Books Primitive Wilderness Living & Survival Skills: Naked into the Wilderness by John McPherson LDS Preparedness Manual, edited by Christopher M. Parrett Movies Black Hawk Down Serenity (I also highly recommend the short-lived cable television series Firefly, from which this feature film spun off.)
Police lock up elderly in care crisis: Watchdog report reveals OAPs’ ordeal. – P.M. o o o 52 senators warn of sweeping ammo bans, say Second Amendment ‘at risk’. – H.L. It appears that the ATF is backing down, at least temporarily from their position. The official response is that the omission of the “green tip” from the guide was an oversight and was completely unrelated to their move to ban the ammunition. Astute readers will recognize this excuse for what it is – the ATF got caught with their hand in the cookie jar. Do not let your guard …
“Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.” ? Tahir Shah, Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Today, we present another entry for Round 57 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 …
Dear Survival Blog Editor, I’ve enjoyed reading Survival Blog daily for over two years and thank everyone for their efforts to share information about surviving these interesting times. I was very happy to see the article “Survival: Are We Aware Enough?“, as I have been waiting to see if someone would write on this theme. Thank you, S.S., for bringing this topic into the open. I have been “prepping” for almost 25 years, and from the very beginning I realized that how I am inside my heart and head is the most important survival tool… ever. In answer to SS’s …
Idaho Sheriff: The 2nd Amendment Is Your Concealed Carry Permit – JBG o o o Property owner not pleased with Eagle’s plan to use eminent domain. – RBS o o o Chastened by president’s profane email, Idaho business lobby now looks inward. – T.K. o o o Oregon To Be First In Nation To Implement Per-Mile Road Tax Program. – RBS o o o Oregon sheriff: Decision to shoot pet pony was a mistake . – RBS
Everyone Is Guessing When It Comes To Oil Prices o o o 7 Signs That A Stock Market Peak Is Happening Right Now o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: ECB Starts Buying German, Italian Government Bonds Under QE Plan American “Nightmare” Shocker: The Real US Homeownership Rate Has Never Been Lower Nearly At ‘Full Employment’? 10 Reasons Why The Unemployment Numbers Are A Massive Lie Venezuela to Install Finger Scanners in Supermarkets to Tackle Hoarding, Panic Buying Amid Shortages – Classic government solution to what is a government problem. The insanity never ends.
Vet Facing Life Sentence Found Not Guilty for Aiming Pistol at Cops Who Failed to Identify as Cops. – H.L. o o o FBI plans to expand Guardian system to include ‘Top Secret’ information, link up with ‘Sentinel’ system. – H.L. o o o SurvivalBlog reader J.K. wrote in to tell us: “For those needing the ultimate in protection for their BOV and have the funding, Brindlee Mountain has armored trucks for sale. None of them have seen combat and were used for securing nuclear facilities. Only four of the six are still available. They are built on a Ford …
“While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it’s a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control. Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.” ? Daniel H. Pink
March 9th is the birthday of Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin– the first man to ever travel in space. He was born in 1934 and died in the crash of a MiG-15-UTI fighter on March 27, 1968.
There is a common theme in most of the dystopian, post-apocolyptic, zombie, killer virus, alien invasion novels that goes unnoticed by many reviewers and readers alike. Perusal of the vast survivalist and prepper websites out there shows few articles or references made to this theme. Yet, it remains the most fundamental aspect of survival– self-awareness. I mean that no matter how many gadgets, survival kits, food kits, and weapons you have, if you are not mindful of how you will react to fear, sadness, loneliness, and loss, your survival is threatened. Sam Sisavath has written a wonderfully entertaining book on …
You probably won’t find the new fixed blade Buck Model 245 MWG on the Buck® Knives Official Website list of their Hunting and Tactical Knives just yet, because it is so new; I received one of the first samples. Sure, a month or two ago, many websites released a press release– the same I received– on the Model 245 MWG Buck knife, but these sites do an injustice to the product and the reader, if you ask me, by simply posting a press release without actually testing the product. Everyone is probably familiar with the most famous Buck folding knife …
I don’t measure when I cook. I never have. I “eye” it. It’s what makes dinner so great! This is a simple recipe I dubbed “Poor Man’s Casserole” one evening years ago. I hardly had anything left in the cupboards, and I was living paycheck to paycheck. Since then, I’m more prepared. Ingredients: 1 box of au gratin or scalloped potatoes mix milk/butter/water as indicated on potato mix box 1 can of your favorite vegetable, drained 1 roll of your favorite kielbasa or sausage (or whatever meat you have on hand, as this is poor man’s casserole) thyme, rosemary, oregano, …
Being a prepper and a Ham I found the article “EMP-Hardened Ham Radio Communications” by PrepperDoc very interesting but also somewhat over my head with regard to tubes and the like, so I put it out to more experienced members of our ARC (amateur radio club) for comment. The response from one Ham is not a slam but rather additional information for the like-minded. “There was no mention of electrolytic caps and the frequent need to replace them when using older gear. Also, tube rigs are power hogs; where are you going to get the power? Alternate power sources (inverter …
Shale Oil Production Will Fall 600,000 Barrels Per Day By June o o o The California renting tsunami: In the last ten years California has gained nearly 1 million renter households while seeing a decline in the homeownership rate. o o o Start preparing now, this economic collapse is inevitable and isn’t far. It might be worse than the Great Depression. o o o Lord Rothschild Warns Investors: Geopolitical Situation Most Dangerous Since WWII