The often-cited “Selco” forum posts with first-hand accounts of surviving the war in Bosnia have been gathered and edited by the Editor of TacticalIntelligence.net: SHTF Survival Q&A: A First-Hand Account of Long-Term SHTF Survival.
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“The Old 16R” sent stumbled across a fascinating account while doing some research on food storage. He summarizes: “From what I can tell from the somewhat garbled [automated] translation, it seems that a chunk of old masonry fell from the second floor of a building on the grounds of a hospital in Germany. When the blocks fell they revealed an attic storage room that had been sealed up for decades. The room had apparently been used to store field mess supplies during the US occupation of Germany, shortly after WWII. Some of the cans look to be in bad shape, but others are surprisingly clean.”
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The makers of the Flashlantern are offering readers of SurvivalBlog FlashLanterns with a compatible Dorcy LED flashlight for $69.95, just until Christmas. It is noteworthy that although the Dorcy flashlights are made in China, the FlashLantern is precision made in the USA. We have tested these here at the ranch and they work quite well, throwing a very useful ring of light. The FlashLantern is incredibly sturdy.
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J.B.G. sent this: Norway butter shortage threatens Christmas treats
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Ready Made Resources has announced several bonus offers that run through December 31st, 2011: On any Mountain House order over $2,500, they are giving away your choice of a Goal Zero 30 Watt solar panel or a Big Berkey water filter. On Mountain House orders over $1,000, they are are giving away a Katadyn Combi water filter. And on Mountain House orders over $500, they are giving away a free Ultimate Survival Tool Kit.