Brother, Can You Spare a Terabyte? I’m still searching for an offshore server where we can house a mirror site for SurvivalBlog. The plan is that it will be automatically updated daily, fully mirroring the blog. Our current dedicated server in Utah (with the fine folks at NetFronts) works great. It is currently humming along nicely with 99%+ up-time, processing about two terabytes of SurvivalBlog bandwidth monthly. NetFronts has exceptional customer service and I have no plans to change my relationship with them. I anticipate that a SurvivalBlog mirror site will use just a fraction of the bandwidth of that used on our primary server. The goal here is to have redundancy in case the blog site is maliciously hacked, or it is shut down by a misguided bureaucrat who can’t understand the First Amendment. Ideally, the mirror server would be located in a stable country that does not have close ties to the U.S. government. Perhaps in Finland, Switzerland, Sealand, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Thailand, an island nation in the Pacific, or a nation in the southern tier of South American countries. Please let me know of you know of a company with server space that is available inexpensively. BTW, I am not presently looking for a mirror site in the U.S. or Canada. (My thanks to the several readers that have offered.) It is a question of priorities: I need to get the offshore mirror set up first.
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Today we present another three entries for Round 33 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The prizes for this round include:
First Prize: A.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and B.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees, in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $392 value.) C.) A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $275 value), D.) A 250 round case of 12 Gauge Hornady TAP FPD 2-3/4″ OO buckshot ammo, courtesy of Sunflower Ammo (a $240 value), and E.) An M17 medical kit from JRH Enterprises (a $179.95 value).
Second Prize: A.) A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol. It is a $439 value courtesy of Next Level Training. B.) A “grab bag” of preparedness gear and books from Jim’s Amazing Secret Bunker of Redundant Redundancy (JASBORR) with a retail value of at least $300, C.) A $250 gift card from Emergency Essentials, and D.) two cases of Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com (a $180 value).
Third Prize: A.) A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21. (This filter system is a $275 value.) , and B.) Expanded sets of both washable feminine pads and liners, donated by Naturally Cozy. This is a $185 retail value.
Round 33 ends on March 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that articles that relate practical “how to” skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.