Monthly Archives: September 2018

Episode-2301- Expert Council Q&A for 9-28-18

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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 on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on mead, overseas travel, veterinary first aid, crypto currency, battery chargers, winter gardening, homestead design 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 … Continue reading →

Episode-2300- Shawn Mills on Solar Power

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Shawn became intrigued with self-sufficiency around the 2008 financial crisis. Working in and around the power generation market for 18 years led him to increase his knowledge of renewable energy generation. In 2012 he purchased an off grid home and he designed and installed his own off grid solar photovoltaic system. Shawn, his wife, and two daughters have lived off grid since 2012 in Middle Tennessee where they utilize solar pv, solar thermal, rainwater catchment, and other appropriate technologies to live a more self-sufficient and positive cash flow lifestyle. In 2017 he started a consulting business, Hack my Solar, to … Continue reading →

No Show Today

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Well we had the power go out.  No problem plug in the Steven Harris battery bank in the truck and roll on.  Power company changes the update and we are going to be out a lot longer, no problem roll out the Generator and power up everything. Well one more domino fell, the internet.  I am guessing the folks at Spectrum ran out of their feild back up power because just before I was supposed to call today’s guest, the internet went down. I am typing this post tethered to my phone, it is fine for basic browsing but not … Continue reading →

Duck Chronicles Episode Four – Massive Q&A In Store

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Today we answer questions from the following folks… Toni – How to they get stuck and die in an brooder? What exactly do yo mean Walt lars – How is processing a duck different than a chicken? v – Will your ducks attract other water fowl? Tea Tina – What about brooding ducks and chicks together? If not can they ever go together? Inarainyplace – How do you protect them from avian predators? Alyssa Mennillo – What about cold climates like CT? Lor Farr – Is “excessive quacking” normal behavior? Why might one duck quack a lot more than all … Continue reading →

Power is Down but the Podcast Rolls On

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Weather isn’t that bad so I assume some dingleberry hit a pole or something. Power company says we will be down until about 2:30. I have Shawn Mills on for an interview at 1:30 so that dog don’t hunt. Back up power FTW! I find it ironic that I did a Basics of Prepping Show Yesterday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Set Your Reminder for Saturday – TSP18 is Going to Be Amazing

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Just a hump day reminder that on Saturday at 8AM central tickets to the TSP18 Fall Workshop go on sale.  To sign up you will need to log into your MSB account on Saturday at 8 AM to find the special sign up link.  It will be on the home page in huge bright red letters. This year is going to be amazing, live music, amazing food, great guests, mead tastings, old and new friends.  Awesome SWAG, just check out the video below… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To see the full agenda, check this post out and to find out about our … Continue reading →

Episode-2299- The Basics of Being Prepared for Most Things – Part One

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Note – A commercial free version of this episode for sharing will be releases next week when part two is also available so that they may be shared together. We just had one hell of a hurricane in the Carolinas and the problems there are far from over.  Storm season is still upon us and there will likely be at least one more major storm impact this year. Next up, well winter is on the way, blizzards and ice storms are soon to follow.  Next thing you know it will be spring, time for mudslides, tornadoes and other “fun stuff”.  … Continue reading →

New Freshwater Shrimp Tank

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I have been looking into other ways to feed my aquaponics fish and shrimp are a great way to do that.  I have also found a variety of shrimp called Mississippi Grass Shrimp (Palaemonetes kadiakensis).  Being native to much of the United States, unlike many shrimp they are very cold hardy. The ebay seller I got them from, johns796 says he catches them to order from his own pond.  He is in northern Louisiana just barely south of the Arkansas border and that he has had ice on it 3 of the last 4 years.  Additionally in the Pond Boss … Continue reading →

Episode-2298- Listener Feedback for 9-24-18

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Today on The Survival Podcast I take your questions on changes in demographics, business, rifle maintenance, concealed carry, automation and jobs, permaculture 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 … Continue reading →

Episode-2297- Expert Council Q&A for 9-21-18

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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 on The Survival Podcast, the expert council answers questions on nutrition, heart health, law enforcement encounters, investing, old vehicles, dogs, guns 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 … Continue reading →