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Freezer Burned Meat

Freezer Burned Meat: What Do You Do With It?

Food / 23 Comments

Well, today is cleaning the freezer day. It’s been a while since this has been done, and believe me, it was due. I don’t know why we insist on saving the last drop of gravy …

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EMP

The Best Trash Container I have Seen for EMP Protection

Disasters / 14 Comments

EMP (Electromagnetic pulse) is a subject I am always trying to find out more about.  Now I am not going to become an expert in electronics, but I want to know enough to protect my …

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How to Avoid Thermal Imaging Devices

Weapons and Safety / 15 Comments

A warm body can be detected by the infrared (IR) heat that it gives off with thermal imaging equipment, and provides a difficult challenge to someone or something wishing to avoid detection. You may be …

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Laudanum, an Old Fashioned Pain Killer

Health and Hygiene / 31 Comments

If you were to go back to the late 1800’s you would find laudanum being sold without a prescription over the counter. It was commonly used as a painkiller, cough suppressant and for the treatment …

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How to Convert a Coleman Stove to Use a 5-gallon Propane Tank.

Food / 9 Comments

If you have a Coleman stove that works on the small propane canisters, you can readily adapt it to work off a five- gallon propane tank.  This lets you run your stove almost 20 times …

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Why You don’t Want to Use Wasp Spray for Self-Defense

Weapons and Safety / 35 Comments

Learn the hidden dangers in using wasp spray for self defense I don’t normally write on self-defense, but I have seen a number of internet posts in circulation that suggest using wasp spray for self-defense.  …

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A Failure of The Shelf Life of Spam

Food / 70 Comments

Spam is a versatile and hardy food which many people think has a good shelf life, but does it really? In the past, I have mentioned on several occasions that Hormel Food products do not …

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Dakin’s Solution, an Antiseptic You Can Make at Home

Health and Hygiene / 5 Comments

First, understand that I am not a Doctor and can’t give medical advice.  I am providing the formula for Dakin’s Solution for information only. Dakin’s solution, is an antiseptic solution containing sodium hypochlorite and developed to treat …

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Propane-Powered Generators: Are They the Best Choice?

Fire and Energy / 47 Comments

Recently I was asked the following question by someone who wants to install a 5000-watt generator to run their home in case of a power failure: What is the best choice for fuel, propane, gasoline …

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Food grade Versus Non-food Grade Buckets

Food / 11 Comments

I see a lot of discussion about storing food in plastic five-gallon buckets that are not food-grade.  Many people feel that if they store them in Mylar Bags inside the buckets the food will be …

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