Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Joseph L. sent a news item to file under “Emerging Threats”: Police impersonators carry out string of robberies: Crimes involve robbers posing as plainclothes officers, immigration agents.    o o o Camping Survival (one of our loyal advertisers) has just announced a great new product. It is a combination flashlight, electric firestarter, magnetic tool, and wound cauterizer (The latter by qualified medical personal only.) Since these are just past the prototype stage, the price tag is fairly high.    o o o SurvivalBlog readers in Norway will find this of interest: A paramedic in Norway, offers advanced emergency medical training …

The Greatest Truth Never Told #12. The Great Depression Is The Best Case    o o o Motorcycle Powered by Sewage. (Thanks to KAF for the link.)    o o o Spitfire redux: The WWII guns firing after 70 years buried in peat. (Thanks to Hope for the link.)    o o o Reader L.M.W. recommended a recent Day By Day cartoon strip on the Gunwalker scandal.    o o o Ron W. sent us this: Police raid Heckler & Koch in bribery probe

My buddy Pete in Switzerland mentioned a new marketing angle for oral rehydration solutions: Warrior Wound Care.    o o o Clearly, it is not safe to live near the Mexican border! SWAT teams dispatched as gun battle unfolds near Escobares.    o o o Kevin S. sent this: The Darknet Project: netroots activists dream of global mesh network    o o o The left-of center Mother Jones magazine recently posted this: Map: The Nuclear Bombs in Your Backyard. This map helps to confirm that the portions of The American Redoubt that are upwind (West) of Montana’s missile fields are …

I was recently chided by a fellow blogger, for encouraging people to relocate to a lightly-populated region in the western United States. He mischaracterized my retreat locale recommendations by referring to me as “…some novelist living in Idaho who has completely discounted every state east of the Mississippi as unfit for survival.”  For the record, I have never called the eastern states “unfit for survival”, but I have concluded that one’s statistical chances of surviving a grid-down collapse will be better in regions where the population density is low. I did not include any eastern states in my rankings of …

Jeff M. sent us the link to this article with a nifty accompanying video about re-purposed missile silos: Condo at the End of the World.    o o o I heard that Freeze Dry Guy has acquired the entire U. S. Government contract overrun of Long Range Patrol / Cold Weather Ration entrees for 2011. Don’t miss out on this extraordinary deal!    o o o Brad S. suggested this great video: Unconventional Warfare Strategies – Negotiation Skills 101    o o o J.B.G. sent this: Thieves leave deputies riding on the rims    o o o The mainstreaming of …

F.J. suggested this piece at LifeHacker: Build a Mini-Metal Lathe from Broken Power Tools    o o o Here is a review in The New American magazine: James Wesley Rawles’ New Book: “Survivors”    o o o F.J.R. spotted this over at Instructables: Easy Dual Fuel Furnace Burner    o o o I heard that Ready Made Resources now offers a Home Blood Typing Kit, with free shipping. This kit shows both O, A, B, AB and + or – RH. If any members of your family haven’t become blood donors and thus determined their blood type, then it is …

Ttabs has done it again with another great ultralight low-altitude flying video, over the north end of the Palouse Hills region, in eastern Washington. Be sure to watch all of it. He jumps a band of mule deer, near the end.    o o o Dr. Bob recently wrote and posted a detailed series of article on vitamins. (Dr. Bob is is one of the few consulting physicians in the U.S. who dispenses antibiotics for disaster preparedness as part of his normal scope of practice. His web site is: SurvivingHealthy.com.)    o o o The Ryans over at Total Survivalist …

Imbedded-For-Life journalist Michael Yon had some great comments on lights and night vision gear. (BTW, if there was ever a journalist worthy of contributions, it is Michael Yon. He does take PayPal donations. Michael is one of my heroes.)    o o o For anyone considering a retreat in northern Michigan, I just heard about Houseworth Realty, in Alanson, Michigan. Doug Houseworth is a realtor that understands the special requirements of retreat properties.    o o o Finally, after two+ years in limbo: ‘Red Dawn‘ remake to come out next year from FilmDistrict. It looks like it will be released …

