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TAP Issue#110- March2009

Issue #110
Mar ch , 2 009
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Table of Contents
Gearing Up, Part 1
by Corcceigh Green - Pg. 2
Review of The Infowarrior's Handbook
by Corcceigh Green - Pg. 6
Computing for the Downwardly Mobile
by MKORION - Pg. 7
Alternatives to Homelessness, Temporary Autonomous Zones
by MKORION - Pg. 8
Remote Transceiver Operations, Part 2
by Dr .Noxx - Pg . 11
Must Have Book Suggestions
by Corcceigh Green - Pg . 17
Rightcoast 's Book Suggestions
by Rightcoa s t - Pg . 19
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Gearing Up, Part 1
by Corcceigh Green
If y ou ' ve been f oll owing my arti cles in TAP Newslet ter, y ou kn ow I ' ve been
warning about t h e t h r e at of what passes f or America 's gov e r nme nt becoming tot a l ita r i a n
and cracking down on your freedoms . I 've explained t h at t h i s will mean t h at you will
have to fade back from t he government ' s a s saul ts , evade , escape and keep your family
safe while t ho s e c a p ab l e will regroup, condu ct guerilla warfare and hi t t h e enemy on
you r t e r ms as opportunity pres ents t a r gets. The last t wo ar ticles c overed t h e basi c
s trategies t hat will help y ou a c c omplish t h i s. Wi th t h i s article, I h ope to deta i l s ome
gear that will help you in y our ques t f or freedom and s ur v iva l.
The stateme nt of t he above paragraph ha s already been demons trated wi th t he
rush of bills t hat have been proc e eding from commi t t ees in Co ng r e ss. HR 645 es tablishes
a c o l o r of authori ty in t h e federal government t o build FEMA operated h olding
facili t i es and f orce Americans into t hem during declared emergencies . HR 1022 is a
heinously un-American bill giving color of authority to the federal At torney General to
out l aw any c l a s s or model of f i r e a r m he wi shes wi th t h e mere stroke of a pen .
Legi slati on giving col or of law to t he res tricti on of ammuni ti on i s al so in t h e works .
For gun owner s and fr eedom minded people, t h is c ome s a s no s u r p r i s e. Barrak Huss ein
Ob ama has promised t h i s kind of " ch a nge" all al ong and his vot i ng record in t h e Se nate
reflects his Marxi s t views . I t i s no l onger time to t h i n k about preparing and reading
up on the latest s u r v i va l techniques . Now is t h e time t o ge a r up and practice wi th y our
gear to ga i n t h e skills y ou read about .
I t i s important to note before ge a r i ng up t hat knowledge and s ki l l are
always more imp ortant t h a n i tems s tored in a back pack o r cached in a mountainside .
Having a box of ma t ches and a flint , ste e l and magne sium fire s tarter with you o n a
c amp i ng t r i p does no t guarantee that you c a n sta r t a f i r e. You mus t h a ve the kno wl e dge
and skill to u se y our equipment in a way t h at i s e ffec tive. That means p r a ct ice, not
j ust reading t he ins tructions and s toring t he e qu i pme nt. Thi s also means ware and t e a r
o n t he equipment and you will have t o rotat e and replace t he e qu ipme nt when used . In
toda y's e c onomy y ou may have t o get creative when budgeting in y our ge a r, but you mus t
prac ti ce in order to gain t h e s ki l l to u se that gear . In o ther words use what you buy
and buy what you u se .
To begin wi th ge a r i ng up , b egi n wi th t h e basics. Your firs t c oncern in
s ur v iva l i s keeping y our b ody cor e a t a good wor ki ng t emp e r atu re. That runs around
98.6# degrees Fahrenhei t f or mos t p eople . I t is impor tant no t t o get t oo much hot ter or
c ooler t h a n t h i s. The resul t s would be hypothermia should you become too c ool or
hyperthermia shoul d you become too h o t . Ei ther si tuation c a n resul t in death . Besi de
y our b ody core t emp e r atu r e , f act or s like humidity, ge t t i ng wet , sweat and wind play
imp ortant r oles in maintaining b ody t emp e r a t ur e. While mos t survivalists kn ow t h i s to
be t r u e, many Ameri cans , s u r v iva l ists included, are more f a i r weather prac titi oners of
t he art rather t h a n gain all s eason e xp e r i e nce. They, t he r e f o r e, negl e c t t he s e fa c t ors
c ombined wi th harsher wea ther extremes and are ge ne r a l l y prepared on l y f or fair we ath e r
out i ngs. This i s a huge mi s take e v e n f or s umme r out i ngs.
Under survival cond it ion s and in t h e t ype s of t e r r a i n where one might f i nd
him or herself in North America , wea ther c o nd itions change rapidly. These ch a ng es can
bring rain, wind, c o l d and slee t . Summe r in my area is no e xce pt i on to s u c h adver s e
c ondi ti on s . I have been c a u ght in t h e higher mountain t e r r a i n gather i ng huckleberries
in Augu s t when c old front s from the Gulf of Alaska has moved t h r ough. Even in Augu s t
t he hi gh t emp e r atu r e can drop into t he f ift i e s wi th t h e lows dropping int o the
t h i rt i e s . The se cond it ion s always brings rain which c a n turn to snow in t h e mountains ,
and yes , I 'm sti l l t a l ki ng about Augus t . In s uc h s umme r outings many are t a ke n
unprepared, c a u ght in t he weather wi th only summer gear . Su c h a si tuation c a n easily
t ur n deadly . You may t h i nk t h at y ou may no t have t o face such s itu at i o ns a s you are not
living in my area . Co ns i de r, however , t hat you may have t o e vade ho s til e s like
Blackwater mer cs or a BATFE murder raid during summer condi tions and need t o evade
t hrough several s e a son s including winter .
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Af ter obse rvi ng a freak summer snow stor m on June 11 a t t he 2,7 00 f oo t
level (this is a very l ow al ti tude f or snow a t t h i s t i me of year) I noti ced how t h e
s now s tayed we t and covered the ground . Thi s made f or muddy c ondi tions and s oaked
firewood . She lte r building materials were also s oaked and retained little insulating
value. You need t o be prepared when these condi tions present t h ems e l v e s during anytime
of t h e year. Si nc e t h e s olution to surviving t he elements is shel ter , shel ter is t h e
fir s t pri ori ty in ge a r i ng up f or s u rvi v a l in t h e wilds o r o n the run .
