I’ve covered getting the water out of a green coconut, and how to open the nut itself, but recently realized I never showed how I get the nut out of the husk in order to get to the meat of an older, more mature coconut. A friend that works with my wife recently sent some fresh […]
Posts in the skills category:
You Can Lead a Horse to Water, But You Can’t Make Them THINK
…or maybe I should say “mule”. Try all you will to change someone’s thoughts or beliefs, and you fail almost every time. Why is that? Maybe some folks just don’t get it…. …or do they? Human nature is predictable about 99% of the time in regards to
Youth Hunting Program of Florida
Many thanks to Brian B. for bringing this to my attention: From http://myfwc.com/education/outdoor-skills/youth-hunter/:
camping, cooking, equipment, foraging, how-to, Knives, plants, projects, reviews, skills, state of mind
Visiting Green Earth Survival School
Back in March, I had another opportunity to help out with the 2 Day Basic Survival Course at Green Earth Survival School. The course covers Shelter, Water Purification, Lost-Proofing, Signalling, Map & Compass usage, a nature walk to identify currently available edible and useful plants, and my personal favorite and one of my obsessions, Primitive […]
Where there’s smoke…..
This weekend seemed to be a weekend full of smoke for me, or those around me…. One source of smoke was
attitude, camping, cooking, fishing, food preservation, foraging, gardening, Guest Post, guns, how-to, kayaks, Knives, meat, Muscovy ducks, Paleo, plants, prep list, projects, rabbits, recipes, reviews, self sufficiency, Sites I frequent, skills, state of mind
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 […]
Unknown Places: IRC Public Shooting Range
When do you welcome the government into your gun life? When they operate a public shooting range at the county level. First, its good to be back at the keyboard. Thanks for all the well-wishes. I’m hurting, but have been sitting idle for about 36 hours since my operation, and HAD to get back to […]
Metal Detecting – The only hobby I’ve ever had that pays for itself
I went to the beach last week to try my hand at cast-netting some dinner. (Green Deane made it sound easier than I found it to be.) As I was getting out of my truck, the a saw a guy loading his up, putting his metal detector away. I struck up a conversation immediately. I […]
On my todo list: Recreational Shrimping
For Florida: Recreational Shrimping Regulations Bag Limit: Individuals can take 5 gallons, heads on, per harvester per day. Possession limit of no more than 5 gallons, heads on, per vessel at any time regardless of the number of persons onboard. I’ve gone fishing, set trotlines, jug fishing, clamming, spearfishing, lobstering, seining, turtling (for freshwater ones not […]
I Tried Using Cast Nets for Food, Not Bait
I went to the beach this morning to try my hand at cast-netting some dinner. (Green Deane made it sound easier than I found it to be.) A cast net is a round net with a collar in the center of it, a heavy line stitched to the perimeter, and lines running from the perimeter through […]