by 4Patriots Contributor | May 5, 2022 | 4 Patriots
4Patriots Pitches in for Fundraiser When he reached his teen years, Brian Kanterman was already considered a very nice and respectful kid. But an incident that would be etched into his mind for the rest of his life was the catalyst for turning his propensity for...
by Survival Blog | May 5, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
This is the birthday of Pat Frank (1908-1964). This was the pen name of newspaper journalist Harry Hart Frank. His novel Alas, Babylon is a survivalist classic. His personal life was marred by alcoholism, but his writing is admired and still surprisingly popular,...
by Survival Blog | May 5, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
Since we’re as close as we’ve been in the past 50 years to the possibility of not only WW III, but the nuclear war we’ve all feared since Hiroshima and the Cuban Missile Crisis, the time seems urgent for all Americans to get out of our normalcy bias and start...
by Survival Blog | May 4, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
May 4th 1943 – A patent for helicopter controls was obtained by Igor Sikorsky. Sikorsky invented fixed-winged and multi-engined aircraft, transoceanic flying boats and most famously, helicopters. On May 4, 1415, reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus were condemned as...
by Survival Blog | May 4, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
(Continued from Part 1. This concludes the article.) Screw design must be considered. If the screw shank will go into a hole drilled to accept the nominal size of the threaded fastener then this diameter must be cut all the way to the screw head. If this is a fully...
by Survival Blog | May 3, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
His 70th birthday! May 3rd, 1952 was the birthday of Pastor Chuck Baldwin. His ministry has strongly promoted the American Redoubt movement. — I was saddened to hear that pro-gun novelist John Ross passed away. He is of course remembered as the author of the very...
by Survival Blog | May 3, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
Making, modifying, and using threaded fasteners seems to me to be a pretty basic part of repairs needed in keeping things running. I realize that the following information is not likely to be directly used by many of the readers due to the use of a metal lathe and the...
by 4Patriots Contributor | May 2, 2022 | 4 Patriots
Cade here. I’ve always appreciated the work hard/play hard philosophy to life. But sometimes you need a “reset.” Which is why for the past decade I’ve implemented a special 10-day full body cleanse. Now don’t worry. Trust me when I say this is not as daunting as it...
by 4Patriots Contributor | May 2, 2022 | 4 Patriots
Today I want to provide you with tips on how to deal with hurricanes. Even if you don’t live in a hurricane zone, you might still experience their effects. And some of these tips will also apply to other storms you are more likely to face. As you probably know,...
by Survival Blog | May 2, 2022 | SurvivalBlog.com
On May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria. — Today we present a review written by our stalwart Field Gear Editor Emeritus, Pat Cascio. The post Preparedness Notes...
