Monthly Archives: December 2010

Wow it is December 17th!  Christmas will be here in just 8 days.  I figured I would post some items you can get on Amazon.com for preppers and modern survivalists that I have acquired over the last year and can definitely recommend.   All of these are great values and I guarantee you they will make anyone who loves the TSP lifestyle smile.

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Pick One – Lights Out by David Crawford Price $19.85. I found out this was now in hard copy just a few days ago, it ordered it with standard shipping and it was here in 48 hours flat.  This is a great book anyone who enjoys survivalist fiction will love.

This just in! Many have stated they would love a Kindle Version of this book, well Amazon now has one.  It just doesn’t come up with the main book for some reason but you can get the Kindle Version of Lights Out Here.  The great news is the Kindle Version is only $7.99

Get Lights Out By David Crawford on Amazon

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Pick Two – Wagan PowerDomeEX Price $106.46 – Buy one for a friend or loved one or for yourself.  This item belongs in your car, your truck and definitely in the vehicle of your kids if you have young ones on the road.  You can see a review I did of this product on Youtube here.  This is one of the most versatile and practical preparedness items I have found.  I can’t recommend it highly enough.

Get the Wagan PowerDome EX on Amazon

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Pick Three – The UTG Ranger Field Bag – Price $40.01 – What a value, this bag is tough as nails and huge, I am talking carry a small child inside it huge.  I have been meaning to do a review of this bag but have not gotten to it yet but every review of it online is exceptional.  This is the ultimate in a really big bug out bag or vehicle kit.  Trust me this bag is one of the best values on the market today.  It is available in Army Digital Camo, Woodland Camo and my personal favorite Black.

Get The UTG Ranger Field Bag on Amazon.com

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Pick Four – The Cold Steel American Lawman G10 – Price $65.77 – I bought one of these for my brother-in-law for his birthday this year and decided to order two and keep one for myself.  Good call!  This is now my EDC folder, it is way more practical than the Spartan I had been carrying and it is tough as nails.  Check out this video Cold Steel put out on the Lawman.

Get The Cold Steel Lawman G10 on Amazon

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Pick Five - Leupold Yosemite Binoculars in either 6-Power or in 8 – Power - Price $76.05 $93.62 – I upgraded my binoculars to a set of these this year and wow, the glass is unbelievably clear.  They to me are the perfect size avoiding to small or too bulky.  Since I hunt mostly in forest I went with a 6X pair if you get out more on the plains consider perhaps the 8X version.    Here is a video I did about these binoculars.

Get the 6X Version on Amazon – Get the 8X Version on Amazon

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Pick Six - The Excalibur Dehydrator in either 5-Tray or 9-Tray versions Price $149.99 – $185.45 -  A more expensive item then everything else here for sure but I know when I got mine it put a HUGE smile on my face and heck I had to buy mine for myself.  Don’t underestimate the capacity of the less expensive 5 tray version either.   It is very seldom that I completely fill all 9 trays and I give my dehydrator a severe work out.  Oh did I mention they come with a lifetime warranty on the motor?

Get the 5 Tray Version – Get the 9 Tray Version

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Bonus Stocking Stuffer – Gerber EAB Lite – Price $11.40 – I reviewed the EAB not long ago but at 11 bucks if you need some prepper stocking stuffer it bears yet another mention.  I personally use mine as a money clip and it sure has taken a load off of my main knife.  Here is the video where I reviewed the EAB.

Get The EAB at Amazon.com

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Well there you go if you are stuck for last minute ideas any of those would suit most preppers.  Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!  I am now officially out for the weekend!

David Crawford (known on most forums as Halffast) and author of  Lights Out
will be on The Survival Podcast sometime in the next week or two.  I communicated with David and confirmed him as a guest.  I will be calling him tomorrow to set up the actual time.  David is also going to get some singed copies that we can give away to listeners as prizes.  Well at least as soon as he gets his hard copy, he is still waiting for them to ship like many of us.

David is an awesome guy who’s work has done a ton to spread the prepping message.  We will be discussing the book, its inspiration and prepping in general.  So stay tuned and as soon as we have a firm date for David’s interview I will let you know.

Lights Out focuses on the disaster scenario of an EMP attack and the resulting aftermath. Lights out doesn’t go from from a typical day to the apocalypse overnight with the onset of the attack. Instead it presents a worsening spiral where things go from okay to bad to worse on a more realistic time frame then most similar books of the survival/apocalyptic genre.

So if you are one of the 5 million who downloaded the PDF and always wanted a hard copy or just want a book that is just an awesome read and a great way to spur the mind about prepping from the tactical to the practical check out Lights Out.

Get Your Copy of Lights Out

One of  my all time favorite fan fiction style book about prepping and disaster is Lights Out by David Crawford.   For several years this book has been available in PDF but with such a long book reading on a PC screen gets kind of tough on the eyes.

Well I just found out that David has finally completed the long process of getting his book into print and what do you know, just in time for Christmas.

Lights Out focuses on  the disaster scenario of an EMP attack and the resulting aftermath.  Lights out doesn’t go from from a typical day to the apocalypse overnight with the onset of the attack.  Instead it presents a  worsening spiral where things go from okay to bad to worse on a more realistic time frame then most similar books of the survival/apocalyptic genre.

So if you are one of the 5 million who downloaded the PDF and always wanted a hard copy or just want a book that is just an awesome read and a great way to spur the mind about prepping from the tactical to the practical check out Lights Out.

Get Your Copy of Lights Out