Monthly Archives: May 2007

Letter Re: Relocating to Bonner’s Ferry, Idaho

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 31, 2007 - 12:07 am | , ,   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Jim, When I sell my place in Coeur d’ Alene, I will be looking to relocate in the Bonners Ferry area. Is there anything that I should be aware of? Are there any areas to avoid other than property near the railroads?. Thank You and Best Regards, – John JWR … Continue reading →

Four Letters Re: Raising Goats for Self-Sufficiency

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 31, 2007 - 12:04 am |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Jim, Perfect timing on this article by Freeholder, as my wife and I were literally talking that day about getting goats! That alone made me think that I need to hang out here for a while. I’ve gone through a lot of the posts on here, and I’m very thankful … Continue reading →

Odds ‘n Sods:

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 31, 2007 - 12:02 am |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Australian Researcher warns about Mass Human Extinction from Global Environmental Collapse   o o o Radio ‘Screams’ Forecast Dangerous Solar Storms    o o o Reader Michael W. mentioned that he will be running one of the lines at the RWVA Appleseed in Bloomington Illinois this weekend. (June 2-3, 2007.) … Continue reading →

Note from JWR:

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 30, 2007 - 11:05 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Today we present another article for Round 10 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The writer of the best non-fiction article will win a valuable four day “gray” transferable Front Sight course certificate. (Worth up to $2,000!) Second prize is a copy of my “Rawles Gets You Ready” preparedness course, … Continue reading →

Hurricane Preparedness, by MFA

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 30, 2007 - 11:03 pm | , , , , , ,   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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I’d like to share a couple of things I’ve learned through the recent hurricane seasons in Florida, being hit directly by one, indirectly by three or four more (I’ve lost count). The following assumes you’re staying put, not bugging out. Typically my wife will take the kids and bug out, … Continue reading →

Letter Re: Questions on Maximizing Gasoline Storage Life

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 30, 2007 - 11:01 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Jim, Sorry to bug you but I searched your site and couldn’t find the info [I was looking for]. In your experience what’s the best brand of gasoline stabilizer I can use? Are there any tricks to help the gas last longer like buying a higher octane & doubling up … Continue reading →

Odds ‘n Sods:

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 30, 2007 - 10:58 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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A web search yielded this useful video on tactical movement for concealed carry. This gent’s foot work suggestions make sense. They certainly beat just blind “back-pedaling.”   o o o From southwestern Oregon: Pitiful percentages for community-sustained agriculture (CSA) and heavy dependence on petroleum-based fertilizers. This does not bode well … Continue reading →

Jim’s Quote of the Day:

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 30, 2007 - 10:47 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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“Both Google and Yahoo have been roundly criticized for signing a “Public Pledge on Self-discipline for the Chinese Internet Industry” with the Chinese government, effectively, in the words of Human Rights Watch executive director Ken Roth, going from “an information gateway to an information gatekeeper.” China’s system of Internet censorship … Continue reading →

Notes from JWR:

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 29, 2007 - 12:38 am |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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The high bid is now at $350 in the SurvivalBlog benefit auction for a selection of 17 survival and preparedness books. Wow! We’re about to surpass 1.5 million unique visits to SurvivalBlog. We’ve also logged 47.4 million page hits. It is gratifying to see that the popularity of SurvivalBlog is … Continue reading →

Poll Results: List Your Top Five Survival Fiction Books and Top Five Survival Movies

  By James Wesley Rawles | May 29, 2007 - 12:36 am | ,   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Here is the first batch of responses to “OSOM”‘s suggested poll: List your top five fiction books and top five fictional movies that help folks learn something useful for survival. OSOM’s comment: “Jim’s novel Patriots has been called a ‘survival manual fairly neatly dressed as a work of fiction.’ I … Continue reading →