Survival Spot

Building Country Comforts: Wisdom on Living a Sustainable, Back-to-Basics Life

survivalspot — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:09:13 +0000

Perfect for today’s focus on green building techniques and self-reliance, this how-to guide combines and updates two classics, “In Harmony with Nature” and “Country Comforts”. The book showcases homes and detailed, step-by-step building projects by non-professionals, along with their personal stories. Heart-warming and informative, this is for everyone seeking a more natural way of life.

Gerber Black Diesel Multi-Plier with Sheath

survivalspot — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:57:36 +0000

Toughened up after receiving feedback from military users, the Gerber 07550G Multi-Plier 600 now features Gerber’s patented replaceable tungsten carbide wire cutters. When the cutters become dull or misshapen simply rotate the tungsten carbide cutters 120 degrees and you’ve got yourself a good-as-new wire cutter. After three rotations, the entire cutter can be replaced. It’s constructed of high-quality stainless steel with a black oxide coating to prevent corrosion, and it includes Gerber’s patented one-handed opening pliers. The Multi-Plier measures 6.61 inches overall when opened, 5.04 inches when closed, and it weighs 9 ounces. It’s complemented by a ballistic nylon sheath. The 07550G Needlenose Multi-Plier 600 is backed by a limited lifetime warranty, and it offers 14 fully locking components:

Needlenose pliers
Fine edge knife
Serrated edge knife
Philips driver
Small flat driver

Medium flat driver
Large flat driver
Ruler
Lanyard ring
Bottle opener

Can opener
File
Tungsten carbide wire cutters
Wire crimper

Cold Steel Functional War Hammer

survivalspot — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:47:56 +0000

At the end of the 13th century, the sword ruled supreme as the primary weapon of Knights and Men-At-Arms. However, with the introduction of steel plate armor, the popularity of the sword as a battlefield weapon began to wane. You see, the problem was the sword couldn’t cut or crush steel plate and had to be specially designed for use only as a thrusting weapon if it was to have even a chance at piercing plate armor. Enter the War Hammer- an ideal weapon for use against an opponent who is encased in plate steel. The heavy hammer head could crush the strongest helmet or suit of plate armor with just a few blows and the back spike could rip through helm and plate like a modern can opener! In battle, the hammer side was usually employed first to knock down and stun an enemy. Once he was on the ground, helpless, the hammer was reversed and the back spike was used to punch a hole through the helmet and deliver the coup de grace. Now Special Projects brings you an inexpensive, yet highly effective, recreation of this awesome weapon. Weighing a little over 21/2″ lbs., our War Hammer is highly maneuverable and can be easily wielded with one or both hands. The head is drop forged out of 5150 steel and differentially heat treated . This means the point of the spike and enormous hammer face (11/2″ x 11/2″) are fully hardened so they can pierce and crush tough materials without failing while the rest of the hammer is left soft to absorb the shock of heavy blows. The handle of our War Hammer has been designed to be equally tough. Made of straight grain American Hickory and measuring 30″ long it provides tremendous leverage so enormously powerful blows may be struck. To protect the handle from assault by an opponent armed with an edged weapon we have included a pair of sturdy steel langets which can be attached below the head with the screws provided. (Some assembly is required. Instructions are included).

Specifications:
Weight: 39.8 oz.
Hammer Face: 11/2″ X 1 1/2″
Head Width: 7 3/8″
Handle: Straight Grain Hickory with Langets
Steel: Drop Forged 5150 Steel
Overall Length: 30″

Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse

survivalspot — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:36:58 +0000

WHAT IF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT ENDED TOMORROW?The America we are accustomed to is no more. Practically overnight the stock market has plummeted, hyperinflation has crippled commerce, and the fragile chains of supply and high-technology infrastructure have fallen. The power grids are down. Brutal rioting and looting grip every major city. The volatile era known as “the Crunch” has begun, and this new period in our history will leave no one untouched. In this unfamiliar environment, only a handful of individuals are equipped to survive.Andrew Laine, a resourceful young U.S. Army officer stationed overseas in Afghanistan, wants nothing more than to return home to Bloomfield, New Mexico. With the world in turmoil and all air and sea traffic to America suspended, Laine must rely on his own ingenuity and the help of good Samaritans to reach his family. Andrew will do whatever it takes to make it home to his fiancée, no matter how difficult the circumstances.

Major Ian Doyle is a U.S. Air Force pilot sta-tioned in Arizona with his wife, Blanca. Their young daughter, Linda, is trapped in the North- eastern riots. Three teenage orphans, Shadrach, Reuben, and Matthew Phelps, have no choice but to set out on their own when their orphanage closes at the beginning of the Crunch. Then there is Ignacio Garcia, the ruthless leader of the criminal gang called La Fuerza, who will stop at nothing to amass an army capable of razing the countryside. And over everything looms the threat of a provisional government, determined to take over America and destroy the freedoms upon which it was built. The world of Survivors is a terrifyingly familiar one. Rawles has written a novel so close to the truth, readers will forget it’s fiction. If everything you thought you knew suddenly fell apart, would you survive?

FM 21-76 US Army Survival Manual

survivalspot — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:42:45 +0000

U.S. Army Survival Manual has 285 pages of survival tips covering; health & first aid, navigation, water, food, shelter, fire making, cooking, cold weather and jungle survival, and more. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.