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Hawaiian
Hawaiian
12 years ago

I’ve purchased products from Kelly on multiple occasions and have always found him to be helpful and easy to work with.

The Paladin Mission Pack Expedition is fantastic and fits A LOT of stuff, so if you’re in the market for a new BOB check out http://survivalgearbags.com/pamipaexp.html

Jake Reed
Jake Reed
12 years ago

Two business podcasts I like.

http://www.foolishadventure.com – Tim Conley he’s from AZ and I have met him a couple times at events and in person.

http://www.lifestylebusinesspodcast.com/ – Good, but focuses on infoproducts and physical products and outsourcing… which I’m not too fond of (outsourcing)

http://www.tropicalmba.com/ – same guys as above, but more motivational than educational

Sean
Sean
12 years ago

I’m pretty sure the financial adviser caller was the Forgotten Weapons guy.

Tim
Tim
12 years ago

Jack, or anybody else looking for a business podcast along the lines of 5MWJ, check out the Foolish Adventure podcast. It’s similar in that it’s about establishing independence through internet business. They have good info about marketing and technical stuff, and the interviews are great inspiration/motivation.

Roberto
Roberto
12 years ago

Yes if you don’t take the time to learn about finance you will get stuck making single digit returns that don’t keep up with inflation or earn even less. The system is setup up that way. They tell us that it is all about reducing risk. Question who’s risk are they trying to reduce? You need to learn when it is time to buy an investment, hold it, and sell it. Dollar cost averaging can be used when buying into an investment position. Example: let’s say you want to buy 1000 shares of stock XYZ. You can dollar cost average into the position 200 shares at a time. If for some reason by the second purchase of 200 shares your position starts to go against you can closed out your position at that point in time reducing your overall loss.

Brent Eamer
Brent Eamer
12 years ago

Atomic Starfish it was. Seeds from PepperJoe.com. For your listeners. Excellent customer service. One year I had three types that did not germinate, and I think it was my problem burying the seeds to deep and using a heavier potting soil instead of a seed starter soil. Pepper Joe replaced ALL the seeds, no questions asked. I’ve been buying from him since 2004. He is partnered with Penny’s tomatoes.

Matt
Matt
12 years ago

I agree with the majority of what Jack says about financial advisors that “advise” people with less than $2 million in net worth. Ben Graham wrote a book titled “The Intelligent Investor” that is probably the best book to read.

Darby Simpson
12 years ago

On the .22 handgun: I would stay away from the Walther P22. It’s a good little gun, great for training but it only likes high velocity ammo, CCI specifically. I fed mine lots of high quality stuff but it wasn’t hot enough to cycle the action on the slide properly and it would FTF on a very regular basis. After two letters and a nasty phone call, S&W bought mine back. While I have not bought one, I have a friend who has the Ruger SR22 and has many good things to say about it. The Mark II or III is a great gun, but very heavy. Some good carry handguns in the lower price range to consider: Ruger SR9/SR9C, Sig 2022 and CZ P-07 Duty. All of these can be had in the $400 price range. I also like Jacks idea of a Glock and .22 conversion. But for the cost, I would prefer two handguns.

Andrew
Andrew
12 years ago
Reply to  Darby Simpson

I found myself in a similar situation as the caller looking for his first handgun a few months ago. I was debating between the GSG 1911, Walther P22, and Ruger SR22. I ended up going with the Ruger SR22 and am very glad I did. I don’t think I’ve put more than a few hundred rounds through it, but I’ve had very few issues with it and bulk ammo goes through it fine. The SR22 is pretty small in my hands, but it fit’s my girlfriend’s hands perfectly and has gotten her interested in shooting.

It just so happens that I was planning to purchase a Glock 19 Saturday so I’m glad Uncle Jack had good things to say about them. Great show today!

John
John
12 years ago
Reply to  Andrew

Jack if you choose to go with a Sig handgun I would disagree with choosing the Sig Mosquito unless you benefit from the slightly smaller frame. All the Sig P series handguns (P220, P226, and P229) can be purchased in a “classic” model that has a full size frame with a 22lr slide, about $500. Then, you can purchase the 9mm, .40, or .45 (depending on the model) if you are ready to upgrade to a larger caliber, about $300. If you get the larger caliber Sig handgun it will cost about $750. So by going with the “classic” model first then get the larger caliber conversion kit you would essentially get the larger caliber handgun, and for $100 more be able to practice with the 22lr on the identical gun. Not a cheap route, but if you like the Sig P series platform I think it is worth it.

