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Winter Prepping Tips To Survive the Cold

October 10, 2014June 23, 2022 James Burnette 20 Comments

Winter is coming. The temperatures are dropping fast. Hoodies are coming out. Pumpkin spice everything has arrived. From all the reports I’ve seen this winter will be the worst in 20 years.

Even my beloved Tennessee is going to get colder. Much colder. Glad I chose this year for my off-grid adventure.

Winter brings a whole new facet to prepping. Many things need doing to get ready for winter. In the winter you need to change out your Bug Out Bag. Car kits need upgrading for the cold.

If you have not already started, you’re behind. Today let’s look at some considerations for winter prepping.

Off Grid Communication With Serval Mesh

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 James Burnette 3 Comments

Off grid communication is an important topic. During a disaster the need to communicate will be greater than ever. Cell phone service will go down. Ham radios will work if you have a radio and a license. Walkie talkies will work for short distance comms. Walkies though are not a private band. Anyone with a radio on the same channel can hear you. Same goes for CB radios. All need special equipment. A cell phone is a fancy two-way radio. Why can’t we just use them for off grid communication. With Serval Mesh you can.

Serval Mesh Off Grid Communication — Serval Mesh

Pine Bark Bacon: Natures Treat

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 James Burnette 9 Comments

Bacon doesn’t grow on trees. Right? Well maybe it does. I was reading a blog post on Survival Sherpa about uses for pine. It was a list of 13 things you can do with a pine tree. I got to the seventh one and my jaw hit the floor. Pine Bark Bacon. Wait what? Bacon from trees! Have I died and gone to heaven? How have I missed this fact? I knew that the pine tree has many edible parts. I enjoy drinking pine needle tea. I rely on it to keep me from getting colds every year. I also knew the inner bark was edible. I did not know about pine bark bacon though.

I knew the moment I read about pine bark bacon I would be eating it. Soon. Today Dave and I from Dual Homestead were debarking a pine tree. Using brush axes as bark spuds. No safety Sally’s I don’t want to hear about it. They did a great job as bark spuds. The whole time though I wanted a draw knife. Or my trusty Buck Hoodlum. With all the bark removed I peeled some of the inner bark off to bring home I came in the door kicked my boots off and starter frying the pine bark bacon. I was so excited to get to it.

Cheap Ammo Online: Freedom Munitions

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014 James Burnette 1 Comment

Where can I buy cheap ammo online? We’ve all had this question. No one want’s expensive ammo. I want ammo for cheap. Especially for target practice. For my self-defense rounds I will spend more. This year I want to take more firearms training courses. For that I need to find cheap ammo online. This past year I’ve bought a few boxes here an there. Many retail stores have ammo limits in place. It’s hard to stockpile a 1,000 rounds of ammo 3 boxes at a time. When It’s in stock. I decided to go looking for cheap online ammo.

With Freedom Munitions I found an online ammo company I can endorse. They have great ammo prices. Fast customer service. Great reviews from shooters.

So lets take a closer look Freedom Munitions and see why I think they are the best choice for cheap online ammo.

Freedom Munitions Cheap Ammo Online — Freedom Munitions

Jobs During A Collapse

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014 James Burnette 6 Comments

I had this idea before falling asleep last night about Jobs During A Collapse. What will be your job during a societal collapse? What will you do. It depends on what kinds of collapse we are talking about of course. Theres a difference between you losing your job and a coronal mass ejection. If it’s a partial collapse like in Argentina then working as security would be good. If an EMP wipes out all electronics trying to get work as a network admin is not.

Having more skills gives you more options. Stockpiling books and learning during a collapse will not work. If you are not developing your trade now you’re wrong. Period.

I have some ideas on what Jobs During A Collapse are most needed. What jobs will be worthless? What ideas are plain dumb? Let’s dig into Jobs During A Collapse.