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 some suggested Hanukkah and Christmas gifts for preppers. See the Gear section. Books: American Entrepreneur: How 400 Years of Risk-Takers, Innovators, and Business Visionaries Built the U.S.A. o  o  o Killing the SS: The Hunt for the Worst War Criminals in History (Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Series) o  o  o A History of America in 100 Maps   Movies: I’ve already mentioned this great documentary a couple of times before in SurvivalBlog: Alone in the Wilderness. It is …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on illumination items (See the Gear section.) Books: Churchill: Walking with Destiny o  o  o Instant Pot Pressure Cooker Cookbook: 500 Everyday Recipes for Beginners and Advanced Users o  o  o Planning to celebrate Hanukkah?  Then learn the real reason for the season:  Maccabee   Movies: The Man Who Would Be King.  From Roger Ebert’s 1975 review:  “John Huston’s “The Man Who Would Be King” is swashbuckling adventure, pure and simple, from the hand of a master. It’s …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on URGI rifles. (See both the Instructional Videos section and the Gear section.) Books: Gunsmithing the AR-15, The Bench Manual o  o  o Gunsmithing (Stackpole Classic Gun Books).  A reprint of the classic Roy Dunlap book.     Instructional Videos (URGI Rifles): This new video by Garand Thumb is interesting: Geissele URGI: The New Army Special Forces Rifle. o  o  o Hickok45: How NOT To Carry a Colt Single Action Army  

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on Replacing Broken Tool Handles. (See the Instructional Videos section.) Books: Winter in the Wilderness: A Field Guide to Primitive Survival Skills o  o  o The Glorious Adventure: Through the Mediterranean in the Wake of Odysseus. Halliburton’s classic travel book. “‘The Glorious Adventure’ was Halliburton’s second book, and details how he set out to follow in the path of Ulysses, as described in the Odyssey. The resultant book does not have a dull page. It details how Halliburton roamed …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on DIY home projects. (See the Instructional Videos section.) Books: Wranglerstar’s book published last year deserves a second mention: Modern Homesteading: Rediscovering the American Dream. o  o  o Home Workshop Setup: The Complete Guide (Home Woodworker Series) o  o  o Practical Woodshop Projects: 24 No-Nonsense Projects to Improve Your Shop o  o  o The Home Blacksmith: Tools, Techniques, and 40 Practical Projects for the Blacksmith Hobbyist   Movies & Television: The 12th Man.  An amazing true story of a …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on buying an arm-braced Remington Tac-14 shotgun. (See the Gear section.) Books: Idaho for the Curious: A Guide o  o  o Never Cry Halibut: and Other Alaska Hunting and Fishing Tales o  o  o The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure   Movies & Television: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly o  o  o Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party. This fascinating Dinesh d’Souza documentary is available on DVD, or …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on some Electrical How-To videos. (See the Instructional Videos section.) Books: On Desperate Ground: The Marines at The Reservoir, the Korean War’s Greatest Battle o  o  o Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Note: I’ve mentioned this book in SurvivalBlog, but the subject matter and the quality of the writing both warrant another mention. o  o  o Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, by Tucker …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on Packs and Bags. (See the Gear section.) Books: The Modern Survival Manual: Surviving the Economic Collapse, by Fernando “FerFAL” Aguirre o  o  o Past Tense: A Jack Reacher Novel o  o  o Reader Ryan C. suggested this quite useful book: Engineering In The Ancient World,  by J. G. Landels. Ryan noted: “It is quite an interesting read. It has basic explanations of the [ancient] machines, and a few diagrams as well.”  Sometimes, Old Technology is Appropriate Technology! …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on kitchen grinders. (See the Gear section.) Books: The Winter Survival Handbook: 157 Winter Tips and Tricks (Outdoor Life) o  o  o Ship of Fools: How a Selfish Ruling Class Is Bringing America to the Brink of Revolution, by Tucker Carlson o  o  o Gut It. Cut It. Cook It.: The Deer Hunter’s Guide to Processing o  o  o The High Security Shelter – How to Implement a Muti-Purpose Safe Room in the Home, 5th Edition, by Joel …

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 Man in The High Castle. (See the Movies, Television & Music section.) Books: Organized Enough: The Anti-Perfectionist’s Guide to Getting–and Staying–Organized o  o  o Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win (New Edition) o  o  o The Complete Ketogenic Diet for Beginners: Your Essential Guide to Living the Keto Lifestyle  

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on Tool Organization. (See the Gear section.)  But, first a much more pressing concern:   Communications Gear  — Import Banned!: Back in August, I warned SurvivalBlog readers about an upcoming FCC rules change.  Well, the ban did indeed arrive, on Monday. As of September 24th, 2018, the FCC banned the importation of some quite capable dual band models of inexpensive Baofeng ham radio handie-talkies:      FCC Enforcement Advisory No. 2018-03 Because of this new FCC “enforcement advisory” ban, …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on Ammunition Storage. (See the Gear section.) Books: Fall and Winter Gardening: 25 Organic Vegetables to Plant and Grow for Late Season Food o  o  o Recommended by reader A.D.: The Complete Yacht Security Handbook: For skippers and crew o  o  o Recommended by reader “Captain Nemo”: Bardin & Marsee Waterproof Bible – KJV   Movies & Television: 1984. This is the 1986 remake of the classic George Orwell story, starring John Hurt. It is “…set in a …

Here are JWR’s Recommendations of the Week for various media and tools of interest to SurvivalBlog readers. This week the focus is on versatile tools. (See the Gear section.) Books:Holy Bible: KJV Giant Print Thumb Index Edition: Brown (King James Bible) o  o  o 2019 Official Red Book of United States Coins – Spiral Bound o  o  o Hank Reinhardt’s Book of Knives: A Practical and Illustrated Guide to Knife Fighting. JWR’s Proviso:  Be forewarned that this book is not for the squeamish!   Movies & Television: The Survivors (1983). “Robin Williams and Walter Matthau star as two unemployed men …