Getting Real About Physical Training, by R.G.

Many articles have been written here about the best way to get in shape and stay in shape to be ready for a major societal disruption up to and including TEOTWAWKI. None of them that I have ready have really taken into account the societal challenges and day to day retreat and retreat area conditions extant during a disruption. Sorry, but no matter how much you may enjoy it, and I am an endorphin junkie myself, you won’t be running even one mile per day, let alone eight or ten miles per. Any running will be a flat out mad …


Letter Re: Alternative Diesel Fuel

Hello Editor I have been using alternative fuels for diesel engines for about 12 years in my ’84 Nissan 720 diesel pickup, ’92 dodge Cummings diesel 12-valve engine, ’84 Mercedes 300 sedan, PC40 Komatsu excavator, and a Yanmar track dumper. I have not done any waste motor oil (wmo) yet but with vegetable fry oil being contracted up by all the big bio-diesel company’s waste motor oil (wmo) is going to happen soon. I’m just paying it forward 🙂 Have a great day My formula for fuel for diesel engines: Twenty-five gallons of non-hydrogenated fry oil or half and half …


Economics and Investing:

Bond yields to hit fresh lows as world recovery wilts, growls Saxo bear o o o Items from The Economatrix: David Stockman: “A Gang Of Unelected PhDs Have Staged An Economics Coup D’Etat” ADP Jobs Miss For 4th Month In A Row; Job Market “Emerging From Deep Winter Slumber” Says Mark Zandi Billionaire Warns: Yellen Collapse ‘Will Be Unlike Any Other’


Odds ‘n Sods:

Missouri Cop Under Fire in Second Amendment-Related Free Speech Case : Freedom Outpost. – B.B. o o o 100 FBI Agents Raid A 91-year-old Man’s House To Make Him Prove His Large Artifact Collection Was ‘Acquired Properly’ – L.C. o o o Millions face hunger as deadly fungus decimates global banana crop. I have been aware of this growing problem for some time. It might be a good idea to stock up on LONG dated dried banana slices– the ones with NO added sugar. Refer to long-dated food purveyors, such as Emergency Essentials or Ready Resources. Bananas are high in …



Notes from HJL:

Today we present another entry for Round 52 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: 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, Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), A $300 gift certificate …


Preparing Now For Good Sanitation After The SHTF, by S.T.

Good sanitation is paramount in a survival situation. So, protecting and extending your septic system and drain field in a long-term SHTF situation is very important in providing good sanitation. This is something that should be considered before SHTF happens. I do not have the money to purchase two fancy composting toilets or the money to install them, nor will my county approve it. I will be using a hand pump on my well to get water after SHTF, when there is no electricity. Therefore, I had to look to other ways that would provide good sanitation for my family, …


Letter Re: Jury Nullification Law in Alaska

There is a quid-pro-quo to this proposal. If juries are allowed to “interpret” the application of a law, they could also decide to escalate the severity as well as diminish. I sat on a quasi-judicial board as chairman for a time, and on rare occasions the board would decide, by majority, on the “spirit” of the law rather than the letter of the law, thus compelling the municipality to appeal the decision to administrative court, wherein the decision was consistently overturned. The point is, sometimes they decided not to enforce the law, and sometimes they decided to impose a more …


Letter Re: Fast Communications

Dear Hugh, I wanted to take a minute to put this out. If you have an old 12vdc power plug from say any old unwanted device you can make a power source for your CB. I did this in my all wheel drive car. It took all of 20 minutes, just plug it in while the car is on and it works. You can pop a magnetic antenna on the roof and you’re in business. Finish the CB chassis install using two screws to hold the radio to wherever you want to mount it, and another two for the mic. …



Odds ‘n Sods:

Odds ‘n Sods: Lloyds of London Report: Solar Storm Risk to the North American Electric Grid (in PDF format) – Nic o o o This isn’t the first time China has forcibly moved people on such a grand scale. the Three Gorges Dam comes to mind first. China’s Ambitious Plan to Move 100 Million People From Farms to Cities – H.A. o o o Fort Hood Shooting Shows Lingering Security Gaps, You think? Isn’t this a military base? Why is it so easy to kill “unarmed” people on a military base? Seems to me, if you train them, you should …



Notes from HJL:

Today we present another entry for Round 52 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $11,000+ worth of prizes for this round include: First Prize: 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, Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), A $300 gift certificate …


Learning to Adjust Your Preps for the Small Ones in Your Life, by SCP

I am probably your less than common prepper. I’m a working mom who lives in the suburbs of a mid-sized city and has a husband who just barely tolerates my prepping. Luckily for me, a lot of the prepping skills and lifestyle choices just come naturally for him; we just don’t call it prepping! I don’t know where exactly my prepping started, but I remember at nine years of age packing a bag with clothes and food for both my brother and me “just in case” Mom decided to finally take off from the abusive boyfriend. At the age of …


Letter Re: A Multi-Faceted Approach to Post-Disaster Information Gathering

This article was very informative, well written and pulled it all together for the reader. Good job! Radio communications has been a prepping priority for me from the days when the LAPD could be heard at the top end of the standard AM broadcast band by detuning the radio and scanners were just a dream. That aside, a recent experience of mine regarding the Plain Old telephone (POT) mentioned by D.C. might save some SurvivalBlog readers a few headaches. A POT has always been a prepping priority for me. I’ll try to keep the story brief without sacrificing detail. About …