This past Saturday I ran in the Nashville Tough Mudder with some Crossfit friends. This was the first race I had ever ran and by far the longest I’ve ever ran. I surprised myself on some things and disappointing myself on others, but mostly I had a blast. I highly recommend running one at least once. If they come back next year I’ll run again and do even better. This article isn’t just about the fitness aspects but survival lessons learned from the race. So let’s jump right into this like a mud puddle.
Today I have a great guest post by my friend Justin from The Crooked Tree Farm. He was one of the many great folks that reached out to me after my TSP interview. While talking to him one day he mentioned just getting his Armorers cert and I knew that AR15 Maintenance is a subject you guy would love. So without further banter lets get down to the subject today. Take it away Justin
AR15
Firearms now and for the foreseeable future are an integral part of the self-reliance community. We rely on them to put food on the table, hone our skills, and defend ourselves from the predators of the world. One rifle that stands out is the AR-15. It is known for its ease of use, modularity and effectiveness. Unlike the military or law enforcement we do not have a staff of professionally trained armorers to keep our weapons running at peak performance, so generally we have to rely on ourselves. For the purpose of this article I’m going to use the generic term AR to cover the AR-15 and its whole family tree of variants.
Before we continue I must say that I feel like the AR has gotten a bad rap regarding reliability. This is from people spouting a lot of bull about it. People talk about guns a lot like they talk about the opposite sex. Simply put there is a lot of smoke and mirrors being passed on as ‘truth’ by guys that have little to no real experience.
Just like all machines, your AR has to be maintained and periodically parts will need to be changed out. No exact number of rounds fired can be attributed to a component’s failure. There are too many variables to consider, such as: ammo, quality of the weapons manufacture, exposure to the elements etc. What we need to be concerned about is assessing the condition of our
The great folks over at Solo Stove recently sent out a Solo Stove and Solo Pot 900 for testing and review. I was excited to get these in and couldn’t wait to get out and test them. Like many of you I’m sure I have way too many camping cook stoves. I’m obsessed with them. I’ve made hobo stoves before and little alcohol stoves. I have a jet boil and a pocket rocket. I’ve spent hours looking at stoves online. So when the chance to test a stove came I jumped on it. Let’s get right down to it then.
Join James and Mike today as they discus a variety of topics such as New York banning ecigs, Companion Planting, Paleo 101, the wild edible of the week, cooking Brussel sprouts, Fred Water Flask and more.
Here about the further erosion of personal freedom in New York by the banning of e-cigarettes. How this will destroy the local economy further. The go over a long list of companion planting combination to improve your garden from the folks over at Mother Earth News. James goes into the basics of getting into how to get started on the paleo diet. Some tips and mistakes made on the paleo diet.
Foxtail Grass
The wild edible of the week is Foxtail grass which after looking at the picture I’m sure all will know it. I’ll include a link in the resources sections. James goes over his preferred way to cook brussel sprouts. The survival gadjet of the week is the Fred Water flask bottle.
Fred Water
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Today I have a guest post from my good friend Dave from The Shepherd School. When I asked him for a guest post I didn’t realize it would be on my true love. BACON! I am super excited to try this myself.
Curing your own bacon is something I used to hold as some sort of mystery, but when I actually looked into what was needed, and tried it, I realized it is EASY. This, among all the other projects, is something that the wife says she wants me to repeat. Homemade bacon is easy, its tasty, and depending on where you get your pork from, it can be cheaper than store bought.
