Odds ‘n Sods:

Carolina Readiness Supply is conducting their second Heritage Life Skills weekend May 17 – 19, 2013, in Waynesville, North Carolina. Classes being offered are: Canning Meat & Butter, Canning Fruits & Vegetables, Soap making, Candle making, Dehydrating, Land Navigation, Reloading, Tactical Radio Communications, Butchering, Quilting, Bread making, Cheese making, plus many morre. The guest speakers will be Dr. Dan Eichenbaum, speaking on the Second Ammendment — Dr. Arthur Bradley, author of Prepper’s Instruction Manual, and Disaster Preparedness for EMP attacks and Solar Flares — “Angry American”, author of Going Home — Dr. William Forstchen, author of One Second After.

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Michael Z. Williamson (SurvivalBlog’s Editor at Large) sent: 99 Life Hacks to Make Your Life Easier. (Don’t miss the comments that follow, with other great ideas.)

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Anoone with an interest in large Faraday enclosures should check out this Texas company: TruProtect

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Just as predicted: S. 792: A bill to strengthen the enforcement of background checks with respect to the use of explosive materials

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Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind [Poll] found that 44% of Republican respondents agreed that an “armed revolution” might be needed in the next few years to defend liberties.”