Chard/Cary 9.5 quart Smart Pressure Canner and Cooker – Item of the Day

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cannerSpecial Notice – I am bringing this product around today for two reasons.  First it has gone out of stock many times and has currently come back into stock at good levels, where me running it won’t sell out all inventory in an hour, annoying people who can’t order one. 

Another reason is we are starting to hit the time of the year where garden surplus becomes over whelming and it is time to break out the canner.  Adding to it, it is on sale right now for only $107.99.

Every day I will bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Chard/Cary 9.5 quart Smart Pressure Canner and Cooker

In the past I have recommended the PowerPressure Cooker XL, as it was the only electric canner guaranteed to be safe for pressure canning by the manufacture.

The Chard is better in so many ways, while also being guaranteed safe by the manufacturer for pressure canning, it has several additional features that make me want to exchange my PowerPressure Cooker, they are…

  1. The Chard allows you to can quart vs. pint jars.  In fact with it you have the ability to can, four quart jars, six pint jars, eight jelly jars or ten half-pint jars in one batch
  2. It also does a separate water bath or steam function for water bath canning
  3. It uses true petcocks and hence can be used at higher altitudes then the PowerPressure Cooker
  4. It has twenty built in safety features to ensure your safety.

 

Additionally while I brought this product to you first almost two years ago it was constantly sold out and would go up in price as quantity dropped.  Cary now seems to have supply side worked out and they are readily available for under 120 dollars with free shipping.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

P.S. – The PowerPressure Cooker XL is available in sizes like 6 and 10 quart but that is all about capacity, none of them are tall enough for the lid to go on with quart sized jars inside of them.  I really don’t recommend it.

 

Episode-2471- 25 Items that Should be in Your Vehicle at all Times

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Today’s episode was created by the audience during a MeWe Monday chat.  There are a few keys here.  First we are not recreating the Bug Out Trailer series with Steven Harris, it is not an exhaustive list of everything you need to bug out to Tin Buck Two. This is designed to be stuff that can be in just about any vehicle at all times and yet you still have room for your groceries and your kids.

Next while two is one and one is none, we are not looking to over do redundancy here.  So this list assumes you have a good BOB (72 hour kit) and that it goes in your vehicle when needed (most times) and that you also carry a reasonable EDC kit on your person.  We also purposefully left out items like guns and ammo.  This list is something that even a 17 year old girl really should have in her car and know how to use.

Some items are also more “kits” or groups of items or classifications of items as well. This is to make the list as universal as possible, and allow individual adaptation for your unique needs.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • Facts about vehicles and why you should have preparedness items in them
    • Most people spend about 18 hours a week in their vehicle, that is 12.5% of all hours in a week
    • There are 6 million accidents a year in the US and about 4-6% of people are in a wreck per year
    • The average vehicle is now 11.4 years old in the US
  • The List of 25 Items from Yesterday’s MeWe Monday in No Particular Order
      • Tire Kit (quality jack, lug wrench, compressor, plug kit, spare tire, etc.)
      • Fuse Kit
      • Basic Tool Kit (include a Multi Meter)
      • Cell phone charging kit (cords, charger, back up battery)
      • Child Care Items and or Dog/Pet Kit
      • First Aid Kit
      • Flashlights (at least one hands free)
      • Water
      • Weather Radio
      • Blankets/Tarps
      • Road Flares or Signal Lights and Signaling Devices
      • Maps/Atlas
      • Lashing, Tying, Etc. Kit – Tape, Tie Wraps, Wire, Cordage, Velcro
      • Spare Common Parts – Belts, hoses, etc.
      • Fluids For Your Vehicle
      • Extraction Kit
      • Note pad and pens and pencils
      • Jumper Cables and or jumper pack
      • Extra food that is vehicle temps stable
      • Tire billy, or some “club” that isn’t a club
      • Stash of hidden cash
      • Spare keys
      • Documentation package
      • Apps and the knowledge to use them (zello, glympse, etc.)
      • Trash Bags
  • Final Thoughts

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

Sponsors of the Day

 

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Stainless Steel Insulated French Press by Secura – Item of the Day

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Note – I am bringing this around again for two reasons.  The first is since getting one I now vastly prefer it to the old French Press I have recommended for years.  The ability to keep coffee hot for 30 plus minutes makes the three cups a batch makes not go to waste at all.  Next is thanks to Prime day this item is currently 36% off with a total savings of almost 15 bucks.

Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item is the Stainless Steel Insulated French Press by Secura.  We have been using the glass version by Fine Dine for a long time and I still really love it and have no plans to get rid of it.  The way I found this one is first of all I have been kicking around the idea of getting a second one for a while

Some time ago realizing I was drinking far too much coffee I went cold turkey on a coffee fast for a few months and drank only tea.  I got rid of our coffee maker and when I started drinking coffee again I went to a French Press.  It makes better coffee and it takes a little effort to make the next cup or two, so it naturally slows you down on consumption.

Thing is some times Dorothy wants to have more coffee and I am ready to switch to tea.  Some days she wants coffee and I only want tea.  So a second one seemed like a good idea.  Additionally as we were discussing this Dorothy suggested that we should take a French Press on our vacations, because it makes better coffee then “the shitty coffee makers in hotel rooms”.  Yes that is a quote!

So my thought was why pack a glass container in luggage that you know will be thrown around by baggage handlers acting like a bunch of gorillas.  So my quest for a good stainless press began.  I found the one by Secura and despite a few negative reviews, with over 4,000 reviews, 4.5 stars over all and a B grade on Fakespot I figured it was worth a shot.

Up front the only negative comment that I sort of agree with from some of the negative reviews is the top doesn’t “seal” tightly.  It moves around a bit, you know what though, it just doesn’t matter.  It seems some of these folks want a press to hold in heat like a Yeti Thermos or something.  The truth is you only want to leave coffee or tea in a press for so long anyway.  In any event I made a press full of Earl Grey yesterday.  I brought the press into my office and when I poured the last cup about 30 minutes later it was still very much “Captain Picard Hot“.

Again I think the few negative reviews are by people with either mental deficiencies or perhaps unreasonable expectations.  Like I said some say it doesn’t hold in heat very long, they are just wrong they also may not know how to work a lid.  Seriously!  On the lid there is a gap for pouring, by turning the lid about 1/4 turn it closes the gap.  Ya think some of this special children might have a hard time figuring that complex concept out?  That leads me to a nice little feature.  They put an arrow on the top so you know where the gap is, nice since you can’t see into the press, well unless your vision can see though steel like Superman.

So if you want a press which way should you go, the Steel One from Secura or the Glass One from Fine Dine?  It is really personal choice, both are great.  The steel one won’t break if you drop it or travel with it and holds heat better.  The glass one in my opinion looks better and you an see how much is left in it.  With the Secura you really can’t tell becuase the thing is so heavy duty if feels full even when empty.  In the end, get the one you like, I think you will be happy with either of them.

Lastly one cool thing for some of you is this press is available in the 34oz version I bought and in a larger 50oz version if you have a large family or entertain guests often.  So give this press a shot and I think you will be happy with it.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

PS – Here are a couple of my favorite teas.  And remember for awesome coffee, Holler Roast, Food Forest Farms and Mai Thai Coffee all give discounts to MSB members!

Jack’s Three Mints Tea (yep lemon balm and bee balm are actually mints)

 

Jacks Morning Blend – Nine Mile Farms Tea

Episode-2470- Listener Feedback for 7-15-19

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Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on anarchism, the FTC, rabbits, credit scores, the solar minimum, mulching, money management, guns and more.

Make sure if you submit content for a feedback show that you put something like “comment for jack”, “question for jack” or “article for jack” in the subject line to assure proper identification for my screening process.

Please understand I receive several hundred emails a day and can’t get them all on the air.

I also do put out a lot of information on Facebook from emails that I can’t fit on the program though so keep em coming.