Shel ter begins not wi thin t h e wa l l s of your home , but wi th t h e c lothe s o n
your back . Your clothing is y our p ersonal s h e lte r and fir s t line of defense agains t the
elements . As with your other gear and t ool s you may use , t h e r e are certain grades of
t e c hno logy inv ol ved in p roduct ion and quali ty. The material y our cl othes are made fr om
plays a huge role in how well t h e y insulate you r body from the elements and protect
you . Modern , ar tifi cial fibers c a n keep wind out and r epel wa ter while all owing sweated
vapor fr om your b ody out and insulate agains t cold all a t t he same t i me. Gore-Tex and
Thinsulate brand c l oth i ng do an exceptional job a t prot e c ting y ou from t h e element s and
keeping you alive . Polypropylene is exc e l l e nt material for retaining insulating value
a gains t t h e skin . Natural fibers t h at are excellent in retaining t he i r insulating v a l u e
are wool and down . Down refer s t o t he down f eather s of fowl like ducks , gees e and
chickens . While t h is natural ma terial works e x tremely well in dry, c ol d weather , i t
loses i t ' s value quickly under we t cond it ion s or if stor e d so t hat t h e down piles o n
one s i de, leaving gaps in t h e insulating material . Wool retains i t ' s insulating v a l u e
extremely well and dries rapidly in the presence of only body h eat . Leather is an
extremely u seful natural material f or cl o thing . Pr operl y c on s tructed, t r e ate d and
oil ed, leather c l oth i ng will repel wa ter and wind and keep an insulating layer of air
t r a pp e d right where you need i t to be . Cotton i s an unforgivabl e s i n in mos t s ur v i v a l
s i t uat ion s. Cotto n mus t be dry o r i t has absolutely zer o insulating value . Worse , i t
abs orbs and retains wa ter a nd act s a s an e vaporative cooler helping t o spe ed the
cooling e f f e c ts of t he environment on your body. Co t t o n clothing used in a s ur v i v a l
si tuation in any s e ason oth e r t ha n summer c a n and ha s c a r r i e d a death sentence f or many
people.
Like any piece of tech nol ogy, t h e t e ch nol ogy of c l oth i ng c ons truction
brings differing u ses for that tech nol ogy. For examp l e, while wool s tays dry and
insulates bet ter exposed to b ody heat , wearing wool agains t t h e s kin c a n be
uncomfor table . It 's not j u st t ha t i t is i tchy f o r many people , but t h a t i t is r ough and
can c h a f e t h e skin during moderate and e ven light work ses sions . Ski n chafing during a
protrac ted peri od in t he wilds will e ve ntu a l l y l ead to infec tions whi ch i s de trimental
t o t h e goal of s urvi v a l. The s ame i s t r u e of l eather . Co t ton i s an appallingly deadly
mat erial to u s e in out er o r mid-lay er c lot h i ng, but c an prot ect t h e s ki n from the
chafing effects of wool . Polypropylene i s an even bet ter ma terial f or wear a ga i nst t h e
skin as it wicks wa ter and sweat away fr om t he skin and retains i t 's insulating value
a t t h e same time . Using t he s e differing t ech nol ogica l operating abili ties to t h e i r own
st rengths will help to keep u s ali v e . As you may have gue s sed, o ne of t he bes t ways to
insure y ou maintain y our body' s c ore temp e r atur e is t o u se your clothing t o prot e c t y ou
fr om t h e e leme nts. The e as iest way to do t h a t i s t o ke ep your cl o thing dry . Foll ow the
simple rule ; s tay dry .
Now, a s to h ow to u se y our cl othing ' s t e c hno logy in a survival si tuation ,
you mus t t h i n k a b out insulating v a l u e and heat produced by your b ody. A balance mus t be
st r i c ke n betwe en h eat produced by your body t h at builds up in t he t r a pp e d air of t h e
insulating layers of y our cl othing and h ow much of t h is heat is l ost to t he elements .
Moi s ture e ffec t s thi s which i s why you mus t st r ive t o ke ep dry , but if you become too
hot , you will swea t and reduce t he insulating value of your clothing . In a s ur v i v a l
si t uat ion, you will need to perform t a s ks which will cause your b ody to p roduc e more
heat whi ch will c a u s e y ou to sweat . We balance t he se fac t or s b y layering our c l oth i ng.
layer
layer
The firs t layer is t he
mus t be c omfor table and must
i s known a s underwear . I t i s
layer of c loth i ng t h at goes agains t our s ki n.
not caus e ch a f i ng. Of cours e, the c lot h i ng in
usually c o t t on , but c a n be p olypropylene or
This
thi s
s i l k.
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Cot ton underwear is perfectly acceptable in t h e summer months . Cotto n is o ka y in the
winter t o protect your " f r u it of the looms " area . Polypropylene long handles is
preferred instead of T shirts and c ot t on l ong handles o r " c h i c ke n skins" . This layer
will be exposed to mos t of t h e s we at i ng problem and c a n become qui te we t . Thi s layer
should not be e xposed t o t h e element s , but t o become t oo we t here is very uncomf or table
and c a n lead to rashes and/ or chafing . Under cl o thing should fi t snug, but no t be too
t i ght so t h a t i t cuts circulation or rubs t h e b ody nor s hou l d i t be too l oose s o t h at
i t bunches in inconvenient places like under the armpi ts.
Soc ks are a necessary par t of t h e firs t layer as well . You should buy your
s ocks ge a r e d towa r d your foot we a r. In t h e s umme r when a cool st r e am and some air feel s
real good to y our ove r bu r de ne d hoove s , cot t on t ub e socks are fine and can be dried in
t h e s un. Not so in the wint er and col d weather . In cold wea ther your fee t s we at while
you are walking o r are a t work and t he c old s oaks in fas t when you come to res t . This
is when wool s ocks are bes t . Polypropylene s ocks c a n be worn underneath t h e wool s ocks
f o r comfort and t o a void i t ching and di s comfort.
In t he summer and in warm weather t he ne x t layer i s con s i de red t h e out e r
layer , but in t h e winter and during c old s p e l ls t h is layer i s t h e middle layer . I f t h e
wea ther i s warm to h o t , a c otton T shirt may s u ff ice a s out e r we a r f or t h e upper body,
but one should ALWAYS bring another shirt for middle or outerwear layering. The middle
to out e r layer s h i rt should NEVER b e made of c o t t on . Ideall y t h i s shirt s hou l d b e made
of wool o r occas iona l ly leather . A leather s h i rt ov e r cotto n or p olypropylene will keep
t he wind away from t he under layer . Wo ol doe sn ' t break t h e wind as well as leather , but
provides e xcellent insulation when exposed to any heat source . A t h i c k wool s h i rt will
s till ke ep enough wind f rom you r b ody and insulate well , especially if i t is to be used
as a middle layer wi th a windbreaking ga r me nt or parka over t op.
Pant s are t h e bes t lower body, middle to outer l a yer ga r ment one can wear
f o r e s cape and eva si on o r s u rviva l. Thi s goe s f or guys and gal s . Shorts don ' t c ut i t .
Mos t environments in Nor th Ameri ca harbor mosqui t oes , t icks o r worse . Th orns , brush and
s h a r p r ock outcropp i ngs are al so preval ent . A good, rugged pair of pant s will pro tec t
t h is par t of you r b ody f rom these hazards . In t he s umme r and when wea ther i s warm, a
pair of pants will be y our oute r layer . Again , in t h e warm weather y our pant s can b e of
a cot t on ma terial like blue j e a n s (a ctu a l l y t he se should be brown, OD or di ed a s ub du e d
color ) o r BDUs a s l ong a s t h ey are ruggedly c ons truc ted . In we t o r s no wy weather even
cot t on canvas bec ome s s atu r ated wi th wa ter . Thi s mean s y our blue j e a ns or BDUs will
r e tain no insulating va l ue. Wool b e c ome s ve ry v a l u ab le again in c ol d or we t weather . I f
you are worried about wearing h oles in t h e knee s of y our wool pants , whi ch doe s happen
more rapidly t h a n b l u e jeans and some well c ons truc ted BDUs, buy you r s e l f a pair of
knee pads to protec t you r pants . Elk hide pant s were brought into my area by t he
mountain men and are st i l l qui te p opular fo r winter hunting wear . Elk leather i s rugged
and repels water well . Many hunt er s f e a r l ess l y wa de int o st r e ams and p onds in t he
hunting season wearing e l k hide pant s t o retri e ve downed game . The l eather als o breaks
t h e wind fr om y our b ody and protec t s t h e insulating value of your under or middle layer
ga r me nts e xt r eme ly well. I imagine any leather will work for t h is a s l ong as i t is
c o n st r ucte d well and has been t rea t e d wi th oil.
Foo twear is a v e r y impor tant s ubject in outdoor survival . Your foo twear i s
wha t will protect y our very imp ortant fee t . Your f e e t i s what will ke ep y ou moving for
eva si on, for work and for resi stance . Your foot we a r mus t be up t o t h e tas k, so no
skimping here. Good leather b oots are necessary for pro tection in t h e brush and rock.
Summer boot s should sti l l enclos e t he whole foo t , no sandal s . The idea is prot e c tion in
t h e brush . A quali ty b oot wi th leather laces and eye ho l e lacing i s nece s sary. The ea s y
on cat ching t ype holds for lacing is al so easy of f and will c atch o n ever y t wi g and
roo t to entangle i t s elf and pry it self off t h e c atch. Th ere i s a t r a i n of t h ought t h at
fo r winter and e ven summer wading , a pair of rubber b oot s are wha t i s ca l l e d f or .
Rubber boots ar e certainly wa ter r epellant , but are not durable walking across cou nt r y
even in t he s now. The t e r r a i n in my area is v e r y uneven and buried under snow piles are
f a l l e n t r ees wi th bro ken branches p ointing out to c atc h your foot f a l l. An easily
mi splaced step will t e a r y our rubber b oot in an ins tant .
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Repor ts t h at I h a v e r e a d on t h e Ea s t e rn Front during World War II a nd
personal experi e n ce s how t h at t h e pull o n b oot s (like t h e jack b o ots t he Germa n s wo r e )
are s uperior t o t h e lace up boo t s in t h e wi n ter . I h a v e fumbled wi th ma ny a lace s while
iced up o n my boo t s s o agree wi th thi s line of t h i n ki n g. At c a mp pulli ng o f f y ou r boo t s
and soc ks to warm y our toe s by t h e fire is a comf o rt and keeps t h e fee t h e a l t h y . Whe n
you have to thaw out your laces f i rst, t h e i ce mel ts and water drips into your boots
a nd soaks i n to your socks . Plus i t i s a n extr a h a s s l e to fumble t h r o u g h t h e iced over
laces i f y ou have to remove y our b o o t s qui ckly, o r to put t h e m back o n i f you n e e d to
do t h at before t h e lace s hav e t h a we d o ut.
Two pairs o f b o o ts are ne c e s s a r y if you live i n a c l i mat e wi t h more t h a n
one season . On e pair f o r warmer wea t her a nd o ne pair for cold wea ther . Fo r warm
we a t h e r , a pai r o f quali t y leat her , lace up b o o t s a re j u st t h e t i c ket. Fo r c old
wea ther , a pai r of quali t y leat her , pull o n boots a s i ze larger t h a n your normal s i ze
are just t h e t icket. The winter b oots are a size larger to acc ommodate and e x tra pair
o f t h ick socks for bet ter i nsulati on of y our fee t from t h e col d. Thi s set up will keep
you r fee t pro t e c ted well i n t h e s ummer and wi nter , t h r ou g h c old and h e a t .
As wi th your feet , do not f or get to protect your hands . Gl oves o r mi t tens
will wo rk i n t h is regard . Leat her wo rks bes t as a n o ute r layer ma terial. I t i s t ough
a nd durable a nd will sta n d up to n e c e s s a r y c a mp a n d s u rviva l work . I t i s nece s sary to
pro tec t t h e hands from abrasi on a nd cut s under s u r v i v a l condi tions as well as t h e c ol d .
Ex p o s e d s k i n c a n mean fro s tbi te wh e n the wea t h er c ondi tion s are righ t . Leather will
break the wind fr om c h i l l i ng y our s ki n. Fo r t h e inner l a yer o f y our gl oves o r mi t tens ,
wool or wool blend wi l l f i t t h e bill n i c e l y .
Moving o n t o outerwear , we s h o u l d con s i d e r tou g her material t h at can
wi ths tand harsher c ondi tions and being s cratched a nd snagged by t h o r n s, t wi g s and
brush . Parkas o r coat s t h at are well i n sulated a nd roughly construct ed fill t h e bill
f or t he upper b ody 's o uter we a r. Ther e ar e ma n y outlet s for quali t y and rea s onabl y
priced parkas made f rom Gore-Tex o r Thi n s ulate. These g a r me nt s are superi or in t h e i r
du r a b i l ity a n d a bility to s h e d water , i nsulate a nd all ow wa ter v a por i n t h e f orm o f
sweat to mo ve out t h r ough t h e special f a b r i c o f t h e g a r me n t . Ev en t hough p ri ces h a v e
come d own cons i d e r a b l y o n t hes e g a r me nts, t h e y c a n sti l l be qui t e pricey and I admi t
t h at I go a c h e a p e r r oute and purchase g ove r nme nt s u r p l u s parkas fo r t h i s. Go vernment
s u r p l u s parkas are warm, rug g ed (the y have to be c o ns i der i n g what t h e y were d e signed
f o r) and very reasonably priced .
For t hose reall y c o l d, sub-zero days , o ver pan t s are a helpful g a r me n t to
kee p t he c old out . There ar e sev e r a l s u r p l us ove r pant s o n t h e market t h at, like
s u r p l u s parkas , are very rugged a nd reas onably p riced . The s e are t yp ica l l y wo rn while
setti n g s till o n thos e very col d day s a nd f or insulation a gains t t he s now o r fr ozen
g rou nd. Their rugged con str u ct ion al s o pro tect s t he middle layer pan ts fr om brush and
t h o r n s.
A h a t is als o a necessary piece o f c loth i ng i n you r s u rviva l war d r ob e . Mos t
of y our body' s h eat i s l o s t t h rough t he t op of y our head . A wool kni t h a t has alway s
been t h e sta n d a r d in t h e las t coup l e of c e ntu r i e s f or retaining t h e h eat t h at would b e
l o s t through y o u r head . If wo ol i s t oo i t chy for you , wo ol bl ends are al so very
e f fi cient and mu ch less i t chy .
The above t ech no logy i n c loth i n g is wha t you mus t g e a r up wi th i n t h e way
of you r p ers o nal s h e lte r agains t t h e element s . Like all t ech nology, t here i s a me thod
t o i t s u se . As mentioned t h rou g hout t h is ar ticle, bec oming wet t h rou g h weather o r s we at
can c ompromi s e your garment s ' insulatin g abili ti e s . You will n o ti ce t h at as y ou move ,
walk o r perf orm t asks t h at y our b ody heat will rise and be retained by y our c loth i ng's
i n s ulating capacity. This will make y ou warmer y e t and you will begin t o s we at .
Swe at i ng will make your c loth e s wet, whi c h i s why you mus t n e v e r wear cott o n i n t he
cold weather , and you r c loth es will l o s e t h e i r insulating value . To st r i ke a balan c e
between i n sulation and moi s ture you mu s t be aware o f y our body' s s itu at ion. As you are
working, open you r c oat or s t ow i t away in you r gear bag to c ool y o u r b ody t o pre vent
s weat i ng. On v e ry col d d a ys, t ake frequent bre aks when you r b o dy t e mpe r atu re ri ses . Do
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n o t get y our inner cl o thing we t .