The only drawback I have found from the “Classic” model is there is no last shot hold open. It would be great to have, but not a deal breaker for me at least. My Sig P229 is a little picky with 22lr ammo. So far it does not like the 500+ round Federal bulk packs but is ok with the smaller Federal bulk packs. Remington and Winchester bulk packs work just fine.

Cooter Brown
Cooter Brown
12 years ago
Reply to  Darby Simpson

The Glock 19/ Advantage Arms 22 conversion is a brilliant solution. Only downside is that it’s so popular that AA is running an average of 6-9 months wait time for the G19 conversion.

txmom
txmom
12 years ago
Reply to  Darby Simpson

I don’t like the Ruger SR9. I like my husband’s Ruger 22 and don’t want a 45. So he picked out a SR9 for me. I especially don’t like the trigger pull and it just doesn’t feel right, and I shoot much better with his 1911 (.45). My SR9 also has a recall of the trigger as it may go off if you drop it, something he told me yesterday, but that he hesitates to take it in, as it may make the trigger pull worse. He’d rather trade it in for something I would love, have no idea what that would be. He says not a 22.

z
z
12 years ago
Reply to  Darby Simpson

There is a .22 made by Ruger which is basically a MkIII but it comes with a 1911 style grip a mag release. See here: http://ruger.com/products/2245/index.html
It means you don’t need to deal with the European style mag release on the bottom of the MkIII’s grip that Jack mentioned which isn’t really that big of a deal actually.

Much to my surprise Jack did not know about it since he is such a “God” on all subjects. I would not have called Jack out on his error in research and lack of knowledge had Jack not been such a jerk earlier. To quote Jack from his own snide comment on my post regarding a comment I had on the use of Stevia and it’s availability to the Paleo man/woman: “…Sometimes if we don’t want to look foolish in the day and age we might want to use this thing called GOOGLE before running our textual mouths. I mean it is one thing to look like and idiot it is another thing to do so in a venue where we don’t have to. …”.
You should know your stuff better Jack!

World be aware of Jack for he can not take an ounce of criticism regardless of what he claims.

Libertyfox
12 years ago
Reply to  z

I have the ruger mark III 22/45 and LOVE It.

I can shoot over 500 rounds before it needs cleaning, it never malfunctions. The inserting of the mag on a tactical reload is a bit slow. and charging the slide is different from my combat Handguns, but other than that, its a great trainer.

Doing malfunction drills with a 22 is difficult (type3 mostly).

for $350 ish, the ruger mark3 is a great buy!

Thomas

Brent
Brent
12 years ago

To funny Jack when I use to go south to Alabama as my summer vacations on the farm way back in the day say some odd 40 years ago.. They would catch cat fish out of the pond nail them thru the head to a tree and clean the fish and throw the rest to the dogs and man did them dogs tear that up like it was the first meal they had in a long time LOL at first I was kinda blown away by it but the family did not have a allot of money and thats the kinda stuff the dogs got to eat.. Just a reference to a comment you made about what dogs got to eat in todays show, enjoyed it as always.. Cya Brent

Jason
12 years ago

Preciate the mention Jack!

Jason

lisapaintergirl
lisapaintergirl
12 years ago

Storage in the attic:
Extra blankets, clothing, toilet paper, TP and more TP.

txmom
txmom
12 years ago

But you’ve got to keep mice, etc away from the paper products. We’ve had paper Christmas decorations eaten. Moth balls or something for the clothing. etc.

rmoeggy
rmoeggy
12 years ago

In the attic:
Extra blankets
Extra/seasonal clothes
Books/learning materials that you have already read but want to save for when shtf.
All of your extras you might want to save for a power outage like games for kids
Your out of season hunting/fishing gear.

Long term, can you insulate it and make it more usable?

BeninMA
BeninMA
12 years ago

A few thoughts for the woman in North Carolina:

Walter Jeffries has pigs and chickens on pasture together and they get along fine — confinement might be a problem though:

http://sugarmtnfarm.com/2012/06/07/chickens-and-pigs/

Jeffries also suggests keeping pigs outside in the winter (he’s in the Green Mountains of Vermont), in a spot where you would like to plant a future garden (or just more forage). Poke around his site — full of fantastic info on pasturing pigs (his pigs eat hay!).

Paul Wheaton did a podcast “Raising Cattle Without Hay” about grazing through the winter:

http://www.richsoil.com/permaculture/1882-190-raise-cattle-without-hay/

I wonder if your fields might be less damp in the winter if you left significant growth/forage on some? Just an idea.