Join Me Today As I Respond to Your Calls and Discuss…

  • Please Call the JERK Line at 877-644-1345 and be part of episode 2500
  • Guest Segment with Pete “Mance” Raymond on “The Monopoly on Violence”
  • When the FTC fines a company where does the money go
  • On the concept of fattening up rabbits
  • How voluntary vehicle repossession affects credit
  • The grand solar minimum, crop loss, Ice Age Farmer and reality vs. hype
  • Mulch from conifer trees, soil acidity and more
  • Pay down a mortgage or save/invest your money
  • Choosing the right ammo for a particular rifle

Resources for today’s show…

 

Sponsors of the Day

 

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Garrett Juice Plus – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is Garrett Juice Plus.  I realized that while Garrett Juice is part of my 4 part primary fertility program I have never reviewed it individually.

First right up front I will tell you that you don’t have to buy Garrett Juice, Howard Garrett (aka The Dirt Doctor) publishes the recipe to make it yourself right on his site.  In fact for many years he didn’t even have a commercial product available.  Eventually he realized that not everyone has all day to garden and some of us would be happy to pay 30-40 bucks for a gallon of his stuff.

It may seem expensive but one gallon of concentrate makes 64 gallons of spray.  Consider if you wanted to spray an acre you would use 35 gallons.  This means that a one gallon jug makes enough spray for almost 2 acres.  Once you consider this the home gardener buying it pre made starts to make a ton of sense.

Over the years I developed my own approach to this, you can see I have zero brand loyalty here, each of the seven products is from a different company, why, I found the best of each category.  The seven products are…

 

I also want to be totally upfront about something.  Garrett Juice being shipped by the liquid gallon makes it cost more online then it does in a local store.  So if they sell it where you live, in local stores (Lowes and some garden stores carry it in my area) you may be better off getting this item locally.

So how do I use Garrett Juice?  I spray everything with it, my trees, my plants, etc.  I also add garlic pepper tea when I spray it often to help with pets.  I do a soil drench in my garden beds with it twice a year as well.  If you saw some of the videos of this last season you know my plants blow and go like crazy on this regime.

There is another great use for this stuff and I have confirmed it to be as simple as this.  Get some orange oil, add an ouncs to a gallon of water with two ounces of Garrett Juice and you have fire ant killer.  There used to be a product called Antifuego that you could buy for this, but due to the cost of shipping they no longer ship.  So now Garrett Juice plus some orange oil does the same thing.

The way you use it is put 2 oz of Garrett Juice (I use the plain version for this to save money and buy it locally) and 2 TBS of orange oil into a two gallon watering can, fill with water and slowly soak mounds.  This will melt all the ants and queens and you should have a dead mound in a day.  We have tons of fire ants here, this has been a God send in controlling them.

Okay so there are three levels of Garrett Juice, so what is the difference…

  • Garrett Juice – Is made with compost tea, apple cider vinegar, molasses and liquid seaweed.
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  • Garrett Juice Plus – Is made with all of the above plus liquid fish emulsion.
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  • Garrett Juice Pro – Is made with everything above plus beneficial soil organisms that are alive.  Hence it has a maximum shelf life of 18 months, but I try to use it up in a year or less for maximum effectiveness.  I do personally have some doubts about the long term viability of the living microorganisms in a sealed liquid product.  However, Howard recently said on his radio show that they are viable for about 18 months from date of manufacture if kept at reasonable temps.  I have listened to the guy on and off for about 15 years and take him at his word.

 

So give Garrett Juice Plus or Garrett Juice Pro a try today, gardening season is upon us.  For maximum success this year I recommend my full seven part fertility regime, and remember out of those four it is quite possible that even though I am linking to Amazon here, you can save money on Garrett Juice by buying it locally, specifically if you want the base formula or the plus, again I can’t seem to find the pro version anywhere around here and Howard lives in Dallas!

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

P.S. – I brought this around today because we are about mid season in the gardening season for summer.  Right now plants start looking stressed and often become nutrient deficient.  Garrett Juice (or any good foliar feed) along with a good organic solid fertilizer (like Dr. Earth 4-4-4) is the quick and easy way to turn them around.  Tune into to today’s podcast (Episode 2470) to hear exactly how to use them.

