Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“And Aaron lifted up his hand toward the people, and blessed them, and came down from offering of the sin offering, and the burnt offering, and peace offerings. And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, and came out, and blessed the people: and the glory of the Lord appeared unto all the people. And there came a fire out from before the Lord, and consumed upon the altar the burnt offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and fell on their faces.” Leviticus 9:22-24 (KJV)


Notes for Friday – April 10, 2015

April 10, 1796 was the birthday of James Jim Bowie, who died March 6, 1836 at the Battle of the Alamo. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 58 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost …


Letter Re: Well Pumps

Hugh, I’ve been following the discussions about well pumps here and have two concerns: People’s general unfamiliarity with hand pumps and the danger of relying on alternative energy to pump water. The past two generations don’t know what it’s like to pump water by hand for their daily needs, because they have probably always had electricity for pumping water. As such, many people today do not understand how a pump works or the effort required to bring just a small amount of water to the surface. Many different types of hand water pumps are now on the market for folks …


Economics and Investing:

China Gold Reserves Rise To Threatening Level o o o One Last Look At The Real Economy Before It Implodes – Part 4 o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Euro Zone Sets Greece Reform Deadline Ahead of IMF Repayment Why This Earnings Season Could Be The Worst Since 2009 Minimum Wage: Disadvantaged Youth Are Crucial Issue


Odds ‘n Sods:

Who Will Control The World’s Water: Governments Or Corporations? o o o The US Gov Can Download the Entire Contents of Your Computer at Border Crossings. – H.L. o o o Obama gun control push backfires as industry sees unprecedented surge. – G.G. o o o Police arrest 5 fake Long Island detectives – A badge carrying home invasion gang. – T.P. o o o IRS ordered to release list of targeted tea party groups. – D.S.



Notes for Thursday – April 09, 2015

Today, we present another entry for Round 58 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 NATO QD Billet upper with a hammer forged, chromlined barrel and a hard case to go with …


Letter Re: Strike Anywhere Matches

HJL, A couple of years ago I went through the process of trying to find reliable strike-anywhere matches as Odds-n-Sods on Monday. As the writer in the linked article at http://kissurvival.com/strike-anywhere-matches/ I rejected the Diamond Green Tip (absolute trash!) and Redbird. I considered the Penley brand that he finally recommends, but after reading reviews on Amazon and other sites decided to look for something better. After some research, I settled on the excellent strike-anywhere matches made by UCO– the same people who make splendid stormproof matches. I could not find a local retailer for the strike-anywhere, but you can buy …


Economics and Investing:

Top 12 Media Myths On Oil Prices o o o 19 Signs That American Families Are Being Economically Destroyed o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Dollar Weakens against Yen as BoJ Stands Pat Despite Data, Americans’ View on Economy Reaches 8-Year Highs Gold Is Beating Stocks This Year—Here’s Why – Again the belief that at any point this side of a dollar crisis that they will raise rates is comical, in my view. “Odious Debt” Has Finally Arrived: Greece To Write Off “Illegal” Debt – Greece is definitely worth keeping an eye on, but at the end of the …


Odds ‘n Sods:

All of veteran’s guns seized after false allegation. – H.L. o o o Cops in this Small Town have 35,000 Open Arrest Warrants, That’s 26 Warrants per Citizen! HJL Adds: One of the most disturbing things about these revenue generating schemes is that it is law enforcement officers that are tasked with executing these arrest warrants. This means that if a “misunderstanding” occurs, they are likely to have escalated force, up to and including deadly force, used to enforce the warrants. It is entirely possible that people will be jailed, beaten, and possibly killed over “victim-less” crimes designed to generate …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Louie was furious at the sharks. He had thought that they had an understanding:The men would stay out of the sharks’ turf – the water – and the sharks would stay off of theirs – the raft. That the sharks had taken shots at him when he had gone overboard, and when the raft had been mostly submerged after the strafing, had seemed fair enough. But their attempt to poach men from their reinflated raft struck Louie as dirty pool. He stewed all night, scowled hatefully at the sharks all day, and eventually made a decision. if the sharks were …


Notes for Wednesday – April 08, 2015

Update: Survivalblog Advertiser “Ready Made Resources” has asked us to put a notice up that they are currently experiencing issues when the FireFox browser is used to access their site. They hope to have the issue resolved in a few days, but in the meantime, you will need to use Chrome, IE or Safari when making purchases there April 8th is the birthday of the late Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia (born, 1919, died November 20, 2007). o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 58 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ worth of prizes …


Letter Re: Planning Who Shares Your Parachute – Part 2, by L.M.

Hugh, I appreciate L.M.’s recognition of charity. Early in my prepping life I read the posed scenario of a young woman approaching your door with a crying child. Opening it to hand out some food could earn you a round in the head, from the shooter in her team set up 300 yards away. Thus, I have a “barter box” of last-generation prep gear, mixed with energy bars and half rolls of toilet paper. The contents are tightly bundled in Target supermarket bags and suitable for throwing over the house to a location 30 yards up the street. This alters …


Economics and Investing:

U.S. GOLD MARKET 2012-2014: Suffers Massive Deficits o o o The Multi-Quadrillion Dollar ‘0% Interest’ Scam o o o Scathing assessment: “The UK economy is a ticking time bomb” o o o Notes on Deflation From Tokyo o o o Alan Greenspan: “The Federal Reserve is an independent agency, and that means, basically, that there is no other agency of government which can overrrule actions that we take.”


JWR’s Recommendations of the Week:

Books Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth Small-Scale Grain Raising by Gene Logsdon Movies Guardians of the Galaxy (Warning: Some crudity.) Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow (Warning: Has many violent war scenes.) Instructional Video: ?How to calculate your lead alloy blending for bullets (Free YouTube Video.)