Category Archives: Equipment

Building an Earthen Oven

We’ve been planning to build a wood-fired oven for a few years now. I put it on the to-do list every spring but something always distracts me enough to postpone the project. One of the things about this project that … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Alinco DJ-V57T Handheld Ham Radio Review

We’ve had the new Alinco handheld transceiver for a couple days now. Here’s our initial impression and thoughts. This is the first Alinco handheld that we’ve ever purchased. I’ve owned and used their mobile transceivers and can vouch for their … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Prioritizing our Preparedness #9: First Aid

I can easily say, that out of all of our preps, first aid is the one area that I am least confident. It feels like we will never be at a satisfactory level of supplies OR knowledge….I have been building … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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A Closer Look at the Roma Food Strainer

This is a quick photo review of the Weston Roma Food Strainer and Sauce Maker. It includes some close-up  photos along with some of our thoughts. We had a chance to use one of these last summer. Mike graciously offered … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Prioritizing our Preps #6: Back-Up Power and Heat

Our home runs day-to-day on public utilities. Our stove and water heater use natural gas and our main furnace is electric fan-forced natural gas heat. One of the most likely threats our household faces is an extended power outage.  In … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Prioritizing our Preps #4: Water

This is Part Four of a series….the rest of this series can be found HERE *************************************************************** WATER: This is what we’ve done in the way of water preps and why… We have water provided by the city. The city stores … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Remington 7600 Series Pump Action Rifles

If you follow the firearm forums you probably know by now that folks either love these rifles or despise them (these rifles are often confused with the semi automatic 7400 series). Most folks that dislike the 7600 will agree that … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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A Closer Look at the Rothco CCW Shoulder Bag

Rothco has finally come out with their version of the CCW everyday bag. The actual name is the Advanced Tactical Bag. These seem to be gaining in popularity around here now. When Maxpedition first came out with these bags I … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Off The Grid Homesteading Series: Part One

This post is the first in a series from our newest blog contributor, Bill S.in AL. Bill has generously agreed to document his journey to off-grid living and share it here at our blog. Below is a short introduction and … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Review: McNett Tactical Pro Water Filter

Here’s a pictorial review of the McNett Tactical Pro water filter along with some of our thoughts. It’s actual name is the McNett AquaMira Tactical Frontier Pro Water Filter (which is probably the longest name in history for a water … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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DIY: Cold Smoked Cheese

Here’s an overview of our cold-smoking process. Many foods can be cold smoked and learning how to control your smoker’s heat is a key factor in fish and meat preservation. Smoking cheese is good practice. Smoked cheese has become a … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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Gerber LHR Knife: A Closer Look

This knife’s been a little out of our budget since it first came out but prices are coming down. We found a great deal online and picked one up for review. According to the Gerber website: “Matt Larsen worked with … Click HERE to read the entire post….

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