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BigTex
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 Posted: Sat Feb 16, 2008 10:11 pm Post subject: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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Anybody remember this magazine? I assume it's not still being published.
When I was a kid I loved reading this magazine. It was like Boys Life to me.
In retrospect it was kind of hokey, but man, at the time I thought it was so cool.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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It folded around 2001 I think. Much of the readership migrated to Backwoods Home Magazine. I agree ASG was great.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| smallpoxgirl wrote: | | It folded around 2001 I think. Much of the readership migrated to Backwoods Home Magazine. I agree ASG was great. |
To me, Backwoods Home is actually a MUCH better magazine. The essays especially are fabulous.
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| Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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We enjoy 'Countryside' magazine, as well as Mother Earth.
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| Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:39 am Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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The magazine is still around in online format as Modern Survival. Jim Benson is still the editor:
http://www.modernsurvival.net/ |
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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It's a shadow of its former glory. Back in the late 90's they had some really good articles from Ayoob, Jackie Clay, Scott Stoddard and Christopher Nygeres. I still have about 20 issues tucked away and from time to time they are good references.
On the flip side, Len McDougal's style of crisp narration on trips to the state park drove me nuts. Did he get on anyone elses nerves?
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 5:49 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| PrairieMule wrote: |
It's a shadow of its former glory. Back in the late 90's they had some really good articles from Ayoob, Jackie Clay, Scott Stoddard and Christopher Nygeres. I still have about 20 issues tucked away and from time to time they are good references.
On the flip side, Len McDougal's style of crisp narration on trips to the state park drove me nuts. Did he get on anyone elses nerves? |
I'm just still pissed that I didn't win the SPAS 12 guage they gave away back in 1984.
Ayoob wrote for ASG? That's interesting.
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PrairieMule
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:03 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| smallpoxgirl wrote: | | It folded around 2001 I think. Much of the readership migrated to Backwoods Home Magazine. I agree ASG was great. |
I'd say it died a pitiful prolonged death when it re-tooled as The Journal for Self Reliance. It was a sad day when I went out to my mail box and saw "How to make the perfect smoothie" on the cover.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| BigTex wrote: |
I'm just still pissed that I didn't win the SPAS 12 guage they gave away back in 1984.
Ayoob wrote for ASG? That's interesting. |
Holy Smokes! I remember that givaway! One of my bunkmates at camp had that issue. The summer of 84' kicked off my discovery of the doom culture.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| BigTex wrote: | | Ayoob wrote for ASG? That's interesting. |
Massad Ayoob. Not Ayoob the PO.com poster.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| PrairieMule wrote: | | BigTex wrote: |
I'm just still pissed that I didn't win the SPAS 12 guage they gave away back in 1984.
Ayoob wrote for ASG? That's interesting. |
Holy Smokes! I remember that givaway! One of my bunkmates at camp had that issue. The summer of 84' kicked off my discovery of the doom culture. |
I also DIDN'T win the over/under .22/.410 survival firearm and a year's supply of freeze dried food the following year (might have been the year before).
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| BigTex wrote: | | PrairieMule wrote: | | BigTex wrote: |
I'm just still pissed that I didn't win the SPAS 12 guage they gave away back in 1984.
Ayoob wrote for ASG? That's interesting. |
Holy Smokes! I remember that givaway! One of my bunkmates at camp had that issue. The summer of 84' kicked off my discovery of the doom culture. |
I also DIDN'T win the over/under .22/.410 survival firearm and a year's supply of freeze dried food the following year (might have been the year before). |
I recall a 1985 issue on the .410 Snake charmer. It had a guy with a boonie hat and the barrel pointed at the camera. At age 15 I wanted to be that guy when I grew up.
I think 1985 was the same year I discovered Paladin Press which of course always advertised in ASG. Today I'm astonished they sent a 15 year old a catalog back then. Oh boy the titles, Knife fighting secrets from Rex Applegate, Lockpicking, Guerilla warfare and "Secret Love making techiques of the Ninja"
BTW-wasn't it Survive! magazine back then?
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| PrairieMule wrote: | I recall a 1985 issue on the .410 Snake charmer. It had a guy with a boonie hat and the barrel pointed at the camera. At age 15 I wanted to be that guy when I grew up.
I think 1985 was the same year I discovered Paladin Press which of course always advertised in ASG. Today I'm astonished they sent a 15 year old a catalog back then. Oh boy the titles, Knife fighting secrets from Rex Applegate, Lockpicking, Guerilla warfare and "Secret Love making techiques of the Ninja"
BTW-wasn't it Survive! magazine back then? |
The Chinese generators on the back of every issue.
Ah, the memories.
Paladin Press was awesome. Classics like:
"Travel Trailer Homesteading Under $5,000"
"How to Survive Without a Salary"
and the ever-useful
"So You're Going to Prison"
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| BigTex wrote: |
"So You're Going to Prison" |
Good Gosh, I recall they even had one on canibalism.
Back to ASG, does anyone know if Scott Stoddard still writes for the newer version? He always had good articles on gear. I like Backwoods and don't get me wrong, it's a heck of a magazine, but to me ASG was so good pre Y2K. I think the Y2K bust really hurt the magazine because it changed formats shortly afterwards. I think I remember the owner dying and the widow started putting pressure on Cheif Editor Jim Benson to change directions.
Hey remember the personal ads?
Christian 42, Ex-Army, anti Clinton White Male located on 10 acres in West Texas searching for like minded individual.
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| Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: American Survival Guide Magazine |
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| PrairieMule wrote: | | Hey remember the personal ads? |
Anti-NWO White Male located on 10 acres in West Texas, former horseshoes champion, skilled trapper, come see his and hers pre-ban AR-15s--Are U the 1 4 Me?
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