Survival & Emergency Preparedness

An online journal devoted to taking responsibility for getting through whatever life throws at us.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Cold Steel Brave Heart and SOG Pentagon Knives

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Yesterday I shot in the Contagion 2012 zombie-themed 3-gun match at the New Holland (PA) Rifle & Pistol Club. I placed in the top third ...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

The Potential for Urban Violence

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A post on the Western Rifle Shooters blog by Matt Bracken , author of the Enemies, Foreign and Domestic trilogy, has been generating a lot ...
Sunday, July 15, 2012

West Virginia 10 Day Power Outage AAR

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Over on Arfcom’s Survival Forum, “Johnnyutah” posted an AAR about his experience after dealing with nearly 11 days without power caused by ...

Rossi 92 Range Report

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Today I got out to the range and shot the Rossi 92 I bought last Thursday for the first time. I ran 150 rounds through it: 100 Sellier ...
Friday, July 13, 2012

Rossi M92 .357 Carbine

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I recently joined Langhorne Rod and Gun Club . It looks like this going to be hazardous to my wallet because it's very close to the shop...
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Wednesday, July 04, 2012

Mid-Atlantic Derecho

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The derecho which swept through the American Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states on June 29, 2012 should serve as a reminder to those of us in ...
Friday, June 29, 2012

Cartridge Reloading

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One of the things you can do to improve your self reliance is to reload your ammunition. Reloading enables you to recycle the most expensiv...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2012

Rayovac Sportsman Xtreme LED Lantern

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Today I received a Rayovac SE3DLN Sportsman Xtreme 300-Lumen LED Lantern from Amazon. I ordered it earlier in the week when they were runni...
Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Century Arms NDS-2 AK-74 Rifle

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Back in November I picked up a Century Arms NDS-2 AK-74 rifle. This is a typical semiauto-only Kalashnikov made from a mix of surplus and ne...
Sunday, March 04, 2012

Ruger LCP .380 Pistol

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In a few of my recent posts on Blog O’Stuff I have discussed why it is important for Americans (especially Jews) to keep and bear arms. I a...
Sunday, February 05, 2012

Street Robberies and You

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AR15.com's General Discussion frequently is a big pool of stupidity, but every so often someone there posts a thread which is pure gold....
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Rethinking Gun Control

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Over on Blog O’Stuff, I have a couple of posts which were prompted by an article which recently appeared in a NJ Jewish paper titled, “ Reth...
Sunday, December 04, 2011

New Mobile Format

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This morning while poking around in my Blogger Dashboard I saw that they now offer a mobile device viewing option, which I’ve enabled for bo...

DMT Dia-Sharp Diamond Sharpening Stones

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Sharp tools are important for a couple reasons. First, they require less effort to use. Second, because it requires less effort when cutting...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Packing and the Friendly Skies

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Here's an interesting article  describing why if you must fly, having a firearm in your checked luggage may be the best way to prevent ...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

So, can you sew?

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{Old guy}Back when I was in junior high school, everyone took Home Economics classes, including cooking and sewing. Nowadays you're luck...
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Thursday, November 03, 2011

Prepping for Civil Unrest

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Prepping for civil unrest is beginning to take on a new urgency, in my opinion. Over on Blog O'Stuff, I've posted here and here so...
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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Reminder About Your Carbon Monoxide and Smoke Detectors

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I'm sure anyone reading this blog has both smoke detectors and carbon monoxide (CO) detectors in their home. If not, do the right thing ...
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Monday, October 10, 2011

Homemade Firestarters

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If you were ever a Boy Scout this post is probably old hat to you. ;) I did some testing tonight with one of the egg carton, dryer lint, ...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Stoeger Coach Gun Range Report

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I have a brief range report on the Stoeger 20 gauge Coach Gun that I bought earlier this month. I was able to put about 10 rounds through ...
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