Some great stuff from our blogosphere friend Patrice Lewis: Going Country: Moving Rural for Self-Reliance
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James C. suggested this instructional video: Five gallon bucket camp sink.
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Reader F.G. sent us another case of form over function: In Reversal, Army Bans High-Performance Rifle Mags. This is the typical boot-polishing “dress-right-dress” garrison mentality. The next thing you know, they’ll ban soldiers buying their own ACOG scopes or supplemental body armor. Talk about institutionalized stupidity! What a far cry from the Vietnam War, where carrying a personally-owned .38 Special or .357 Magnum revolver was not uncommon. (Although not officially sanctioned.)
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Brandon Smith: Low-Tech Solutions To High-Tech Tyranny
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Countering the U.N. gun grab: HR 5846 – The Second Amendment Sovereignty Act. SurvivalBlog readers in the U.S. are encouraged to contact their congresscritters to insist that they co-sponsor this legislation. (Thanks to Pierre M. for the alert.)