Three Letters Re: Lessons Learned the Hard Way About Food Prep

The author has certainly learned good lessons from his storage experiences, but there are lots more lessons to be learned, like how to put to new use items that can no longer be used/eaten. Specifically, the big jug of soya oil. In itself, soya oil, is no longer a healthy alternative, but it does make excellent lamp oil, whether rancid or fresh. Label it for oil lamp use only, and you’ve saved the cost of some commercial lamp oil. Another lesson is that any sort of plastic container will never store for any length of time. Air leaks through the …


Economics and Investing:

FDIC Sues Banks Over Libor. Regulator Says Alleged Rate Manipulation Harmed Lenders That Ultimately Failed – G.G. Fire-sale of US Treasuries is a warning of acute stress across the world. – JBG Items from The Economatrix: Precious Metals Prices To Rise As The U.S. Economy Disintegrates Bloomberg Chart of Day: Geopolitical Risk Could See Gold Outperform Global Equities Gold Market Set For Stunning $550 Surge & 46% Spike In Silver


Odds ‘n Sods:

Want to instill concepts of freedom in your own children and have fun while doing it? The Constitution Quest board game – WND o o o Exit Tax. – J. “You have to fill out a form if you want to renounce your citizenship–which, by the way, you can only get from a foreign embassy or consulate. Those forms used to be free. Now they’re $500 apiece. So think about that. If they can charge you $500 for that form, they could charge $5,000, they could charge $5,000,000. They could basically make it impossible for you to leave.” o o …



Notes from HJL:

SurvivalBlog received quite a few replies to the story yesterday regarding EP Armory, and I think we are beginning to get a picture as to what is going on. Simultaneous to that story, another manufacturer, Ares Armor, was able to temporarily stop the ATF from confiscating a customer list of those who purchased 80% lowers. According to one source, it would appear that the ATF is more interested in those that purchased the 80% receivers than anything else, and the raid’s purpose was to capture customer data. There is some question about what constitutes the 80% in a polymer receiver …


Preparing For Friends and Family, by Thor1964

About 24 months ago, I made a change in the way my family bought and used Proverbs 25:26 groceries. Before that, we visited the grocery store almost every day and did not have enough food in the house to feed our family for a week. It was easy to see the price of food slowly creep up, even though the government was telling us there was no inflation. Then I saw “After Armageddon” on the History Channel, and it really scared me. I’m generally an optimist, but I also believe in being prepared for whatever may come. So, I immediately …


Letter Re: ARES Volunteering

Thinking about volunteering your time with your County Department of Emergency Management? You may have to leave your concealed carry weapon at home! As a fairly new licensed Ham Radio Operator, I thought it would be great to volunteer and become a member of the local Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES) organization. I submitted an application for membership and completed the required FEMA on-line courses. I received a packet in the mail that contained additional forms that needed to be submitted. One of the forms was a County Department of Emergency Management Emergency Worker Registration Form. The second item on …


Mike Williamson’s Product Review: MTM Case Gard Pistol Case

This is a pretty basic review. Containers are a necessary accessory for firearms, and hard cases are required for flying. MTM’s cases are reasonably priced, sturdy, have two locking points for airline travel, and come in several sizes. My daughter received the model 805-40, which fits most standard frame autos and 4″ revolvers. New, and just coming available now, this one is in shocking pink. It doesn’t make it a better case, but it does make it stand out. We tried several drop tests, and it worked fine with several guns. There was no damage to the case being dropped …



Odds ‘n Sods:

From S.M. – Good prepper-warning video, from the mouths of people struggling in Venezuela. HJL Adds: The first video in the article is the one referred to. A word of caution is in order on the second video. The video operator is attacked, and it is disturbing to watch. o o o At least 250 CT cops refuse to enforce law. – G.P. o o o U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal in Second Amendment case, Refuses to Prohibit Police from Using Lawful Gun Ownership as a Trigger for ‘No-Knock’ Police Raids. – RBS o o o M.D. shared a link …



Notes from HJL:

This disturbing news was received yesterday: ATF raids ‘80% complete receiver’ manufacturer, looking for ‘illegal guns’. It is not clear yet why the ATF raided EP Armory’s location, since they did not confiscate any guns or gun parts. They did take electronic items, but allowed EP Armory to open back up later on Friday. No one has been arrested. EP Armory is a sponsor of SurvivalBlog’s non-fiction writing contest. o o o Note From JWR: I heard that both ITT and Litton are both soon going to be increasing the wholesale price the PVS-14 3rd generation autogated light amplification tubes …


Lessons Learned the Hard Way About Food Storage, by The Northern Prep

This is our fourth year of prepping, and we are planning to make a full-time move to our retreat location by spring. We believe the Lord is compelling us to move now, and we are working diligently to get there as soon as possible. By the way, if you have been paying attention, the world looks really bad. This weekend was a significant eye-opener, as we cleaned and inventoried our pantry for the move. I would like to share the experience. However, before we do so, you need to have a bit of our background for a full understanding, so …


Letter Re: Tulving Post Mortem

Dear SurvivalBlog, I will be making a stop at my local coin store tomorrow for a pre-64 dollar’s worth of pre-64 coins. I’m going to pay my bet off to you in style, because you went above and beyond in posting it. – J.N. o o o Hello, With regard to the recent discussion on taking delivery on precious metal orders. Over the past several years I have purchased junk silver coins and some gold coins at local coin auctions. In some instances I have been able to obtain silver coins at less than spot market prices. This may not …


Letter Re: Five Stages of Survival Grief

Hugh, Regarding the article The Five Stages of Survival Grief , Dr Bob may be at “acceptance” at what he disclosed in his opening paragraph, but I am still at “anger” and don’t know if that will change any time soon. First a hearty welcome back to the good doctor! We have missed your valued contributions to this blog. I only know Doctor from this blog and having purchased some of his products previously advertised here. I presume it was the sale of those products that got him in hot water with the regulators. It “irks” me no end that …