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Forming a Prepper Group is Silly
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I am Just Like Superman (And Eating Dried Morels)
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Be Prepared…But Don’t Forget WHY
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No Post Today
Nothing written today, mostly because I needed my sleep last night. I did want to tell everyone that I’ve
Choosing a Firearm Caliber – Common vs. Uncommon?
With the recent string of attacks on our Second Amendment freedoms, the supply and demand model has reared it’s ugly head. With the possibility of removing or simply restricting our freedoms to own and use firearms, everyone that ever thought of getting a gun has come out of the woodwork and started a feeding frenzy. […]
Trust No One, Even Me
Let’s call this one the FloridaHillbilly Official Disclaimer Post. Yesterday, I posted about making cheese from rabbit milk. I don’t know if I
Saving Lost Skills – Pioneer Family Days at Heathcote Botanical Gardens
I received an email from my wife’s aunt, Nan, who happens to be Heathcote Botanical Gardens’s Educational Coordinator. Her email was in regards to yesterday’s post on harvesting meat rabbits. She mentioned that she would be willing to run the camera for me to better show the process (one of two offers I received – […]
Bad Luck
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 […]
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 […]