I had a bad day last week. The work I had lined up was going to cost me money, all warranty work. The water temps were in the 60’s, too cold to be working underwater, if you ask me. I just found out that my drysuit needs repaired, so I’d not be using it to […]
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Building Community
Part of preparing for bad times is building community. When a hurricane is heading our way, once I’m all ready for it, I check on the family in the area, and then my neighbors. The family is located far enough away that they are on their own, at least until everything clears. My neighbors are […]
The Simple way to Start Food Storage: Copy Canning
I stopped by a cousin’s house today, I hadn’t seen him in over a year. It was good to touch base, we have a lot of common beliefs. He conceal-carries, is self-employed, has a problem with what is happening to our country, and doesn’t know how to get ready for it. In particular, he didn’t […]
Rabbits for Dog Food
I raise rabbits mostly for my own consumption, though from time to time, I will sell a few to offset the costs of feeding them. For the most part, I waste very little, and probably do close to breaking even on most months, give or take $20. I am always looking for a way to […]
Homemade Ham
My buddy BlueTang came through for me again. I dropped off a couple pork buts at his place for him to turn into some magical piece of edible tastiness. The first one he simply smoked over cherry wood, and was fantastic. Every time I would pull it out of the fridge, not only would I […]
Grow your Own Sugarcane
I’ve read articles about growing beets for sugar, but beets are a cold weather crop, something that, other than the last few days, we just don’t have much of here in Zone 10A. (I actually got the idea for this article when I was eating a can of beets this evening, and no I didn’t […]
.17HMR My Vote for the Ultimate Caliber
I went to the Sebastian Shooting Range Sunday, and only took a 9mm pistol, and a 17HMR Henry lever action rifle to shoot. I’d fired the pistol many times before, but never had the opportunity to do much shooting with the Henry. I very happy I took the time today to test it out. I […]
If TSHTF: Eating Dog
When our girls were very young, and before we had any animals, I made a house rule to cut short a request for a cat: “We can have any animal we want, as long as we realize that one day we will eat it” I said this partly in jest, but partly to prevent
Questions and Answers Feb 2013
Today, I ‘m doing a Q&A session with some of the many questions I get. Today, I’m covering whittling, food, and rabbit questions. Feel free to drop me a line at: db at floridahillbilly.com and I’ll answer your questions, and possibly include it in a future article. Here we go! Spoon Carving Questions: Tim – […]
Stolen Post: What to Do When Your Garden Isn’t Producing (Or You Don’t Have One)
This is an article from my friends over at The Wannabe Homesteader. Brian and Stephanie are much like the rest of us, trying to get by in this crazy world, and taking back as much control of their lives as they can. Steph recently did a short writeup about CSAs that was well worth reading. […]