The late Jerry Ahern passed away on this day, July 24th, in 2012. His survivalist novels created an entire genre.
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Just a few days left! Get your article in for Round 107 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1]. More than $825,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. We recently polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [2]. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 107 ends on July 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail [3] 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.
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Today’s feature article was written by Field Gear Editor Tom Christianson.