11.17.2012

Contests and Giveaways

KitchenStewardship.com Safe Harvest Seed Bank giveaway (until 11/18/12)
"This week Jeff at LPC Survival is sponsoring THREE winners to get a seed bank of their own. He also offers food storage, even organic foods, and our favorite Berkey filter."

SurvivalBlog.com non-fiction writing contest (until 11/30/12)
1,500-word minimum. Articles on practical "how to" skills for survival have an advantage in the judging.
"First Prize: A.) A gift certificate worth $1,000, courtesy of Spec Ops Brand, B.) A course certificate from onPoint Tactical. This certificate will be for the prize winner's choice of three-day civilian courses. (Excluding those restricted for military or government teams.) Three day onPoint courses normally cost $795, and C.) Two cases of Mountain House freeze dried assorted entrees in #10 cans, courtesy of Ready Made Resources. (A $350 value.) D.) a $300 gift certificate from CJL Enterprize, for any of their military surplus gear, E.) A 9-Tray Excalibur Food Dehydrator from Safecastle.com (a $300 value), and F.) A $250 gift certificate from Sunflower Ammo. and G.) A $200 gift certificate, donated by Shelf Reliance.
Second Prize: A.) A Glock form factor SIRT laser training pistol and a SIRT AR-15/M4 Laser Training Bolt, courtesy of Next Level Training. Together, these have a retail value of $589. B.) A FloJak FP-50 stainless steel hand well pump (a $600 value), courtesy of FloJak.com. C.) A "grab bag" of preparedness gear and books from Jim's Amazing Secret Bunker of Redundant Redundancy (JASBORR) with a retail value of at least $300, D.) A $250 gift card from Emergency Essentials, E.) Two cases of Meals, Ready to Eat (MREs), courtesy of CampingSurvival.com (a $180 value) and F.) A Tactical Trauma Bag #3 from JRH Enterprises (a $200 value).
Third Prize: A.) A Royal Berkey water filter, courtesy of Directive 21. (This filter system is a $275 value.), B.) 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, C.) Expanded sets of both washable feminine pads and liners, donated by Naturally Cozy. This is a $185 retail value, D.) A Commence Fire! emergency stove with three tinder refill kits. (A $160 value.), and E.) Two Super Survival Pack seed collections, a $150 value, courtesy of Seed for Security."

TheSurvivalistBlog.net non-fiction writing contest (until 12/16/12)
Read the rules here. Prizes include:
"First Place winner will receive a Go Berkey Kit water filter valued at $150, a copy of “31 Days to Survival: A Complete Plan for Emergency Preparedness,” and a copy of “Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat“.
Second Place: $150 gift certificate for Magtech Ammo.
Third Place: $50 Cash."

AugasonFarms.com One Year Kit giveaway (until 1/1/13)
"We'll be giving away 98 #10 cans & a wheat grinder - Food for a full year!"