The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“We have learnt, rather too late, that action comes, not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Preparedness Notes for Thursday — August 1, 2024
I’m pleased to announce that a new prize has been added to the First Prize package, for the SurvivalBlog writing contest. The good folks at HSM Ammunition in Stevensville, Montana are now providing a $250 gift certificate, starting with this latest writing contest round that begins today (Round 114.) The certificate can be used for any of their products. If you haven’t tried their ammo, take a look at their website and check out their broad line of top-quality newly-manufactured cartridges. They even make mild “Cowboy” loads that are suitable for antique revolvers. — August 1st is celebrated as Swiss …
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Writing Contest Prize Winners Announced: Round 113
We’ve completed the judging for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. Round 113 began on June 1, 2024, and ended on July 31, 2024. (The contest runs in rounds that each last two months.) The prize-winning writers for Round 113 are: First Prize First Prize goes to A.F., for: Stocking Up: OTC Medications Part 1 and Part 2. It was posted on July 9 &10, 2024. He will receive the following prizes: The photovoltaic power specialists at Quantum Harvest LLC are providing a store-wide 10% off coupon. Depending on the model chosen, this could be worth more than …
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The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods
SurvivalBlog presents another edition of The Survivalist’s Odds ‘n Sods. This column is a collection of news bits and pieces that are relevant to the modern survivalist and prepper from JWR. Our goal is to educate our readers, to help them to recognize emerging threats, and to be better prepared for both disasters and negative societal trends. You can’t mitigate a risk if you haven’t first identified a risk. In today’s column, we examine the new threat of de-orbiting space debris. The Deadly Era of Space Junk Tam suggested this piece, over at Scientific American: A New, Deadly Era of Space …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“For the Christian there can be no social or political panaceas, no easy escapes from personal responsibility achieved by collectivising guilt or virtue. The true ends of temporal life lie beyond it, and, though the tyrannical State may diminish virtue, the benevolent State cannot procure it.” – Margaret Thatcher
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Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — July 31, 2024
The first ascent of K2 was made by an Italian expedition led by Ardito Desio on July 31, 1954. — And on July 31, 1958, the Anti-Chinese uprising began in Tibet. — Today’s feature article is a guest piece by fellow blogger Mrs. Alaska. Because it will also be posted to her blog, it will not be part of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. We are now seeking entries for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, asking …
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SurvivalBlog Readers’ & Editors’ Snippets
This weekly Snippets column is a collection of short items: responses to posted articles, practical self-sufficiency items, how-tos, lessons learned, tips and tricks, and news items — both from readers and from SurvivalBlog’s editors. Note that we may select some long e-mails for posting as separate letters. — An astute video essay from The Patriot Nurse: How To Prepare For Civil War. o o o How a Perfect Storm Sent Church Insurance Rates Skyrocketing. o o o An inspiring essay: The Value of an Aged Human Being. o o o
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“Now more than ever the people are responsible for the character of their Congress. If that body be ignorant, reckless, and corrupt, it is because the people tolerate ignorance, recklessness, and corruption.” – James A. Garfield
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Preparedness Notes for Tuesday — July 30, 2024
On July 30, 1419: First defenestration of Prague: anti-Catholic Hussites, followers of executed reformer Jan Hus, stormed Prague town hall and threw the judge, mayor, and several city council members out the windows. They died in the fall or were killed by the crowd outside. — July 30, 1869: The Charles, considered the world’s first “oil tanker”, departs from the United States headed for Europe with a bulk capacity of 7,000 barrels of oil. — SurvivalBlog Writing Contest Today we present another entry for Round 113 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: …
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SurvivalBlog’s News From The American Redoubt
This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, some coverage of summer wildfires throughout the region Idaho Level 3 (Go Now!) Evacuations issued for Gwen Fire near Juliaetta. JWR’s Comments: That long sloping valley was where the late Carla Emery lived, back in the 1980s. She was the author of The Encyclopedia of …
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The Editors’ Quote of the Day:
“You can tax the rich to pay for current spending. You can even tax them very heavily. But when the rich look forward for decades and see nothing but increasing taxes, debts, and government control of their businesses and assets – they will leave.” – Porter Stansberry
Preparedness Notes for Monday — July 29, 2024
On July 29, 1609, Samuel de Champlain shot and killed two Iroquois chiefs at Ticonderoga, New York setting the stage for French-Iroquois conflicts for the next 150 years. — Please say a prayer for Pastor Chuck Balwin. He underwent emergency abdominal surgery about six weeks ago, and he is slowly recovering. — Today’s feature article is a review written by SurvivalBlog staffer Tom Christianson. — We are now seeking entries for Round 114 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. More than $900,000 worth of prizes have been awarded since we started running this contest. In 2023, we polled blog readers, …
BeaverCraft Glacier Bushcraft Knife, by Thomas Christianson
The Ukrainian-made BeaverCraft Glacier Bushcraft Knife has a razor-sharp, 4.25-inch, full-tang, Scandi-grind blade made of 1066 high carbon steel. The blade is 1.18 inches wide, and 0.13 inches thick at the base. The knife is 10.63 inches overall in length, with an unfinished European walnut handle. It comes with a nice leather dangler-form sheath. Although 1066 steel is not highly corrosion resistant, I did not experience any problems with rust throughout the testing period even though I used the knife under a wide variety of inclement weather conditions. With a price at the time of writing of $45 at beavercrafttools.com, …
Recipe of the Week: Hearty Trail Bread
The following recipe for Hearty Trail Bread is from SurvivalBlog reader Tina B. Ingredients 3 cups bread flour, divided 1/2 cup whole wheat flour 2 (4-1/2 tsp.) envelopes Instant Yeast (such as Fleischmann’s) 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3/4 cup milk 1/2 cup water 1/4 cup butter OR margarine 1/2 cup dried apricots, chopped 1/2 cup prunes, chopped 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds, coarsely chopped 1/4 cup sunflower kernels 1/4 cup coconut Directions Combine 1 cup bread flour, whole wheat flour, undissolved yeast, salt and sugars in a large mixer bowl. Heat milk, water and butter …
SurvivalBlog Graphic of the Week
Today’s graphic shows the rates of home ownership in the United States. (Graphic courtesy of Reddit. Research and graphic by Ehsan Soltani, using U.S. Census data. First published by econovis.net.) The thumbnail image below is click-expandable. — Please send your graphic ideas to JWR. (Either via e-mail or via our Contact form.) Any graphics that you send must either be your own creation or uncopyrighted.