Memorial Day weekend is finally upon us. The unofficial start to summer is always filled with BBQs, gatherings of family and friends, adult beverages, and outdoor fun. While all of that is fine, “Decoration Day” as my grandmother always called it, should be about so much more than frollicking in the sun. It has to be, if our republic has…
Hello Pack. It has been a weird mix of weather this week on our survival homestead. One minute it feels like glorious summertime, and then the next it is raining just enough to curtail outdoor work. We keep hoping for three straight days of sunshine to get the first cut of hay in, but no luck yet. The hayfield is…
Chickens are a staple on nearly every survival homestead. You don’t have to live in a rural area (although every prepper should) to keep meat and egg birds as part of your food security survival plan. Self-reliant folks who live in a small town or even the suburbs can keep chickens or ducks – as long as you build the…
Hello Pack. The weather has alternated between gloriously sunny and in the 70s to rain and dreary damp conditions this week. We are still dealing with a septic tank and leach bed issue. All of the rain we got over the course of several days turned the ditches dug with the old backhoe into nasty lagoons. My faithful companion, Jovie,…
Hello Pack. Most of this week has been devoted to sewer line adventures. I am very thankful that we own an old backhoe, and it has remained in working order for a while or this project would have cost us a bundle. We have been battling water drainage issues after a storm or heavy rain (which seems nearly constant from…
It is not only possible to smoke an entire meal, it is easy and delicious too. I had extremely minimal experience with smoking until the day I got it into my head I would make the entire meal in our smoker to feed the 40 people coming over for a gathering. Prep Time The prep time to make two pork…
Hello Pack. It has been a fun on the farm kind of week. Growing and raising food has been nearly the sole focus of our tribe. The baby animals just seem to keep on coming on a daily basis. We helped a tribe member with his calving, ever momma and baby are doing quite well. The Buckeye chicken population in…
Hey Pack, I hope you are all having great spring weather and getting tons of gardening and other outdoor preps done too. Being spring, we have been busy with numerous livestock births, both on our own survival retreat, and helping out members of our tribe. I hatched ducks for the very first time this year. Duck eggs are notoriously difficult…
Hello Pack. All of this nice weather has had our tribe not only in a great mood, but incredibly productive. I am so tempted to put my young plants I started from seeds outside, but know it is far too soon to do that in Ohio. Although it has been sunny (mixed with only tiny bits of rain) for days…
Disclaimer: neither the author nor www.thesurvivalistblog.net shall be held liable for the injuries and other side effects resulting from applying the advice in this article. This article is for information purposes only. Reloading ammunition is a great way to save money on rounds now, when resupply is possible. Learning or honing this valuable survival skill could likely save your life…