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.
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Some sobering reading: Happy ‘Do Not Comply’ Day.
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The latest Sharp Pointy Things instructional video from our Editor-At-Large, Mike Williamson: Different Types of Knife Tangs.
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SIG-Sauer has released this: Safety Bulletin: Light Bearing Holsters for Pistols.
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Reader B.R. wrote:
“Please let Sarah Sue know that prune juice is an excellent source of iron. I first learned It from my midwife (she said if I didn’t get my iron up I would have to go elsewhere) and it was so sweet and I had pregnancy nausea for several months so drank it out of my wedding goblet with ice to get it down but it got my iron up.
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Explosion and fire injures 8 workers at Illinois soybean processing plant.
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Reader J.R.G. wrote:
“I enjoyed the article Purely Alpaca Outdoor Adventure Socks, by Thomas Christianson very much. Good durable socks are well worth seeking out. If one becomes immobilized, you eventually become helpless.
I also appreciated the list of other uses for socks. “Skivy Rolls” would become harder to use without sock inclusion. One other use for the socks is as an insulator for a glass bottle canteen. I re-purposed a ceramic stopper Grosch beer bottle to use as a canteen. Very easy to keep taste clean from it.. A leather wine bottle bag is used to further insulate the bottle, slid over the sock.”
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C.B. was the first of several readers to send this news: New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque. JWR’s Comments: Typical Democrat “Crisis” politics. Doubtless, the courts will give this a good drubbing.
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David L. sent this snippet:
“Like many well-prepared preppers, I have gotten past location, food, guns, ammo, etc, etc, to stocking toilet paper, paper towels, and things such as shampoo and deodorants. The last two can be literally DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH! Yeah, right, you say! Bear with me…You have survived the bomb(s), fallout, EMP, CME, et cetera and are venturing into town for a little recon with your hair combed and nails trimmed, freshly bathed or showered and doused with your favorite Brut deodorant spray. You arrive at town on your freshly washed and waxed UTV and immediately notice that many of your friends and neighbors look ill, dirty, slovenly, under-nourished, and more importantly, are staring at you in your sartorial splendor. Did you forget to pin a sign to your shirt stating “LOOK AT ME AND THINK OF ALL THE STUFF I HAVE AT HOME THAT YOU DON’T”! Guess who will be having lots of visitors for supper (with bad attitudes AND MORE!!!!). MORAL OF THE STORY – think: Situational Awareness.”
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In the left-wing Washington Post: Home insurers cut natural disasters from policies as climate risks grow.
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Reader D.S.V. sent this: Boosted People More Likely Than Unvaccinated To Be Infected: New Study Finds.
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Robert W. had this suggestion:
“I’ve been dependent on a magnifying visor (like an Optivisor or Donegal visor) for about 40 years. I have to have them to read the fine print, view fine work, look closely at that chunk of gold-bearing quartz, remove splinters, examine firearms for wear and fouling, look closely at wounds, blemishes, teeth, bugs etc.
As a result, I have one over every workbench, lathes, office desk, in the bathroom, and elsewhere. I’ve been carrying one even when I travel, though they’re bulky, fragile and expensive when I break one.
I was thinking how important they are in my everyday life, and how I would be severely handicapped without one in a bug out or SHTF scenario. The regular visors are just not practical for hard use in the field, too bulky and fragile to leave one in every vehicle or BOB, too expensive to buy a fleet of them to distribute.
Looked to magnifying eyeglasses, jewelers’ loupes, hand held magnifiers……..no joy. Nothing came close to the utility of the visor. Going back to a more exhaustive look at all the visors available I found these at Amazon.com, but there are surely other sources.
Simple, light, versatile, virtually unbreakable with 4 lenses that cover everything I need. Most importantly, they’re cheap enough to throw one in or on every rig, every bag, every desk, and every work bench. You have to spend 3-5 times what these cost for an Optivisor or Donegal. They’re both good visors but don’t play well outdoors, traveling or with rough use.
I’m sure the lenses need protection and care as they’re likely cheap styrene but I think that’s mitigated somewhat by the fact there’s four of them. As I’m certain they’re Chinese I’m going to get a few more before things from China get scarce.”
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Dan in New York sent this:
“I’m not sure if you were aware of this, but as of September 13th in New York all ammo purchases will cost $2.50 per background check and $9 per firearm. This information is given to NYS troopers who then call the NICS federal background check for approval. I understand that the state troopers are not very happy about this new duty.”
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Reader C.B. spotted this, at Glenn Beck’s The Blaze: California passes bill requiring parents to ‘affirm’ child’s ‘gender transition’.
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CNET: Living Off-Grid Comes With Both Savings and Hidden Expenses.
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