Roundabouts
Roundabouts
12 years ago
Reply to  BeninMA

We run our chickens turkeys pigs and alpacas together. So far no big problems. All the animals sleep together in the barn. Have one chicken that will sleep with the piglets. Sows don’t mind at all. Live in the very wet PNW on 5 ac 1/2 pasture 1/2 wooded. We don’t get a ton of snow every year but lots and lots of rain. If you want to PM me I would be more than happy to share what has worked and not worked for us.

We have AGH (American Guinea Hogs) they have a very good temperament. Are very much like dogs and really enjoy being around people and other animals. They are still pigs so you always have to be aware as with any animal. I think if you find the right breed for what you want to do and how you want to do it things will work much much better.

Roundabouts
Roundabouts
12 years ago
Reply to  BeninMA

Forgot to add http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6HGKSvjk5Q&feature=related

Greg Judy lecture very good info on mob grazing.

JohnB
JohnB
12 years ago

Glock 22LR conversion kit is a great thing to have.

I have a kit, with a Glock 23 (40S&W), a Lone Wolf 40 to 9mm Conversion Barrel, and a 22 LR conversion kit. Running this setup, keeps things really Versailles.

JohnB
JohnB
12 years ago
Reply to  JohnB

Last word should have been “versatile”

nate
12 years ago

I just finished listening to this, and while there are many great things stated and points made there is one that I have issues with. You cannot buy a good bag of compost. There’s a very good reason for that.

The simple reason is once you put compost into a sealed bag you kill what it is. You destroy the oxygen. Once the oxygen is gone from good compost you now have an anaerobic situation with the microbiology of what makes compost so beautiful and amazing.

nate
12 years ago

The reason food stores is because want the micro organisms dead in order to store. The reason compost doesn’t work is because you kill the micro organisms. They happen to be why we want compost, well at least good compost.

Give The Soil Food Web a good read and learn what makes soil soil and not just dirt.

Hraz
Hraz
12 years ago

I was listening to a podcast by Chris Martenson (he appeared on episode 515 of TSP) called Featured Voices and on the most recent episode he interviews a couple of financial advisors who seem to think out of the box.

Randy from People's Republic of MA
Randy from People's Republic of MA
12 years ago

OK–I’ve seen people post stuff like this before, but now it’s my turn: Jack, HTF do you manage to hit on things currently going on in our heads?? I’ve been toying with a .22 conversion for the Glock 23 and started researching it beginning of last week…you kill me!

Chris Harrison
12 years ago

There are some important points that need to be mentioned regarding the use of treated sewage in commercially available compost.

I’m a professional engineer and work F/T managing construction projects for NYC water treatment and supply. My last assignment and current one have been on wastewater treatment plants. As part of the treatment process, the “sludge” that contains most human waste is removed from the influent (sludge dewatering) prior to the wastewater being sent through the rest of the plant for treatment and discharge. The way that the sludge is removed is by mixing it with polymers and other chemicals, including Ferric Chloride (FeCl). This is done because it helps to solidify the elements of the sludge, enabling it to be mechanically separated from the rest of the waste water and trucked off-site.

This is not the same as humanure, which is really just pure human waste without any chemical inputs, allowed to go through the full cycle of high-temperature decomposition. I can’t say for certain one way or the other if the polymers and other chemicals used in the sludge dewatering process pose significant health concerns or are mostly inert, but in any event it’s probably something that’s good to be aware of. Personally I would not use any compost containing wastewater treatment sludge but have plans to begin humanure composting (in line with the guidelines outlined by Joe Jenkins in “The Humanure Handbook”) for use on my fruit trees and “fodder” plants.

Thanks for the show, Jack, and keep up the great work!

Shalali Infante
12 years ago

I keep hogs, cows, goats, and chickens together and they pastured them all together. I now have the hogs separated, due to one cow that didn’t want the boar sniffing her baby and it got ugly in a hurry. Anyhow, my other two cows had no problems calving and raising calves among the hogs. The trouble we had was when we tried to put them back together, the hogs got full of themselves and kept the cows from the hay, whereas before, they had been bossed by the cows. I’m not sure why this dynamic changed, but it did, and we’ve had to separate the hogs and cows now.

I raise the American Guinea hogs and they are very gentle and have not eaten any of my chickens. In fact, my hens get up on their back and pick off any extra food that ends up on their heads. They eat out of the same trough (because the chickens are thieves) without problems.

I think the pullets the caller is raising through the winter are probably layers so she’ll have some layers in the spring.

My dad said when he was a boy, they liked to have the chickens follow the cows, and the pigs follow the chickens. So maybe layering your grazing would fix the pasturing question.

