Along with a little learned knowledge over the years I’ve pulled from a number of sources for this bit on acorns as they summed up beautifully the information at hand. As always, references are down below. If you are like me then you parents probably didn’t understand the potential value of this little nut; which […]
Forging Your Own Stuff
The other day I was watching a documentary on Viking ship building and other clinker built boats and I saw a rad tool they were using to work the wood. I thought to myself “I need one of those.” So today, after work, I went out to the forge and made one…well I started, and […]
Cave Homes
A few picture to prove that living in caves can still be fashionable and comfortable; as well as freaking awesome. Jon Here is what earth homes now had to say on the subject (link to original article below): Living in a cave is something everybody has heard of when reading history books or watching TV […]
Prickly Lettuce
Lactuca serriola, also called prickly lettuce, milk thistle (not to be confused with Silybum marianum, also called milk thistle) compass plant, and scarole, is an annual or biennial plant, slightly foetid, that is commonly considered a weed of orchards, roadsides and field crops. The leaves grow along a spiny stem and get progressively smaller as […]
24 Year Old Russian Hermit
Below is another article I’d like to share in its entirety from the dailymail.com; link at the bottom. I love the Middle Ages and I love homesteading and survivalism; this this article caught my eye. Enjoy. Jon Could YOU live in the Middle Ages? 24-year-old spends eight months living in the freezing Russian wilderness […]
Chicken of the Trees
Let me start by sharing a portion of an article and interview from munchies.vice.com entitled We Should Think About Eating Squirrel: Gray squirrels are everywhere. They’re in the bins in your local park, stuffing discarded sandwich crusts into their mouths. They’re in your garden, burying nuts in your lawn and pissing off your cats. They’re […]
Seed Vault?
Stocking up on anything is never a bad idea when it comes to preparedness. So why not seeds? If you have a garden you’re already taking a larger and better step than most emergency seed kit buyers, but does it replenish itself yearly or do you have to by new seed crops every year? If […]
Urban Foraging (Dumpster Diving)
A recent conversation with some friends brought a college day experiment back into the lime light. I told them how much I love cheap dollar frozen pizzas, and they countered by telling me they can get **** *******’s take and bake pizzas for even cheaper. My mind was officially blown. At college we all know […]
Bacon on Legs
Growing up we raised pigs. Or rather I should say we bought piglets from a local farmer yearly and then grew them up for butchering. If you are worried about Wilber syndrome, don’t. Those cute little piglets grow into ornery big pigs that can be grumpy and aggressive. You will find it’s that way with […]
Food Drying Guide
As a compliment to the earlier review on dehydrators here is a great general guide that is worth your time downloading and/or printing for you survival library. Survival – Drying Food Jon If you are curious; I bought my wife an L’Equip 306200 500-Watt 6-Tray Food Dehydrator a few weeks ago and she loves it. […]
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