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Writing Contest Winners Announced — Round 103

We’ve completed the judging for Round 103 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. The prize winners are:

First Prize:

First prize is awarded to St. Funogas, for: My Ten-Day Test-My-Preps Adventure Part 1 [2], Part 2 [3], Part 3 [4], and Part 4 [5]. which was posted on October 13-17 2022. He will receive the following prizes:

  1. 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.
  2. 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),
  3. Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees [8] in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
  4. A $250 gift certificate good for any product [9] from Sunflower Ammo,
  5. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [10].
  6. Two sets of The Civil Defense Manual, [11] (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.

Second Prize:

Second prize is awarded to M.B., for No Ammo, No Primers, No Problem!, which was posted in five parts from November 21-26, 2022: Part [12]1, Part 2 [13], Part 3 [14], Part 4 [15], Part 5 [16]. He will receive the following prizes:

  1. A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses [17], excluding those restricted for military or government teams. Three-day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
  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 [18] (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
  4. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections [19], a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
  5. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [20], 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:

Third prize is awarded to M.V., for Post-TEOTWAWKI Wound Care, which was posted on November 2-3 2022:  Part 1 [21], and Part 2 [22]. He will receive the following prizes:

  1. Three sets each [23] 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 [24] Directive 21 (a $275 value),
  3. A transferable $100 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [20], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun.

Honorable Mention Prizes:

The Honorable Mention Prizes (transferable $100 FRN purchase credits toward the purchase of any antique or percussion replica gun from Elk Creek Company [20]) go to the authors of these 11 articles: