Monthly Archives: June 2010

We Are Giving Away High Mowing Organic Seeds

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Get ready, on Thursday July 1st and Friday July 2nd High Mowing Organic Seeds is sponsoring a listener appreciation contest.  For a full description of the seeds we are giving away see the video at the bottom of this post. They recently stepped up to support our listener appreciation contest with two great seed packs.   Total value to each winner is about 47 dollars.   Please note you will play this contest by sending me a code word in an email ONLY if you are regestered in the Listener Apprecation Contest.  I will NOT tell you the code word either, I … Continue reading →

Episode-466- Start Thinking about Fall Gardening

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What?  What the hell is wrong with Jack?  Here we are it is just about to be the 4th of July, the “dog days” of August are still over a month away and I want to talk about fall?  Yes indeed officially “fall” or autumn begins on the 21st of September with the autumnal equinox but when I think about fall gardening I use September 1st as my starting point.   Sure it is still hot in many places but the turn of the seasons can be felt already, the days are noticeably shorter, the sun’s angle has begun decline and … Continue reading →

Episode-465- Technology Based Tools for Preppers

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Many preppers seem to shun technology in exchange for more “primitive” skills such as bush-crafting and  stellar/solar navigation.  Personally I feel neither should be relied on to the exclusion of the other.  For instance I carry a lighter in every kit I own but I also know how to make friction fire and I can fire steel as well.  Each tool has its place and acts as redundancy for the others. A fellow prepper once mocked my use of a GPS, I simply asked if he rode a horse to work on a daily basis.  The point was received with … Continue reading →

Episode-464- Listener Feedback for 6-28-10

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Today we have another round of your questions, comments, suggestions and feedback.  Today we discuss topics such as getting reluctant spouses to the gun range, a scientist that says humans are going extinct, GMO Salmon coming to the dinner table and more. Join me today as we discuss… Humans to be extinct in 100 years of less, so says on scientist Getting a worried spouse on board with gun ownership Considering buying a home and the interaction of location and gas prices Collapsible rain barrels from Sportsman’s Guide, these look damn cool! Building a back up power system Where to … Continue reading →

Episode-463- Call In Friday for 6-25-10

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I am here with another call in Friday on The Survival Podcast today we have questions on corn worms, sewer system failures, Israli made firearms, buying bug out land and more. Join in today to hear your questions and comments about… How can you set up remote monitoring of your BOL Should you fill out the warranty card on that new gun The transom knot for tying up a trellis follow up from last Friday Is your sewer system “electric” if so what does that mean Are fly in communities good for a BOL, the pros and cons What is … Continue reading →

New YouTube Series – Survival Fishing with Flowers

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Did you know that you can use flowers to catch fish and that once you catch a few you can use parts of those small fish to catch bigger ones. In this 4 part series I take you fishing with a minimalist kit.  My kit in this video consists of… 1.  A small assortment of snelled hooks 2.  A cheapo one dollar knife 3.  A small spool of monofilament line 4.  A small hank of parachute cord Hope you enjoy these videos! For more about survival fishing check out my episode on building a survival fishing kit.

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Episode-462- Dave Canterbury from Dual Survival

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Today Dave Canterbury from the Discovery series Dual Survival joins us to talk about the show, working with Cody Lundin, the value of survival skills, primitive archery, teaching kids and more. Join us today as we discuss. Dave ran a reptile farm?  Yep!  And what it has to do with survivalism. How YouTube, facebook, etc have changed everything entrepreneurs in the survivalist niche What the “Path Finder” system is and why Dave created it Why the contrast between Dave and Cody Lundin is part of the show What Dave really meant when he said, “sometimes I have to fight Mother … Continue reading →

Episode-461- Why Survivalism?

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That is honestly a fair question and one I get from a lot of people.  Here I am this guy who has a lot of computer and internet knowledge, I know how to make Google do my bidding with the art of SEO (search engine optimization), I have been in sales for global corporations and I have about a million interests. Why in the hell would a person like me… 1.  Be a survivalist? 2.  Make teaching it and spreading it my life’s work? Join me today as we discuss… What survivalism is to me Why my roots make survivalism … Continue reading →

Episode-460- Listener Feedback for 6-22-10

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Today we have your feedback and some additional things that you just won’t believe since we prempted the listener feedback show yesterday for the 2 year anniversary show.  Today we discuss a real world example of a country turning to gold, 50 facts about the US economy you just won’t believe, zip ties, parachute cord and more. Join me today as we discuss… 50 things about the U.S. economy that defy all reason Uses for zip ties and parachute cord in your prepping, bush-crafting, etc. Why did I choose Arkansas for my BOL Thoughts on how to store a 8 … Continue reading →

Episode-459- Two Years of The Survival Podcast

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Hard to believe isn’t it?  Two years ago I climbed into my VW Jetta Diesel TDI and began this journey with our very first episode, An Introduction to The Survival Podcast, on that day one person listened, me.  Over the next few weeks we got into iTunes, I put a few episodes of the show into “Stumble Upon” and a few other social media sites and just began working my ass off. I had a full time job back than, actually more than one, I was the owner of one company and in that capacity worked as effectively the Director … Continue reading →