Notes for Tuesday - March 22, 2016

This is the birthday of Louis LAmour. Some of his novels have survival themes, and one of the most
notable ones was Last of the Breed.
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Today, we present another entry for Round 63 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The
nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include:
First Prize:
A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered. This
compact starter power system is packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case
(a $1,700 value),A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or
three day course (a $1,195 value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winners
choice of three-day civilian courses, excluding those restricted for military or government teams.
Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795,DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 Nato QD Billet upper
with a hammer forged, chrome-lined barrel and a hard case to go with your own AR lower. It will
allow any standard AR-type rifle to have a quick change barrel, which can be assembled in less than
one minute without the use of any tools and a compact carry capability in a hard case or 3-day pack
(an $1,100 value),Gun Mag Warehouse is providing 20 Magpul PMAG 30-rd Magazines (a value of
$300) and a Gun Mag Warehouse T-Shirt; (an equivalent prize will be awarded for residents in states
with magazine restrictions),Two cases of Mountain House freeze-dried assorted entrees in #10 cans,
courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), The Ark Institute is donating a non-GMO, nonhybrid vegetable seed package (enough for two families of four) plus seed storage materials, a CDROM of Geri Guidettis book Build Your Ark! How to Prepare for Self Reliance in Uncertain Times,
and two bottles of Potassium Iodate (a $325 retail value),A $250 gift certificate good for any product
from Sunflower Ammo, KellyKettleUSA.com is donating both an AquaBrick water filtration kit with a
retail value of $250, andTwo cases of meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com
(a $180 value).
Second Prize:
A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol and a SIRT AR-15/M4 Laser Training Bolt, courtesy of
Next Level Training, which have a combined retail value of $589,A transferable certificate for a twoday Ultimate Bug Out Course from Florida Firearms Training (a $400 value),A Model 175 Series
Solar Generator provided by Quantum Harvest LLC (a $439 value),A Trekker IV Four-Person
Emergency Kit from Emergency Essentials (a $250 value), A $200 gift certificate good towards any
books published by PrepperPress.com, A pre-selected assortment of military surplus gear from CJL
Enterprize (a $300 value), RepackBox is providing a $300 gift certificate to their site, andSafecastle
is providing a package of 10 LifeStraws (a $200 value)
Third Prize:
A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21 (a $275 value), A $245 gift certificate from
custom knife-maker Jon Kelly Designs, of Eureka, Montana,A large handmade clothes drying rack, a
washboard, and a Homesteading for Beginners DVD, all courtesy of The Homestead Store, with a
combined value of $206, Expanded sets of both washable feminine pads and liners, donated by

Naturally Cozy (a $185 retail value),Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 value,
courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,Mayflower Trading is donating a $200 gift certificate for
homesteading appliances,Montie Gear is donating a Precision Rest (a $249 value), andTwo 1,000foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750 paracord (in-stock colors only) from
www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
Round 63 ends on March 31st, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Remember that there is
a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical how to skills for survival have an advantage in
the judging.
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