Episode-2469- Expert Council Show for 7-12-19

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Today its Friday so it’s time for the expert council show. To ask a question for a show like this, just send an email to me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast.com with “TSPC Expert” in the subject line.

Today on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on hiking, wilderness survival, rental properties, wifi boosting, solar power, bitcoin, free markets, capitalism and more.

In the body of your email first tell me the council member your question is for. Second ask your question concisely in one to two sentences maximum. Third any and all details after that. This is the formula to give you the best chance of getting on the air.

I do what I can to get as many of your questions as possible on the air but can’t always get to all of them. Our council is made of a wide variety of experts in everything from the tactical to the practical and everything in between.

To get more information on our Expert Council visit our “Meet the Expert Council Page” to learn more about them and their specific areas of expertise.

Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss…

  • This week in history in 1962 Blowin in the Wind by Bob Dylan is Released
  • The 10 essentials of survival when hiking – Jessica “Dixie” Mills
  • Turn key rental properties – Nicole Sauce
  • Extending WiFi with a home rolled system – Steven Harris
  • Building a solar battery charging system – Shawn Mills
  • Bitcoin as a sovereignty system – Vin Armani
  • Understanding the concept of laissez faire markets in the real world – Jack

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

Geoff Lawton’s Permaculture Videos

 

Websites of the Expert Council Members

 

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Anker 24W Dual USB Car Charger – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day is the Anker 24W Dual USB Car Charger.  To me this dual charger is the best bang for the buck you can get on the market today.  First I love Anker, they are just a stand up company with a great warranty and very good support.  They stand behind everything they make, all the time.  And yea even with a 10 dollar product like this.

This little charger is 24 watts, most of this size and price range are 5-15 watts, simply put this thing charges fast, really fast.  Compared to some of the other stuff we have used almost twice as fast for my wife’s iPhone 6 and my iPhone 7.

What I really like is it is so compact, it takes almost no space up and yet provides two ports.  The top port gives you the fastest charging at 4.8 amps, the lower port charges at 2.4 amps and that still gives you a quicker charge that most 10 dollar 12vdc chargers.

Our view is we keep an Anker Astro E7 fully charged, if you use it plug it into the lower port to top it off.  Given that power bank will charge an iPhone 10 times you are pretty bullet proof at that point.

Steven Harris and I both have the same view on cell phones.

  • Rule One – You don’t let your cell phone go dead, in fact you keep it fully charged all the time.  When you are home you plug it in, when you are in the car you plug it in, etc.
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  • Rule Two – Have multiple ways to charge your phone, especially in your vehicle.
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  • Rule Three – You don’t let your cell phone go dead, in fact you keep it fully charged all the time.  When you are home you plug it in, when you are in the car you plug it in, etc.

 

Simple no?  I also believe in buying quality and Anker gives you that and at 10 bucks, you should have one of these in every vehicle and one in your BOB, get home bag, travel bag, what ever you call your kit/kits of choice.  So check out the Anker 24W Dual USB Car Charger and remember if you want the best back up battery pack on the market for your mobile devices in my opinion you just can’t beat the Anker Astro E7.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at  TspAz.com

 

Episode-2468- Listener Calls for 7-11-19

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Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on forest fires, liberty, 5G, life goals, law enforcement, guns, ponds, government waster and more.

Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK.

The best way to improve your chances of being on the air is ask your question or make your point up front, then provide details. Also please do your best to call from a quiet area with a good connection and speak up so you can be well heard.

While I can’t put all calls on the air but I do my best to get as many of them on as I can.

Join Me Today As Our Experts Discuss…

  • Call the JERK Line for Episode 2500 at 877-644-1345
  • Quote of the Week – Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.  ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Considerations for fire fighter access to rural properties
  • Why groups that support liberty seldom reach consensus
  • What might 5G mean for rural internet access
  • Getting what you want in life
  • When is the right time to “call the police”
  • Thoughts on hunting with the 357 magnum
  • Choosing vegetation for a new pond
  • What is use it or lose it in government and how wasteful it is

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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Winchester 51 Piece Gunsmith Screwdriver Set – Item of the Day

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Every day I bring you an item on Amazon that I personally use or has been purchased by many members of the audience and I have researched enough to recommend.

