Notes for Wednesday – March 18, 2015

(Before It's News)

SurvivalBlog’s Medical Editor is at it again: Three prepper schools in NE Ohio have combined to offer what they are calling:

Ultimate Prepper Training 2015 (see http://ultimatepreppertraining.com/)

• 5 days of jam-packed dawn-to-dusk prepper training
• Survival Medicine 101 with Doc Cindy of Armageddon Medicine
• Wilderness Survival Training with Tom Laskowski of Midwest Native Skills Institute
• Homesteading Skills with Laura Fry of Stone Garden Farm
• Early Bird discount until 4/1/2015
• Class size limited to approximately 25

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Another SurvivalBlog reader has let us know that “Windows to our World” is free this week on amazon.com. This book may be of interest to reformed families and those who travel and homeschool.

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Today, we present another entry for Round 57 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest. The $12,000+ 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 hard case 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 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),
4. Gun Mag Warehouse is providing 30 DPMS AR-15 .223/5.56 30 Round Gray Mil Spec w/ Magpul Follower Magazines (a value of $448) 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 pre-selected assortment of military surplus gear from CJL Enterprize (a $300 value),
7. A Model 120 Series Solar Generator provided by Quantum Harvest LLC (a $340 value),
8. A $300 gift certificate from Freeze Dry Guy,
9. A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo,
10. 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,
11. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $300 gift certificate, and
12. Two cases of meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com (a $180 value).

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 Institute is 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!
   
   Source: http://survivalblog.com/notes-for-wednesday-march-18-2015/

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