Book and Product Reviews

Book and DVD round-up

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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