I have seen a lot of people in the food storage business touting the longevity of their food products…. 25 years?
I did some digging into the topic and what I found out was it is all in the processing and how it is stored.
The best ideas I have seen so far are 5 mil thick Mylar pouches that have been flushed with nitrogen before sealing and with the added protection of an oxygen absorber added. Continue reading
Last year I ended up with some angry bees, I moved them too many times and made a lot of mistakes that kept some of my hives angry with me – so I needed a bee suit as a hood and a t-shirt just wasn’t working.
Because of my large size and small budget (Oh how it would be nice to reverse those) it was hard for me to find a suit that fit my needs.
After some searching I found a company called Pigeon Mountain Trading Company that sells bee equipment at a very reasonable cost. Continue reading
When I did the first survival still review I heard two types of comments
Those are both valid concerns, but – at least in my situation (and probably many of yours) they aren’t accurate.
I know $279 seems expensive, but when looking at durable goods you have to balance cost with benefits. The price of the still is very competitive with filter systems like Berkeys – but unlike filters – they never clog, break, or need maintenance.
As a firearm instructor – I see students try to skimp on quality – and when they come to class with cheap guns trying to save a few dollars on guns and end up with malfunctions and problems – until they end up buying quality the second time. Continue reading
The other day while reloading, I broke a part in my press, I knew better, but I was in a hurry and pulled the lever down to force my way past an obstruction.
What I did was break off a spacer pin and rounded out the hole in the press so that a new pin would not fit.
I called Dillion precision, and they responded just as they promised on their site. The have a no “BS” policy, and simply gave me a return authorization number and I sent them the machine.
Dillion presses may be more expensive than other companies, but they have the best customer service. Continue reading
The product I am reviewing today is a lightweight, portable water purification still that can purify almost any water source from any heat source.
That makes it flexible – which is a vital, but often overlooked feature of survival products.
As soon as I saw this still I knew I had to have one, so far this has been the ONLY piece of survival equipment I purchased without needing to do any research. Understood the science behind the product, and the second I was introduced to the product I knew it was a keeper.
As a matter of fact, my first question was, how many do I need to buy to become a dealer? The only other question I asked concerned the makeup of the drip tube (the only non stainless steel part in the product). By the way, the tube is medical grade silicon so it won’t degrade or release dangerous chemicals if it is accidentally exposed to solvents.
I am a true believer in this product, and as time passes I will show videos where we distill various contaminates, and using a variety of heat sources so you can see the versatility.
I am now a dealer of this product and you can purchase this great still HERE. Continue reading
While at the National Prepper and Survialist Expo I saw a really cool product, and the vendor (Deployed Logix) was nice enough to give me this product to review and test out. I have read about this technology before, but I have not had the opportunity to review it before.
According to the manufacturer:
The HydroPack was designed for its ease of use, simply put the filter into virtually any dirty water and the filter goes to work making a clean drink.
The self hydrating pouch produces 12-17 fl. Oz. of sports drink.
The filter uses a passive osmotic process so it never clogs, requires no pumping and filters down to the atomic level (3-5 angstroms – which is .3-.5 billionths of a meter) so the filter removes even the smallest viruses to the same purity of a complicated reverse osmosis machine. Continue reading
I was looking for a cheap way to try out weaving but the majority of looms are outrageous in price. This caused me to start looking for DIY plans which led me to find this really cool book on building a loom out of PVC.
I contacted to author and he was kind enough to write the following post for me. I am not receiving anything for posting this, I just believe this is a great idea. When I get some time I plan on doing a full review of his book and actually making the loom.
I hope this is useful for you, and see the usefulness of a loom costing under $200 versus the $500 to multiple thousands for a pretty loom.
Now for the article from David Holly of PVCLoom.com. Continue reading
I recently bought a contour action cam so I could take some videos of things normal camera’s could not do – like an underwater shot of a glock firing while submerged.
When I got the camera I was pleased, but the audio quality just isn’t good enough to use as a go to camera for all my videos.
However, using one of the mounts that came with the camera I noticed that it would make a good dash-cam. It only needs to be turned on to record, it is small, and has GPS built in. Continue reading
I recently purchased a contour +2 action camera to use in my video production. I bought it because it was small, durable, had an external mic jack, streamed wireless to my phone, was water proof, and had a built in GPS.
When I got it, I found that it was oversold just a little bit – it has an HDMI out port – which they say allows it to be used as a webcam to apple computers – but the laptop I have is HDMI out only, so it will not work to tape my classes.
The video is a little jump as it has a low frame rate, and the lens makes everything look a little walleyed. Continue reading
If you have read my book Understanding the Use of Handguns, please consider going to the amazon sales page and taking a second to write a review.
You can click on this link, and scroll down to the write a review button.
I wrote the book for new shooters, and they may not have a good frame of reference, so reviews are vital for them to find which books will give them the most bang for their buck (pun intended).
Its important to note, that per the Amazon terms of service, you don’t have to have bought the book from Amazon, or even have bought it, as long as you have read it, are honest, and disclose if you have received a free review copy.
While I am asking, video review would be awesome… Continue reading
