Episode-2552- Listener Calls for 11-21-19

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Today on The Survival Podcast, I take your calls on CWD, relocation, keto diet, food storage, mercuric in fish, sous vide, lighting, cats 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…

  • “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • How concerned should you be about CWD infection from deer, elk, etc.
  • Thoughts on moving away from California and where to go to
  • If you are on a Keto diet or other form or low carb, what food can you store
  • How concerned should you be about mercury in fish
  • Would I ever sous vide a turkey, more would I do it for Thanksgiving
  • A lighting option for indoor growing
  • Training a cat that doesn’t care about the spray bottle

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

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Century 24 Hour Mechanical Timer – 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 Century 24 Hour Mechanical Timer.  I am bringing this slick little timer around again because we heading into Christmas and all those light displays.  Soon after we are going to hit the peak of seed starting season.  So many uses for these timers, I use them on outdoor Christmas lights of course and grow systems as I mentioned.  Here are some other uses, the lights in my aviary.  I use them on pumps in some of my systems that don’t need to run 24/7, they pay for themselves quickly in reduced electricity that way.  I use them on my fish tanks, especially my planted tanks.  There are dozens and dozens of uses for these things.

Let me tell you something though, I HATE timers.  It amazes me how something that should be so simple is often so damn confusing and unreliable.  So I went on Amazon and found the Century 24 Hour Mechanical Timer. Wow, where has this thing been all my life?

Look when I say I hate timers let me be clear, my hatred of timers is only over shadowed by my hatred of network printers.  (NOTE THAT LINK IS NOT WORKPLACE SAFE) Well, that has changed I love this timer, so simple there are two steps to using it and it is pretty fool proof and very easy to see how you have it set.

Step one each hour has 4 small pins you can push down, simply push down the pins for each 15 minutes you want the power to be on.  So say you wanted your timer to run from 8AM to 10AM every morning and 7PM to 9PM every night.  Okay just push all the pins down for 8, 9 and 10AM and 7, 8 and 9PM.  Step two turn the dial so the arrow points to the current time.  That is it!

You then simply plug it in and plug in the device you want to control with it, done.  There are no other steps, no holding a button and waiting for a light to blink three times or say moving stupid little pins around.

I love this timer and its simplicity so much I am constantly trying to figure out what to automate with it.  About the only complaint I read in reviews (from thinking humans anyway) was that it is a large device and it takes up so much space as to block the second outlet.

There is a simple solution to such things, I have covered it before and it applies to any large plugs, just get some of these one foot extension cords and it keeps all outlets open.

Anyway I absolutely love the Century 24 Hour Mechanical Timer and think you will too. So check it out for any of your power automation needs.

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

P.S. – Check out this quick video of how I have used this product on my homestead for a very unique need.  I don’t think any other time could do this, without having a degree in Computer Programming anyway.

Episode-2551- Morgan Rogue on Prepping with Kids

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Morgan Rogue is a wife and mom of two daughters (3 year old and 4 month old) living in TX. She has been prepping for the past 10 years. She is on a mission to encourage the ordinary person to prep, as well as continue to gain knowledge from the prepping community.

Morgan and I get together today to surviving anything with children. According to Morgan kids are tough, especially younger kids who might not have a total grasp on what’s going on and can get scared easily.

Her family has done several mock bug out drills with the kids and most recently they went on a 30 day road trip that really tested their abilities. Their family learned a lot.

Morgan joins us today to talk about the challenges of surviving with babies and kids, as well as how to teach and communicate with them.

Resources for today’s show…

 

Morgan’s Links

 

Sponsors of the Day

 

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Etekcity Wireless Remote Control Electrical Outlet Switch – Item of the Day

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lightswitchesEvery 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 Etekcity Wireless Remote Control Electrical Outlet Switch Kit.  These things are just awesome and for only 30 bucks they provide a lot of convenience.  The set comes with two remotes and 5 individual switches.

They are pretty intuitive but here is how they work.  You plug one of these into an outlet, then you plug in what ever you want to control remotely into it, you just installed it, you are done.  Now if it was unit one, when you push “on” for unit one, what ever is plugged into it comes on, when you push off, it goes off.

I know some of you are thinking, oh gee another gadget so people can sit on their ass and not even walk across the room to turn on a light.  Now hold on, here are a few uses that make a lot of sense.

For one we have a floor lamp that is behind the couch, to get to it you have to walk around the back and contort yourself in an odd position to get to it.  It isn’t a huge deal but it is a pain in the ass and it is also the best place for the lamp.  Install one of these and no more contortionist activities to turn on the lamp.

When I first found these our grandson is too short to reach the wall switch in the bathroom, so I installed a small light, popped in one of these.  No more, “I’m scared to go to the bathroom alone” stuff.  Ended the excuse cold and he learned to see to his own needs.  He also enjoyed using a remote to turn on lights.

I shoot videos at my desk and I have some pretty heavy lights that make the room work well for that.  Say I want to shoot a video on the fly, push a button they come on, then off.  Not a big deal but when it comes to my work with as much as I do I try to be as efficient as possible.

How about your annual Christmas lights?  For us our tree is one of those pre lit jobs.  Dorothy has some weird form of OCD around lights on Christmas trees, (okay honestly she is a Christmas tree Nazi, Really) that is unsettling. So I got a pre lit job to end it!  After that she started building her annual “Christmas Forest”.  She has like 30 of those small tinsel trees she wire tied lights to and a bunch of other small trees.  It really is beautiful but it is almost impossible to get to the wall and shut it off.  Not with one of these, I just hit 2 and 3 when we go to bed and the forest is dark.

How about a shop with a light on the far end?   Some of you likely have older parents with mobility problems, hey 30 bucks and make their life a little easier right?

Okay you electric Nazis that hate phantom loss of electronics that are plugged in but not on.  This can really add up, but if you put one of these in the connection and test it with a Kill a Watt, you will find they draw 1/10th of a watt in standby which is almost nothing.  Over a year that would cost about 10 cents in electricity, where some devices can cost 20-30 dollars a year in “vampire draw” or even more.  With that alone they can pay for themselves. 

So if you have any lights or other electronic devices you would like to be able to turn on and off as easily as you do a TV, check out the Etekcity Wireless Remote Control Electrical Outlet Switch Kit today.

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

P.S. – Tune in today for a simple hack that will making using these things even easier than it already is.  All you need is a sharpie marker.  Also if you would prefer a time for those Christmas lights or other needs, nothing is as easy to set, as reliable or as cost effective as this one.

 

Episode-2550- A Tuesday Chat with Jack

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Today I am just going to talk about some plans I have on the homestead and some other things that are on my mind at the present moment.  I will even tell you what I think about the entire Trump impeachment fiasco and remind you that no matter what you think, your life is largely unaffected by such things.

Sometimes I just feel it is important to discuss the ramblings in my head with this audience.  So join me today for a totally random chat with Jack.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • Quote of the Day – “Go west young man” ~ Horace Greeley
  • Okay here is what will happen with the impeachment, it will take about 2 minutes and I am done with it
  • More on my vision of the greenhouse and the incorporation of hydroponics into it
  • What is going to happen with the aviary now that TSP19 is over
  • The current status of my “Laws of Life” book and the plan for eventual launch of it
  • Why there really is more opportunity today than there has ever been history
  • The opportunity of a shitty paying entry level job when you see it the right way
  • Why you need a Blackstone griddle in your life if you cook for lots of people, may be even if you don’t
  • Yep it is true I will be running for President in 2020, sort of
  • We will being doing a total reboot of “hard skills” and prepping fundamentals in 2020
  • A call for guests, fill out the form and we will consider you
  • What do you want from me, tell me and I will do my best for you

 

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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Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty Fixed Blade Knife – Item of the Day

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Special Notice – I am bringing this knife around again today because it is a great deal and on sale today. At 14 dollars you could not even buy the materials to make a knife this good.  At the list price of 25.00 this knife is an amazing deal, at 14 bucks the price is low enough to call it “stupid cheap”.  And while I don’t like to get to into Christmas before Thanksgiving what a hell of an inexpensive gift to get knocked out ahead of time.

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 Morakniv Companion Heavy Duty Fixed Blade Knife.  This knife is one of the most popular bush crafting and outdoors knives in the world, for two reasons, it is damn good and it is stupid cheap.

I generally am of the school of thought that you can have great quality or a cheap price but not both, this knife is an exception to that well proven general rule.  There is a lot to love about this little knife but lets start with the price tag of $24.95, yep under 25 bucks.  I have talked to more than one knife maker who has said, “I can’t buy the material to make a knife that good for 25 bucks”.

Now don’t get me wrong this is not a Patrick Roehrman custom by a long shot but for 25 dollars I feel you are getting a knife that could easily sell in the 40-60 dollar price range and no one would complain.  This knife a thick, 1/8-inch (3.2mm) carbon steel blade with a slightly blunter 27 Degree edge angle for high load capacity and maximum sharpness resistance.

The Companion HD has an extra large ergonomic handle with a soft high-friction grip. The classic scandi grind combined with high quality carbon steel makes the knife easy to resharpen. Mora knives made from high carbon steel achieve high hardness, sharpen easily and are exceptionally tough.

High carbon steels are preferred in applications that demand durability and can be easily re-sharpened when needed.   The back of this bade also throws an awesome shed of sparks off a ferro rod!

This knife is basically the beefed up version of the Mora Companion MG which sells for $14.25 and while this knife is a good value as well, I definitely recommend spending 10 more bucks and stepping up to the Companion Heavy Duty.

BUT RIGHT NOW YOU DON’T HAVE TO BECAUSE IT IS ON SALE FOR LESS THEN THE CHEAPER ONE!

While the two look very similar to the eye the Companion Heavy Duty is suitable for tasks like breaking bone and batoning wood where I feel you are asking to much if you do these things with the lighter version.

So check out this knife today.  I feel everyone should have a few Mora knives in their collection and this one is at the top of my list of recommended ones.

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

P.S. – If you read the very few negative reviews of Mora knives including this one most involve the knife rusting.  These knives are made of CARBON STEEL and if you let it get wet without cleaning, drying and oiling it, yea it will rust.  I actually see little value in a shinny blade for a working knife so I accelerate the patina process on mine with vinegar, in today’s show segment on the item of the day I will tell you how to easily do that and why you would want to.

 

 

 

 

Episode-2549- Listener Feedback for 11-18-19

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Episode-2549- Listener Feedback for 11-18-19 [ 1:16:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Today on The Survival Podcast I answer your questions on liberty, hacks, hydroponics, cooking, composting, worms, mead, investing, research, real estate 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…

  • Quote of the day – “All mankind… being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.” ~ John Locke
  • Another call for life hacks
  • Thoughts on my first shot at Kratky Hydroponics
  • The key to making awesome brisket – don’t over think it
  • Thoughts on vermicomposting
  • How keto has effected my mead, wine, etc. making hobby
  • Growing commercial hops with hydroponics and a lesson in economic evolution
  • Another change to your 401K options and this one ain’t any better than the last one
  • Of higher education and our dependence on “university research”
  • Housing options on the cheap with the right “exit strategy”

 

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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MSB Sale – 30 Bucks a Year for Life – Discount Code “turkey”

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I have been promising you guys a sale on the air for over a week. I was going to do 15 bucks off your first year but I decided to do much better than that.

Much better? You bet! Instead of 15 dollars off, I am making it 20 dollars off. So you can sign up or renew today for just 30 bucks for a year. Not enough? Well, how about it ain’t off your first year, it is 30 bucks for as long as you remain an active member. Just use the discount code turkey when you sign up.

I set up MSB from the beginning with the hope that it would not cost my members a dime in the long term. So I set out and locked in about 70 discounts on tons of stuff you likely buy all the time. Simply by using these discounts a few times a year I can’t see how anyone living a modern survival lifestyle won’t get their money back at least two times over a year, especially at 30 bucks.

So consider signing up today. Again just use the discount code turkey when you sign up. To do that just go here and set up your account.

If you want to pay by check, silver, etc. you can get a form to fill out on the sign up page. Just print it out and make sure to write the discount code on the form. If you pay with silver we will just give you some extra time instead of cutting the price.

If you want to pay with cryptocurrency, just email me at jack at thesurvivalpodcast dot com with TSPC in the subject line and we can work it out.

* This sale expires on Monday the 25th, no exceptions.

P.S. – A special note, the default online payment method is now credit/debit cards via Stripe. Some folks seem to think they need a Stripe account to use that method, you don’t. It is just my merchant account provider. All you need is any major credit or debit card and you are good to go.

I do still take PayPal but they have been really buggy with a ton of failed renewals and problems when people are trying to sign up and they have been NO HELP in fixing it. So while you can use PayPal I prefer that you sign up via Stripe. And if you have a PayPal debit card you can of course use it that way.

Episode-2548- The Expert Council Show for 11-15-19

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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 heating, vehicle troubleshooting, laying hens, home child birth, investing, UBI 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…

  • Quote of the day – “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it”. ~ Aristotle
  • Choosing an efficient home heating solution for an old home in a cold climate – Ben Falk
  • Dealing with unexplained chronic engine overheating – Derek Bonpietro
  • Determining old hens from younger birds visually – Darby Simpson
  • How to manage a home birth properly – Doc Bones
  • The solo 401K for self employed people – John Pugliano
  • Of Andrew Yang, issue awareness and UBI – Jack

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

Geoff Lawton’s Permaculture Videos

 

Websites of the Expert Council Members

 

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Episode-2547- More on Hydroponics

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Just so guys there is a method to my madness here, two hydro shows in one week?  Yep so here is the reasoning.  As many of you know I consider myself a polymath and encourage you guys to work at that as well.  Here is a secret to making it happen, temporary obsession.

It works like this, a new concept comes into your mind, you find it interesting and initiate an obsession with it.  Not the unhealthy kind that consumes your life, a short term obsession to learn as much as you can, as fast as you can and expand the concept to be as adaptable into other things you already know about as possible.  You digest and implement it as quickly as you can and you don’t care about fucking up unless doing so is dangerous or highly expensive.

When you do this you learn more in a few weeks then most will in 2-3 years.  Let me clarify that with you learn more useful and actionable things that most will learn in 2-3 years.  Now the other thing I do is talk about what I am obsessed about on the air.  I do this to get a record of all the crazy shit going on in my head before I obsess about something else.

Well ever since the Kratky Show on Tuesday I have been thinking about hydro in new ways.  One of the biggest is for plant propagation.  While I am not sure yet if it will be Kratky (non circulating) or perhaps an air pump driven system, I am pretty sure I am going to go to indoor hydro for most seed starting activity going forward.    While that won’t be my only focus today, it will be the majority of it.

I also realize that this time of year is great for indoor growing so I am going to talk about that a bit, including how to make things look “pretty” for those that care about such things.  However most of you do the majority of your growing spring though fall (as do I) and start seeds for planting out in late winter.  For me that is about Valentines day.  So my long term plan is to get as much of this out of my head as I can (may be two more episodes) while playing with the concept.  Then in late winter to run these again as rewinds when everyone is wanting to get stuff going.  I can listen to them myself to remember the ideas I forgot or go back to comments to find out what many of you already know before I bother with mistakes.  In fact this second show was largely inspired by a listeners awesome comment in the last one.

Join Me Today to Discuss…

  • Quote of the Day – “Any man who bears the ability of a polymath shall not be interfered by specialty, he needs discipline to manage his behaviors and nurture his creativity.” ~ Shawn Lukas
  • A bit on being a polymath
    • If you are real polymath you learn from yourself
    • You think faster than you should at times
    • You have ADD and that is great, harness it, don’t suppress it, screw societies expectations
  • More on Hydroponics (mostly Kratky)
  • For Seed Starting
    • Simple rack and light system
    • No need to irrigate frequently
    • Heat water with an aquarium heater (very efficient)
    • High density
    • For hydro or in ground systems
    • I am considering aquarium lights here
  • Where and why I may go beyond Kratky
    • For the seed system an air pump would be stupid easy
    • I really want to give “grow towers” a shot in my remolded green house
    • I already have power to the greenhouse and aviary anyway
  • Somethings I have learned since Tuesday
    • If you are going to use solids, mix up a concentrate
    • People do use pure hemp fiber or coco fiber and it does work, there are tons of options
    • There are integrated large net pot lids for 5 gallon buckets
    • Put a dome over starts (duh I already knew this, lol)
    • An EC Meter is a great way to get your nutrients spot on – need audience recommendation here, lots of cheaters on Amazon!
    • Use rainwater to start (duh why didn’t I think of this)
    • Spray paint white containers to block algae
    • Spray lids white or back to wight to reduce heat from solar gain on top
  • Additional Ideas
    • Compress your own plugs
    • Make your own net pots from solo cups
    • Use warm water for concentrate mixing
    • Move seed starting system outside for Spring-Fall use
    • This may be our solution to the tomato blight issues in North Central Texas
    • The cheap, simple and “pretty” indoor system
    • Use a facade to keep containers cooler in the sun, eliminates need to paint them
  • Final Thoughts

 

Resources for today’s show…

 

Almost Everything you Need for Kratky Hydroponics

 

More Hydroponics Information Sources

 

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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