by Survival Blog | Oct 4, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
The following recipe for Green Tomato and Apple Chutney is from SurvivalBlog reader St. Funogas. Here is his description: This recipe is loosely adapted from the Ball Complete Book of Home Preserving and is a great way to use up some of those end-of-season green...
by Survival Blog | Oct 3, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
October 3rd is the anniversary of the Mogadishu, Somalia raid. The 18 Americans killed were: MSG Gary Gordon, 1st SFOD-D SFC Randy Shughart, 1st SFOD-D SSG Daniel Busch, 1st SFOD-D SFC Earl Fillmore, 1st SFOD-D MSG Timothy Martin, 1st SFOD-D CPL Jamie Smith, 3/75...
by Survival Blog | Oct 3, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
I would like to pass along some odd discoveries for your amusement and edification. Repurposing Surplus Hand Sanitizer With the advent of Covid, many micro breweries and chemical companies in our area turned their production capacity to making hand sanitizer. They...
by Survival Blog | Oct 2, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
This marks the birthday of Mohandes Gandhi (1869–1948). Ben Kingsley did a fine job of portraying him in the award-winning movie Gandhi. — Today we present two short feature guest articles written by SurvivalBllog readers. They were both too short to qualify for the...
by Survival Blog | Oct 2, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
I’ve planned and prepared for a panoply of disasters: Financial collapse? Check. EMP strike? Check. Mutant Biker Apocalypse? Check. Slow descent into Third World conditions? Hmmm… This is not the TEOTWAWKI I prepared for. So, let’s regroup and reassess. As...
by Survival Blog | Oct 2, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
As a historian and self-confessed bibliophile, I despise censorship of any kind by anyone at any time. If you disagree with an author, the simple course of action is to not purchase their work(s). With the Internet, books are easier to come by today than in any other...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Oct 1, 2021 | 4 Patriots
When it comes to life-saving gear, you are limited only by your imagination — and your commitment to use it. Luckily, there are plenty of versatile items you already own that can double as survival gear. The following items, combined with some knowledge of basic...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Oct 1, 2021 | 4 Patriots
Soon after his 18th birthday, U.S. Army Sergeant Ethan LaBerge followed his lifelong dream. He enlisted in the Army. He was deployed twice to Afghanistan during five years of service. In May 2012, Ethan arrived at Fort Campbell. He was placed in the storied unit of...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Oct 1, 2021 | 4 Patriots
Do you know what the longest running public health observance in the United States is? It’s National Fire Prevention Week. This year it runs from October 3 to 9. It was originally chosen to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871. That...
by Survival Blog | Oct 1, 2021 | SurvivalBlog.com
Happy birthday to singer and actress Julie Andrews (born 1935.) Her name is always associated with The Sound of Music. — Today’s guest article is a book excerpt by Don Shift, a SurvivalBlog reader. Since it has been published elsewhere, it is not eligible in the...