Had to post this...

http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/2586339

Hey Jack!

Remember Those Who Served

God Bless all veterans past and present!

It Looks Like A Ruger SR556..........

But it isn't!

It is even better!

It's a Ruger SR762! Piston driven 7.62/.308 platform! I could get excited about this.

It is pretty much out of my price range at MSRP of $2195, but I can dream.

I'd probably save a bit more on get in for a looooooong wait on a Larue Tactical OBR.

I am quite tickled to this day though, by Ruger's new found habit of being cutting edge on some things.

You can sure tell Bill Ruger is not the driving force anymore.

Oh Please Let It Be So......

Rumors of a forthcoming 22 Magnum 1911 from Rock Island Armory........appear to be true!

Oh this would be such a sweet little kit gun. Must have!

Shut up and take my money!!!

Free Matt Bracken Novel For Kindle Download

Author and former Navy Seal Matt Bracken is offering his first novel. ...ENEMIES FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. .. free to download from the Kindle Store. Today through Thursday.
It is an eye opening read. And a great deal!
Check it!

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Kindle....Not Just For Romance Novels Anymore!

Knowledge is power! Or so it has been said.

In the case of prepping, this would seem to hold true. While I try to build my skill set when time allows, there is only so much information that my old head will still hold.

For this reason, I need instructions on valuable survival skills written down in black and white. I have amassed a collection of books and magazines over the years, with subjects from Axe to Zombie. They are handy and remember the stuff I forget for me.

But what happens if I need to bug out!? I would need a separate trailer with a 2000 pound towing capacity to haul all these books!

The answer came to me one night when I was talking to my wife……a Kindle! She has one of the basic models, and it holds literally hundreds of books! It is light and thin. Easily packed in a go bag or glove compartment, and uses the same car charger as my cell phone.

I had little experience with the Kindle, other than often mistaking my wife’s face for the backside of one! I had noticed that nearly every smart phone in existence, be it Apple or Droid, had a Kindle App onboard. You could also download a Kindle reader for just about every tablet, laptop, and even the touch style Ipods.

I went online at Amazon.com, and did some cursory searches. I found that about 90% of my hard copy prepping library, as well as thousands more titles, were available for download to the Kindle! Many were either free, or were available for a fraction of what the hard copy title cost.

Figuring I was on to something here, I searched Ebay for a used Kindle. I was able to fairly easily find a Kindle Keyboard model for right at $40 delivered. I went ahead and snagged it. I figured I would test its battery life and storage capacity. If I wasn't pleased, my wife had a spare Kindle child!

Upon arrival, I charged it to 100% and set it aside. Being me, I forgot about it for around 2 weeks. When I finally came back, the battery meter still showed 100%. Good sign!

I then started by downloading a few survival related titles that were either free or around $1 each. You’d be surprised how many there are for that amount. Downloads take just a few seconds, and the books are easily navigated using some simple keystrokes on the device. A nice feature for my aging eyes was the ability to increase font size to be read even without my cheater glasses. Something to also think about in a bug out situation, if you lost your glasses running from zombies…. That book ain’t worth much!

As my little plan seemed to be working out, I decided to go ahead and forge ahead. I found around 50 titles that could be useful in a survival or grid down situation. I added them to my wish list on Amazon. And now, each payday, I download about $20 worth of titles to the Kindle. As of now, I have around 75 books in a folder marked Preps on the device.

An example of what I have are books on gardening, canning, food storage, vehicle maintenance, weapons repair, medical and dental procedures, and a slew of Army manuals. I also threw in some prepping fiction. Some of it because it has good information, some just for reading in the outhouse!

The Kindle is kept in a secure place, charged and checked weekly, and ready to drop in my Go Bag. It can be charged with a car charger or with a small solar charger that I got off of Amazon for $10.

You need not purchase a dedicated Kindle to use this idea. As stated previously, I suspect your everyday use phone has a Kindle app on it already! Something to think about and a handy way to keep some good knowledge easily at hand.

Be ready!

God Bless America

Today I remember. I remember lives lost 12 years ago. I remember lives lost 1 year ago. And I remember lives of brothers and sisters lost in the years in between.
I remember exactly where I was when this path began. I remember the pain. I remember the anger.
I remember my determination. I remember my desire to serve. And I remember, once again, leaving my wife and two young children behind. To do what I felt I must do.
I would do it again today if called.
God Bless America and those who have fallen.

Just Spent Quality Time ...

My son helped me to tear down my bug out bag. Check contents. Replace needed items. Then organize and pack it back.
He wants his own bag now!

Then we checked out the food storage pantry. He asked a lot of questions and was very excited about helping out there.

Love that kid!

Bazinga

Ft. Hood Terrorist Guilty

Good...
R.I.P. Victims

Come On Cooler Weather!

I have a new boom stick to use in the Coyote stand!
Thompson Center Venture Predator.
With the Zeiss optic. ... it makes me feel happy!

Driving Lessons

Started teaching my son the basics of driving today.
It could be a stressful thing. ... but it wasn't!

He is a good learner and listened well to what I had to say. We got home safe and still speaking to reach other.

Am I thrilled that he will soon be driving?? Well. .. no!
But there is not one thing I can do to delay this rite of passage.

So I'll give him the best instruction I can and pay for the best.

Simple....

I own many things...some that are considered quite valuable.
None have a value anywhere near to the things given to me by a loving God!

Think I may be mobile....

Just had to switch to a non Google app.
Go figure!

Testing

Testing...

Trying to go mobile....

Trying to find the best way to do updates when I can't use a laptop. Honestly... the blogspot phone apps just suck!

I can't even get the Blogger app to accept the fact that I have a current account!

But I'm going to keep trying to find a decent way to post updates. ..

Then my goal is daily posts to the blog. ...