Category: Odds ‘n Sods

Marjory of BackyardFoodProduction.com is co-hosting a “Sustainable Living Meetup” in southeastern Idaho on Thursday March 18th. This is a chance for preppers to to meet, network, and share resources. (If you attend any event of this nature, of course all the usual OPSEC provisos apply. For example, I wouldn’t recommend mentioning your surname to strangers.) The meeting will be held at the Aurasoma Conference Center in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, starting at 6:30 pm. Marjory says: “Bring a potluck item that you have grown, or just like to eat.” For further details, contact Marjory through her web site.    o …

Mark P. spotted this: For Pennies, a Disposable Toilet That Could Help Grow Crops.    o o o There are now just a few days left in the Ready Made Resources 25% off sale on Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans. They are offering free shipping on full case lots. These foods are delicious, compact, and have a 30 year shelf life. Order soon!    o o o Two news items about Nanny State Britannia: Countryside ban for children because mums cannot read maps and hate mud, and Britain May Force Owners to Microchip Dogs to Curb ‘Weapon’ …

Jorge sent us this: Detroit City land turned into farmland.    o o o Flavio sent this linkio from a television news show in May, 2008: Farmer Saves $70 a Day by Trading Tractor for Mule Power    o o o SurvivalBlog’s Editor At Large Michael Z. Williamson sent us a link to a great resource of small-scale aquaponics: Faith and Sustainable Technologies (F.A.S.T.).    o o o More videotaped fun at the range with Mongo and Jeff: Thermal imager views of machineguns and tracers.

Reader Rod B. wrote to mention that Popular Science magazine has greatly expanded their free archives to include the entire 137 year collection!    o o o Just in case there’s wholesale panic on the scale depicted in the movie Miracle Mile, reader H.N. in San Diego suggested researching maps of your city’s storm drain system. For example, he mentioned that he found this map of San Diego’s storm drain system, with just a quick web search. (Of course all the usual safety provisos apply.)    o o o Tamara over at the View From the Porch blog mentioned that …

Ready Made Resources is running a semi-annual 25% off sale on Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans. They are now offering free shipping on mixed case lots, as long as you order in increments of full cases! These foods are delicious, compact, and have a 30 year shelf life. There is now just 7 days left for the sale, so order soon!    o o o Attention Coast to Coast AM radio fans: I will be interviewed by George Noory on Thursday night (March 11th) at 10 p.m., Pacific Time. This interview will be about my book “How …

Art suggested this piece by an economist: Stocking up on meds and ammo, NOW!    o o o Norman in England mentioned that he had found 680 tree fact sheets available from University of Florida Environmental Horticulture Department.    o o o Ready Made Resources has expanded their 25% off sale on Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans. They are now offering free shipping on mixed case lots, as long as you order increments of full cases! There’s just one week left for the sale, so order soon! James K. sent a link to a humorous little video …

Mike T. sent this: Drug gangs taking over US public lands    o o o Wyoming House Passes Firearms Freedom Act. (Thanks to George S. for the link.) I suspect that this will be signed into law, following suit with Montana and Tennessee.    o o o I found an interesting article linked at The Drudge Report by South Carolina Republican Senator Jim DeMint: White House land grab    o o o Zac in Kentucky mentioned a congressional candidate from Missouri that is seeking donations of $5.56 apiece.

“Luddite Jean” thought that a nuclear bunker listed on eBay.uk might be of interest to British readers of SurvivalBlog. Jean’s comments: “It’s a bit small, but in the UK, there is no restriction or planning permission needed for underground buildings.”    o o o Louisiana police envision TEOTWAWKI in their cities: Bossier sheriff launches ‘Operation Exodus’. Thanks to “B9” for the link.    o o o From Cheryl: US Gun Owners Buy 14+ Million Guns in 2009–More than 21 of the World’s Standing Armies    o o o Marko marked this one for us: Quake mission casts the [Chilean] army …

I was doing some research on behalf of reader Dan K. about temperature stability for medications that are buried in waterproof containers, and I came across this useful map, which is probably already familiar to many gardeners.    o o o Ready Made Resources is running a semi-annual 25% off sale on Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans. They are offering free shipping on full case lots. These foods are delicious, compact, and have a 30 year shelf life. There is now just 10 days left for the sale, so order soon!    o o o Courtesy of …

Reader “Straycat” says: Don’t count on 911, and don’t be one of the Sheeple: Man Dies During Storm When 911 Calls Go Unheeded    o o o Devon yachtsman jailed for ‘piracy protection’ shotgun. (Thanks to Dane S. for the link.)    o o o Reader Steve K. found this: Backpack Hydroelectric Plant Gives You 500 Watts on the Move    o o o Bob G. sent this humorous short video clip of BHO addressing a US Navy audience. (BTW, more often that not, Navy “Corpsmen” end up with a surviving patient, rather than a corpse. So they get my …

Garnet sent this one: Gun fans cheer Starbucks’ policy    o o o In case you missed it in the theater, the DVD of Roland Emmerich’s 2012 mega-disaster movie is scheduled to be released today.    o o o Ready Made Resources has launched a semi-annual 25% off sale on Mountain House freeze dried foods in #10 cans. They are offering free shipping on full case lots. These foods are delicious, compact, and have a 30 year shelf life. There is now less than two weeks left for the sale, so order soon!    o o o Teresa F. sent …

NPR reports: Solar Storms Could Be Earth’s Next Katrina. (Kudos for R.T.K. for sending the link.)    o o o The folks at Medical Corps are holding another one of their excellent three-day Combat/Field Medicine School courses, April 30th through May 2nd. The class will be held near Caldwell, Ohio at the Ohio State University Extension building. Contact: Chuck Fenwick at 740-783-8009 for details.    o o o Former New Orleans Detective Pleads Guilty in Katrina Shooting Cover-up. That investigation is just scratching the surface. I’m not sure if all of the bodies that were buried after Hurricane Katrina were …

Matt B. notes that the residents of Hawaii (reacting to the recent tsunami warning, following the Chilean earthquakes) seem to have ignored the Boy Scout’s Motto…..it just goes to show how out of the blue emergent circumstances can catch all of us who ignore preparations unaware. Imagine your family at home and you ‘waiting in line at the super market’ because you were not prepped for the most likely event to disrupt civility. Reader M.M. echoed Matt’s sentiment: “Even if this is a big nothing for the state of Hawaii, it should be a wake up call to everyone. Get …

Mike C. liked an article comparing ammunition with other barter items. The authors list and rankings are interesting.    o o o I noticed that there are some great links to information on gun caching and long term storage, over at MouseGuns.com.    o o o I’ve been pleased to see that GunPal–the pro-gun alternative to the PayPal online payment service, is expanding rapidly. You can now buy thousands of items with the GunBroker.com auction service, where payments are accepted via GunPal. As background, I must mention that for nearly a decade, PayPal (owned by eBay, and both headquartered in …

Steve W. wrote to mention that he’d found an interesting resource web site with links to appropriate technologies of all sorts: Practical Action.    o o o Courtesy of Kevin S.: Where have all the MANPADS gone? And here is a related article: Anti-Missile Jammers on Commercial Jets    o o o A trend to watch? Spokane Tax Assessor Wants Low Altitude High Resolution Photos of Private Property. A hat tip to Chad S. for the link.