In survival training, many instructors refer to the “Rule of Threes”. Here they are, as taught to me by Hank, of Green Earth Survival School:
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animals, chickens, meat, Muscovy ducks, Planning, prep list, projects, Quail, self sufficiency, skills
Coturnix Quail for Homesteaders
I’ve had a bit of interest over the last few weeks regarding quail as a backyard meat source. I thought I’d dust off the topic and put another article together covering the ins and outs of raising Coturnix quail, particularly in an urban setting. It is a rather long article, but still not as detailed […]
Peace, Love, and Preparedness
[popunder-popup id=”1″] I was exchanging emails with what has turned out to be my latest advertiser, CampingSurvival.com. While finishing a reply, I signed off in my typical fashion, “Peace, db”, and laughed to myself about how much of a hippie I sound like. Not that it is a bad thing, but I am a far […]
Product Review: Altai’s MF Tactical Boots
From time to time, I am contacted to review products, some good, some not so good. I won’t review a product I wouldn’t try to use regularly, and won’t review products that aren’t realistic. When I get a request to review an item that “duplicates” products I rarely find to be impressive, I cringe, expecting […]
How to Cook The ULTIMATE Steak
(For Kip, as requested.) The ULTIMATE steak (or pork chop…or chicken…or fish….) …A bold statement for anyone. More so when you realize how un-picky of an eater I am. Until I started eating Paleo (no grains, legumes, or refined sugars), it was no surprise to see me eating a potato chip sandwich, or octopus […]
Book Review: Sanctuary by G. Michael Hopf
When I’m contacted about reviewing a book, I normally have the same dread. In reading a book to review, I normally come to the end of the book, only to find there is going to be another book in the series…and I have to wait to find out what happens. In this society of instant […]
Book Review: Forsaking Home (The Survivalist Series)
Last December, I reviewed the first three books of the Survivalist Series. I had been contacted by the great folks over at TLC Book Tours, a book promoting firm. The storyline follows Morgan Carter as he is traveling several hours drive away from home as an EMP hits all of the United States, bringing our […]
The Fastest Way to Sharpen a Knife
(Here is an old article I wrote way back when. If you are like 90% of the households out there, your knives are dull. Here is a quick-fix for that issue. ) In my post reviewing the Mora Companion knife, I mentioned the Smith Abrasives 2-Step Knife Sharpener. From the Manufacturer Smith’s 2-Step Knife Sharpener […]
How To Sucker Tomato Plants
As this website has evolved and grown, I’ve built relationships with many of my readers. Many of these relationships start out as an emailed question. I love helping out, and am well versed in online and offline research, so if I don’t have the answer, I can usually find it. One of my recent questions […]
Everglades Tomatoes – The Final Free Shipment
The Free Everglades seeds offer is now over. As I write this, there is a mailbox in front of my house that is jammed full of outgoing mail, every one of them with enough Everglades tomato seeds to kick start a tomato seed business. (So if you haven’t received your seeds by June 20th, contact […]