Day: August 26, 2024

Preparedness Notes for Monday — August 26, 2024

On August 26, 1346, at the Battle of Crécy, south of Calais in northern France; Edward III‘s English longbows defeated Philip VI’s army. Period accounts mention that cannons were used for the first time in battle. — August 26, 526, is the officially recorded anniversary of the invention of toilet paper by the Chinese. — August 26, 1946 was the official release date of George Orwell’s “Animal Farm.” — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum …


Kershaw Link 1776BW, by Thomas Christianson

The Kershaw Link 1776BW is a rugged everyday-carry (EDC) knife. It weighs in at 4.3 ounces and has a 3.25 inch, drop-point, hollow-ground, blackwashed-finish blade made of 420HC steel that is 0.1 inches thick. The assisted-opening blade is reliably deployed via a flipper, and is held open by a liner lock. The glass-filled nylon (GFN) handle provides an excellent grip. The overall length is 7.6 inches. Best of all, the Kershaw Link is made in the USA. The particular model that I tested has been discontinued. A similar model with an olive aluminum handle and a stonewashed-finished, CPM-Magnacut blade is …


Recipe of the Week: Storage Rice and Spicy Red Beans

The following recipe for Storage Rice and Spicy Red Beans is from SurvivalBlog reader Tony D.  He says: “This is a way you can use your storage food supply. Rice plus beans makes a complete protein.” BEans Ingredients 4 cups Dry Red Beans 3 Tablespoons Dried Onions 1 Tablespoon dried minced garlic 1 Tablespoon dried crushed red peppers Water RiCE InGredients 8 Cups of water 4 cups of rice (I prefer Basmati-type) 1/4 teaspoon of salt BEANS Directions Rinse and then soak the beans overnight. Change the water, to “de-gas” the swelled beans. Add the onions, garlic, and pepppers and …


SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week

Today’s graphic from X/Twitter is a timely meme that has gone viral.  I didn’t create it. (My own meme creations are usually posted on Sundays.) This meme came to me by way of Terry in Idaho.  I’d like to give credit to this meme’s creator, if someone can let me know. The thumbnail image below is click-expandable.         Meme Text: “They’re only Weapons Of War if you try to come and take them…” — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be …


The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“As you know, I left that [Democratic] party in October because it had departed so dramatically from the core values that I grew up with. It had become the party of war, censorship, corruption, big pharma, big tech, big Ag, and big money. When it abandoned democracy by canceling the primary to conceal the cognitive decline of the sitting president, I left the party to run as an independent. The mainstream of American politics and journalism derided my decision. Conventional wisdom said that it would be impossible even to get on the ballot as an independent, because each state imposes …