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Reply to: Which are the best all-around boots: combat, work, or hiking boots? Posted November 30, 2022

I’ve heard nothing but good stuff about 5.11. Nice to have another point of reference. Have you ever tried stepping in a puddle and submerging the boot to test it’s waterproof ability?

Reply to: Preliminary review of EcoZoom Versa rocket stove Posted November 30, 2022

Gotta get me one of these now! That’s impressive how efficient it was. Do the handles remain cool after cooking if you needed to move it a short distance?

Reply to: A little holiday treat that’s shelf stable Posted November 23, 2022

Wait… so is it Spam with some additional seasonings? What exactly is figgy pudding and what would this taste like?

Reply to: News roundup for Tue, Nov 22, 2022 Posted November 23, 2022

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! Glad to see supply chain issues calming down finally, and that polar bear naturally distributing its weight across the ice is pretty neat!

Reply to: Best emergency shower and hygiene wipes Posted September 28, 2022

That would be a difficult allergy to live with. You have to check labels on everything, even body wipes.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted June 17, 2022

Those look fantastic! Where do you get your mix from? Hope you travel safe, that sure sounds like a great adventure you are on.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted June 13, 2022

So the garbanzo beans were a bust, but alfalfa worked great! I started soaking a tablespoon of alfalfa seeds on Wednesday night and on Friday they started sprouting. By Sunday they were doing quite well And on Monday they had a little bit more growing to do, but I was just too excited and so I just had to have some. Quite a lot for 1 tbs of seeds right? This beauty is made with turkey, cheese, spinach, mayo, mustard, and the beautiful sprouts! It was a neat experience to pull out some freshly grown produce and put it on my sandwich. It added a ton of flavor, texture, and probably nutrition. I definitely found a new hobby and prep.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted May 25, 2022

Here’s an update to my week long attempt to sprouting garbanzo beans. I started out taking a salsa jar and cut a hole in the lid for ventilation and secured a piece of cheese cloth to act as a screen. On the first day, I soaked the beans in warm water overnight. Every morning and night I would rinse off all the beans twice, empty out the water, and spread the beans out along the side of the jar to air out. I rotated the jar throughout the day too so they wouldn’t be sitting in water. A few developed 1/4 inch sprouts, but after a week of doing this they don’t seem to be getting any bigger and are starting to stink. So it was a failure. I need to try this experiment again with a smaller sprouting seeds like alfalfa and will update again when I attempt that.

Reply to: Prepping victories: When has prepping paid off for you? Posted May 9, 2022

I’ve had a rough medical year and unfortunately have gone to urgent care and the ER more than I would have liked to. I guess even one time though is more than anyone wants. What I am learning the hard way is that they don’t usually “fix you” but just stabilize you if you’re in a really bad spot and then tell you to wait for your primary care doctor. I’ve been in some of the most pain of my life lately and the ER just discharges me saying I’m no longer an emergency and to wait the month until my doctor can see me. I want to learn more about self medical care to be able to take care of myself more easily, comfortably, quickly, and cheaply than going to the ER.

Reply to: Prepping victories: When has prepping paid off for you? Posted May 9, 2022

This week I had a moderate-severe allergic reaction to something and looked like I gained 30 pounds in a matter of hours. I was itchy and red all over and my throat was swelling up to a scary level. I went to a nearby urgent care and they said that they couldn’t help me and I needed to get to an ER immediately. They offered to give me some benedryl to hopefully slow down the reaction somewhat and I knew that they would then get $20 out of my insurance company for that little pink pill. I told them I was okay and that I had some benedryl in my car emergency bag. Keep small medicine baggies of various labelled medicines from your home stores in your car. You never know when you need benedryl, tylenol, or some cold medicine.

Reply to: Prepping victories: When has prepping paid off for you? Posted May 9, 2022

For those baby geese, that sure was a lot more than a small win. They owe their life to you Eric! Kinda jealous you got to see those cute little guys.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted May 3, 2022

I saw that trueleafmarket.com recommended as a good organic see source. Good to get a second opinion that you like it as well. Do you use a tray or jar when sprouting your lentils?

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted May 3, 2022

Thank you everyone for your comments and recommendations. I am going to start out with some seeds/beans I have here at home and see if I even like this process, and then I’ll probably expand to lentils and amaranth per your recommendations. From the little research I did since posting this topic, a few people have said that the jar method is less likely to mold than then tray method that I pictured up above. Here’s what the jar method looks like: You buy the lids that have a mesh and screw them onto existing mason jars. And here’s what I gathered on how to do the jar method: Day 1 – soak the seeds overnight in a jar full of water Day 2 – 4 – in the morning drain, fill, drain, spread seeds along sides of the jar so they don’t clump. Repeat at night. Ready to eat on day three or four.

Reply to: Let’s say there is recession Q3/Q4 ’22? Posted May 2, 2022

That’s a good way to look at it. Investment. Buy and stock up the supplies that will turn around and either make you money or keep you alive. Gardening stuff is a good example of that. I was looking at all of my stuff the other day and thinking about what would happen to it when I die. Would most of it get tossed? I need to talk to my family about my preps and supplies so they see the value in it and will be able to use it instead of saying “here’s dad’s old junk to throw away”.

Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat?

Advice 12

Posted May 2, 2022

Reply to: Let’s say there is recession Q3/Q4 ’22? Posted May 2, 2022

Try and study what has happened during the ’08 recession and the Great Depression to figure out what might happen in the end of ’22 if things go bad. From what I’ve learned, people will repair more than buy new. So handyman or auto mechanic are good traits that will always be in demand. Instead of stockpiling on building materials now, perhaps slowly buy over time like you do your food storage? On a personal level, everyone should have some spare parts to perform repairs on their own stuff. An oil change kit for the car, extra air filter, headlights, and then for the house some things like scrap lumber, nails, tools, caulk, and things like that.

Reply to: How to communicate with out of town family during a grid down situation? Posted April 20, 2022

I have wanted to learn more about what the big deal is about shortwave, so thank you for sharing this video. I will be watching it here soon.

Reply to: Where’s the ammo!!!!! Posted April 8, 2022

That’s why God gave you two kidneys. One to use and another to buy 5.56 with.

Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat?

Advice 12

Posted May 2, 2022

Joolca HOTTAP – a very impressive off-grid hot shower solution

Gear 7

Posted February 20, 2022

Two websites for tracking lightning and thunderstorms in real time

Gear 7

Posted October 18, 2021

How to survive this nasty heat wave of 110+ degrees

Posted June 30, 2021

What do you think about a modular bug out bag?

Posted May 23, 2021

Reply to: Which are the best all-around boots: combat, work, or hiking boots? Posted November 30, 2022

I’ve heard nothing but good stuff about 5.11. Nice to have another point of reference. Have you ever tried stepping in a puddle and submerging the boot to test it’s waterproof ability?

Reply to: Preliminary review of EcoZoom Versa rocket stove Posted November 30, 2022

Gotta get me one of these now! That’s impressive how efficient it was. Do the handles remain cool after cooking if you needed to move it a short distance?

Reply to: A little holiday treat that’s shelf stable Posted November 23, 2022

Wait… so is it Spam with some additional seasonings? What exactly is figgy pudding and what would this taste like?

Reply to: News roundup for Tue, Nov 22, 2022 Posted November 23, 2022

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! Glad to see supply chain issues calming down finally, and that polar bear naturally distributing its weight across the ice is pretty neat!

Reply to: Best emergency shower and hygiene wipes Posted September 28, 2022

That would be a difficult allergy to live with. You have to check labels on everything, even body wipes.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted June 17, 2022

Those look fantastic! Where do you get your mix from? Hope you travel safe, that sure sounds like a great adventure you are on.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted June 13, 2022

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted May 25, 2022

Reply to: Prepping victories: When has prepping paid off for you? Posted May 9, 2022

For those baby geese, that sure was a lot more than a small win. They owe their life to you Eric! Kinda jealous you got to see those cute little guys.

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted May 3, 2022

I saw that trueleafmarket.com recommended as a good organic see source. Good to get a second opinion that you like it as well. Do you use a tray or jar when sprouting your lentils?

Reply to: Does anyone have experience sprouting seeds to eat? Posted May 3, 2022

Reply to: Let’s say there is recession Q3/Q4 ’22? Posted May 2, 2022

Reply to: How to communicate with out of town family during a grid down situation? Posted April 20, 2022

I have wanted to learn more about what the big deal is about shortwave, so thank you for sharing this video. I will be watching it here soon.

Reply to: Where’s the ammo!!!!! Posted April 8, 2022

That’s why God gave you two kidneys. One to use and another to buy 5.56 with.

Reply to: Military surplus: Favorite online sources and items Posted April 8, 2022

Good to hear that my assumptions were accurate that much of the surplus store is not actual surplus. I still would take a lot of the Chinese knock-off surplus over ultralight gear that is three times as expensive and not as durable.