Book and Product Reviews

Below you’ll find book and product reviews at The Survivalist Blog.net – each review is based on the authors personal experience with the product or book, followed by the authors thoughts and recommendations regarding the quality of the product or book and it’s usefulness (or lack of) in a survival situation.

Ruger SR22 vs. Walther P22 : What You Should Know Before You Buy

by Guest Blogger — May 17, 2013 — 31 comments
Ruger SR22

Last year, with a collection of Browning Buckmarks, I decided I wanted a 22 LR pistol in a smaller, lighter package. The pistol would have to be able to mount a light, use a sound suppressor, be reliable, preferably with adjustable sights, and use my preferred brands and types of ammunition. After some research I narrowed my search to the Walther P22 and the Ruger SR22.

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Accurizing The Mini 14 Ranch Rifle For Under $35 – What You Need to Know to Hit the “Bulls Eye”…

by Guest Blogger — May 10, 2013 — 24 comments

I am currently a licensed and acting Gunsmith and many times over the years I have heard many people tell me that the Ruger Mini 14, either Ranch Rifle or earlier versions are in accurate. So in the Mid 90’s. I decided to buy a used one for myself. It cost me a whopping 200.00 (I wish now that I would have bought everyone I had seen) and at the time it was maybe two years old. I had gotten it at this price because the gentleman I got it off of was having accuracy issues.

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Product review: Smith and Wesson 686

by Guest Blogger — May 8, 2013 — 98 comments

Smith and Wesson 686 Photo 1
This gun seems like a perfect second handgun (after a Glock, perhaps) for a survival situation. The ability to fire .357 Mags or .38 Specials makes it a versatile gun, capable of taking lots of game in North America (if you have to do any hunting with it) and it’s more than capable of taking care of human adversaries, I’d imagine (though I have no experience with that aspect of it, thank God). It is heavy and large, so I don’t know that it would be good for a BOB and it certainly isn’t CCW material, but in an OC state or post-SHTF, it would be quite intimidating in a hip holster.

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Review of Spiraling Downward: Thinking About and Planning for Economic Collapse

by Guest Blogger — April 15, 2013 — 8 comments

Review by Scott P MD Creekmore, I appreciate that you, your readers, and the people submitting content add value to the prepper community as a whole. Not only does your site provide know how and skills, but it’s become a community where people help each other. We often prepare for different reasons, but the steps

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A short review of the book: Collision Course A novel of Survival by David Crawford

by Guest Blogger — April 1, 2013 — 14 comments

A short review of the book: Collision Course A novel of Survival by David Crawford. New American Library, a div. of Penguin Group. 340 pages. Submitted for your consideration by Thomas T. Tinker. Most of you know the author of this work. Mr. Crawford gave us “Lights Out” which is in independent production as a

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The 20 Best Selling Books [Among our Readers]

by M.D. Creekmore — March 29, 2013 — 10 comments

Following is the latest report from the our last quarter of Amazon.com affiliate sales – this list focusing on our book sales only. This top 20 list shows the books that are most popular with The Wolf Pack and SurvivalistBlog.net readers… 31 Days to Survival: A Complete Plan for Emergency Preparedness A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern

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A short review of “Founders, A novel of the coming collapse” by James Wesley, Rawles.

by Guest Blogger — February 5, 2013 — 37 comments

A short review of “Founders, A novel of the coming collapse” by James Wesley, Rawles. © Simon & Schuster, Inc. ATRIA/Emily Bestler Books, 2012. 302 pages. This posting is not in fact, inferred or implied to be an entry into any contest, competition, or plea for attention.

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In plain sight : The power of the MagLite Flashlight and some other stuff!

by Guest Blogger — January 18, 2013 — 64 comments

This guest post by Marti and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Let me preface this article by saying that I am by no means a Techie, actually I am technologically challenged. A few weeks ago I decided to focus on my preparedness regarding some everyday items that while in plain sight, often go unnoticed. There are four

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Product Review : The Merino Wool Sock the Multi-Tool for Your Feet…

by Guest Blogger — January 15, 2013 — 40 comments

PThis guest post by Michael R and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. Merino wool socks are to a survival wardrobe what a multi-tool is to a bug-out bag. They are easy to care for, have a multitude of possible uses beside covering your foot, and can be had for bargain-basement prices. But why “Merino”

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EmberLit stove review

by Guest Blogger — December 27, 2012 — 12 comments

This guest post is by Glenn S  and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. There are options here: Stainless Steel (my choice – cost), Titanium Mini (I went with the standard size) (http://www.emberlit.com/) This stove packs down to next to nothing – seriously. 5” x 6” x 1/8” … and under twelve ounces pack weight for the stainless

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An excerpt from the book “Journeyman” by Thomas T. Tinker t.c/r 2012

by Guest Blogger — December 26, 2012 — 18 comments

The last few months.. years, I have watched ‘us’ become what I had thought we might and decided to use this as the motivation to write about an event, adventure, a slice of many live, a work of fiction. I submit this little bit for your consideration as I am sad to see it unfold

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A Quick Review of the ARB Portable Refrigerator / Freezer

by M.D. Creekmore — December 21, 2012 — 3 comments

By MSgt I’ve had the 50 quart ARB refrigerator/freezer for over a year now and use primarily for camping. Don’t confuse this with one of those boxes that cools stuff thirty degrees cooler than the ambient temperature. This is a real refrigerator/freezer. No more hauling ice. You can make ice if you want. You won’t worry

