Episode-365- An Interview with Cam Mather [64:12m]:
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Today on the Survival Podcast I interview Cam Mather. Cam is a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. Living on 150 acres of forests and ponds, north of Napanee and northwest of Kingston, Ontario Canada and being as independent as he can. He has channeled his real world knowledge into a book called, “Thriving During Challenging Times: The Energy, Food and Financial Independence Handbook”
Join Cam and I today as we discuss…
- The reasons we need to focus on energy independence today
- What you can do to become more financially independent even on a less then median wage
- The problems with how so many of us get our food today
- Advice for growers in northern climates
- The advantages of country living
- The challenges and rewards of living off grid
- The potential effects of peak oil and peak water
- Some of the biggest pending threats including pandemic and food shortages
- Advice on freedom and making it happen for yourself
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Episode-244- Survival Podcast Audience Questions 7-27-09 [51:41m]:
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Today we do another round of your questions on the air during my morning commute. Today I answer questions on emergency radios, patio gardening, food storage, credit unions vs banks, dealing with unprepared neighbors and more.
I will also continue my “intro segment” about current events. Today what the Obama administration is doing right (yes right) about illegal immigration and what I think the eventual endgame is, and to quote Chris Rock, it ain’t right.
Tune in today as I answer these questions…
- How useful are hand crank radios, what about the units from Kaito?
- Are the earthtainer, vertical hydro or small scale aquaponics right for the patio garden?
- How long have I been personally storing and how long did it take to get to 30 days reserve?
- How do credit unions compare to banks?
- How do you deal with a neighbor that always borrows stuff when TSHTF and they are in deep trouble because they are so unprepared?
- What age is good to start teaching a kid to shoot and how do you keep your guns secure from them?
- If money is tight and you are a renter what preps should you have on hand, what do you do first?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of prepaying utility bills?
- Where do you find good info on canning veggies?
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You also now can call in questions or comments for the host at 866-65-THINK, (866-658-4465) please read the suggestions for calling in before you do for the best chance of getting your comments on the air.
Episode-116- Making Due With What You Have [38:57m]:
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This is my first show after returning from my vacation that ran from Dec. 25th till January 4th. We took that time to go up to our retreat property in Arkansas and do some improvements and got the opportunity to run a bit of a “readiness drill” that we had not planned.
Tune in today to hear…
- A reminder that I want, enjoy and appreciate your feedback even when you disagree with me
- “Global Warming” strikes again (smirk) the roads in Dallas are iced over and I am broadcasting from home
- How we dealt with our well being out of service for three days during our vacation
- Saved by our rain catch system, you learn to appreciate a flushing toilet
- Using a wheel barrel for additional rain water catching, it worked and it was what we had
- Building raised beds with native stone (pictures coming soon)
- Considering a pool, there are more then one advantage to one
- Thinking about “improvements” the difference between country and city improvements when considering resale value
- The strawberry tower, an idea that will produce strawberries year round
- Chery bushes that produce in their first year
- Cant afford a rain barrel, how about a 10 dollar rubber maid trash can from Walmart
- Using your mind to improvise what you have on hand and the advantages specific to your situation
- 100-200 dollars cuts your hot water costs forever
- Some cool container gardening ideas to get production in any home
- Cheap grow lights? Check Walmart again, 10 bucks each including bulb and fixtures
- Consider “dwarf” trees and bushes if you plan to move in the next few years, take your trees with you when you leave
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.
