Category: Recommendations

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers.  This week the focus is on the writings of Dr. Jason Fung, M.D.) Books: The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss, by Dr. Jason Fung. (Note: Dr. Fung’s fine book includes a practical plan for reversing Type 2 diabetes. Dr. Fung has also written an excellent book on fasting.) Ditch Medicine: Advanced Field Procedures For Emergencies 100 Deadly Skills: Survival Edition: The SEAL Operative’s Guide to Surviving in the Wild and Being Prepared for Any Disaster Forks Over Knives – The …

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week’s featured item is a futon.  (See the Gear section, near the end of this column.) Books: Astrophysics for People in a Hurry The Prepper’s Blueprint: The Step-By-Step Guide To Help You Through Any Disaster, by Tess Pennington

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week’s emphasis is on thermal imagers. Books: Mark Levin’s latest book is causing a stir: Rediscovering Americanism: And the Tyranny of Progressivism The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes – and Why A memorable Robert Heinlein sci-fi novel: Friday

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week’s emphasis is on the documentary film The Red Pill. Books: From The Shepherd’s Purse.  (One of the very best books on herbal medicine.) Movies (The Red Pill): The Red Pill.  A fascinating documentary by a liberal feminist who went through an anti-feminist epiphany during the filming.  Also available through Amazon Prime.  HJL had these comments on the film: “It is nearly two hours long, but it is time well spent. For those who are also not familiar with it, the documentary …

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week’s emphasis is on waterproof fleece clothing and propane. Books: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit The Case for Christ: A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus Movies: Rogue One: A Star Wars Movie Krav Maga Lesson Vol.1 – Defense on Jabs and Hooks

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media, tools, and gear of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week’s emphasis is on forest thinning. Books: The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed’s High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep Soil Scouting And Patrolling: Ground Reconnaissance Principles And Training Movies: Slum Dog Millionaire. JWR’s Comments: This movie is intense and has some crudity. But it shows just how cruel life is for India’s slum dwellers. Land of Mine. JWR’s Comments:  The events depicted, though fictionalized, are essentially true.  Until this film …

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week. This column is posted every Wednesday.  It covers various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers: Books: The Operator: Firing the Shots that Killed Osama bin Laden and My Years as a SEAL Team Warrior The Zookeeper’s Wife: A War Story Movies: Too Big To Fail (a 2011 Docudrama on the 2008 financial crisis, available through Amazon Prime) The Boy In The Striped Pajamas   Instructional Videos: Building a shed by yourself How to Field Strip and Clean Your AR-15 (Shooting USA)

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers: Books: The Collapse of Complex Societies America’s Financial Reckoning Day: How you can survive America’s monetary and political decline in the 21st Century Note:  This title is also available as a Kindle e-book.  (Everyone should own a Kindle Fire Tablet.) Movies: Unbranded. An amazing documentary about four new Texas A&M graduates who go on a grand adventure.  They adopt a string of 16 wild mustangs from the BLM,  green break them, and then immediately ride them from the Mexican border to the Canadian …

Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media, tools, and gear of interest to SurvivalBlog readers: Books: Trump’s War: His Battle for America, by Dr. Michael Savage Don’t Waste Your Life, by John Piper Movies: Wall-E The Dogs of War Instructional Videos: Van Tour: Sprinter Stealth Camper at the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous Danger! Chain Saw Safety – Training Video

This column appears every Wednesday. Here are JWR‘s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers:

Books:

Storey’s Guide to Raising Turkeys, 3rd Edition

Storey’s Guide to Growing Organic Vegetables & Herbs for Market: Site & Crop Selection, Planting, Care &  Harvesting

Movies:

The Pacific

Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage (2015).  A very informative documentary.

Note: This documentary is also now on Amazon Prime.

Instructional Videos:

Dutch Oven Cooking 2: Basic Meals (Courtesy of Texas Parks and Wildlife)

How To Build a Yurt

Podcasts:

The Sow Edible Podcast

The Prepared Homestead Podcast …

media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers:

Books:

The Mobile Internet Handbook

Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook: Living Beyond the Grid with Renewable Energy Technologies

Movies:

Gone with the Wind (Two Disc Edition)

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

(Note: Three of the Indiana Jones movies are now on Amazon Prime. Ditto for the entire Young Indiana Jones television series.)

Instructional Videos:

How to terminate large DC cables. (This video show a cable on an electric car project. But  what about making cables for your home DC power bank? The same methods apply. But be sure to match your cable gauge to the amperage.)

Understanding Series, Parallel, and Series-Parallel Battery Cabling

Books: Edible Forest Gardens Teaching The Trivium Movies: Silenced (2016) A great documentary on censorship, produced my Mike Cernovich. The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (Both of these movies are also available through Amazon Prime)