Hello, my friend and welcome back! Today’s video is absilutely the best example of building a fire in the rain I have ever seen. It comes from the Survival Theory YouTube chanel. It’s an excellent videon and I think everyone should watch it, even it’s only to refresh how it’s done propperly. The video was … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! I apologize for not having a video on Monday, but I have one for you today. This one is on making hammers and mauls from things found in nature. There easy to make and can be made fairly quickly, and you never know when you might need one. Now … Read more
Well hello, my friend and welcome back to Part 2 of Keeping It Sharp It Sharp In A SHTF World. Today, I’m going to walk you through sharpening a knife blade step by step. So grab a cup of coffee my friend and have a seat while we visit. The first step in sharpening any … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! Last week we had part one of “Keeping it sharp in an SHTF world.” , and part two will be out this week as well. Keeping this in mind, I found a good little video on the different angles used on Axe’s and why. Take a look and hopefully, it … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! One of my readers, Huggy, requested that I do a post on sharpening knives of all types and how to keep them that way in an SHTF world. Now, I am no expert, but in the last 62 years, I have learned a thing or two about it and … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! There are certain skills that we will all need if SHTF lasts for many years, and one of those is as basic as being able to make a simple spoon. Whether it be for eating or cooking, spoons are essential to daily life. Today I have a video for you on how … Read more
Hell,o my friend and welcome back! Today I have a great little video for you on how to make a foot powered wood lathe. This is something you may want to build now so if there is no electricity after SHTF hits, you’ll be ready. I found it on YouTube and it was uploaded by Izzy … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! Incase you haven’t noticed, we have been a little trouble with our site. Hopefully that is fixed now since I can get to the control panel to do post. As many of you know, I will be retiring from the University where I work at the end of May, … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! When SHTF happens, it could very well mean living without power for electric tools. In a case like this, we will quickly find our selves pushed back to the days of the pioneers, and in many cases, without the knowledge, they had at that time. We need to learn how they … Read more
Hello, my friend and welcome back! Today we are going to look at how to build a hand powered butter churn for SHTF. While there are many different ways to churn butter, we are going to make a traditional butter churn. Now grab a cup of coffee my friend and have a seat while we visit. First … Read more
