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Writing Contest Judging Results (Round 114)

Posted By James Wesley Rawles On In Contest | Comments Disabled

We’ve completed the judging for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest [1].

First Prize goes to N.C., for Basic Sewing: Cloning Clothes. (Part 1 [2], Part 2 [3], and Part 3 [4], posted August 9-11, 2024.)

His prizes will include:

  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. A Peak Refuel “Wasatch Pack” [7] variety of 60 servings of premium freeze-dried breakfasts and dinners in individual meal pouches — a whopping 21,970 calories, all made and packaged in the USA — courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
  4. American Gunsmithing Institute (AGI) [8] is providing a $300 certificate good towards any of their DVD training courses [9]. Their course catalog now includes their latest Survival Gunsmithing course [10].
  5. HSM Ammunition [11] in Montana is providing a $250 gift certificate. The certificate can be used for any of their products.

Second Prize goes to 3AD Scout, for Preparedness Logistics – Part [12]1 and Part 2 [13], posted September 12-13, 2024.

His prizes will include:

  1. A SIRT STIC AR-15/M4 Laser Training Package, courtesy of Next Level Training, that has a combined retail value of $679
  2. Two 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord [14] (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
  3. A Laptop EMP Shield and a Smartphone Faraday Bag (a combined value of $200), courtesy of MobileSecSolutions.com [15].
  4. Two sets of [16]The Civil Defense Manual, [17] (in two volumes) — a $193 value — kindly donated by the author, Jack Lawson.
  5. Two Super Survival Pack seed collections [18], a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC.
  6. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [19], 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 gun purchasing privacy!

Third Prize goes to J.M. for Field Intelligence Collection. (Part 1 [20], Part [21]2, Part 3 [22], Part 4 [23], Part 5 [24], and Part 6, [25]posted August 20-25, 2024.)

His prizes will include:

  1. A Berkey Light water filter, courtesy of USA Berkey Filters [26] (a $305 value),
  2. Three sets each [27] 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 $200 credit from Military Surplus LLC [28] that can be applied to purchase and/or shipping costs for any of their in-stock merchandise, including full mil-spec ammo cans, Rothco clothing and field gear, backpacks, optics, compact solar panels, first aid kits, and more.
  4. A transferable $150 FRN purchase credit from Elk Creek Company [19], toward the purchase of any pre-1899 antique gun.

Honorable Menton Prizes (transferable $100 FRN purchase credits toward the purchase of any antique or percussion replica gun from Elk Creek Company [19]) go to the authors of the following 13 articles:

Note:  I will need USPS and UPS addresses from the Top Three prize winners. Thanks! – JWR

More than $925,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking for suggested article topics [60]. Refer to that poll if you haven’t yet chosen an article topic. Round 115 is underway and ends on November 30th so get busy writing and e-mail [61] 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.