Notes for Wednesday – September 23, 2015

(Before It's News)

Our Managing Editor Hugh Latimer is presently on vacation, so I’ll be
filling in with the mechanics of posting the blog each day for the next couple
of weeks. So if the blog looks a bit ragged, or if I inadvertently post
something twice, then blame me, not Hugh! – JWR

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Today, we present another entry for Round 60 of the href=”http://www.survivalblog.com/contest.html”>SurvivalBlog non-fiction
writing contest. The $10,000 worth of prizes for this round include:

First Prize:

1. A Gunsite Academy
   Three Day Course Certificate, good for href=”http://www.gunsite.com/2015-course-schedule/”>any one, two, or three
   day course (a $1,195 value),
2. A course certificate from href=”http://www.onpointtactical.com/”>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, chromelined 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 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),
4. Gun Mag Warehouse is providing 20 MagPul PMAGs 30rd 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.),
5. Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources (a $350 value),
6. A Model 120 Series Solar Generator provided by Quantum Harvest LLC (a $340 value),
7. A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo,
8. 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,
9. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $300 gift certificate, and
10. 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. 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! How to Prepare for Self Reliance in Uncertain Times”, and two bottles of Potassium Iodate– a $325 retail value,
4. A $300 gift certificate from Freeze Dry Guy,
5. A $250 gift card from Emergency Essentials,
6. Twenty Five books, of the winners choice, of any books published by PrepperPress.com (a $270 value),
7. A pre-selected assortment of military surplus gear from CJL Enterprize (a $300 value),
8. TexasgiBrass.com is providing a $150 gift certificate,
9. RepackBox is providing a $300 gift certificate to their site, and
10. Safecastle is providing a package of 10 Lifestraws (a $200 value).
    
    Source: http://survivalblog.com/notes-for-wednesday-september-23-2015/

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