Hope fully , you a re n ow t h i n k i ng of t h e phy si cal preparati ons y ou ne ed t o
make fo r t he t i mes ahead . . Stock i ng up o n t h e cor r ect c lot h i ng o r pe rson a l shel ter
o pt ions is ano ther s tep whi ch will put y ou ahead of t h e g a me. We will cont i n ue t h i s
line of articles o n gearing up n ext t i me. Do y our h omework t i l l t he n.
Review of The Infowarrior's Handbook
by Co rccei g h Green
The I nfowa r r ior's Handbo ok i s an e ighty s even page
for mat. I t i s meant to be st u d i ed, printed o ut and di s tributed
Ameri ca t h at is nearl y c ompl e tely tot a l ita r i a n, an instructi on
l earning t he r ope s is b e comi ng increa singl y n ecessary . Well , n ow
expe r i e nce d, have t h e ins truc ti onal t h at has b een ne eded .
ins tructi onal in PDF
f r eely. Today , in an
f o r new inf owarri ors
inf owarri ors , new a n d
The Inf owarrior 's Handbo ok reads like an ancient book o f s trat egy o n t h e
o r d e r of Su n Tzu 's The Art Of War o r Myamo t o Mus ashi 's Go Rin No Shoo And well i t
should . The handbo ok makes s ome very important p oints like an inf owarri or uses hi s art
and c r a ft much l ike a warri or o f o ld. As t h e warri or of t he phy si c al bat tl e fi eld
prac ti ces and g a i ns s ki l l to o ve rcome an e n e my, s o t h e inf owarri or gains skill in
verbal and ot he r means of commu n icat ion s. He learns t o speak we ll t o articulate his
p oint , he learns to identi fy h ow a p erson o r group will r eact to t he i n fo r mat ion h e i s
gi ving and h ow mu ch informati on t h e y c a n a ccept a t a t i me. He l earns to print
informati on , burn CD' s and DVD' s and d e live r inf ormati on packet s t h at wil l r each t h e
peopl e . In es sence , t h e i nfor wa r r ior become s a dept a t waging and winning t h e bat t le for
the h earts and minds o f the peop l e.
Sect ions inc luded are : Refl e c ti ons On Freedoms , Path To Se l f Improvement -
Under s tanding Emo ti on-Mental Fil ters , Planting Seeds And Persuasi on-Per suasi on- Selling
An I d e a- Pl a nt i ng Se eds, Inf owarri or Sup p l i e s, Acce ss Televisi on Ins truc ti ons , How To
Investi gate Publi c Of f ici a ls An d Co n f ront Them Through Ef f e c tive Activism, 91 1 Facts ,
Six Degrees Of Sepa r at ion, Mi s c ellaneous . Like a mar tial arts r e gimine , Th e
Infowarri or 's Handbo o k b r i ngs t h e s tudent t h rough his o r h er ment al a t ti tude , t hen
instruct s in g a i n i ng skill , t h e n shows t h e st u d e nt t h e use and maintenance o f t he
weapons o f hi s craf t .
I f y ou are a beginning inf owarri or who wants to
spread t h e mes sage o f f reedom and t h e rest orat i on of o u r o n c e
are a s e a son ed inf owarri or who ha s prac ti ced t h e craft f or
o bt a i n and r ead t his important work . Downl oad and print o ut
delay.
know what to d o to h elp
g r e at Republic o r i f you
y e a rs, y ou will want t o
you r c opy tod ay wi thout
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Computing for the Downwardly Mobile
by MKORION
If y ou've s p e n t any time o n the road-being transiently homeless or
generally being a nomad, y ou appreciate c ommuni cations . Li ving a semi -nomadic life and
being t e c h no logi c a l l y sophis ticated d o n o t have to be mu tually exclusive.
Me and oth e rs incorporate a large amount o f t e c h no logy into o u r s u rviva l
plans and practices and a g ood mobile computing setup has s e r v e d me well in my t r a v e l s.
Checking email , printing resumes (in my c as e, while living in a c a mp ground ) o r
watching a vide o all contributed t o a s a t i s f y i ng r ootlessne ss . No t to mention t h e
amateur radio packet and weak s i g n a l work requiring a comp u t e r .
Let 's t a ke a l ook a t our
need t o print documents and maybe we
hunkered in a t e nt somewhere .
needs .
would
We need
like t o
connectiv i ty to
watch a movie
t h e Internet , we
or t wo when we 're
Ob v i ou s l y, t h e lapt op is o u r mobile comp ut i ng platform. I run a Dell D610,
bought used of Crai gsli s t . I t satisfies my needs: it's c ompact and somewhat durable .
I ' ve used Ga teways , HP and De l l s in tact i c a l environments and found t h at Dell laptops
fared bet ter t h a n t h e previous manufac tures . In fa c t , d o not e v er buy a HP lapt op s i n c e
I experienced real hardware problems wi th t h e male power connect or , flimsiness of t h e
chas sis and moni tor .
A portable printer i s a nice to have item. Being able to print resumes or
maps o n t h e r oad has been v e r y handy-especially t h e maps
I d o my "on t h e r oad" printing wi th a HP De skjet
option to run o n a special HP bat tery. Pret ty nice , but a t
about as good a s a full -sized printer . Addi ti onal feature
p ort c onnectivity (via a mini -parallel port cable) .
45 0 . Thi s printer has t h e
$ 80, n o t t h at nice . I t 's
are both USB and Parallel
An o ther i tem I
wanted, but if you have t o
t h es e is for you .
s a w was a mobile scanner . No t
do some document e xploi tation in
really needed, n o t
t h e field t h e n ma ybe
really
one o f
Se e i ng how all t h es e items run on elec tricity, I recommend a power
inverter . I have a Belkin 12 0 wa t t inverter t h at plugs int o t h e cigarette lighter of my
vehicle . It t a ke s a 2 0A fuse so , I have a few spare fuses in the "E" bag and a few more
in t h e glove box. Charge t h e lapt op and cellphone while y o u' r e driving wi thout t axi n g
t h e vehicles electrical s yst e ms wi th a s p ec i a l 12V cell phone charger .
The "E" Bag
" E" i s f or " e l e ct ron i cs" . My favori te bag t h at holds all my computing ki t
is a Tactical Tailor M-5 medic pack . I t f i ts the all the equipment listed a t the end o f
t h i s pos t . Ol i v e drab, water repellent wi th plenty o f a t tachment l o ops and rings and
internal divider s s e c u red wi th hook-and-l o op that all ow for c ust omi z i n g t h e interi or .
The Lapt op bag i s ano ther Tac tical Tail or produc t , c a l l e d appr opriately,
t h e ' Ta ct ica l Laptop Ca r r i e r'. Sa me nylon a s t h e above medi cal bag, 1/4 inch padding
with Molle webbing t h at I u se t o s ecu r e two accessory pouche s from the same
manufac turer. These access ory p ouche s h old t h e lapt op p ower s upp ly, and s ome c a b l e s.
Perfec t .
