Remember this: https://floridahillbilly.com/to-build-a-fire?? Well I’ve tried it a couple times, and
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On the prep list: air guns
Going to try to make a regular post titled “On the Prep List”. These will be short blurbs about equipment and supplies I believe are worth having “just in case”. This is my first entry. On my list of handy things to have, “just in case”, are
An old project: Making your own flip-flop sandals
This was a project I did a few years ago. I didn’t document the process at the time, so please bear with me as I try to recreate it from memory. It was interesting enough for me then for me to post it now, as making your own footwear fits into my list of […]
Costs of raising rabbits
Check out my Free Rabbit Breeding Calendar I have given a few select friends some of the rabbit I harvest for myself. (I say “select” only because some people just do not understand why you would eat rabbit.) I was asked today about
One bad day
Check out my Free Rabbit Breeding Calendar I really appreciate my animals. They provide companionship, therapy, and food. In order to return the favor, I do what I can to make sure they
My next project: Canned mullet (Part 1, The Plan)
(This one goes out to Mike & Shawn – one will laugh with me, the other will laugh at me) In a previous post, I mentioned spearing a mullet, cooking it over a fire, and eating it. And enjoying it, much to the humor (and horror) of my friends that witnessed it. Not being one […]
Tie-in: Spearfishing Eats
Why do I hunt, fish, garden, farm, etc? Partially because I like to eat! Here is what I did after a spearfishing trip to turn a raw products into some
Spearfishing the Treasure Coast
(Please keep in my this is my take on the sport, and I’ve only done it twice. This is not a how-to on spearfishing, as I’m a novice. This is an alternative method of procuring food, one of the reasons I do this blog.) Fishing and hunting have been passions of mine for over three […]
Camping, Treasure Coast style
Spring Break for our county schools effectively started Thursday as school ended, and the early-birds would be starting their weekend then. So we opted to start ours at noon on Thursday for a long weekend of primitive camping on a
Drying and Storing Sweet Peppers
I like peppers, both sweet and hot. I have found a local green grocer, Rorabecks that sells a small sweet peppers that I like to put up for long term storage. And while they end up with a VERY long shelf life when put up this way, even this nine pound batch won’t last more […]