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The Heirloom Experiment: Part Two, I Received My Seed Order

This week I received my heirloom seed order from my Ebay order.  Here is what was included in the package. A sealed mylar bag with the date the seeds were packaged and sealed. Instructions on how to store the seeds (preferred method the refrigerator or the freezer).  I put mine in the freezer Instruction sheet […]

My Thoughts on the Bug Out Vehicle for the Suburban Survivalist

Everything I research and ponder seems to require some lump sum of cash.  Skills are important, and should be practiced, and some of them require money to practice them.  One of the things I have been thinking about recently is a Bug Out Vehicle (BOV).  Hint, this is there the thought of money entered my […]

Lost In Wild Arizona With Cody Lundin

Part 1 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALUTDJlhKb8 Part 2 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_y_0yZEN-o Part 3 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ua1lUdhli8Y Part 4 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oz5fEc7bq1g

DIY – Make Charcloth for your Bug Out Bag

I have not made any yet, but plan on it in short order.   Charcloth looks like it is an easy way to get an ember burning so that you can start a fire… httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7uLVGrAt1M

Food Storage Guide

Here are two pages that list a wide variety of foods, condiments etc. and their approximate shelf life when stored at room temperature, and also when refrigerated or frozen.   The web pages were archived from the North Dakota State University’s Agriculture website; the original document can be found here: http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn579-1.htm I found this on […]

Simple Inexpensive Lighting When There Is No Power

So, I was walking through Walmart one day getting ready to pick up a new football to play catch with on a camping trip, when I walked past the outdoor patio stuff, and it hit me… Cheap lighting for home.  Renewable, too… Hmmm… Solar lawn lighting.  I went over and there was a six pack […]

Survival Cooking With Aluminum Foil

I always carry aluminum foil.  In fact, in my Altoids kit there are two square feet of aluminum foil.  I carry it because if I need a makeshift bowl or need to cook something I have what I need to do the job, and can possibly reuse it if I had to.  I only carry […]