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Writing Contest Prize Winners Announced — Round 106

Posted By James Wesley Rawles On In Contest,SurvivalBlog | Comments Disabled

We’ve completed the judging for Round 106 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. The prize-winning writers are:

First Prize

First Prize goes to G.F., for: Pest Control for Keeping a Bug-Free Home.  ( [2]Posted April 26-27, 2023.  See: Part 1 [3] and Part 2 [4].) He will receive the following prize.

  1. The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon [5]. 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 [6] (a $1,095 value),
  3. Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees [7] in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
  4. A $250 gift certificate good for any product [8] from Sunflower Ammo,
  5. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [9].
  6. Two sets of The Civil Defense Manual, [10] (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.
Second Prize

Second Prize goes to Captain Nemo, for A New Freeze Dryer, by Captain Nemo.  ( [2]Posted May 9-11, 2023.  See: Part 1 [11], Part 2 [12], and Part 3 [13].) He will receive the following prizes:

  1. A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses [14], 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. A $300 gift certificate from Good2Goco.com [15], good for any of their products: Home freeze dryers, pressure canners, Country Living grain mills, Emergency Essentials foods, and much more.
  4. 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).
  5. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections [17], a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,
  6. 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

Third Prize goes to St. Funogas, for Invisibility: Increasing OPSEC ( [2]Posted May 23-26, 2023.  See: Part 1 [19], Part 2 [20], Part 3 [21], and Part 4. [22]) He will receive the following prizes:

  1. EBL [23] is providing an EBL Voyager 500-Watt Power Statio [24]n with deep cycle lithium batteries, providing reliable 120 Volt AC and DC (12 Volt and USB) power for emergencies or outdoor use. (A $399 value.)
  2. Three sets each [25] 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)
  3. A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of [26] Directive 21 (a $275 value),
  4. Montana Survival Seed [27] is providing a $225 gift code for any items on its website, including organic non-GMO seeds, fossils, 1812-1964 US silver, jewelry, botany books, and Montana beeswax.
  5. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [18], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun.
Honorable Mention

Each Honorable Mention Prize winner has been awarded a transferable and accruable $100 FRN purchase credit toward the purchase of any antique or percussion replica gun from Elk Creek Company [18].

Honorable Mention Prizes go to the writers of these 13 articles:

More than $800,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. We recently polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [49]. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic.

Round 107 is already underway and ends on July 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.