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Review of Rescue Tape by Petticoat Prepper

by Guest Blogger — December 20, 2012 — 17 comments

This is not an entry to a contest; this is just a review to add to the posts so we can all have something new to read. I’ve read with great interest the items in others GHB, BOB, etc. but no one has talked about a roll of Rescue Tape. I’ve mentioned to MD that

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Review : Ziploc V151 Vacuum Sealer

by M.D. Creekmore — December 19, 2012 — 20 comments

This guest post is by Robert M and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. After many searches on reviews and consumer testing of vacuum sealers, I opted to buy the Ziploc V151 vacuum sealer. Being on a budget I wanted to stay around $100 for one. The reviews on models under $50 were varied, most were great short term use or

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A few interesting books and a DVD for interesting times…

by M.D. Creekmore — December 19, 2012 — 6 comments

Modern Weapons Caching: A Down-To-Earth Approach To Beating The Government Gun Grab STATE-OF-THE-ART SURVIVAL CACHING – How To Cache Weapons, Ammo, And Almost Anything Else (DVD) Guerrilla Gunsmithing: Quick And Dirty Methods For Fixing Firearms In Desperate Times Resistance to Tyranny: A Primer Total Resistance Light Infantry Tactics: For Small Teams Molon Labe Invisible Resistance

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From a Survivor of the war in Sarajevo

by Guest Blogger — December 18, 2012 — 29 comments

Thanks to Thomas T. Tinker for sending this in… “..Experiencing horrible things that can happen in a war.. death of parents.. friends.. hunger and malnutrition.. endless  freezing cold.. sniper attacks.. fear” Stockpiling helps, but you never know how long trouble will last, so locate near  renewable food source. living near a well with a manual

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Review : The Silver Bomb, the end of paper wealth is upon us

by M.D. Creekmore — December 17, 2012 — 11 comments

Review by Thomas T. Tinker A short review of “The Silver Bomb: The End Of Paper Wealth Is Upon Us” By Michael MacDonald & Christopher Whitestone. An independently published work. c/r 2012, 182 pages. Here after referred to as “The Bomb” for the sake of my poor keyboarding skills. I found this piece of work

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Goal Zero Extreme 350 Base Camp Kit Review

by Guest Blogger — December 3, 2012 — 10 comments

Goal Zero Extreme 350 Base Camp Kit review by MSgt I’ve had the kit for about a year now and use it when camping and for emergency backup at home. So far it has done everything I’ve wanted it to do. The kit comes with four 30 watt solar panels, two 33 Amp hr batteries, one

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Never Worry About Fuel Again

by M.D. Creekmore — November 30, 2012 — 52 comments

Writen by CL How many fuel canisters does it take to cook food on a 3-day camping trip? How much fuel does one need to store to prepare for a long emergency and how can you assure that this stored fuel stays good? And white gas? What does that do to the surface water when

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Goal Zero solar charger review

by Guest Blogger — November 27, 2012 — 25 comments

This guest post is by Warmongerel and entry in our non-fiction writing contest. I’ll admit it: I’m a “computer junkie”. I have a Kindle Fire, a regular Kindle, two laptops and my phone. I also have 4 regular “tower” computers. And that doesn’t include what my daughter has. All of that in a house with two

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A SHORT BOOK REVIEW OF “Black Monday” by R. Scott Reiss.

by M.D. Creekmore — October 23, 2012 — 10 comments

A SHORT BOOK REVIEW OF “Black Monday” by R. Scott Reiss.  Simon & Schuster(C/R)2007 Fiction. Review by Thomas T. Tinker It is rather common in the ‘Prepper ’ culture to favor the more apocalyptic style of prose. Now don’t get your Mylar bags in a knot. I am accusing no one in here of being any

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FREE Kindle E-books for you…

by M.D. Creekmore — October 9, 2012 — 5 comments

Update : Well folks, I’ve just noticed that two of the three FREE books that I linked to have decided to try to make a quick buck by changing the cost of their books once free books to $5.99 each after I posted the links. Well guess what the links to those books have been deleted from this post. The

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A Review of the Mobile “Breathing” Washer

by Guest Blogger — October 4, 2012 — 37 comments

This guest post is by Brendan and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . I recently purchased a Mobile “Breathing” Washer from www.breathingwasher.com. The same product is also available from Amazon and Lehmans. I chose to order factory direct. The Breathing Washer came shipped in a cardboard box printed with product literature. This makes sense as these are

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Product Review SOG Tactical Tomahawk

by Guest Blogger — October 3, 2012 — 35 comments

This guest post is by Mike and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . I’m always on the lookout for new and better gear.  We should all be doing that, and for most of the readers of M.D.’s blog, I think that statement holds true. Today I’d like to talk about the SOG Tactical Tomahawk. I saw it

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A short review of the book Unintended Consequences

by Guest Blogger — October 1, 2012 — 18 comments

Review by Thomas The Tinker A short review of the book “Unintended Consequences” by John Ross, c/r. 1995 Accurate Press. 861 pages. ( Note: This posting is in no way in fact, inferred, or implied to be a submission in MD’s contest! ) This tome came with a dust cover depicting a swat clad fella

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