Riding on yesterday’s post, I’m following with the recipe I used to make a batch of powdered detergent for our dishwasher (the appliance, not the wife). As I read her this opening line, she smirked and replied, “Speaking of dishwashing detergent, we need some more.” I guess that means it, too, was a success. If […]
Category: prep list
Low cost laundry soap
Walking through our local big box bulk store, I starting having fits thinking about spending $40 on a couple months worth of soap for clothes and dishes. I was about to go in for surgery, and would be out of work (no pay) for at least a couple weeks, so was stressing about cutting costs. I had […]
What’s in Yours?
In your pocket, that is. Or rather, what makes up your “EDC” or “every Day Carry” items. I swim for a living, wearing swim trunks and a rash guard (fast drying shirt) every day. I only have a single pocket, so am limited to what I can carry. When I’m not at work, I prefer […]
Another Coconut Obsession
I’ve always kicked around the idea of marketing dehydrated water….I’m guessing I’d make a killing for the ultralight hiking crowd….I just never took the initiative to get the product line started…..then researching, I found someone had beat me to it 🙁 Along those same lines, I was thinking about
Post-Op Ramblings…
I’m feeling much better today, able to move around with a lot less pain. Now to get back into a more “regular” sleep pattern. I’ve been sleeping most days and up most nights for the last few days, throwing off everyone’s daily routine. My posts have been irregular at best, and I’m feeling like getting […]
Vacuum sealing shortcut
In one of the forums at TheSurvivalPodcast.com, I saw an entry stating you can use FoodSaver’s FreshSaver pump on a FoodSaver wide mouth or regular mouth jar sealer, with no need for the hose, and more importantly for me, no need to dig out our full-sized FoodSaver vacuum sealer. “So what”, you say?
Review: Coleman 4D CPX 6 Classic LED Lantern and CPX Rechargeable Power Cartridge
This one is for Brian over at www.thewannabehomesteader.com. Thanks for the request! (My video review at the bottom) Yesterday I mentioned dealing with the power outage, and showed a picture of my family eating with a lantern on the table.
If you don’t like the situation, change your point of view
I ran into this monstrosity in my back yard a while back.
Salt – An Over-looked long term storable and Brining 101
I gave a whole rabbit to SB a week or so ago, and he let me know a few days later that he ended up smoking it whole – something I’ve not yet tried, but wanted to do. One of the things that I was concerned with is that rabbit, being a rather lean meat (but not […]
Thrifty Food Buy and Uses for 22 August 2012
This is my only “regular” weekly post, and it revolves around stores in my area, and food that we eat. We practice “Eat what you store, store what you eat”. Since I try to eat “Paleo”, this means very little food that includes any grains, legumes, or refined sugars. This week, a little change, I […]