Our 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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U.S. Army Reveals New Chevy Silverado-Based Infantry Squad Vehicle – Heavy Next-Gen Hybrid [1]. JWR’s Comments: They say that history doesn’t repeat, but it often rhymes. This reminds me of the U.S. Army’s Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle (CUCV) [2] procurement in the 1980s. That was basically a diesel-engine Chevy K5 Blazer with CARC camouflage paint, blackout lights, towing shackles, military trailer hitches, brush guard, and a slave cable receptacle. They looked tough and somewhat mil-spec, but they were NOT combat vehicles!
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Brave ROTC students credited with stopping deadly classroom shooting at Old Dominion [4]. JWR’s Comments: It was interesting to hear how the FBI spokesman euphemistically said: “…rendered him no longer alive” with a pocketknife. And I must mention that the regulations of most eastern colleges and universities including Old Dominion [5] do not allow students to carry knives. Thank goodness that at least one cadet flouted that rule!
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The Okie Homesteading Expo [6] is scheduled for Friday, March 20, 2026 at the Mayes County Fairgrounds in Pryor, Oklahoma.
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It doesn’t take an avalanche: Skier suffocating under deep snow rescued at Snoqualmie [7]. The article begins:
“A skier was rescued after being buried in deep fresh snow this week at the Summit at Snoqualmie.
The resort was dumped on with fresh powder on Thursday as a snowstorm closed [8] US 2 at Stevens Pass and I-90 in Snoqualmie.
Ian Deans was recording a promotional video for the resort after the fresh snowfall when he spotted a pair of skis sticking out of the hill as a skier suffocated underneath.
“It was so deep,” Deans told KIRO 7 [9]. “Walking around, you were up to your waist, if not more.”
Deans immediately dug the man out, first trying to pull him free and then clearing snow from his airways. The trapped skier was heard gasping for breath once his face was exposed.”
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The 2026 Mid-Missouri Homestead Expo [10] is scheduled for Friday, April 3, 2026 at the Lowell Mohler Assembly Hall in Sedalia, Missouri.
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Stranded travelers share firsthand accounts from the Middle East [11]. JWR’s Comments: This illustrates the need to always carry a “Get Home Bag.” In fact, you really need two types: One large and elaborate one for your vehicle and one that is pared-down for airline travel and capable of making it through a TSA checkpoint.
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