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Off Grid Communication With Serval Mesh

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 James Burnette 3 Comments

Off grid communication is an important topic. During a disaster the need to communicate will be greater than ever. Cell phone service will go down. Ham radios will work if you have a radio and a license. Walkie talkies will work for short distance comms. Walkies though are not a private band. Anyone with a radio on the same channel can hear you. Same goes for CB radios. All need special equipment. A cell phone is a fancy two-way radio. Why can’t we just use them for off grid communication. With Serval Mesh you can.

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Episode 31 Jeff From The Lost Skills Podcast

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 James Burnette 2 Comments

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This week we welcome on to the Podcast Jeff Radtke from the lost skills podcast. The Lost skills podcast to helping to bring back the skills being lost today. Jeff is an avid outdoors man. He is active in the prepper community. Jeff lives the DIY life. The attitude of not being afraid of to try stuff is almost lost. Fear of breaking things rules the mainstream mindset. Jeff wants to bring back the spirit of fixing things yourself. Doing your own car maintenance. Hunting and growing food. If you want to do stuff yourself then this show if for you.

Luci Inflatable Solar Lantern

October 7, 2014June 23, 2022 James Burnette 6 Comments

The fine folks over at MPowered asked me about reviewing an inflatable solar lantern. Of course I am. What a neat concept. I’ve been playing around with it for a few weeks now. Testing out the features. Trying to use it in my daily life. Sadly I forgot to take it out to Dual Homestead for an overnighter. Another reason that packing lists are so good. I have used it at home as a lamp. Finally I’m ready to tell you guys about it. So let’s have a closer look at the Luci inflatable solar lantern.

Pine Bark Bacon: Natures Treat

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014 James Burnette 10 Comments

Bacon doesn’t grow on trees. Right? Well maybe it does. I was reading a blog post on Survival Sherpa about uses for pine. It was a list of 13 things you can do with a pine tree. I got to the seventh one and my jaw hit the floor. Pine Bark Bacon. Wait what? Bacon from trees! Have I died and gone to heaven? How have I missed this fact? I knew that the pine tree has many edible parts. I enjoy drinking pine needle tea. I rely on it to keep me from getting colds every year. I also knew the inner bark was edible. I did not know about pine bark bacon though.

I knew the moment I read about pine bark bacon I would be eating it. Soon. Today Dave and I from Dual Homestead were debarking a pine tree. Using brush axes as bark spuds. No safety Sally’s I don’t want to hear about it. They did a great job as bark spuds. The whole time though I wanted a draw knife. Or my trusty Buck Hoodlum. With all the bark removed I peeled some of the inner bark off to bring home I came in the door kicked my boots off and starter frying the pine bark bacon. I was so excited to get to it.

Cheap Ammo Online: Freedom Munitions

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014 James Burnette 1 Comment

Where can I buy cheap ammo online? We’ve all had this question. No one want’s expensive ammo. I want ammo for cheap. Especially for target practice. For my self-defense rounds I will spend more. This year I want to take more firearms training courses. For that I need to find cheap ammo online. This past year I’ve bought a few boxes here an there. Many retail stores have ammo limits in place. It’s hard to stockpile a 1,000 rounds of ammo 3 boxes at a time. When It’s in stock. I decided to go looking for cheap online ammo.

With Freedom Munitions I found an online ammo company I can endorse. They have great ammo prices. Fast customer service. Great reviews from shooters.

So lets take a closer look Freedom Munitions and see why I think they are the best choice for cheap online ammo.