Letter Re: 41 Camping Hacks

On the article about the 41 camping hacks, the Mt. Dew + baking soda + peroxide chemlight idea is a hoax! I tried this and it doesn’t work! It did sound vaguely familiar as what I remember from the ingredients of a chem light. Chem lights contain Luminol, potassium ferricyanide, sodium hydroxide, and hydrogen peroxide, if I remember correctly. In the Dew light, we have the hydrogen peroxide and sodium bicarbonate, which are acid and base like we see in the chem light. So it sounded plausible. The only question was does Mt. Dew have chemical substitutes for the Luminol …


Economics and Investing:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/10687708/Top-German-body-calls-for-QE-blitz-to-avert-deflation-trap-in-Europe.html Items from The Economatrix: Oklahoma Senate Passes Bill to Authorize Gold and Silver as Legal Tender, 37-4 We Are In FAR Worse Shape Than We Were Just Prior To The Last Great Financial Crisis Why Americans Are Dumping Their US Citizenship: 5 Case Studies How Long Does This Go On Before There’s A Currency Crisis?


Odds ‘n Sods:

An excellent read on birthing and caring for goats: Copper’s Babies & Other Goat Lore o o o Making Cop-Worship Mandatory – RBS. While I don’t necessarily agree with the premise that being prostrated by a cop is tantamount to worshiping them, law enforcement is way out-of-control when it comes to overbearing force and intimidation, especially when the person to whom the force is applied has committed neither a crime, nor is the subject of the cop’s warrant/search. o o o Doctors asked to help spot terrorists in new ‘inappropriate’ NHS policy – G.G. o o o This video clip …



Notes from HJL:

Michael Z. Williamson (Survivalblog’s Editor-at-Large) is a science fiction and adventure fiction author with fifteen books in print. His first novel, “Freehold,” first released in 2004, is being re-released in a signed, hardcover edition. This is a one-time run, and there will only be about 1,000 of them printed. If you are interested, please order today to both ensure your copy and boost the Amazon sales rank. Parents should note the book contains violence, adult language, and situations. Please keep this in mind if ordering or sharing with young readers. o o o Today we present another entry for Round …


The Five Stages of Survival Grief, by Dr. Bob

(In writing this submission after quite a long hiatus, I am hoping to bring awareness to the issue and help people be better prepared. After having to go through this cycle of grief myself in regards to the State and their overreach in professional licensing and control of physicians, I have reached acceptance and have emerged willing to try once again to help others. Acceptance of the fact that ANY one of us can be hauled off by the State now for “infractions” is a tough thing, but as Doc’s wife says often: “It is only through faith in God …


Economics and Investing:

Anatomy of a failure: Tulving Post Mortem – J.E. Too Big To Fail Is Now Bigger Than Ever – D.B. Items from The Economatrix: Financial War Will Lead To Real War: Visa Bans, Asset Freezes Are Next: Europe Announces Three Step Sanctions Against Russia Ukraine-Desperation To Save The U.S. Dollar-Dr. Jim Willie 20 Facts About The Great U.S. Retail Apocalypse That Will Blow Your Mind: As You Read This Article, Approximately A Billion Square Feet Of Retail Space Is Sitting Vacant In The United States. The Potential For U.S. Economic Growth May Be Just 2%, Morgan Stanley Economists Say Quarterly …


Odds ‘n Sods:

Big guns: Army soldiers to get powerful new Swedish-made tank-stopper o o o G.P. – Shatter a Car Window with a Sparkplug in an Emergency HJL Adds: Although this works, who wants to carry around small pieces of sharp ceramic in your pocket? As an EMT, this was one of the first extraction tricks we were taught. You really don’t want broken glass flying everywhere when you break the window, especially if your patient has open wounds that you need to deal with or has their face close to the window. You can simply take a folded pocket knife (or …



Notes from HJL:

Today we present another entry for Round 51 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 …


The Ice Hits the Fan in South Carolina, by Gadget

This is the story of my family’s experience during the ice storm that hit the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) of South Carolina and Georgia. My family and a network of friends, who live in the area, are reasonably prepared for any problems that may come our way with food and water storage, shelter, generators, et cetera. When the “ice hit the fan” in our area, we had a very real test of our preps that lasted five days, and some families were still without power seven days later. First, a little background on our area. The Central Savannah River …


Letter: Gluten in Cattails

Hi James, I’ve read in so many places that cattails (bulrushes here in Australia) contain gluten. You’ve just mentioned it, but everywhere else it looks like a quote word for word from a single source. I can’t find any information outlining the type of gluten it has or a site with a specific breakdown on its proteins. As a severe coeliac, I don’t eat any grains whatsoever, but I’ve never come across tubers or rhizomes that contain gluten. As you can understand, to avoid coeliac shock, I’m reluctant to try eating my crop of cattails. I’m wondering if you might …


Letter Re: Used 5-Gallon Buckets for Storage

Dear SurvivalBlog, Can I use a bucket that had paint in it to store food, even if I use mylar bags? – L.J. JWR Replies: No. The seals on mylar bags are too iffy. HJL Adds: Additionally, plastic is permeable to many chemicals. You really don’t want any of those chemicals to end up in your food products. You would especially hate to store a food product and then need that food product, only to find it was unusable due to some paint chemical contamination.


Letter: Request for Reader Advice

Mr. Hugh, I am a long-time reader of Survival Blog. A recent diagnosis requires a lifetime commitment to receiving IV medication every month in a hospital setting. This does not bode well for my long-term survival, when the world falls apart. I am right with God, so no worries there. My children think my views about prepping are somewhat eccentric. I am okay with that too. I am ready to move forward to help the grandchild generation. Would you ask your readers to comment on tasks I could complete to accomplish this? – J.G.


News From The American Redoubt:

Now this is worth drooling over! – Colt M2012 Bolt Rifle – Cooper Arms of Montana o o o H.L. spotted this evidence that attitudes are different west of the Cascades: An Oregon man riding a public bus was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Jail Tuesday for allegedly mentioning firearms during a conversation. Man Arrested For Talking About Guns o o o An interstate highway through the middle of the Redoubt! I-11 & Intermountain West Corridor Study o o o Two links from opposite sides of the “wolf” story: How Wolves Change Rivers -and- Idaho Fish and Game …