Monthly Archives: January 2017

Novel Three Ball Peen Hammer 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 is the Novel Three Ball Peen Hammer Set as we continue our gunsmith kit project for 2017.  A good set of hammers is the next logical addition to the kit after the punch set we added last week. I put a lot of thought into where to first go with hammers in our kit.  I considered brass hammers, dead blows and multi tip hammers, … Continue reading →

Episode-1936- Listener Feedback for 1-23-17

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on podcasting, home food production, knives, teaching kids, stocking ponds, guns, homesteading and more. Remember to be on a show like this one just pick up your phone and call 866-65-THINK. 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 … Continue reading →

Dates Announced for the Spring 2017 TSP Workshop

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We have selected our instructors for the 2017 workshop at Nine Mile Farm and are announcing today that the workshop will be March 23, 24, 25 with property open for camping from the 22nd to the 26th. This workshop will consist of 15 different sessions, subjects we will be covering this time are, Knife Making Small Engine Maintenance Homestead Automation Alcohol Infusions Fermented Foods Sous Vide Cooking Building an AR15 Roasting Coffee Raising Rabbits The Trump Economic Impact Aquaponics High Density Food Production Homesteading on a Budget Cover Crop Seed Mixes Solar Power Wood Working Special Unadvertised Bonuses Tickets for … Continue reading →

Episode-1935- Expert Council Q&A for 1-20-17

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Today its Friday so it’s time for 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 the expert council answers questions on DEF fluid, low T, broken bones, bee keeping, military tents, permaculture, green houses 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 … Continue reading →

Grace USA Steel Punch 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 is the Grace USA Steel Punch Set as we continue our gunsmith kit project for 2017.  If you are new to guns or working on them beyond the most basic cleaning you might wonder what punches are for. These are for driving out pins for various reasons but generally due to a need to disassemble a gun (or reassemble) beyond very basic maintenance.  Sometimes … Continue reading →

Episode-1934- Listener Calls for 1-19-17

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your calls on real estate, investing, guns, business, predatory government fees, gardening, law enforcement, aquaponics 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 … Continue reading →

The Black Sharpie Marker – 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 Black Sharpie Marker.  I know it sort of falls flat from some of the highly cool stuff I bring you doesn’t it.  You know though every day I think about what the next item of the day will be.  The key is with very rare exceptions they are all items I own and use or at least have used in the … Continue reading →

Episode-1933- Austin Martin on Using Digital Business to Build Your Homesteading Life

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Austin Martin is a father of 4, small scale farmer, podcaster, Youtuber, and digital entrepreneur (All before turning 30). Austin spent the first 3 years of his Homesteading life commuting for an hour or more each day, working a job in the construction field. Waking up at 4:30 am to do animal chores, and arriving home after work in the dark, not able to spend time outside with his kids, led him to change his life. Now he works from his laptop, allowing him the freedom to spend more time with his family and on his homestead. Today We Discuss… … Continue reading →

S2- Duck Chronicles 40 – The Final Sortie

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Season Two is over and while I thought we didn’t do as many episodes by hook or crook both seasons ended up being 40 episodes! Don’t worry though Duck Chronicles is not going away, Season Three will begin about Feb. the 8th. Today we talk about our full swales, the plans for the geese, new ducks arriving in Feburary, some other plans for the farm and more. For all Duck Chronicles episodes visit www.duckchronicles.com

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Episode-1932- Seed Starting Primer for 2017

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Spring is coming!  Well technically it was spring here in Texas 4 days ago, now it is winter again and it will be spring her on Thursday and Summer for a day on next Tuesday before returning to winter on the following day. For most of the nation is it actually winter and it may seem spring is a long way off, but it isn’t.  March 21st is the official first day of spring, that is only 63 days.  For much of the country your last frost date is close to that time, perhaps only a few more weeks out. … Continue reading →