Odds ‘n Sods:

I’m often asked how people can discreetly find fellow preppers in their region. My long-standing advice is posted in my static page: Finding Like-Minded People in Your Area. But now I’m adding this new venue recommendation: Chris Martenson’s Resilient Life Groups Page.

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Dave T. sent this: New York’s Used Police Shells, Reloaded for Sale. The “I’m so offended” tone used by these Big City statist scribes is hilarious.

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DHS Requests Plastic Explosives Then Hides Evidence. Perhaps the DHS officials saw the references to Detasheet explosives in my novel Patriots and thought that they sounded like something cool to train with…

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KAF sent a link to some useful info, presented by Nick over at the Sustainable Preparedness blog: Hot water for free–from the wood cook stove! [JWR Adds: Don’t omit the pressure relief valve from your design!]

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Is not joining Facebook a sign you’re a psychopath? Some employers and psychologists say staying away from social media is ‘suspicious’. (Thanks to O.Q. for the link.)