Today’s TSP Amazon Item of the day the Winchester 51 Piece Gunsmith Screwdriver Set.  Look strait out of the gate this is not really “the kit” for the big time gun enthusiast that tinkers often with many projects.  It won’t do everything  you will even need in drivers for guns, but it will do most, like 95%.

No what this kit is for is your range bag.  I can’t tell you how many times I have been at a range and a fellow shooter had some maintenance issue and no tools to fix the situation.  With this kit and a basic cleaning kit, a shell extractor and some lube if you can’t fix it at the range, you likely need a gun smith or to use your warranty if it is yet to expire.

driverkitbackThis is more than just a gun smith kit though.  Come on, 16 bucks for a good quality kit that has 48 different driver bits in it.  You know what I am going to say right.  Put one in the glove box of your vehicles.  Perhaps one in your Go Bag or BOB as well.

Does it have every torx bit, no but it has 7 and the one you are looking at pissed off because you expected it to be a Phillips bit likely will be one of those.  This is also a great gift to a young person who has finally be trusted to maintain his/her own firearms and frankly a good gift for anyone you need to get something for, not something spectacular just something.  You know what I mean.

Pick up one or a few of these and the first time you need it, you will feel like it just paid for itself.  Again this isn’t top quality on the level of say Forester or Grace USA (which I keep in my smithing box) but for 16 bucks it is extremely versatile and I have never had one fail me yet.  So give the Winchester 51 Piece Gunsmith Screwdriver Set a look and determine if it might be the right product for your range bag or other needs.

Remember you can always find all of our reviews at TspAz.com

P.S. – Even if you don’t own a single firearm you should pick up one or two of these.  The ones in my boat and in my truck have both saved my butt a time or two.  Looking at a screw that needs turning and not having a simple tool with which to turn it suck.  Especially when it is either really hot or really cold outside and said screw is the one that can get you home.

Episode-2467- Kevin Estela on 101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods

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Kevin Estela first fell in love with the outdoors as a child. Entertained by the WWII survival stories his father endured in the jungles of the Philippines, Kevin wanted to learn more. Kevin grew up hiking, kayaking/canoeing, fishing and hunting in New England and spent his free time outside or reading about survival and wilderness skills. Over the years, his childhood interests became stronger and developed into his lifelong passion. Kevin’s passion now includes sharing what he knows with his students, family and friends.

Kevin is the Owner and Head Instructor of Estela Wilderness Education. He brings extensive educational experience to the courses and material he offers. Kevin is a regular contributing author for RECOIL and OFF-GRID Magazine, American Survival Guide, American Frontiersman, Survivor’s Edge and other magazines through Beckett Media, Engaged Media and Athlon Outdoors Media with over 100 published print articles. He is the author of many online articles for various websites and he is the top-billed Contributing Author for the website of Discovery Channel Host, Joel Lambert.

He is a sponsored Professional Outdoorsman by numerous product companies and has great working relationships with many others. He is a guest speaker at sportsmen’s shows, speaking engagements and webinars. He is a product tester for sporting goods companies and has a proven name in the business for providing honest feedback from years of experience in the field. Kevin has taught on both the East and West coast and has traveled to every corner of the United States, around the country, and even to the United Kingdom to teach bush craft and survival skills.

Kevin joins us today to discuss his recently released book called, “101 Skills You Need to Survive in the Woods”, which has already topped the Amazon best sellers list.

Resources for today’s show…

 

Sponsors of the Day

 

Remember to comment, chime in and tell us your thoughts, this podcast is one man’s opinion, not a lecture or sermon. Also please enter our listener appreciation contest and help spread the word about our show. Also remember you can call in your questions and comments to 866-65-THINK (866-658-4465) and you might hear yourself on the air.

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