I f ound t h e #1 computer accessory t o ensure connec tivi t y was a high-powered
PCMCIA WLAN card and good antenna . I ' v e u sed a Ubiqui t i Ne tworks SRC wi th the s t o c k
1 0dB and af termarket 21dB antenna and f ound I cou l d pick up WAP ' s all o ver . Mos t
campgr ounds have hot spots that may require y ou t o walk around abi t before you receive
g o o d signal and mos t hotel r o oms out f it t h e i r WAPs wi th tiny stub antenna s to minimize
unpaid u se . Use a high p owered c a r d and a good antenna and y ou can really get s i g n a l
f r om a di s tance . Be t ter , use a c a r d and a d i r ect i o n a l antenna for eve n bet ter
recepti on . A high-powered card, a good antenna and t h e right s oftwa r e and you're s et
f or access v i a Sp e c i a l Techni cal Mean s .
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About Campgrounds
Campgrounds are nice "go t o ground locations" , especially if y o u pay wi th
cash and maybe have an alias pers onae . Campgrounds have shower s , bathrooms , Internet
access and electrical power . Many c a mp s ite s h a v e a u tili ty p os t with an electrical
outlet a ttached. Make sure you bring an extension cord and a plug adapter-because I
guarantee y our c a mp s ite outlet will be " j ust a t a d to far away" and t h e wr ong plug
t ype . Plug adap ters are cheap, less t h a n a buck a Home Depo t , s o buy a bunch and keep
t h e m in your "E" bag and v e h i c l e.
Another place with outlets are small c oin-op Laundromat s . You can usually
find an o ut l et behind s ome vending ma chines . Almos t any hotel will have o ut doo r outlets
f or t h e i r own maintenance purposes and f or t h e i r gue s t s wi th RV's . Lo ok around and d o a
discrete reconnaissance . You might e v e n get away wi th having a covert " h i d e" near a
mo tel and st i l l get p ower. Jus t sayin ' , ya know ?
Your Power BUdget
Computing require elec tri cal power-amps , v o lt s and wat ts . Examine the
vol t a g e and amp ratings on e ach p ower supply. Mul tiply t h e t wo and you get wat ts . Your
inverter has t o supply at leas t that amount , but a better safe ty figure is that the
tot a l l oad o n t h e inver ter should b e no t greater t h a n 80 % of t h e inverter o utp ut a t
cont i n u ous (no t s u r g e) op e r at i o n. I picked 80% because a v e r y kn owled g e a b l e Spec i a l
Forces engineer gave me t h at advi ce when I was looking for a generator and i t 's worked
pret ty we l l - no hot wires o r bl own fuses .
So,
fairly c omplete
add some office supplies ,
"of f i c e o n t h e g o" .
s p a r e print c a rt r i d g e s , paper and y o u have a
Connectivi ty i s e s sential to t h e 4G e nvi ronme nt.
Alternatives to Homelessness,
Temporary Autonomous Zones
by MKORI ON
There
most of you have
same ques tions a s
money runs out".
was a t i me when I
found yourself in
I did: " how l ong
wa s unemployed and living off my savings . I 'm s u r e
a s i mi l a r situation and f o u n d y ourself asking the
is t h i s g oing to las t and wha t d o I d o when t h e
Well , answer s run t h e gamut f r om " it won' t las t much longer" t o " I' l l be
h omeles s " . My s itu a t i o n almo s t took me t o t h e later . Not an appealing prospect , but
i f d one right, it d oesn' t have t o be unpleasant and c e rta i n l y n ot in t h e category we
find s ome homeless people in .
Think firs t about wha t a home means t o
notion of a house in t h e commo n application o f t h at
and suppor t s y our living .
y o u.
n oun .
I used
A h ome
to be t i e d t o the
i s where e you live
Back to homelessnes s . So wha t was I g oing t o d o ?
My plan wa s s omewhat ambi ti ous in the l ow t ech way . I took out some topo
maps of my area and I begin my contingency planning . I did a map rec on o f an area
wi thin t r a vel i ng di s tance , and asses sed i t u sing OCOKA plus t h e r e had t o be a nearby
water sou rce and readily a vailable building ma terial s . Plenty o f con c e a l me nt wa s a
fac tor . Concealment equal s s u r v iva l. A thief c a n not s teal wha t they c a n not de t e c t .
Law enf orcement cannot arres t wi thout a detectable crime .
My plan was t o establish a s od hut of t h e type used b y our pioneer
ances t ors-more of a sod/ e a rth s h e lte r. No t diffi cul t to build, wa terpro of , made f rom
indigenou s ma terial s and, because of i t 's c o n str u cti o n, low vi sibilit y . The later i s
key . You d on ' t want a ' p o ssum c op (AKA game warden or conservation o f f i c e r ) ordering
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t o decamp, because that 's all ' y a got to live in and a possum
enforcement o f f i c e r, doesn ' t care about y our problem, t h e y care
and reducing problems f or t h emselve s.
cop,
about
being a sworn
enforcing t h e
preparing
I've been
o f t i me .
Well , I f ound a job before t h i s endeavor, but t h at didn' t s top me fr om
for the possibili ty that I would have t o go on an e xt e n d e d camping t r i p.
described as r oo tless and I have lived in all o t of places for shor t peri ods
I t pays dividends to be prepared.
That 's t h e t a ke away point from t h i s tex t-p r e p a r e f or o c c a s i o na l nomadic
living . Pretend t o lose your present residence and plan accordingly. As far as
planning this exercise g oes , any Course of Ac tion (COA) t hat t a kes you t o your current
residence , o r o t he r wi s e involves y our current residence, i sn't a go od COA.
There were a few t h i n g s I had to make t h i s work, primaril y pi oneer tool s
like an axe , pointed- and flat nosed shovel and c ons truction t oo l s (hammer, saw, nails)
and a few t h i n g s I didn ' t have but would make this endeavor more comfor table-like a
generator , a bat tery set up f or power s t orage- -a 36 " inch t r i p o d mounted paraboli c
antenna wi th a 2.4 GHz amplified feed . That would have b een ni ce . A small tankless
wa ter heater t h at runs on propane c ould be made ready for aus tere servi ce.
I 'm also scouting f or s ome mili tary space heaters. The M1915 " Yu kon"
s t oves are portable , e as y f or one person to set up and mul tifile . The same f or t he
M1941 " p otb e l l y" s tove. The former kept me warm in Vermont , t he lat ter kept me warm in
Wildflecken, Germany . A ker osene stove is a g ood subs ti tute , but t h e stove s I mentioned
burn hydr ocarbons and wo od . The M1941 c a n burn c oa l as well . Se e n i t done, did i t
mysel f.
I investigated t wo way satellite broadband Internet for t h i s as well , more
o n that a t another t i me.
These were s ome o f t h e t h i n g s I cons i de r e d before and af ter and cont i nu e t o
be devel oped . So, I por ti on of my ' p r eps g o to remo te living . Given t he evoluti on of
technol ogy t owa r d s better performance and compactness , t he r e is no reason for pioneer
living and t e c h nology no t to go hand in hand-i t 's t h e wa y of t h e future here in t he
vanishing empire o f America. Temporary Aut onomous Zones (TAZ) r equire a certain amount
of t e c h no l ogy-u n l e s s your heading for neo-Luddi te nirvana .
I s till want to t r y this as an e xperiment in living.
OCOKA
Regarding OCOKA.. This is not only for selecting t e r r a i n, say from a map
reconnais sance, i t 's also for assessing wha tever t e r r a i n you happen t o be in . I t
requires absolutely n o t oo l s, and provides y ou wi th a t e ste d and reas oned appr oach t o
simple terrain analysis- that al one puts y ou one up on everyone else not doing it .
Try i t.
