We’ve completed the judging for Round 99 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. 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 [2], Part 2 [3], Part 3 [4], and Part 4 [5] which was posted on February 22-25, 2022. She will receive:
- The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon [6]. 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 [7] (a $1,095 value),
- A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses [8], excluding those restricted for military or government teams. Three-day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
- Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees [9] in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
- A $250 gift certificate good for any product [10] from Sunflower Ammo,
- American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [11].
- Two sets of The Civil Defense Manual, [12] (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 [13], Part 2 [14], and Part 3 [15], which was posted on February 3-4-5, 2022. He will receive:
- 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.
- A SIRT STIC AR-15/M4 Laser Training Package, courtesy of Next Level Training, that has a combined retail value of $679
- Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord [16] (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
- Two Super Survival Pack seed collections [17], a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
- A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [18], 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 [19], Part 2 [20]. He will receive:
- Three sets each [21] 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 [22] Directive 21 (a $275 value),
- A transferable $100 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [18], 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 [18], 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 [23], Part 2 [24], Part 3 [25], Part 4 [26], Part 5 [27], and Part 6 [28]., by J.M.
- Fade to Gray: Files and Documents – Part 1 [29], Part 2 [30], and Part 3 [31], by J.M.
- Raising Chickens From Scratch [32], by ZChick Lover
- Inflation: How Bad Could it Get? – Part 1 [33] and Part 2 [34], by Banker Bob
- An Emergency Household Water Supply [35], by St. Funogas
- Using 10 Basic Knots – Part 1 [36], Part 2 [37], and Part 3 [38], by St. Funogas
- Silent, Secure Communication – Part 1 [39], Part [40]2, and Part 3 [41] by P.J.
- Using Effective Encryption [42], by ShepherdFarmerGeek
- Plant-Based Diets For Preppers [43], by H.E.S.
- Red Shirt Versus Gray Man [44], by Elli O.
- Organizing the Pantry [45], by Elli O.
- Tornado Preparedne [46]ss, by SwampFox
- Repeater Down? Use Simplex Amateur Radio [47], by A.S.
- One Bug Out Bag Approach – Part 1 [48], Part 2 [49], 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 [50] 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 [51] (a $189 value) and a WoodOx Sling [52] (a $79.95 value), courtesy of LogOx [53]. Both are made here in the United States.