Here is an article written by my friend Ed showing how to make a good fire starter from cotton balls Vaseline. You will notice that he refers to them as PJCB (petroleum jelly and cotton …
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I have some cottonwood trees growing on my property, including one that is almost dead. This got me to wondering whether or not they had any good uses for preparedness. I have always considered them …
A friend of mine recently tried straw bale gardening and had a dismal failure. This caused him to do a bit of research and he found an article in the current (January/February 2016) issue of Backwoods …
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A major, if not the most important part, of being a self-sustaining prepper or homesteader is having the skills and knowledge of how to prepare food. That includes how to raise, catch, and cook and …
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In a TEOTWAWKI situation, we may find ourselves having to dress wild game anything from rats to deer. Because we cannot afford to get sick under these conditions we need to be more careful about …
Recently I listened to a discussion about which was best internal vs. external backpack frames. They never could agree on an answer. Since then I have been giving this some thought. Now over the …
It never ceases to amaze me as I continue to learn about the different plants that we have around us all the time and that are useful. Today I am talking about the common Juniper …
When most people think of pine cones, they think of Christmas decorations. However, did you know that you can also eat pine cones? Believe it or not, pine cones are a delicious and nutritious snack! …
Heracleum maximum commonly known as cow parsnip (also known as Indian celery, Indian rhubarb or pushki) is a plant that is Native to North America. Cow parsnip is distributed throughout most of the continental United States except the Gulf coast. It occurs from sea …
One of my sons owns a house in another state and spends part of his time there. Since he takes his family, he often is carrying quite a bit of stuff with him on these …
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