Notes for Sunday October 25, 2015

The nearly $12,000 worth of prizes for this round include:

First Prize:
A Tactical Self-Contained 2-Series Solar Power Generator system from Always Empowered.
. Remember that there is a 1,500-word minimum, and that articles on practical how to skills for
survival have an advantage in the judging. Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795,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. Get yours today.
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Today, we present another entry for Round 61 of the SurvivalBlog non-fiction writing contest.
Second Prize:
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,A FloJak EarthStraw Code Red 100foot well pump system (a $500 value), courtesy of FloJak.com,A transferable certificate for a two-day
Ultimate Bug Out Course from Florida Firearms Training (a $400 value),A Model 120 Series Solar
Generator provided by Quantum Harvest LLC (a $340 value),A $300 gift certificate from Freeze Dry
Guy, A Trekker IV Four-Person Emergency Kit from Emergency Essentials (a $250 value), Twentyfive books, of the winners choice, of any books published by PrepperPress.com (a $270 value), A preselected assortment of military surplus gear from CJL Enterprize (a $300 value), RepackBox is
providing a $300 gift certificate to their site, andSafecastle is providing a package of 10 Lifestraws
(a $200 value)
Third Prize:
A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21 (a $275 value), A $245 gift certificate from
custom knifemaker Jon Kelly Designs, of Eureka, Montana,A large handmade clothes drying rack, a
washboard, and a Homesteading for Beginners DVD, all courtesy of The Homestead Store, with a
combined value of $206, Expanded sets of both washable feminine pads and liners, donated by
Naturally Cozy (a $185 retail value),Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 value,
courtesy of Seed for Security, LLC,Mayflower Trading is donating a $200 gift certificate for
homesteading appliances,APEX Gun Parts is donating a $250 purchase credit, Montie Gear is
donating a Precision Rest (a $249 value), andTwo 1,000-foot spools of full mil-spec U.S.-made 750
paracord (in-stock colors only) from www.TOUGHGRID.com (a $240 value).
Round 61 ends on November 30th, so get busy writing and e-mail us your entry. Email This PostPrint
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We are in the last two days of Safecastles Big Future Essentials Sale featuring up to 38% off of 65
varieties of coffee, smoothies, LuRPs, pilot crackers, and more. 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),Gun Mag
Warehouse is providing 20 Magpul pmags 30-rd 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),Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of
Ready Made Resources (a $350 value), The Ark Institute is donating a non-GMO, non-hybrid
vegetable seed package (enough for two families of four) plus seed storage materials, a CD-ROM of
Geri Guidettis book Build Your Ark! How to Prepare for Self Reliance in Uncertain Times, and two
bottles of Potassium Iodate (a $325 retail value),A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo,
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, andTwo cases of meals, Ready to Eat
(MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com (a $180 value). This compact starter power system is
packaged in a wheeled O.D. green EMP-shielded Pelican hard case (a $1,700 value),A Gunsite
Academy Three Day Course Certificate that is good for any one, two, or three day course (a $1,195
value), A course certificate from onPoint Tactical for the prize winners choice of three-day civilian
courses, excluding those restricted for military or government teams