Day: November 11, 2024

Preparedness Notes for Monday — November 11, 2024

November 11th is of course Veteran’s Day. If you value your freedom, then thank a veteran. — This is the birthday of General George S. Patton, Jr. (born 1885, died December 21, 1945.) — We’ve started a Week-Long Veteran’s Day Sale at Elk Creek Company. The prices of all of our in-stock military-issue rifles (and sporters) and our military-issue revolvers have been deeply reduced. Place your order before Monday, November 18th. — Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson.


Cleveland Kydex Axe Sheath, by Thomas Christianson

I have a Cleveland Kydex Axe Sheath for my Fiskars X27 Super Splitting Axe. The sheath does an excellent job of protecting the blade from damage. It also protects surrounding objects from being damaged by the blade. The sheath is tough, has stood up well to a year of hard use, stays on the blade well, and is easy to slide on or off. The primary advantage of a Kydex sheath over leather is that Kydex does not attract and hold moisture as leather is often prone to do. It is also more wear and weather-resistant than leather. Cleveland Kydex …


Recipe of the Week: Granny M.’s Granola Bars

The following recipe for Homemade Granola Bars is from SurvivalBlog reader “Granny M.” This recipe makes a more chewy-style granola bar. Ingredients 4 ½ cups rolled oats 1 cup whole wheat flour (you can use regular white flour.) 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp vanilla ½ tsp salt ½ cup butter 2/3 to 3/4 cup of honey ¼ cup brown sugar Optional Additions: Chocolate chips (1 cup) and miniature marshmallows (1 cup), or Chocolate chips (1/2 cup) and peanut butter chips (1/2 cup), or Craisins, coconut, chopped almonds (to taste), or Cinnamon and raisins — I  suggest no more than 1/2 tsp …



The Editors’ Quote of the Day:

“The only proper purpose of a government is to protect man’s rights, which means: to protect him from physical violence. A proper government is only a policeman, acting as an agent of man’s self-defense, and, as such, may resort to force only against those who start the use of force. The only proper functions of a government are: the police, to protect you from criminals; the army, to protect you from foreign invaders; and the courts, to protect your property and contracts from breach or fraud by others, to settle disputes by rational rules, according to objective law. But a …