Day: September 13, 2023

Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — September 13, 2023

American singer, songwriter, and mandolin player Bill Monroe, considered the father of bluegrass music, was born on September 13, 1911. Monroe is credited for popularizing the “high lonesome” sound in bluegrass music. — September 13th, 1951 was the birthday of President Salva Kiir Mayardit of South Sudan. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 108 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: 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. …


How I Survived A Home Invasion – Part 1, by Mr. Y.

Part 1: Backstory and The Event This is an article about the experience, aftermath, and lessons learned from a home invasion that I experienced. I feel strongly that retelling it provides some important lessons and food for thought for anyone who keeps a gun for self-defense. The Backstory It was a weekend late afternoon and I was in my computer room at my house, working on e-mails and generally perusing the Internet. I had headphones on so I was unable to hear anything going on around me. The only other people in the house were my girlfriend who was cleaning …


SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets

This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — Some sobering reading: Happy ‘Do Not Comply’ Day. o  o  o The latest Sharp Pointy Things instructional video from our Editor-At-Large, Mike Williamson: Different Types of Knife Tangs. o  o  o SIG-Sauer has released this: Safety Bulletin: Light Bearing Holsters for Pistols. o  o  o Reader B.R. wrote: “Please let Sarah Sue know …