Category: Note

February 23rd is the birthday of Captain Isaac Davis (February 23, 1745 – April 19, 1775), a militia officer and gunsmith who commanded a Minute Company in Acton, Massachusetts, during the Battle of Concord. — Today we present another two entries for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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. (Excluding those restricted for …

The next day of synchronized Day Of Resistance rallies is scheduled for February 23rd. — Today we present two more entries for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried …

This is the birthday of Group Captain Douglas Bader (born 1910, died 5 September 1982). Bader was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter ace during the Second World War. He lost his legs in a pre-war flying accident, but that didn’t stop him from re-entering the RAF when war broke out. He was credited with 20 aerial victories, four shared victories, six probables, one shared probable and 11 enemy aircraft damaged. Bader was eventually shot down and became a POW in Germany. Since the Luftwaffe ran its own POW camps, he became a celebrity with his captors. The Germans would …

Camping Survival has begun their semi-annual sale on Mountain House foods. They are offering 25% off #10 cans and kits, and 15% off all pouches. Order soon! — Today we present another entry for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses …

Another legislative alert: This time is is Maryland that is trying to clone the Madame Feinstein’s gun and magazine ban. Citizens of Maryland are urged to contact their state legislators both vociferously and frequently. — Today we present another entry for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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. (Excluding those restricted for military …

The 25% to 35% off sale for Mountain House canned long term storage foods at Ready Made Resources with free shipping and bonuses ends at midnight tonight (Monday February 18, 2013.) Be sure to place your order before this sale ends! — Coloradoans: Contact your State Senators! I’m sure you’ve heard the news: Colorado lawmakers move forward on new gun-control measures. (They attempted to toss a Bill of Attainder bone to MagPul, but to their credit, MagPul’s managers have said that if the bill is signed unto law that they are still moving out of State–most likely Montana or Wyoming. …

Today we present another entry for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 …

The 25% to 35% off sale for Mountain House canned long term storage foods at Ready Made Resources will end at midnight on Monday February 18th. Be sure to place your order before this sale ends! — Today we present another entry for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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. (Excluding those restricted …

The 25% to 35% off sales for Mountain House canned long term storage foods with free shipping and bonuses will end tonight (Friday, February 15, 2013) at Safecastle and on February 18th at Ready Made Resources. Be sure to place your order before these sales end! — Today we present another entry for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The 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 …

February 14th is the birthday of Medal of Honor recipient Jack Lucas (born 1928, died June 5, 2008). During the Iwo Jima campaign this 17 year-old won the Medal of Honor “for unhesitatingly hurling himself over his comrades upon one grenade and for pulling another one under himself. One of the grenades exploded, and Lucas absorbed the entire blasting force of it with his own body.” PFC Lucas was the youngest Marine ever to receive the Medal of Honor. (He was just just 13 when he forged his mother’s signature, to enlist.) — Now a bit long in the tooth …

The big 25% to 35% off sales for Mountain House canned long term storage foods with free shipping and further bonuses are continuing at both Ready Made Resources and Safecastle. (Both companies are long-time SurvivalBlog advertisers and highly recommended. The overlap in their sales was a coincidence.) Be sure to place your order before these sales end! — Today is the birthday of two notable men: Robert Charles “R.C.” Sproul (born 1939), a well-respected American Calvinist theologian and, General Chuck Yeager (born, 1923), the first man to break the sound barrier. — Today we present another entry for Round 45 …

I’m pleased to report than more than 10,000 copies of the First Revised Edition of Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse have been sold since its release on November 26, 2012. This is the first time that the book has been printed with a cloth (hardback) binding. I updated the book slightly to remove some temporal incongruities that had built up in the course of previous editions, and added a new introduction. As with the later paperback editions, it includes a glossary and index. — Today we present another two entries for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog …

Today is the birthday of the late Burt Blumert (born February 11, 1929 in New York City, died March 30, 2009.) He once owned Camino Coin Company. (Coincidentally, so did former congressman Dr. Ron Paul from 1984 to 1996.) I was a Camino customer before the turn of the century. I can remember Burt personally helping me dolly out my first purchase of 100-ounce Engelhard bars. That was back when they cost just $580 each. Those were the days. (The same bars now sell for more than $3,200 each.) — Today’s first feature article is by our Back Country Editor, …

For my readers in the northeast: I hope that you were ready for the big winter storm, which is dumping record snowfall. Please help your neighbors who didn’t plan ahead. — February 10th is the birthday of Zvi “Zvika” Greengold (born 1952), a Centurion tank commander who was one of Israel’s most notable heroes of the Yom Kippur War. He was awarded Israel’s highest decoration, the Medal of Valor. — Today we present another entry for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First Prize: A.) Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good …

Today is the birthday of Major George Nonte (Born 1926, died June 30, 1978.) He was a prolific gun writer. I had the privilege of attending ROTC Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky in the same Company with his daughter Yvette, in 1981. Some of the stories that she told me about her late father were amazing. He was quite a guy. Yvette Nonte went on to a distinguished career in Army Intelligence, retiring as a Colonel. — Today we present another two entries for Round 45 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include: First …