Monthly Archives: August 2008

Letter Re: Reusing Restaurant Food Ingredient Containers

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 31, 2008 - 8:58 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Mr Rawles, I’ve been thinking a lot about storing food like grains in the olive containers that get thrown out at the restaurant where I’m currently working. There made of what I assume to be food grade plastic (olive storage) and looks like they store about 7-to-8 liters. The lid … Continue reading →

Two Letters Re: Poor Customer Service From Buckshot’s Camp

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 31, 2008 - 8:57 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Mr. Rawles, I hate to bother you, but thought you might have heard if someone was ill or passed away at Buckshot’s camp? I placed an order which was billed out, and never got it. I have called several times and got the recording, and e-mailed also, but have never … Continue reading →

Note from JWR:

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 30, 2008 - 9:22 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Today’s blog posts include two letters from “Doug Carlton” Those of you that have read my novel “Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse” will recognize this real-life individual as the basis for one of the novel’s characters. “Doug” and I attended college and went through ROTC together, back in the early … Continue reading →

Two Letters Re: The Shenandoah Valley as a Retreat Locale?

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 30, 2008 - 9:19 pm | , ,   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Dear SurvivalBlog Readers: I currently live in Virginia and what Jim said about retreat locale selection is generally accurate. That’s not to say “all is lost!”. Hardly, there are some advantages you have in our area that I’ve only found in a couple other places in the US, and you … Continue reading →

Letter Re: Holster, Sling, and Web Gear Recommendations

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 30, 2008 - 9:17 pm | ,   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Jim, Long before the current trend in drop-leg holsters, we used some in Army Aviation to clear the armor on the seats in some specific aircraft. The one I flew had more armor coverage, and frankly even a drop-leg wasn’t going to work, so the shoulder holster was the way … Continue reading →

Note from JWR:

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 29, 2008 - 9:29 pm |   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Today we present another entry for Round 18 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The contest prizes include: First Prize: The writer of the best contributed article in the next 60 days will be awarded two transferable Front Sight  “Gray” Four Day Training Course Certificates. This is an up to … Continue reading →

Night Operations–Gain the Tactical and Psychological Edge, Even Without the Aid of Night Vision Devices, by Pete C.

  By James Wesley Rawles | August 29, 2008 - 9:26 pm | , , , ,   Print This Post   |   Email This Post   |
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Sometime in the future, in a post-TEOTWAWKI environment, your retreat group may decide to send out small teams to conduct either reconnaissance or security patrols. They may want to collect information on what is happening at the nearest town or confirm/ disprove the accuracy of any information (rumors) previously attained. … Continue reading →