Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Great news for California residents! Some Berkey water filter products can once again be shipped to California.    o o o I heard from one of the Bulgarian consultants to the translators of my books that the Bulgarian edition of Patriots and the Bulgarian edition of How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It are now available online. For the latter book, there have been 12 foreign publishing contracts to produce editions in 11 languages. The German, French and Spanish editions are also already in print, and I expect the Russian, Portuguese, and Korean editions to …

Dogs That Are Not Trendy    o o o New York’s supernanny mayor Bloomberg spends millions to create a nationwide influence. (Thanks to Sean B. for the link.)    o o o So much for due process: Actually, the Newest Version of NDAA Makes it Easier to Detain Citizens Indefinitely    o o o A handy chart shows which foods to grow or store for vitamin nutrition value. (Thanks to H.A. for the link.)    o o o Oakland Crime Rate Soaring As City Loses Officers

Jamie W. was the first of several readers to mention this, from Nanny State Massachusetts: City: Give Us Your Guns, Get A Free Flu Shot – And A Wegman’s Gift Card. You have to love this logic: Sara Schastok, president and CEO of the Evanston Community Foundation says, “Of course, no one is under the illusion that people who intend harm as a way of life are necessarily going to turn in their guns.” JWR’s Comment: Perhaps the gun grabbers’ real intent would be more obvious if they also included the phrase: “Also get a free bowl of pottage!”.    …

Here is an article that quotes your editor: Secession Theology Runs Deep in American Religious, Political History    o o o Fast and Furious fallout: Jeff Knox provides an update on the Reese family’s travail.    o o o Reader F.J. liked this Life Hacker piece: Use 2-Liter Soda Bottles Instead of Sandbags for Winter Driving. JWR Adds a Proviso: Make sure that you stow those bottles low and behind a seat. Otherwise they will become head-smashing projectiles if you ever get in a wreck.    o o o Gregory R. suggested this Weather Channel video of the post-Hurricane Sandy …

Reader Bill W. pointed me to some surprising poll numbers, over at Zero Hedge: Ready For The Apocalypse? I amazed to read that 8% of respondents said that that they’ve built a fallout shelter of safe room. (Perhaps some of that was just “I have a basement, so that counts”- wishful thinking    o o o Dave Canterbury shows how to make your Wrist Rocket shoot arrows. (Thanks to Curtis R. for the link.)    o o o B.B. sent us word of some hard times down in San Berdoo: City Attorney Tells San Bernardino Residents To ‘Lock Their Doors,’ …

Freeze Dry Guy just started a two-week 25% off sale of Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans. This sale offer includes free shipping to CONUS!    o o o J.B.G. sent this headline from England: ‘Which genius charged this man?’ Judge questions case against besieged homeowner who took a knife to protect himself from yobs    o o o Tom U. found us this video: Drill Your Own Water Well, Part 1    o o o Emergency Management.com recently posted an editorial entitled Doomsday Preppers are Socially Selfish. In response, David Nash of Shepherd School wrote a laudable …

Joe K. recommended a piece in an Outdoor Life blog: Survival Skills: How To Make A Torch    o o o Rob L. pointed me to a video demonstration of a new sniper scope technology: TrackingPoint Demonstration.    o o o Regional update: Sudan, Iran, and Gaza    o o o November 30th is the Last Day of Safecastle’s Mountain House sale, with discounted prices on select canned favorites. Also, From November 26 to December 2, during Week 14 of our ongoing “Repel the Chaos” incentive program, Safecastle Buyers Club members who make any purchase of at least $600 in their …

James C. sent: How To Use Mason Jars With a Blender    o o o Miller: Crimes of gun-grabbing mayors    o o o Reader V.L. suggested this: How to Use a Flashlight in a Tactical Situation    o o o Kevin S. liked this piece by one of my heroes, Dr. Walter Williams, wherein he explains the myth of “price gouging”: Disaster Ignorance (But of course it is important to be charitable in the midst of disasters.

SGT just posted this video: The Madness of a Lost Society 3. (It includes a few sound bites from JWR.) F.G. sent this by William Baldwin of Forbes: Do You Live In A “Death Spiral” State? Items from The Economatrix: Good-bye Petrodollar, Hello Agri-Dollar? Outline On Collapse End Game China Launching Gold-Backed Global Currency

“Sell your garment, and buy one”: Churches offer concealed weapons training. (Thanks to Stephen M. for the link.)    o o o Steve H. mentioned a portable high volume water filter, using a 12 VDC pump.    o o o Five Different Shelf Life Studies: Two on Canned Food and Three on Dry Food    o o o From loyal contributor R.B.S.: U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies    o o o R.B.S. also spotted this tutorial: Waxing Cheese for Storage

10 Freest States For Homeschooling    o o o An interesting recently-released e-book about electromagnetic pulse (EMP): The Pulse of Allah. And with no affiliation, there is also a new EMP Blog.    o o o Dr. Gary North: Ken Burns’ The Dust Bowl: Blowing Sand in Our Eyes    o o o C.D.V. sent: Houston Police Department: Victim shoots robber to death    o o o Six Places It Pays to Relocate To

I just heard about a new online marriage courtship service for Reformed Christians: Sovereign Grace Singles. They have a special “Group” page for preppers! It is refreshing to find a conservative online service with a backbone. (Unlike the many mainstream dating sites out there with that seem to feel obliged to have a rainbow of categories like: “Men Seeking Women/Men Seeking Men/Men Seeking Goats, et cetera.) It is nice to see that Sovereign Grace Singles even has a doctrinal statement.    o o o R.C. suggested this at Instructables: The best Rain Barrel for less than $15, and where to …

Eric B. sent: Photos: The safety cavern under Apollo launch pads    o o o Loyal contributor K.A.F. sent: The drive for grass-fed beef    o o o Reader R.B.S. mentioned this clever American-made invention: The Spiral-Eye Needle    o o o $300,000 In Gold Dust Found In Sacramento Home During HVAC Installation    o o o U.S. food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies

At least a dozen readers have recommended Dana Richardson’s documentary film Back To Eden. This film runs one hour and 43 minutes and is available free, online. It is important to note that the wood mulching method advocated in the film requires caution. It is fine for use as top much cover, but do not mix in any wood-based mulch with your soil until it has aged for at least three years. (Wood mulches bind nitrogen, until the cellulose breaks down.)    o o o J. McC. sent a tale of a Deer Delinquent in East Texas. (Assault, vandalism, stealing …

No great surprise: Defense Security Service – Succession Petition Signors – Security Clearance Impact. Note that: “This issue is under review.” (Thanks to F.T. for the link.)    o o o Ratmageddon: 180 Million Rats Face 22 Tons of Poison on Galapagos    o o o Reader Rick H. sent a reminder that the 505-page 15th Anniversary Edition of the AVOW Preparedness Manual is now available for free download.    o o o Reader Kevin S. mentioned Aircraft Spruce–a company familiar to most private plane owners and FBOs, but of interest to preppers. They even sell carbon fiber material.    …