Get up fr om your computer , walk int o you r living room and begin your OCOKA.
analysis . Practice i t nex t t i me your in a checkout line, or idling in a parking lot. Do
it from your desk a t the o f f ice.
Here are s ome cons ide r at ions:
o - Ob s e r v at ion and Fields o f Fire
Obs e rvat i o n from unaided v i s ion or
t he defense , consider h ow and wi th
and wi th wha t you will engage .
C - Cover and Concealment
vision enhanced with an electro - optical devi ce .
wha t you will be engaged with. In t he offense,
In
h ow
Cover is protection from weapons , concealment
c onsidering t h i s , ask wha t weapons y ou have
concealment from. This is where t e c h n i c a l and
greates t utility. Disguise and appropriate dres s
is protection from observation .
cover fr om and what sens or s you
scientific literacy have some of
is a t ype of concealment.
When
have
t h e i r
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o - Ob s t a c l es (man made and natural)
Consider ob sta c l e s like p olice op e r at ion s . If y ou're a t tempting to remain undetected,
t h e n a p olice pre sence i s an obsta c l e. A secti on of y our town may be unnavigable
because of s oc i a l or cul tural di fferences . Intersections t h at are navigable may become
obst acl e s when vehicles are abandoned near t hem.
K - Key or Deci sive Terrain
In ou r applicati on , we 're no t u sually go i ng to s e i ze o r h old t e r r a i n, so t h i n k of key
t e r r a i n a s t h ose areas t h at s upp ort your Cou rs e s of Action . People are al s o t e r r a i n.
A - Avenues of Approach
On foo t , bi cycle , wa ter , sewers , windows , " mou s e holes " ? Urban t e r r a i n i s
t h r e e dimensional . Always try fo r t h r e e ways in or out. Urban terrain al s o all ows f or
easy ve rt i c a l movement (i .e . fire e s capes, s torm drains) .
Use OCOKA as a t emp l at e and apply i t fluidly .
TTP ' s like t h i s are one of t h i ngs t h at put s s ki l l e d prac titi oners ahead of
t h e masses . I t ' s t h e 'ob s e rve ' par t of y our OODA l oop .
What to Expect
Soci ety a s we appreciate i t , i s largely an ar tifi cial cons truc t held
t ogethe r by, among many t h i ng s, laws and law enfor cement . Con s i de r vi olent crime in
Ameri ca a t present , now con s i der v i o l e nt c r i me when law enforcement i s unavailable (law
enforcement i s a control me chanism) How much worse will it be when localized or
widespread civil disorder begins?
The following i s an e xample of wha t e very day will b e like early in any
wide s p rea d civil disorder :
" Ac c o r d i ng t o a p olice news r elease, wi tnes ses s a i d t h e man wa s a c c osted by
a large g r oup of tee na ge male s as he rode hi s bike down t h e s treet . Wi tne s ses tol d
police that s ome members of a group of 40-50 males beat t h e man . "
Source :
h t tp : / /www.mlive . c om/ne ws /kalamazoo /index .s s f / 2 009 / 02 /4 05 0 kalamazoo teens_beat c yc l. htm
1
During t he Rodney King ri ots , people we 're outr a ge d t h a t whi te p oli ce
off i c e r s were acqui t ted of assault. These angry ci tizens did not march on ci ty hall
and demand redress , t h e y did not s torm t h e courthouse, t he did no t ve nt their outrage
a t t h e s ou rce of t h e i r anger . They burned down t he i r own c ity (South Ce ntr a l L .A. ) to
t h e t une of USD lB . That ' s wi th law e nf o rcement.
The t a ke away p oint
wi t h c ontaining t h e problem and
helping you stay alive or intact .
Vi a h t tp : / /mkori on .wordpres s . c om/
i s , in civil
maintaining
unrest , law enforcement conc e r ns i tself
the Continui ty of Government, not wi th
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Remote Transceiver Operations. Part 2
by Dr.Noxx
NetMeeting
NetMeeting comes stock standard with Microsoft Windows 2000 and XP. There is also
support under Iinux via openh323, however we do not go into that functionality in this
installment. NetMeetingprovides a basic Point-to-Point audio and video conferencing
between two points. You can also draw and share graphical whiteboards, transfer files,
and engage in generic text messaging.
The video is useful if you need to view any gauges or meters that are not remotely
accessible via direct digital control. Just point the camera at the indicatorsare you
interestedin and you can remotely monitor meiers, gauges, and oIher indicatorseasilyl
Note: NetMeetingis one of those utilities that does NOTallow you to select an audio
device. It does allowyou to select the video device.
Tostart NetMeeling in Windows 2000 or XP, click on Start, Run and type cont' and followthe on screen instructions.
You must enter an email address, but it does nol need to be valid. (I tend to enter [email protected]). It is useful
to enter a Name (name of computer is good.) Location and comments can also be useful (again, make and model of
transceiver).
Click next on the next screen. Do nollog on or list name in a directory.
Select Local Area Network on the ConnectionSpeed box.
Select desired location of shortcuts, and then go on to lest Output and Input
Once done, on the Control Station Server, open up NelMeeling and select Call, AutomaticallyAccept Calls.
On the Control Station Client, enter the IPaddress of the Control Station Server in the drop down box and press the
telephone button to initiate a connection to the Control Station Server. Youwill now be connected to the Control Station
Server.
You can also initiate Desktop andApplication sharing between the two applications. This is very useful if you have
someone at the other end that you have to help walk-through an administrativeor maintenancetask. Youcan also
directly transfer files between the Control Station Client and Server.
Unfortunately, NetMeetingwas removed from Vista in favor of Microsoft Messenger, a third-party based snoop ware
application.
Afew notes on video and video drivers:
NelMeeting is an older application that depends on any video interactivityto be in the VFW (Video For Windows)
framework. Windows abandoned VFW as video support was pulled under the umbrella of the WDM (Windows Driver
Model). Unfortunately, most new camera's have WDM based drivers only. But wait, all is nol105lI Youcan download a
utility from Eaglelron Software at www.lrackercam.com( a really interesting product in itself) that has a WDM <-> VFW
driver bridge. The only catch is you must run TrackerCamand keep it runningto have NelMeeling access newer
camera hardwarewith WDM drivers.
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Computer Aided Transceiver (CAT)
Computer Aided Transceiver allows the transceiver to be controlled by a computer via a Null Modem ( Cross-over serial
) cable. You will need to check your transceiver manual to determine wihat funelions are computer controllered. In this
article, we will be focusing on Ham Radio Deluxe. This is a phenomenal piece of software that lets you get into many
different advanced Ham Radio concepts and operating modes. For now we are focusing on the Remote capabilities of
this software and the basic transceiver control.
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the Kit is sufficient. Run the installer and have it run after setup.
You will be presented with a Conneel Dialog Box. On the Control Station SERVER, seleel the Company (make), Radio
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Olnceyou select Connect you will be presenled with the RemoteConnection window.
Under NewConnection, enter the IPAddress, and the Usemameand Password you selected earlier whenyou
configured HRDon the Control Stallon Server. Makesurethe Save SettingsBox Ischecked and pressConnect. You
will see a Welcome Message from HRDon the Control Stationserver. PressOKto closethe Remote Connection
window(not surewhy this doesn't closeautomatically). Next youwill be presented witha remoted displayof HRD
running on the Control StationServer connected to the CATcontrolled Transceiver.
Therewill also be anotherwindowthat shows RemoteConnection statistics, and allowsyou 10 tweak howthe displayis
Updated. My preferred settingsare showed In the next screencap.
