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Dawn: Common sense things but need to be reinforced from time to time. That said I have a question; are all masks the same? Any suggestions as to the best...
Dawn: I also enjoyed this experiment, thanks !!
millenniumfly: Yeah, I guess you are taking it a bit further... more so that most I would imagine. But, ultimately, to be as self reliant as possible you're doing the right...
millenniumfly: Sounds like you need to do your own experiment this time.
millenniumfly: Gee, thanks but it does hurt a little to hear my text isn't written well... I do try hard.
Pam: I'm sorry to see this end. I didn't think they would last as long as they did and now I want to know if they could last 24 weeks :)....
Pam: I guess I'm always taking things a step further. What if the disastrous situation goes longer than expected and you run out of prepared preps AND ingredient preps? I believe...
Rev. Dr. Michael E Harris: I have little time to do the searching myself, but I hate to wade through garbage to see if there is anything of value. I am here every day...
Rev. Dr. Michael E Harris: No, the other one is a Christian-oriented site that complements reThink Survival. I sue the other one for spiritual comfort.
Irish-7: Interesting. I wish that I was handy, like this guy. No, I won't be trying this anytime soon. The birdshot loads in #7, 7.5 or 8 that I have for...
millenniumfly: What products are you finding that are half what they used to be? I haven't run into anyone that bold yet.
millenniumfly: Funny. That's the way we learn... try and try again.
Ron: This is one experiment that I enjoyed following. Since chickens are one of my preps to acquire soon, this has been some very useful information. Thank you!
teabag: I've been noticing the same thing, especially with food: same price, less product. In some cases, only about half the amount of product that was there a year...
teabag: I thought about doing this for quite a while, then tried it recently. Mine had quite a bit of corn juice, which made it a bit sweet for...

Chickens and Rabbits the Easier, Softer Way by Bev

I was the coordinator for the Southeast Minnesota Sustainable Farming Association in the mid to late 1990s. It was a wonderful position for a dedicated homesteader to be in; I got to see lots of other people’s farms and homesteads and learn about the newest/oldest, most sustainable, least expensive techniques for raising livestock and growing so many vegetables and fruits.

On one visit to a gal’s farm, we observed that she was raising her chickens and rabbits together in the old chicken coop. Well, that is not so rare to have caged rabbits with chickens under them, but no, this

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The Western Pit: Homestead Vehicle Lift (for underbody work)

Homesteading, self-reliance and survival may depend on the maintenance of your vehicle. Although it is hard to be a backyard mechanic on today’s newer, computerized vehicles you can still do a lot of basic maintenance and occasional cobbling.

However, there are always dangers to jacking your car up and going underneath it, even with a floor jack. And although mechanic’s pits in garages were once fairly common, most states have now outlawed them as a person can become overtaken with fumes in an enclosed pit. Oil changes, muffler and exhaust repair, etc. are all easier and more enjoyable done in

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The Homestead Hog: Husbandry and “Getting it Done” Butchery (Updated and Revised) by Bev

This article was originally featured on ModernSurvivalOnline.com, a very useful emergency preparedness website that I highly recommend. This article has since been updated by the author and re-published here as part of our new homesteading series.

When I was a little girl visiting my great-grandfather’s farm, I remember watching out the upstairs window, from the straw mattress that I was bedded down on, and seeing my great-grandmother, grandmother and mother standing around a fire on which a great black cauldron was set, stirring, stirring, and talking. They were stirring pig’s blood in the cauldron

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