets each 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)
2. A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21 (a $275 value),
3. A transferable $100 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company, toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun.

Honorable Mention Prize Winners:

The writers of the following 14 articles have been awarded Honorable Mention prizes — a transferable and additive $100 purchase credit from Elk Creek Company, good toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique or blackpowder replica gun. Note that three folks have been awarded multiple Honorable Mention prizes this month:

• Youth’s Lessons: The Slingshot – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6., by J.M.
• Fade to Gray: Files and Documents – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, by J.M.
• Raising Chickens From Scratch, by ZChick Lover
• Inflation: How Bad Could it Get? – Part 1 and Part 2, by Banker Bob
• An Emergency Household Water Supply, by St. Funogas
• Using 10 Basic Knots – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, by St. Funogas
• Silent, Secure Communication – Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 by P.J.
• Using Effective Encryption, by ShepherdFarmerGeek
• Plant-Based Diets For Preppers, by H.E.S.
• Red Shirt Versus Gray Man, by Elli O.
• Organizing the Pantry, by Elli O.
• Tornado Preparedness, by SwampFox
• Repeater Down? Use Simplex Amateur Radio, by A.S.
• One Bug Out Bag Approach – Part 1, Part 2, by J. Smith

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More than $725,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. Round 100 begins today and ends on May 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail 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.

A New Prize:

Take note that one new prize package has been added to the Third Prize package, starting with Round 100: A LogOX 3-in-1 Forestry MultiTool (a $189 value) and a WoodOx Sling (a $79.95 value), courtesy of LogOx. Both are made here in the United States.