Device Connectivity
This secUon coversthe basicconnectMtyof thefinal selup Inthe following diagram.
Th<s Cornrn link can be either
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or cabled Ethernel NetW<l rking
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not usea headsetfor the Control StationClient. I personally use a desktopstandalone microphone and connectthe
audiooutput to amplified speakers.
And that's III I'msuccessfuly operating my primarystallon remotelyusing anYaesu FT-847 usingHRDand
TeamSpeak. I'vealso successfully setupseveral WinRadio's with teamspeakfor use as a remotemonitoring stalion.
I'vealso successfully openedup my homerouter to pipethe audioand HRDapplications frommy hometo my
workplace. I love beingableto keeptabs on my homerepeater, as well as allowingmywife to jump on via teamspeak
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TAP Issue#110- March2009
Must Have Book Suggestions.
by Corcceigh Green
I've b e e n asked , as well as all o f t h e writers o f TAP, to come
up wi th a list o f three b ooks that I con s i d e r essential f or everyone to
have in their library. I s tarted t h i n ki ng as s oon as I was asked and
t hought t h at c ut t i ng t h e list to t h re e was a bi t s evere , s o I asked if I
cou l d submi t a list o f f our . Fortunately, I was granted permissi on and
will submi t a list o f f our mus t have boo ks f or your library.
I t i s very hard to pi ck a book f or t h e number o n e, mus t have
p osi ti on , s o d on ' t neces sarily t h i n k o f t h e order in which t h es e boo ks
appear to be t h e order o f importance t h e y s hou l d have in your library. I
t h i n k o f all o f t h e bel ow t it l es as mus t hav e , mus t read in my library.
Tha t said, my fir s t pi ck would be an amazingly excellent b ook
t it l e d Wildernes s Survival by Berndt Berglund. I t had been a while s i n c e
I read t h is boo k . When I des cri bed i t to TAP's edi t or I t o l d him t h at i t
was wri t ten b y " J o hnny Redhawk. " I t jus t goes to show you how much
s ome thing fr om a boo k c a n s tay wi th you . I wa s s o s tricken wi th a
c h a pt e r o f t h e boo k t it l e d The Legend Of Tommy Whi tehawk t h at I
rememb ered t h e hero of t h e legend as t h e author. (And I remembered t h e
name wr ong. ) What you will remember fr om t h i s boo k, however , i s all o f
t he helpful and rarely c overed informati on packed into i t 's 171 pages !
If you anticipate an o ut i ng into t h e wilderness , t h is boo k i s a mus t
have . Ch a pt e rs cov e r: The Legend Of Tommy Whi tehawk , SURVIVAL
PSYCHOLOGY, SURVI VAL GEOGRAPHY, FIRE AND FIREMAKING, SI GNALS , SHELTERS,
TRAPS AND SNARES, HUNTING AND FI SHING , BUTCHERING AND DRESSING GAME ,
COOKI NG METHODS , WATER, EDIBLE PLANTS, CLOTHI NG AND EQUIPMENT, CAMP
IMPLEMENTS, FIRST AID, TRAVEL, MAP AND COMPASS , MAKING CORDAGE AND
KNOTS.
Th e above chapters are no t j u st equipment lists t h at t e l l you
wha t to pa ck in wi th you . These chapters give every las t detail you need
to make t h e i tems listed f r om na tural r es our ces f o und in t h e wildernes s .
Illus trati ons are included . Don ' t let t he 171 pages f ool you . The print
is a bi t o n t h e small size and t h e informati on is packed t i ght in t h es e
page s . Armed with t h e informati on in t h i s b ook , t h e reader will be able
to s u rvive in t h e woods o r wildernes s area o r wherever h e / she finds
him/hers elf .
Se c ond o n my li s t i s an o l d s u r v i v a l ist favori te , Nucl ear War
Survi val Ski l l s b y Cresson H Kearney . From t h e b as ics o f woodcraft and
wilderne s s survi val to survi ving o ne o f t h e d e a d l i e st o f mankind ' s
weapons o f warfar e i sn ' t qui te a s far a l eap as you might t h i n k. Firs t
o f all , nuclear war , t e r ro r i s m o r a c cident i s far fr om fini shed as a
t h re at to Ameri cans and Nuclear Wa r Su rviva l Ski l l s will teach you how
to b u i ld and use t h e shel ters and tools you need to s u rvive t he wors t o f
a nucl ear incident . No t o n ly d o e s t h is boo k d e tail how to b u i l d a b l ast
s he lter wi th enough protec ti on to survi ve t h e b l a st and fall out o f a 25
mega t on warhead fr om 12 mil e s away o ut o f l ogs and dirt , i t d e tail s how
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to make a fallout meter from household i tems and how to make expedient
wa ter fil t ers and air pumps , al s o fr om household i tems. As I s a i d, I
beli e v e t h at nucl ear war , a ccident o r ter ro r i s m i s s till a very real
t h r e at to Ameri cans . Ev en if you d on ' t believe t h is t h re at is a s
important as i t o nce was. , t h e informati on in t h i s boo k i s very
appli cable in mos t ot he r a spects o f survival . The c h a pt e r s o n lighting ,
f ood and wa ter cou ld come in handy in many survival s itu at ions such a s
hurri cane s , s now stor ms, tor n a do e s, e t c .. The informati on in chapters o n
building fallout and b l ast shel ters are u seful f or building r oo tcellars ,
bunkers o r tor n a do s he lt e rs. The c h a pter o n Improvi sed Clot h i ng And
Pro t e c tive I tems would als o be p erfec tl y appli cable to a northern
c l i mate p ower outage wi thout any al ternat e heating s our c es . I t is al s o
appli cable to winter survival o n t h e s treets. The expedient wa t er fil t er
de s cri b ed in t h e c h apt e r o n Water al one c ould render p o table drinking
wa ter f or many shoul d utili ty se r v i c es b e disrupted. Wi th a li t tle
c ommon s e n s e, Nuclear War Su rviva l Skill s , i s a boo k whose informati on
c a n see you t h roug h t h e t e r ro r s of nucl ear war o r c a n c ome in handy a t
t he home s t ead o r jus t f oul weather .
Third o n my li s t is a book t h at i s o ne o f t he mos t impr e ssive
o n t he s ubject o f l ong t e r m survival independent of soci ety o r a s o cial
s tru c tur e . When (no t i f ) "ci v il i z at ion" co l l aps e s, t h is i s t h e boo k I
will b e f o ll owing to p rov ide mys e lf and f a mi l y wi th t h e ne cessi ties of
life . Th e Ch e r nobyl Syndrome b y Dean Ing is a compi l at ion o f arti cl e s
whi ch Dean Ing wr o t e f or t h e late , g r e at Mel Tappan 's n ewsl e t ter ,
Survi v a l Tomorrow . Don ' t l e t t h e t it l e foo l you. The Ch e r nobyl Syndrome
has a sec ti on o n Nuclear Ca l a mity, b ut i s o n l y o n e sec ti on in t h is 3 2 9
p a g e tome p acked wi th excellent informa ti on . The inf orma ti on o n nuclear
c a l a mity cov e r s informati on o n shel tering, making a i r fil t ers a nd pumps,
e me r g e ncy powe r syst e ms, shel ter sani tati on , b u i ldi ng a f al l out me t er
and s t o cking up o n li t tl e t h i ng s t h at ar e oft e n ov e r looked. Ot he r
sec ti ons inc lude ; Se l f Relianc e In Every Day Lif e whi ch include s
e xce l lent inf ormati on o n mi cro -farming , high tech and self reliance and
c r is is r el o cati on ; Non-Nuclear Ca l a mity whi ch include s immediate and
outdoo r survival inf ormati on ; lng 's Things whi ch includes a hodg e p odge
of relevant a dvi ce a nd e xpe r ience s t h at t h e author has fo und u s eful . And
las tly, t h e re' s a sect ion o n boo k r evi ews t h at t he r eader may be
interes t ed in shoul d he /she want to fur ther his /her educati on . In my
opi n ion, t h is i s a superi or boo k wi th s upe r ior informati on . Thi s
defini tely n eeds to be in your library.
