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 […]
Category: projects
Making Wooden Spoons
Being a hillbilly, I whittle. Sometimes I’m just making shavings and sawdust, but from time to time, I make something useful. One of my favorite useful things to whittle is a wooden spoon. I won’t say I’m a pro by any means, but I will say that you can use some of them to eat […]
Curry Powder from Preps and Making your own Hot Pepper Flakes
The weather here has been beautiful, though the nights have been less so, and have been driving down the water temps. Since I spend a lot of my time during the week in the water, I feel the cold. Last week, when the wife got home, she offered to make a nice hot meal to […]
Backyard Aquaponics – The Solar Power and the Pumps
Ive introduced my aquaponics project, talked about the magic of the bell siphon, and discussed my containers and what is in them. Now I want to go over the power system, the pumps, and moving forward. I’ve wanted to establish a 12v solar charging system for years, since I live so far south and have […]
Backyard Aquaponics – The Containers and Their Contents
Ive introduced my aquaponics project, and talked about the magic of the bell siphon. Now I want to cover what I used for containers, the construction, and what went into each. Please keep in mind this is simply how I did it. There is no correct way, there is what works for you, and what […]
Backyard Aquaponics – Bell Siphon, The Magic of the System
In my previous post about the aquaponics system I’ve built, I mentioned something called a “bell siphon”, and called it magic. In truth it is simply science, but works so well and does so much with a very simple setup, that it may as well be called magic. What it does is allows water to […]
Backyard Aquaponics – The Intro
I grew up in and around nature, watching how Mother Nature developed systems of organisms that worked together in a fascinating symbiotic relationship. Anemones and clownfish, bees and flowers, humans and gut bacteria, and many others. One of my favorite systems is a
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 […]
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 […]