G.R. in Texas was the first of several readers to mention this product from Australia: Dentist In A Box    o o o Not so fast–we’re furious. Fast and Furious: NRA to Launch National Campaign Calling For Holder’s Resignation    o o o K.A.F. sent this from The Washington Times: Feds concerned about hackers opening prison doors    o o o F.G. sent this: New book details starvation during the siege of Leningrad    o o o Tempers flare over six days of Connecticut power outages. (Thanks to J.B.G. for the link.)

G.G. flagged this: Five days later 435,000 still remain without power in Connecticut    o o o When seconds count, the police are only 30 minutes away (in downtown Detroit):  DDOT Drivers Refuse To Work: ‘They’re Scared For Their Lives’. Thanks to Todd G. for the link.    o o o Just a few preps would have meant the difference between life and death: Couple Found Dead Two Hours Before Power Restored. (Thanks to C.Z. for the link.)    o o o Largest Sunspot in Years Observed on the Sun. (Thanks to Bret S. for the link.) And speaking of …

Reader Thomas S. sent the link to this fascinating piece: The 20 Cheapest Zip Codes In America.    o o o I usually file public statements by Dianne Feinstein under Vapid Transit, but this one must go under Hegelian Dialectic: Feinstein Uses ‘Fast and Furious’ to Make Case for National Gun Registration. (First, the Federal government creates a problem, then they re-assign blame, for their ultimate goal–bigger government.) And BTW, the “94,000 guns” figure is both specious and laughable. They ran traces only on the guns that they thought might have come from the U.S. There were hardly any traces …

p>By way of Tam’s blog: World population hits 7 billion. Overpopulation always leads to war over scarce resources.    o o o Gee, how many rights does this violate, all at once? Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of association, … FCC cracks down on religious broadcasters: If a church broadcasts the word of God on TV without closed captions, it risks incurring the wrath of the FCC    o o o Ian R. sent a news headline that came in the wake of some east coast power failures: Long Lines Form for Gas. Ian’s comment: “The Golden Horde …

Lee M. sent this article datelined Spartanburg, S.C.: Sheriff: Time For Citizens To Arm Themselves; Sheriff Chuck Wright Doesn’t Hold Back    o o o SDG spotted this: DHS completes Multi-Band Radio testing    o o o Survival Mom very kindly spilled a lot of ink pixels, posting links to my recent radio interview with Peter Schiff.    o o o “Boosters” sent this piece that has been overlooked by the mainstream media: Muslims Stone Catholic Festival-Goers in France.    o o o Over at TechPlus: How to create disposable mail address

F.G. sent this article from California that underscores a deep division in all of American society: Steven Greenhut: Rural rebellion brewing    o o o SurvivalBlog reader TTabs has produced another one of his great ultralight “trike flying” videos. This one shows a flight over ponds, rivers, and lakes in Eastern Washington. Not only is this scenic, but consider it some scouting for potential retreat locales. (Eastern Washington is part of the American Redoubt region. And BTW, one advantage of Washington state is that there is no personal income tax.) If you haven’t yet seen it, be sure to watch …

A profile news story from Toronto, Canada: Survivalists fear currency crash.    o o o Gun turn-in pits Ceasefire against collectors with cash. (Thanks to F.G. for the link.)    o o o B.B. sent this: When Government Knows No Limitation: New DOJ Rules Allow More Intrusive Searches. If you don’t already own a medium-level security (Level 3 or better) paper shredder then you are way behind the power curve.    o o o Two Million Without Power: Heavy Autumn Snowstorm Barrels Across Northeast    o o o Ian R. sent this: 2011’s Incredible Weather Extremes. Ian notes: “If you …