I had the pleasure of firing a piece of history last weekend, the Mosin Nagant M44. I wanted to list a few facts about it, add a few thoughts, and show a video of my wife and I firing it. The Facts The Mosin Nagant is a bolt-action rifle that originated in the USSR and […]
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My off The Grid Coffee Options
James over a SurvivalPunk wrote up his method for off the grid coffee, and while his works fine, I decided I wanted to express my method too. (He does seem to bring out the competitor in me, and I’m thankful for his prodding and motivation. Thanks Bro!) I could purchase a 12v coffee maker to […]
Repurpose an Old Android Phone
I’m a huge fan of the Android OS, particularly in the smartphone market. I have a fairly extensive IT background, courtesy of the U.S. Air Force that I called my career up until about 8 years ago. Suffice it to say that I’ve had an above average exposure to technology. I’ve seen what works, and […]
Fishing Manners
Each morning, I go through the emails that have accumulated overnight, at least the ones where I’m a subscriber. Green Deane’s newsletter, Survival Punk, GunsAmerica Blog, The Survival Podcast, and others all post regularly, and I look forward to seeing what they have to say. This morning, I was reading another such newsletter from The […]
Handguns I Have Known
Guns are like any other tool or commodity to me. I find that because of the air of mystery about them, the market is pretty good for buying and selling them. I keep very few, and have no problem buying something I know is priced right, then moving it along, making a bit of profit […]
Guns and Ammo
I went to a gun show this weekend, one that happens several times a year and that I’d been to many times before. The crowd is usually decent, but not so crowded as to be elbow-to-elbow at every turn. Not so this show. Not only were there about 40% more people, but there was a […]
Alternative uses for Papayas
Remember when I wrote about my volunteer papaya tree? How about them tasting like vomit? Blech! Well, as my papayas grow out and ripen, I’ve been cutting, smashing, or busting them open for the chickens to eat. The seem to like it, and that’s fine with me! At least I’m getting something useful out of […]
My Long Term Storage Arrangements
If you didn’t know, I’m what you’d call a “prepper”. But I find it amusing that what I grew up doing now has a trendy label. Its not like my parents were tinfoil hat wearing paranoids. Far from it. We put food up for the future because it simply made sense. You can’t grow green […]
Sinus Buster in Action
A few weeks ago, I wrote about Sinus Buster. I didn’t have footage of anyone trying it out, until recently. My teenage daughter had a headache the other night, so I offered her some Sinus Buster, telling her it would cure her headache. She was willing to try it and let me video it as […]
Revisiting My choice in animals for “Urbansteading”
This is a repost of one of my first articles. I’ve gotten a lot of questions as to why I’ve chosen these, so thought I’d repost it to get it out there again. Living 5o feet from another family makes certain choices VERY important. Your TV volume, height of your fence, amount of clothing […]