The Hoss makes some bread with basic ingredients. While I have made a lot of bread one thing I noticed right up front was that he uses no sugar. The rising time seems to be in question but his end result looks pretty good. I really like the idea of the use of corn meal on the bottom of loaf. This is one I will have to try.
What do you do when you have no char cloth or flint steel. There are several molds or fungus in the wilds that grow on many things such as trees or rocks. Theses natural products can serve the same purpose as your char cloth. The only preparation is allowing a little time for your material to dry out. If you don’t have a flint steel, improvise. The following video is a great example of improvising to get your fire started.
Not real new. Storing, canning food, and self-reliance has been going on for a very, very long time it’s just that up to only a few years ago it was fast becoming a lost practice. Times are changing and in the past few years this dying practice has been resurrected.
Prepping is the modern term and it is spreading like an out of control fire. Modern everyday people concerned about what will happen, how their lives will be affected if a disaster, manmade or natural should happen.
One of the first stories to hit big in main stream media comes from News Week back in 2009 you can read HERE. American Preppers Network one of the largest forums to be found was started by Tom Martin about the same time now with over 10,000 members to date and growing fast.
Web sites, radio shows like our own and forums can be found all over the internet. Preppers are everyday people with one major link in common. They believe in self-reliance and being Independent.
What would you do if SHTF? Probably one of the most common questions you will find on any Prepper, Survival related web site or forum you may visit. Most, in earnest don’t really know what would happen to them, or what they would do. Many Prepper, Survivalists say “BUG OUT” . It’s easy to talk the walk but can you walk the talk. Unless you are already living the Jeremiah Johnson life style, odds are, you really have not a clue. I know there are exceptions. For those that are not exceptions and those that will have to stay put here is a little food for thought.
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Most are familiar with a solar compass and how to navigate using the sun. Did you know that the same type of navigation can be accomplished at night using the moon? The method is relatively the same, and with hopes like that of having an unobstructed sun you may find yourself with an unobstructed moon to help you find your way. Below is a video made by Mitch of the Pathfinder School that I believe you will find informative and another useful tool to store in your mental Bug Out Bag.
What can one do with a tree? Ask anyone and you will get several answers but you will find them all pretty much the same, build a house, a bridge, fire wood, or maybe build a boat. They would all be right but the list is much longer than this.
Ask a Prepper or Survivalist, what can you do with a tree? Your first response would probably be which part? What kind of tree? You will find the possibilities are endless.
The bark of a pine tree contains antioxidants with anti-inflammatory uses. It can be used for mulch and did you know that the inner bark is edible? Bark can also be used for water filtration. The sap from a pine tree can be used to make turpentine, glues, accelerant for a fire, candles, medicinal, or even gum that can help clean your teeth or used as a temporary filling for a tooth.
The male pine cone flower is a great source for protein, the pollen from the male pine cone flower can be used to thicken stews or as a flower substitute. Pine nuts are edible and can be used in many recipes. The Pine cone itself can be used as a fishing bobber.
I can go on and on and I have not even gotten to the wood yet.
Following is a video on how to make a bark container from Joshua Hamlin of “WildPrimitiveSkills” on YouTube. Prepper /Survival library pages will soon be created on this site highlighting the best authors on how to videos such as the one below. Special videos will also be promoted right here on the front page every few days so check back often for information on how to be a little more self- reliant and independent.
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