Notes for Sunday – September 28, 2014

(Before It's News)

Today, we present another entry for Round 54 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,100+ worth of prizes for this round include:

First Prize:

1. A Gunsite Academy Three Day Course Certificate, good for any one, two, or three course (a $1,195 value),
2. A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner’s choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795,
3. DRD Tactical is providing a 5.56 Nato QD Billet upper with a hammer forged, chromlined barrel and a hardcase to go with your own AR lower. It will allow any standard AR type rifle to have quick change barrel which can be assembled in less then 1 minute without the use of any tools and a compact carry capability in a hard case or 3-day pack (an $1,100 value),
4. Gun Mag Warehouseis providing 30 DMPS AR-15 .223/5.56 30 Round Gray Mil Spec w/ Magpul Follower Magazines (a value of $448.95) and a Gun Mag Warehouse T-Shirt. An equivalent prize will be awarded for residents in states with magazine restrictions.
5. Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
6. A $300 gift certificate from CJL Enterprize, for any of their military surplus gear,
7. A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $300 value),
8. A $300 gift certificate from Freeze Dry Guy,
9. A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo,
10. A roll of $10 face value in pre-1965 U.S. 90% silver quarters, courtesy of GoldAndSilverOnline.com, (currently valued at around $180 postpaid),
11. Both VPN tunnel and DigitalSafe annual subscriptions from Privacy Abroad (a combined value of $195),
12. KellyKettleUSA.com is donating both an AquaBrick water filtration kit and a Stainless Medium Scout Kelly Kettle Complete Kit with a combined retail value of $304,
13. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $300 gift certificate.

Second Prize:

1. 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,
2. A FloJak EarthStraw “Code Red” 100-foot well pump system (a $500 value), courtesy of FloJak.com,
3. Acorn Supplies is donating a Deluxe Food Storage Survival Kit with a retail value of $350,
4. The Ark Instituteis donating a non-GMO, non-hybrid vegetable seed package–enough for two families of four, seed storage materials, a CD-ROM of Geri Guidetti’s book “Build Your Ark! How to Prepare for Self Reliance in Uncertain Times”, and two bottles of Potassium Iodate– a $325 retail value,
5. $300 worth of ammo from Patriot Firearms and Munitions. (They also offer a 10% discount for all SurvivalBlog readers with coupon code SVB10P),
6. A $250 gift card from Emergency Essentials,
7. Twenty Five books, of the winners choice, of any books published by PrepperPress.com (a $270 value),
8. Two cases of meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com (a $180 value),
9. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $150 gift certificate,
10. Organized Prepper is providing a $500 gift certificate, and
11. RepackBoxis providing a $300 gift certificate to their site.
    
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