The Hornets Nest

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Good Lord. Came across this beast HERE. Description below the photos. Kind of like a shotgun on steroids...come to think of it, you could load this with snake shot rounds for Boa hunting!

THE HORNET'S NEST -- THESE 40MM AMMO INSERTS PACK SOME FANTASTIC FIREPOWER! MADE FROM PRECISION MACHINED AIRCRAFT ALUMINUM, THE HOUSING IS BORED OUT AND TEN (10) STEEL RIFLED .22 BBL'S ARE INSERTED. YOU LOAD UP WITH TEN .22 LR CARTRIDGES, INSTALL A LARGE PISTOL PRIMER AND FIRE YOUR GRENADE LAUNCHER. WITH ONE PULL OF THE TRIGGER ALL TEN ROUNDS ARE DOWN RANGE, MAKING FOR ONE OF THE ULTIMATE DENSE BRUSH ROUNDS. THE HORNET'S NEST IS MADE FOR A LIFETIME OF USE, NOT LIKE THE UNLINED, HOMEMADE 18 SHOT MODELS THAT WILL DAMAGE YOUR M79. IN ANODIZED RED ALUMINUM, COMPLETE WITH UNLOADER TOOL. $595

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M-4 Survival Carbine (AKA the Ripper Pistol)

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So, it dawns on me that the ultimate survival rifle in a sci-fi SHTF, EOTW scenario would be a short-barreled M-4 pistol with a stock, a forward grip & a drop-in .22LR conversion kit. If you configured it with a solid stock, you could stash a cleaning kit & a survival kit in the stock, a mini-Leatherman in the pistol grip & a lighter+ in the front grip. The .22LR converter would allow you to shoot small game for food & the .223s would be reserved for larger game & combat/defense. Or, if you wanted to use a telescoping stock, you could insert a cleaning kit inside the rear grip. Below are 2 cleaning kits designed to fit inside AR-15 grips:

The Samson Field Survivor AR-15 Tool Kit costs US$115 & is a very high quality cleaning & tool kit -


The Otis Grip Kit, 5.56mm costs US$40 & is a lighter, simpler kit -



Drop-in .22LR conversion kits can be found all over the web, though CheaperThanDirt offers several at competitive prices, including this Ciener Kit with a 10-round CA-compliant magazine:


This Ripper Pistol system could be augmented with a sling & dual 30-round .223 mags, plus a 100-round Beta C "combat" mag, plus a few hundred loose .22LR rounds. And of course, being that this is the realm of sci-fi(!), a full-auto selector switch would round the package out.

Hey, who says you can't dream? And if you're going to dream, dream big!
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California Cuisine

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What are Hippie Survivalists going to eat if there is a SHTF scenario and shelves go empty? They are going to eat what California has to offer (not necessarily in order): Acorns, deer, wild pigs, wild turkeys, miners lettuce and squirrels. To that end, there is a series of acorn prep videos on youtube that begins with this video. These are worth watching, because they give you a very good, basic understanding of how to properly process and leach acorns so that they are both edible and tasty. Remember, the deal with acorns is that they contain astringent tannins which are inedible (poisonous even) if not leached out. These tannins are so bitter that they will make you pucker like you have never puckered before! Remember that different kinds of Oaks produce different kinds of acorns, and thus some type of acorns require more leaching than others. In my experience, acorns from White Oaks require very little leaching to be edible - thus they are my acorns of choice. Lastly, acorns are high in fat and protein, making them a good source of calories.
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EOTW Prepper Shit You Should Buy Or Know About

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The Freeze Dry Guy has a large 1-time supply of LRPs (Long Range Patrol) rations in stock right now. They aren't exactly cheap, and who knows when they were built, but they are US Military stock and every survivalist should have at least a case on hand. Food like this is lightweight, takes up little space, and cooks up quick with only hot water. Me, I tend to eat these types of meals when I go camping in the desert or when I'm on a road trip out to Bugout Country.

Surviving Healthy is a website that sells antibiotic kits to preppers. Now, none other than Rawles himself recently recommended this website on SurvivalBlog.com, but I am not 100% sold that this guy is completely legit. A quick perusal of his website reveals that he "cannot find an online processor" (?) and must take all orders via check & snail mail. Hmmm. Furthermore, when it comes to discussing expiration dates and the longevity of the antibiotics he sells, he makes absolutely no mention of any hard numbers or actual dates, declaring (generically) that 90% of all medications remain effective 15 years after their expiration date! Wow! OK, that said, I may chance it and place an order with him. If he screws me, I can always file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau.

Alliance Armament, purveyor of the unbelievably lethal and bad ass 12 gauge Accelerator Pistol (pictured above), will soon also sell the unbelievably bad ass GripShield (pictured below). The GripShield is a polymer front grip that attaches to a weapon-mounted underbelly (lower) picatinny rail. The grip itself is attached to a plate armor shield, turning your weapon into portable armor. Holy shit! I want one for the Hyampom SAW! Probably not legal in CA, though. Oy vay - $115 seems downright inexpensive.



Ballistic Clipboard continues to sell bulletproof clipboards for what I deem reasonable prices. The website itself is kind of sickening, and I detest the scare tactics it uses to promote its products, but at roughly US$50 I don't see how you can go wrong. One of these unassuming clipboards could be kept at your workstation when at work, inserted into a backpack or under clothing or under a car seat cover to serve as a ballistic plate while jetting about town, and carried with you in a bag when slumming to buy Pall Malls at 11:00 at night. Basically, these little fuckers function as portable bulletproof and knifeproof armor. Buy one!

That's all for tonight, ladies!
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Things Change

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While I support the Occupy Wall Street protests in spirit, they may be misdirected. The Age of Protest is over, ladies and gents. Protests just don't accomplish much any more. Let me propose that the best any of us can do at this time on this planet is to put our excess energy to work constructively creating new things. We can do this for ourselves or for others, for family or for strangers.

Example: I could camp out at Oakupation and live on handouts and carry a sign and taunt the police and possibly anger my fellow citizens, riot or get beaten and arrested. Or, I could spend that same time and energy:

*Picking up trash on the streets of Oakland, thus saving tax money while also beautifying the city and spreading good cheer,

*Planting my own garden so that I am no longer as dependent on the entire economic system that created the Wall Street fiasco,

*Handing out free flyers (that I myself wrote) that promote the concept of Victory gardens in order to provide people with added food security,

*Carving a pair of sandals out of a tire, a process which expands my trade skills and increases my own sense of independence while also recycling old materials and possibly inspiring others to think outside the box,

*Having a yard sale to rid myself of unwanted/needed belongings while bringing in income,

*Volunteering at a local grass-roots non-profit which either helps promote self-sufficiency in the local population (such as installing gardens in low-income backyards), or takes care of basic social needs (such as tutoring low-income children or assisting at a nursing home),

*Hosting a bare-bones block party/barbecue so that my neighbors can network, exchange information and form new friendships,

*Working and paying off my own debt, which helps all of society,

*Removing my money from a corporate bank and transferring it to a local credit union,

*Taking First Responder classes so that I can assist my community in times of crisis,

...you get the point. I can't say I've done all of these things, not by a long shot, but I've done a handful of them.

My point, though, is that protesting is dead weight. It doesn't BUILD anything. It relies on handouts. It doesn't teach anyone to fish. It also causes a great deal of divisiveness. It DOES achieve some positive goals, but it is a lesser means of accomplishing new and great things. Instead of protesting the things we don't like, WE SHOULD GO BUILD THE THINGS WE DO LIKE. For fuck sake, this seems so obvious - am I right or am I right?

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