Eric Peters on Bug Out Vehicles. (Thanks to OSOM for the link.) o o o Video: Former mayors discover membership in Bloomberg’s anti-gun group was kiss of death. o o o R.B.S. sent: The Most Corrupt County In America (Dave Hodges) o o o Chris M. sent: Google Acquires Boston Dynamics. (After all, what is Skynet without the hardware “to go with.”) o o o B.B. suggested: Gun control: ‘What if we say no?’ – National Conservative
"Politicians are always maneuvering for the next election. They are obsolete as fundamental problem-solvers." – R. Buckminster Fuller
This is the birthday of Charles Wesley (born 1707, died 29 March 1788.) He wrote more that 1,700 hymns. Today is also the birthday of Jørgen Haagen Schmith (born December 18, 1910, died October 15, 1944). He was better known under the codename Citron, was a famous Danish resistance fighter in occupied Denmark. His biographical sketch at Wikipedia describes his death, after he was tracked down by the Nazis: “German soldiers arrived at the house to arrest or kill Schmith. He fought for hours against an overwhelming force of enemy troops killing 11 and wounded scores of other before the …
I first got serious about prepping in 2006, when I realized the U.S. Dollar was on its way down. I had a young son at home, and I wanted to make sure he would be safe if civil unrest occurred. I built a home on some acreage in the country in 2007 and started getting setup to be self-sufficient. I believed 2008 was going to be a bad year, and I wanted to be ready. I installed a wood stove in my home and purchased a hand pump for my well. When I moved my chickens out to the new …
The vast majority of readers voted in favor leaving SurvivalBlog the way its is–predominantly text, for minimum bandwidth. I did learn that man readers would like more links to off-site graphics and videos. I also learned that I need to warn folks when a link is to a video, so that their mobile devices aren’t overwhelmed or “blow their budget” on bandwidth . So henceforth I will try to include the word “video” in those text links,
Dear JWR, Last spring, with the ammo shortage clearing the shelves everywhere, I found myself in a position to expand my collection. I decided on a Ruger .44 Magnum Super Blackhawk, with the 7" barrel. Legal for whitetail in my state, you see. Having neglected to actually check the retail supply, I assumed that the shortage would be primarily the military calibers (9mm Para, .45 ACP, 5.56mm NATO, .308, and 7.62x39mm) with the civilian calibers being readily available. Experienced wheelgunners are already laughing. Took me a month to track down 100 rounds of basic .44 Magnum. Eventually, diligent checking at …
Andre D. forwarded this Reuters article link: Insight: Europe faces moment of truth on banks, with flawed defenses Mike Rowe on the Hidden Cost of Compliance (A hat tip to H.L. for the link.) Items from The Economatrix: IT’S A SCANDAL: New Budget Agreement Doesn’t Contain Extended Benefits For The Unemployed New Wave Of US Mortgage Troubles Threaten Europe Repeating Japan’s Errors As Deflation Draws Closer
Ken W. suggested: Proper Field Dressing in Today’s CWD World o o o Frequent content contributor F.J. sent this from MIT Technology Review: How Remote Places Can Get Cellular Coverage by Doing It Themselves With Swedish telephone numbers and a tree-bound base station, a remote Indonesian village runs its own telecommunications company. o o o H.L. sent: Rhode Island town voting on recall after gun-permit row o o o Construction of secret hiding places. (Thanks to Pete S. for the link.) o o o Video: J. McC. mentioned a 1950s Special Forces training film (now on …
"One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching." – Gerard Way
Today marks the birthday of Simo Häyhä (born 1905, died April 1, 2002.) He was the world’s most successful sniper. Using an iron-sighted Mosin–Nagant in Finland’s Winter War, he had an astounding 505 confirmed sniper kills. — Today we present another entry for Round 50 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $9,400+ 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.) B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. …
The service has ended, we say goodbye to our friends, wait for everyone to leave then lock up the church. The drive home takes only a few minutes and when we arrive my wife and I take off and secure our weapons and conduct a debrief on any problems we encountered during the service. Not exactly the Norman Rockwell version of a day in church. I realize that the fact that someone would carry a weapon in church is appalling to many people. However, before you begin stereotyping Christians as right-wing radicals, ask yourself a few questions. When you were …
Mr. Rawles, Is there any way that I can avoid enrolling in Obamacare? (I believe that abortion is sinful and there’s no way I want to support it.) Thanks, – Debra L. JWR Replies: As currently enacted, the Affordable Care Act (commonly called “Obamacare)” contains a special exemption provision for members of healthcare sharing ministries. One of the best of these is called Medi-share. A similar plan–and even less expensive per month–is available from Samaritan Ministries.
Dear Editor: I live an in area that is considered to have excellent water, however with time and age the delivery system is having some issues. I am a great water drinker so this is an important matter to me personally, not withstanding any kind of a meltdown. A friend of mine recommended that I buy a Berkey brand water filter. So I researched and of course found that they are not cheap. Being one that does so much with alternative purchases such as yard, estate type sales I almost choked when I heard the price. I contacted LPC Survival …
Gary Marbut (one of the originators of the now famous “Made in Montana” guns law) has proposed novel legislation: The Constitutional Settlements Commission of the States o o o R.B.S. sent: Lt. Gov: In rural Idaho, quite a lot of hostility. o o o A larger American Redoubt? PPP Poll: Colorado Getting Redder . (A hat tip to to H.L. for the link.) o o o He never even really had to apply or interview… Harsin agrees to five year $6.5 million contract with Boise State. (So…. Does the extra advertising and scholarship revenue of a “winning” …
Reader Tom H. sent: Price of silver could double because of Apple Washington & Wall-Street: The Death of Money. (Thanks to both Gregg P. and to Jeff in Texas for the link.) C.D.V. sent this: Yet Another Massive Nail In The Dollar’s Coffin Items from The Economatrix: Richard Russell – US May Destroy The World Monetary System The One Topic No One Is Discussing Congressional Odd Couple Finally Strikes a Budget Deal