Cart Bike: Combine a derelict shopping cart with a bicycle for a ride with ample cargo capacity. This is a nice way to save a shopping cart and a bike that might otherwise end up in a landfill. It is quite the head turner but not a good corner turner.Any men…
Skyrocket your Morse code skills by using our Morse code flowchart and training exercises! Learn Morse with this powerful technique!
Make Yourself Anonymous on the Web!: "How can I travel and communicate over the Internet without being tracked or spied on by anyone?" This tutorial is going to explain how you got to this! There are a multitude of reasons for wanting privacy for communications on the Internet. I thi…
Going on a Fishing or Boating trip? Think about a mini-survival kit to throw in your day pack. Here's what I did the other day...
Feathersticks are extremely useful yet many people who enjoy bushcraft, survival & outdoor life struggle with them. Take your feathersticks to pro level with this article...
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Successful fire lighting with feathersticks is entirely down to proper preparation. In this article, Paul Kirtley explains how...
December 28, 2013 - we Americans like to partake in is New Years Resolutions. A resolution is simply a promise you make to yourself about some aspect of your life
A series of articles dedicated to the lost art of land navigation and map reading Article 1 Introduction to maps By H-Minus We live in a fast food society. I'll bet you are wondering why I would start an article on maps and map reading with such a statement. The fact is, the term “fast...
A series of articles dedicated to the lost art of land navigation and map reading Article 1 Introduction to maps By H-Minus We live in a fast food society. I'll bet you are wondering why I would start an article on maps and map reading with such a statement. The fact is, the term “fast...
Budget HAM radio proves you don't have to spend a lot of money to get reliable and durable ham radio equipment that will be a backup if cell phones fail!
Videos on how to have more awareness of your surroundings. Hedgehog Leatherworks shares tips for this to help you stay alive in a survival scenario.
David Canterbury, Dave Canterbury, Survival, Bush Craft, Wood Craft, Trapping, Hunting, Fishing, Fire, Water, Shelter, Navigation, Archery
Is a bible included in your Survival Kit? If not, you may want to add one it could come in very handy during an emergency....
This time of year most folks love to share the fruits of their labor with others. So many people bring in food from their gardens and give it to co-workers and such. NOT ME!! If you now suspect that I am just a grumpy old man, that isn't true. However, I do like to share some of my food with others and love to fellowship and share with certain folks. I process all my own food, and I deal with my bumper crops differently than most people. Some people do get what I am doing, and I gave a friend some Jam, only to find out they didn't use it because it was home processed. I know right? But it was the first time, and the last I shared my food with them. This time of year, its Cukes and Squash... I know that mater time is just around the corner when bumper crops of these two veggies head for the dehydrator. Cukes have tons of canning ideas, my focus in this article is Squash. Zuke and Yellow are two of the most produced squashes in gardens. People love to grow them with little to no care, plant the seeds and off they go. I find that most people give away squash and maters, and from time to time Okra. NOT ME!!! You know by now I love to process and store my own food, and you want to learn from my adventures and share your own ideas. To prep my squash, I clean it, cut the ends, and set my slicer for 5/16 of an inch. Now it is not wise to dehydrate big squash without a little bit of work, but armed with an egg cup, you will now be able to store and keep more food than you ever knew. Yes, for this article I am going to use the word pith, it is the only word I know that I can described the center of a squash that has mature seeds in it. Now, having seeds in dehydrated food isn't a crime. The criminal here is mature seeds. Seeds are self contained units, and if activated, will ruin mass amounts of food stores. Now if your storing them for seeds that is different, as the end use is much different. Allowing mature seeds to be left in can not only ruin food, but also contain natural chemicals that will off set the flavor of your food. So armed with a egg cup, I remove the pith and mature seeds so that I can continue to save the squash for dehydration.I put up 23 pounds of squash in one go using my Excalibur 3900. Some will say this recipe has been in many families recipe book for generations, as for a modern pioneer, our methods of food storing do change when a new way allows for better food storing. With that, food recipes and the desire to make our own comfort food makes us change our recipes to adapt to our new ways. I am positive some of you growing up on a farm have spent many summer nights at the table with a bowl of squash mess. I know this time of year it was a near staple fixed on the grill in a cast iron pan over hardwood fire. We never cooked inside unless it was early morning in the summer. So I gave my hand at making this recipe with dehydrated food. After trial and error, I have developed the recipe and process. 11/2 cups each of dehydrated yellow and zuke squash 1/4 cup dehydrated onions dehydrated garlic to taste 2 1/2 cups of veggie stock or chicken 2 tablespoons of butter 3 tablespoons of flour salt/pepper to taste Put stock in fry pan, add squash, simmer for 20 minutes over medium heat. Increase temp to high, cook off remainder of stock liquid, turn back to medium, add butter, when squash begins to turn brown add butter, when butter melts add flour and return to high heat until the flour is brown. I tested this recipe throughout the winter making as many as 8 to 12 side dishes. From the first to the last, outstanding!!
Before aluminum foil, people used leaves to cook food in the coals or on hot rocks around the fire pit. Learn about how people still use Nature's Tin Foil!
Believe it or not, plain old dental floss has many uses aside from teeth cleaning. When you think about it, it actually makes sense. Because it has to fit in tight, abrasive spaces, floss is made o…
"Need" might be a strong word, but every prepper should certainly consider purchasing a pellet rifle, and I'm gonna tell you why. But first, for those
Editor’s note: Today we have a guest post from Kent Page McGroarty from SurvivalBased.com. Even in the summer heat, staying warm and dry is an important topic. Finding and Creating Heat Sourc…
Camera Jacket: Camera jacket is a concept exploring the idea of discreetly capturing image media in public locations. This design has a small digital camera installed in the lining of a jacket with the lens recording through a small opening in the jacket bre…
MWJ Survival Series has begun. I started things by discussing my chosen day pack and the contents within. We then ventured on to what I feel is the most important skill in the outdoors for survival and that is being able to start a fire and the various methods to use. We continue this week […]
Learn how to dehydrate cheese at home, and make this valuable high protein food more shelf stable, portable, and available for your needs.
In this disaster management preparedness web site we explain why every individual should take responsibility for his or her disaster preparedness. How to survive an economic crash depression.
When it comes to backpacking the most important thing is using gear that you enjoy and know how to use. From my experience in minimalistic camping and