Numb er f our o n my l ist is ano ther Dean Ing boo k t it l e d,
Pulling Through . Pulling Through i s in t wo sec ti ons . The firs t sect ion
i s a f ict ion a l s t ory a b out t he Ra ckhams , a f a mi l y t h at f i nds i tsel f
s uddenly n ear ground z ero in a nucl ear s trike agains t t h e Uni t ed St at e s.
Th e stor y i s very detail ed in how t he y p r epa r e t he i r uncl e's out o f t he
way home to ri de t h e ef f e c t s of fall out . The s t ory is e x tremely
reali s ti c in d e a l i ng wi th t h e ef fe c ts of nuclear war including b l ast,
fall o ut , de a l i ng wi th c a s u a lt i e s and t he con s e q u e nce s o f t h e l a ck of
sec uri ty. The story even d e l v e s in to l ong ter m ef f ect s and touch es up on
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o f n on-fi c ti on arti cl e s . Mo s t
o f nu clear warfare and d e tail
s u rvi v e. Some arti cles cove r
e ne r gy p rod uct ion whi ch cou l d
o f e me r g e n c i es.
rebuilding . The second secti on is a series
o f t h e arti cles are related to t h e threat
h ow to put tog et he r e x p e d ient i tems to
a spects such as eva cuati on , coo k i n g and
c ome in handy f or survival o f ot h e r type s
Such i s my li st fo r must have s u rviva l boo ks fo r t h e library.
I c h e ated some b y adding a f ourth title . If I a b s olutely, p o sitively had
t o reduce the li s t to t h r ee, I would leave of f Pulling Through , but I
would d o s o begrudgingly. The fi cti onal stor y in Pulling Through wa s
mu ch more t h a n jus t entertaining. I t helped t h e reader unders tand h ow
and why t he y would be put ting tog et h e r t h e expedient equipment li sted in
the s econ d s ect ion. I t als o helped the reader t o unders tand the
s i t u at ion t h e y might find themselves in s hou l d a nuclear s t r i k e take
place near t h e i r h ome .
Even with the addition of a fourth title , there are de finitely
holes in the information attained in thes e four books . The reader should
add t o his or her library, but thes e four b ooks are a superior beginning
and , u sing s ome c o mmo n sens e , the reader will gain a wealth o f knowledge
cov e r i n g a great deal o f survival related subjects .
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Rightcoast's Book Suggestions
The TCP /IP Guide : A Compr ehensive , Illus trat ed Internet
Pro t ocol s Re ference Thi s is a capable and (blasphemous , I know, but
i t 's my opini on) b ett e r in depth breakdown o f t h e pro t ocol sui te t h a n
TCP/IP Illustrated. All y ou need is t h is b ook and t h e RFC ' s and y ou
have all t h e r e is to know s itt i n g in you r hand. Pri cey, but i t 's pri cey
f or a rea s on . Wi th i t in your hand y ou know as mu ch a b out t h e pro t o c ol
s u it e as anyone o n Earth.
I 've b e e n t h rou g h every c a n n i n g/ s a l t i n g/ p r e s e r v i n g boo k t h e r e
is it seems , and my favori te i s " Th e Compl e t e Bo ok of Home Preserving"
b y Mary Norwak - I t is a boo k fr om Gr eat Bri tain, b ut has had print runs
in t h e s tat e s I b e l ieve. I g o t mine a t a t a g s a l e, b ut Amaz on has i t
a c c ording t o a search I j ust did . On l y 4 copi e s t hough. I s u g g e st
s pendi ng t h e 4 . 99 f or a used cop y y our s elf b e fo re p r i nt i n g i t , 1 01 .
http : / /www.amazon .com/Complete-Book-Home-Preserving-Norwak /dp / 09479 904 02
The be s t gardening boo k fo r someo n e get ting s tarted , or
wanting t o move int o li terally growing to eat and be pret ty mu ch
comp l et e l y independent of s t or e s i s hands d own " A manual o f h ome
vegetable gardening" b y Francis C. Co u lt e r - I t has a comp l et e breakdown
o f wha t to plant , in wha t r ow, f or wha t size garden , and h ow to r o tate
properly t h e o l d way (1943 printing) wi th graphs o f 2 0x2 0 ' ,
30' x 40', and 5 0 ' x 1 0 0 ' gardens . I t 's t h e b e st I 've eve r seen pers onally.
Found i t in a u sed boo k st o r e, so i t ' s around . Amaz on ha s a c ouple o f
t h e m.
some how
To tal Re sistance b y
miss t h e list , someo n e
Hans v on
who has
Da ch jus t
read t h i s boo k,
in case i t would
and c ommi t ted as
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much of it to memory as possible - is a dangerous person i nd e e d . Written
before/du ring? WWI I , t he Swiss were ready for anything, and it was
wri t t e n wi t h the assumption that one needs to resist/defeat a t y r a n ni c a l
German wa r mac hine with only r i f les, homemade mines, gui le, and
dedication in the absence of any real capabi l ity to even plan, never
mind wa g e war.
The Du p o nt Blaste rs Guide -
stumps and wha t not - with di y de t s ,
sure i t ' s a modern one and use cash
filled with cash elsewher e.
Obvious reasons, such as
de t c cor-ds , shaping, etc
or better yet, a g reen
c learing
Make
dot card
By Wi lli a m and Helg a Olkowski
Lt nne aus ' "classification of
is the original whi c h is wha t
Pe s t Control"
works off of
naturae . The r e
Da ar It
or sys t ema
"Conmon Sense
and Shie la
everything" ,
people want.
" Least toxic solutions for your home, garden, pets, and
community" . It gives a IPM method of control wor ki ng from fi rst the
physical controls organic gardeners ar e familiar with, to DIY home
controls l ike jars with beer f or s l ugs, and moves into man-made controls
wi t h info f or potential toxicity of each . To say it's my bible against
bugs is understating i t . I t ' s the best book ever written for gardene r's,
but hard to f ind . He r e i s the original: http://WWoi<.amazon.com/Common-sense-
control-He lga-Olkowski/dp/B00061iJ48Y6 He r e i s the less d e si r a bl e updated
ve r s.i on/ companion book: http://www.amazon.com/Gardeners-Guide-Common-Sense-Pest-
Control/dp/1561581496
Of cou rse EMs make the l ist, but A Boy Scout Ha nd b oo k i s
pretty u s efu l to t his day, and I'd wager, miss ing from most people's
library. The 10th edition i s from li ke 1991 (can't find a copyright
page, must have fel l out of the front) and the 1 1t h is copyrighted 1 9 98
here on my she lf. So a new one is coming out soon I bet. The s e are d i r t
cheap at used bookstores.

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