Notes for Saturday – November 29, 2014

Today is the birthday of Clive Staples (“C.S.”) Lewis, who was born in 1898 and died 22 November 1963. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 55 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 …


Letter: Stomping Laundry Clean in TEOTWAWKI

HJL, My grandmother lived in a small village in Vermont at a time when there was only one washing machine in the village. The lady who owned it made her living taking in other people’s wash. My grandmother mostly did her own, in the big farmhouse kitchen sink. I remember the corrugated washing board and seeing her scrubbing clothes on it. During TEOTWAWKI we will be in a similar situation, but there is a much easier method of washing clothes, which I have adapted from traditional methods of pressing grapes to make wine. It involves a bathtub, soap, water heated …


Economics and Investing:

What happens when 100 million Americans are not in the labor force? More pressure is being added on the one-third of working Americans supporting two-thirds of the population. o o o PONZI: Treasury Issues $1T in New Debt in 8 Weeks — To Pay Old Debt – G.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Video: Gold Will Rise Faster Than Rocket Ship – Peter Schiff The Federal Reserve Is At The Heart Of The Debt Enslavement System That Dominates Our Lives “There Will Be Blood”: Petrodollar Death Means A Liquidity And Oil-Exporting Crisis On Deck


Odds ‘n Sods:

It’s not strictly survival related, but an inspiring story nonetheless: This tribute was almost lost to the ravages of time but even in its less than HD format it bears striking witness to what one man can do even when they are given less than a fair shot at life. – RBS o o o Homeless woman’s stun gun spurs 2nd Amendment case. – G.P. o o o Footage shows elderly man attacked with his own oxygen supply and carjacked by protesters in Ferguson as a third night of protests take place nationwide. – T.P. o o o From the …



Notes for Friday – November 28, 2014

SurvivalBlog missed the announcement of the birthday of SurvivalBlog’s past Field Gear Editor Pat Cascio yesterday. A happy birthday to you Pat and a thanks for all those years of service! o o o Safecastle is having a fantastic Black Friday sale with discounts of 20-60% off on many products. Be sure to check them out! o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 55 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 …


Letter: Open Carry in the Wilderness Challenge in Canadian Law

Dear HJL and JWR, Could you please spread the following information? There has recently been some interest in bringing forward a legal challenge on the right to Open Carry of sidearms (handguns) in wilderness environments in Canada. Specifically, it questions the prohibition on carrying handguns and advocates Open Carry to meet threats from dangerous animals on (public) Crown Land and private rural land. It is not a challenge for concealed carry or open carry in urban environments, but it may be a good first step. As you know, the laws on handguns in Canada are not based on any form …


Economics and Investing:

Podcast: 5 Reasons Why I Own Gold o o o Multi-generational living is here to stay in a low wage economy: Over 57 million Americans live in multi-generational households. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Consumer Confidence Tumbles OPEC Fails to Take Action to Ease Glut as Crude Plunges Gold Price Eyed as Investors Await Swiss Vote


Odds ‘n Sods:

Americans sorting themselves into politically similar counties. – A Redoubtable concept! – JWR o o o Gun Control Measures Hazardous for Citizens. Nazis disarmed the Social Democrats and other political opponents whom they deemed “enemies of the state.” The turn of the Jews came in 1938. – H.L. o o o #HappyTracksgiving: How your travels are tracked this holiday season. – P.M. o o o Cop Fires on Unarmed Man and His 6-Year-Old Daughter on Their Way to Get Asthma Medicine. – D.E. o o o Breastfed, Homebirthed Babies Taken Away From Parents For Not Using Hospital. – D.S. o …



Notes for Thursday – November 27, 2014

Ready Made Resources is having a Black Friday sale on their PVS14 2nd Gen autogated night vision. They are also giving 17 silver dimes for each $100 of Mountain House foods ordered (normally 15 silver dimes). Another neat product on sale is a thermoelectric generator that works with a steel stove and will charge your computer or run LED lights. o o o Today, we present another entry for Round 55 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, …


Letter Re: Self directed IRA article

Dear Hugh, I’ve been following the blog for quite a while now, and have read more than one Self Directed IRA post. However, no one seems to address what happens when someone “withdraws” assets from such an account. In a typical tax deferred IRA, I pay no taxes on the money I put in, but do pay when I take it out. Leaving the whole Roth IRA issue aside, what happens if I buy property with my SD IRA and then become old enough to “withdraw” it? In other words, I know I cannot live on or use the land …


Economics and Investing:

Facebook Can’t Cite Evidence to Support Claims of U.S. Tech Worker Shortage – P..M. o o o Ride Out The Apocalypse In Style With These Luxury, Disaster-Proof Condos. – A.C. o o o Nearly 1 in 5 Households Will Celebrate Thanksgiving on Food Stamps – G.P. o o o Items from Mr. Econocobas: Gold “Price” Spikes to $1,467.50/oz on Computer Glitch? Jobless Claims Spike 21,000 to 313,000, Highest Level in 11 Weeks Saudis to Push OPEC to Cut Output: CNBC survey


Odds ‘n Sods:

JRH Enterprises is running a big Black Friday sale with all Mt. House on sale with shipping included as well as PVS14 Pinnacle Autogated Night vision devices, Thermal imaging scopes, and Perimeter alarms. o o o By way of The Daily Sheeple, comes a link to a quite useful handgun training video: The Venti 100. o o o In Ferguson, black residents stand guard at white-owned store . – T.R. o o o The Ferguson Fraud. – T.P. o o o Ceramic ball bearing Self Healing Armor! withstands repeated hits of .50 BMG. – D.C. o o o Google Gives …


Hugh’s Quote of the Day:

“Dignity is as essential to human life as water, food, and oxygen. The stubborn retention of it, even in the face of extreme physical hardship, can hold a man’s soul in his body long past the point at which the body should have surrendered it.” ? Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption