Monthly Archives: November 2011

Episode-793- Zak Baker on Wilderness Survival, Survival Myths and Urban Reality

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Zak Baker, founded BeFoundAlive.com in 2003, out of an insatiable love of the great outdoors, primitive cultures and self reliance. This love was kindled at an early age by his Grandparents, who were themselves a product of the Great Depression. Zak would spend year upon year learning about local natives, searching for arrowheads and seeking out wild edibles, more importantly, he learned self reliance, integrity and a love of solitude from his Grandfather. This “dirt-time” set the course for a lifetime of learning and exploration. Out of this experience BeFoundAlive.com was born, an instructional and consulting firm for Government personnel, … Continue reading →

The December Guest Line Up Kicks Butt

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This is what happens when a man’s “better half” gets involved in supporting his work, everything just gets better.  My awesome wife Dorothy who I love dearly became our official “Guest and Public Relations” person this fall.  She has been hard at work and is responsible for many of the bad ass interviews of the past few months but just look at the line up for December. Chad Kuntz –  An electrical engineer on Selecting a Back Up Generator System Matthew Stein – Author of the New Book “When Disaster Strikes“ Steven Harris – This time on solar heating Mike … Continue reading →

Episode-792- Making Soap, Knives and Modern Homesteading with Patrick and Emily Roehrman

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Today we are  going to have a first ever interview.  Patrick and Emily Roehrman came down to the Spirko homestead to do an interview about making soap, basic homesteading, knife making and home schooling with a large family. Patrick of course is the knife maker that made my custom made mammoth tusk neck knife.  Emily maintains a website where they sell their soap at SimplyCleansing.com and you can learn more about Patrick’s knife making at MT Knives. During the interview you will notice some “jingling” that isn’t Santa it is Max the dog hanging with us during the interview. Join … Continue reading →

Episode-791- The Thanksgiving Special

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Today one day before the great American Holiday we stop and pause to think about what we have to be thankful for. The beginning of today’s show is new, most of it is rebroadcast of  the first year I did this show. The beauty of this show is I feel it is something you can share with friends and family.  The real history of Thanksgiving is actually a lot more interesting and special then many of the myths. Tune in today to hear… I have found our group of soldiers to sponsor for Christmas this year Why much of what … Continue reading →

Episode-790- Chef Keith Snow on Thanksgiving Dinner Survival

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Tune in today for a special edition of The Survival Podcast with Chef Keith Snow.  Keith is the creator of HarvestEating.com which focuses on eating seasonally and cooking with food you can grow in your backyard of obtain locally. He is also a daily listener to our show and shares many common ideals with the Survival Podcast audience. So I thought who better to bring on the air in preparation for Thanksgiving then Chef Keith. Whether you are going though having the “in laws” over for the first time or just want to have the best Thanksgiving meal you ever … Continue reading →

Another Hugelkultur Project Update

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I just got parts two and three of the Hugelkultur project uploaded to YouTube. These two videos are chock full of information that can help you build a more self sufficiency into your homesteading projects. Part Two of the Hugelkultur Project has a lot going on. Some of the stuff I cover includes… Dealing with the “nitrogen trap” effect Turning in an existing warm weather cover crop Planting a cold season cover crop Success and failure thus far with the project Using and inoculant for legumes Damage by the neighbor’s dog Why I used boxed in beds for this part of … Continue reading →

Long Awaited Review of my Custom Made Mammoth Tusk Knife

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Here is the long awaited review of my custom mammoth tusk neck knife.  This knife was made by Patrick Roehrman of MT Knives.  The handle materiel was purchased from KnifeKits.com The blade is a laminated steel,with stainless steel outside and a high carbon steel core on the inside (HRC 63-64) blue super steel Presentation grade Mammoth Tusk handle with mosaic pins and a red vulcanized fiber liner. There are some really great things about having something custom made and truly unique.  The mammoth tusk is absolutely high on the cool factor, it does have a few drawbacks as well. Resources … Continue reading →

Episode-789- A Progress Report from the Spirko Homestead

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It’s Thanksgiving Week!  Woot!  Thanksgiving is probably my favorite holiday.  Hang with my son, eat myself into a turkey coma with zero guilt, watch football, enjoy some scotch, watch football and snooze in front of a fire.  Thanksgiving is a “man holiday”, if such a thing exists at all. Since this is such a great week, I wanted to keep things light and exciting so I figured it was a great time for a progress report on the Spirko Homestead instead of something heavy like a feedback show which always seems to have a lot of the economic mess in … Continue reading →

Episode-788- Trevor Van Hemert on Composting

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Trevor Van Hemert runs Pedal to Petal a company that picks up food scraps from all over the city of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. Pedal To Petal is a permaculture-based collective of bicycle loving food security activists who are taking direct action to reduce carbon emissions and landfill waste and to feed the soil and the city’s hungry. They do all their pick up and transport via the use of bicycles with zero use of any fossil fuels. The finished compost is used to grow food in the same city where the components are collected and the compost is … Continue reading →

Episode-787- Paul Wheaton on Cast Iron Cooking, CFLs and Rocket Mass Heating

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So Paul Wheaton is back for another interview that basically means when the two of us get together you might as well strap in for about 90 minutes of information, entertainment and insanity.  No guarantee on the ratios by the way. Today Paul joins us to discuss cooking with and caring for cast iron cookware, his work to determine the effectiveness of CFS (or lack there of) and building and utilizing rocket mass heaters. Additionally tune in to learn about an event where you can meet both Paul and myself along with one of our mutual heroes, Sepp Holtzer. Paul … Continue reading →