This weekly column is a collection of short snippets: 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. We may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters.
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Doug C. wrote:
“Take a look at this short two minute video.
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Georgia quietly becomes a top gun-making state. (Thanks to Todd M. for the link.)
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Animal House wrote:
“I have two old pressure canners, one is 23 years old and the other 40 years old; thus the gaskets are shot. I have been searching for replacement gaskets for years. I found a silicon replacement for the younger canner about 5 years ago, but needed a rubber gasket for the senior canner. After much research, I found a small company in Montana that has rubber gaskets for pressure canners. Recommend you get your replacement parts from this family-owned business: Cooking & Canning Company, www.cookingandcanning.net. Phone: 623-327-1443″
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Reader H.L. sent this news from Connecticut, but I suspect it is common nationwide: Anger, Aggression on the Rise, as Patients Face Long Waits, Limited Hospital Visits.
Reader Ray K. penned this:
“In reference to the gentleman in Wyoming who is having issues with the Census worker, I have a suggestion:
Simply tell them that they are trespassing and that they are to leave the property. If they don’t leave and don’t have a warrant, a quick phone call to the Sheriff will resolve the issue.
I’ve never had to call the Sheriff, and in the case of Census workers here in Kentucky, once I tell them that they are trespassing, they have immediately headed back to their vehicle.”
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And on the same topic, there was this, from Rocket J. Squirrel:
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Joe D. sent me this note:
“Pat Cascio’s recent shotgun review was fine, but I’d like to suggest that while 12 gauge 00 Buck shells do have plenty of stopping power, if your primary use for the pump shotgun is home defense, several highly credentialed self-defense professionals (Mas Ayoob, etc.) recommend a lighter load to mitigate the risk of over-penetration and reduce recoil, while still providing more than enough stopping power against human targets – #4 buck, #1 buck, etc.”
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Justice Dept. creating unit focused on domestic terrorism. JWR’s Comment: And guess who it is that they consider terrorists?
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St. Funogas offered this:
“The recent article by K.A.A. about living four days without power after a snowstorm was very informative. I’m curious if their gas fireplace would light without electricity in the same way my propane oven can be lit without electricity.
When building my house and knowing I’d be going off-grid at some point, I wanted a kitchen range that did not plug into the wall as most do nowadays to avoid pilot lights. I finally located the stove I needed, with sealed burners and one very large burner for canning. I finally found the perfect one, made right here in America by premierrange.com (Here’s a link to Lowes where I bought mine. The price has almost doubled in the past 7 years.) It runs off 8 AA batteries which last four years before needing changing. It technically doesn’t have a pilot light for the oven but it has a pseudo one acting as a pilot light. The stove burners as well as the oven light electronically with a sparking unit. The burners turn on immediately but the oven burner takes too long for my patience so I use the following technique using a butane wand lighter. The secret is to push the knob in and light the pilot light, then the knob must continue to be held in. Once a small [thermocouple] tube heats up hot enough, the knob can finally be let loose but it generally takes at least ten seconds. Once it finally stays lit, then the knob can be turned to the desired oven temperature. I’m curious to know if this would also work for others who have plug-in gas fireplaces, stoves and ovens.”
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This adds credence to my assertion that repartitioning of many states is inevitable: The Great Re-Sorting Is Here.
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H.L. liked this essay on fortitude and good company written by Allan Stevo, over at Lew’s site: Separate Yourselves From Those Lacking Courage, Group Yourself With The Courageous.
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Alan wrote to ask:
“I have been a long-time reader and supporter of your blog, as well as buying many of your books. Your recent articles about PEGs have gotten me considering gift/debit cards- do you have any recommendations/instructions?”
JWR’s Reply:
I would only buy those immediately after hearing that a national e-currency (fully-tracked) was about to be released, and that cash would become illegal to hold.
Buying a gift card is essentially making an interest-free loan to a company. And if you lose a card, or it has its magnetic strip degaussed, or the printed serial number becomes illegible, then you are out of luck. Ditto, of course, if the issuing company goes out of business. It is far better to use a credit card — with buyer protection policies — in most circumstances.
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The Staff Sergeant wrote:
“See this, on Twitter, from Lawful Rebellion. Sounds like something I once read in a novel…”
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And speaking of PEGs, Ed C. sent this note:
“I am 1/2 way through Glenn Beck’s book “The Great Reset” – tough sloughing! Your Article on “PEGs” is good advice, and caused me to make some comments of the part of Glenn’s book I have completed. I have also completed all 934 pages of the Robert F. Kenney, Jr. book, “The Real Anthony Fauci”. These are two very different approaches to the same problem – The Great Reset.
Military Grants First Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate.
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CDC admits 75%+ of Covid deaths had 4+ comorbidiities.
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Reader OAM sent this, in response to Joe Dolio’s recent “You Need To Train” article;
“Yes, a big yes. I appreciate the ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ statements Mr. Doilo gives us. The last sentence of his paragraph below says it well.
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And, lastly, B.V. suggested a very interesting thread with advice for winter weather-stranded motorists from a Canadian trucker, who posts under “My World Through A Windshield“.
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