Book and Product Reviews

Review of the Remington R15 VTR

May 16, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Robert With all the choices of AR manufacturers today, a person must decide what their primary use for owning a weapon of this platform is. One of my hobbies is predator hunting. I wanted a reliable long-range accurate .223/5.56 chambered rifle (not [...]

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Don’t buy a Smith & Wesson M&P 40 without reading this review!

May 9, 2012
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This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Cain For those interested in looking up more information about my version of the M&P40 via Smith & Wesson’s website, the SKU # for my handgun is 209300. For those of you completely unfamiliar with firearms, I have provided a side view [...]

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The Versatile Kelly Kettle® a Prepper Essential

May 8, 2012
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This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Col. D. The Kelly Kettle® is an old invention from England used by fisherman to boil water easily with many different types of dry fuel. The kettles are made either out of aluminum or stainless steel depending on personal preference. In this [...]

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Smith & Wesson M&P 1S Knife Review: What You Should Know…

May 7, 2012
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This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by LonghairCountryboy Awhile back, I purchased a S&W .45ACP C as my conceal carry weapon of choice. Then to my joy, I found that Smith & Wesson carries M&P (Military & Police) style of knives as well. Just had to have one of those to [...]

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The .22 Remington NPSS what you should know

February 24, 2012

Some of you may remember my last air gun review, where we talked about the “Benjamin Titan GP .22 caliber air rifle” if you’ve read that article then you know that the Titan GP is a great addition to the survival gun rack. Many preppers think of air rifles as toys, which is an unfortunate mistake because [...]

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Book and DVD round-up

January 15, 2012

Tappan on Survival - Mel Tappan was one of first writers to bring survivalism into the media spotlight with his column in Guns & Ammo magazine in the late 1970′s and early 80′s and “Tappan on Survival” is a compilation of those articles. Mel had some good advice, albeit expensive advice in many areas, his advice [...]

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Review of the Benjamin Titan GP .22 caliber air rifle

November 7, 2011

Some of you may remember reading my last air gun review, in that review, I found the Crosman Titan GP to be lacking in dependable on target accuracy. As stated in my review, the results could have been due to a poor quality rifle from the lot, and not a representation of the rifles themselves. Because of [...]

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Lifestraw water filter system

October 18, 2011

In my bug out bag, I have two Sport Berkey water bottles, these work great and besides filtering out waterborne pathogenic bacteria and heavy metals the bottles do double duty as a canteen of sorts. But, with clean water being second in importance only to oxygen for survival, I’ve been looking to add yet another water filtration system to [...]

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Responsible Use of Lethal Force

August 30, 2011

A few weeks ago, I was talking to a guy, I’d hired to help me do some work around my place when he noticed my No Trespassing sign that was nailed to a nearby post. He turned the Coke to his mouth swallowing the last of its contents before throwing the empty can into the bed of his [...]

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The 5 must-read books for survivors in 2011

August 22, 2011

I’ve read a number of survival related books over the past six months, and these are the titles that really stood out. Reading these will dramatically help you improve your preps and chances of survival. I promise! Just in Case: How to be Self-Sufficient when the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison This is a great book for those just [...]

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EcoZoom rocket stove review

July 25, 2011

First off would like to thank Phil from EcoZoom for sending one of their rocket stoves (a Zoom Versa) for review here on The Survivalist Blog dot Net. The EcoZoom rocket stove was designed by the folks at Aprovecho Research Center and is marketed by EcoZoom.com for use in developing countries as a safer and [...]

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22 of My Favorite Blogs, Books and Products

May 17, 2011

I’ve had this post floating around in my head for the past several months, but never did anything with it. Other things, kept getting in the way or another post seemed more timely. However, if you just discover one great book, product, or resource from this list, then reading the article is invaluable to you. Everything here is a [...]

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Wonder Junior Hand Grain Mill

May 3, 2011

Review: WONDER JUNIOR HAND GRAIN MILL If you’ve read my book “Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat” and or my blog post on selecting a grain mill then you already know, that I use the Corona hand grain mill for all of my day-to-day milling, it is a strong and well-built grain mill and for less than $100 it’s [...]

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Donated Book and DVD Round Up

February 21, 2011

One of the great things about running a blog with more than two readers is that, I sometimes, get free books from authors and vendors. No, they’re not sending me free stuff because, I’m a swell guy, but with the hope that I will give a  positive review and my recommendation for their product. Nothing wrong [...]

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Review: Crucible High-Risk Environment Training II Volume 2: Security Shotgun

November 29, 2010

It’s 4:30 AM. You wake to the sound of glass breaking – were you dreaming, was it real. Sitting up in bed you listen while trying to gather your composure, you can hear someone riffing through the living room. You reach for your shotgun and cell phone and take up a defensive position facing the [...]

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Review: SteriPEN Sidewinder

November 22, 2010

A few days ago SteriPEN sent me one of their newest models The SteriPEN Sidewinder for review and while I was excited about reviewing this item, my excitement soon turned to shaking my head and cursing under my breath. The first thing, I noticed when I opened the box was the gimmicky look and feel of [...]

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Review: Volcano Stove II

November 1, 2010

I’ve been interested in the Volcano II cook stove since reading about it in Backwoodsman magazine, so when Emergency Essentials offered to send me one for review, I jumped at the chance. Emergency Essentials had it deliver in less than a week. Very fast shipping. I like that. Waiting for five weeks for an order to be delivered is not [...]

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My Mother Is A Survivalist

October 4, 2010

My mother is a survivalist (or prepper for our more politically correct readers), no, she’s not hard-core at least not yet but for the past several weeks she has asked me about starting her own food-storage program. I’ve given her my best advice, and loaned her a copy of the Emergency Food Storage and Survival Handbook [...]

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Review: Buckshot’s Complete Survival Trapping Guide

August 9, 2010

Bruce ‘Buckshot’ Hemming sent me his book “Buckshot’s Complete Survival Trapping Guide” for review and I must say, I’m glad he did. Bruce has over 34 years of trapping experience and is one of the most knowledgable trappers alive today. It is obvious by the down to earth tone of book that Buckshot lives what he [...]

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Review: The Ultimate Sniper

August 2, 2010

The Ultimate Sniper – An Advanced Training Manual For Military and Police Snipers by Maj. John L Plaster, USAR (RET.) My hope is that survivors never have to face combat or use sniper tactics to defend their retreats. When we look at recent history and collapse, this for the most part has held true. But [...]

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