I agree with Jack in keeping fewer numbers through the winter. In my barn, we have separate stalls that the hogs and goats can go into that the cows cannot get in. This gives the smaller animals a chance to get away from the cows if they choose. Often, though, we would have hogs and goats and cows snuggled up together on winter nights. If you have plenty of rafters for the chickens to get away and access for them to get out and forage during the nicer winter days, I think you’ll be fine. As with anything, once you do it, you’ll see improvements you can make.

Feel free to e-mail or call me if you’d like to talk about my experiences. I do this on 1.5 acres.

Chris Harrison
12 years ago

“I do this on 1.5 acres.”

I would LOVE to know how you do this much on that little land. I assume you have to bring in considerable food inputs for the cows and pigs, correct?

Shalali Infante
12 years ago

Yes, I bring in lots of inputs. I was on Jack’s show back in April and I go into detail about my operation in that podcast, episode #854
http://www.thesurvivalpodcast.com/episode-854-shalali-infante-on-micro-farming-livestock

Chris Harrison
12 years ago

Shalali – I listened to and remember that episode now that you mention it. I just didn’t connect your name with it. I was extremely impressed by the operation you have, even if it is well above-and-beyond what I have time for right now on a similarly sized plot (1.3 ac).

Humble Jordan
Humble Jordan
12 years ago

I love, love, love my Sig mosquito! I got in April. It’s a little heavy in the hand but you can go out and shoot 200 rounds, like I did last Friday, and not think twice about what it costs ($11-12). I do recommend using the CCI Mini mag ammunition or their bulk tactical .22 long rifle rounds. LOVE IT!

Ian in AZ
12 years ago

Thanks for the answer, Jack – I was kinda thinking that might be your response. Nobody ever accused me of biting off too little, so I guess it’s time to start educating myself.

Any suggestions for good beginner resources, either on the mechanics of simply buying/selling/holding paper assets (I don’t want to go to all physical held commodities ust yet) or on investment strategy?

Inthego
Inthego
12 years ago

Storage in the attic:
Paper plates, plastic forks, spoons, TP napkins, razors.

ShalomShalom
ShalomShalom
12 years ago

Jack mentioned podcasts and he doen’t listen to many. He also mentioned investing.

These people from out in California talked about defensive investing on one of their recent podcasts by putting in trailing stops. Jack might be interested in checking this out to see if he would like the podcasts or not.

http://www.investtalk.com/radioshowarchives.asp

Cordovil
Cordovil
12 years ago

This city boy was interested to hear about the inherent danger of pigs/hogs, as mentioned by Jack in this episode. Then, a couple days later, I ran across this headline, just reinforcing that fact:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/10/01/14173510-70-year-old-oregon-farmer-eaten-by-his-hogs

Man alive – what a way to go!

KevinCanuck
KevinCanuck
12 years ago

Hi y’all. I’ve been a quiet listener of the show for about a year now, posted once, never a comment, but thought I’d throw in 2 cents about the BARF “Bones And Raw Food” diet for dogs.

I brought up the subject of raw vs. cooked bones for dogs with my Vet recently, to see what he had to say about the whole cooked=brittle bones dangerous splinters vs. soft bones=safe for dogs.

He pointed out 2 outbreaks of salmonella at our local hospitals in the last year: both were traced back to outside (Portuguese immigrants) hired cleaning staff (we have a large Portuguese immigrant community in our region).

Okay, what’s that got to do with my question I asked.

Seems that Portuguese Water Dog owner/breeders believe that the “BARF” diet is best (closest to nature) for dogs and most of the adhere to it, not understanding that raw food from our grocery stores is a lot different than an animal that has just been caught and killed live and then fed to, or caught live by and eaten by, the dog itself.

Dogs contract and pass along salmonella from factory processed meats to their offspring and handlers. It got so bad that he openly refused to treat anymore PWDogs after seeing a 10 day old puppy oozing the bacterial infection from every available office – 99% likely transmission from Bitch’s milk. He thought he was putting his staff and other “patients” at risk by treating this breed that stubbornly sticks to the BARF diet in spite of all his warnings. Fair enough???

In fact, my Vet. felt it was no problem for a dog to eat a “fresh kill.” Raw _factory_processed_meats, however, are an extremely risky gamble. Made sense to me. I never thought of it that way. Have you?

Not to pick on immigrants or Portuguese people or PWDog owners, I’m just pointing out that the chain of events leading to the outbreak of Salmonella in a hospital by someone who owned PWDogs and practised the BARF diet was ironically hired TO CLEAN the hospital … is too convincing an argument.

KevinCanuck

Les
Les
12 years ago

The only financial podcast you’ll ever need. Jack was a guest on this show before.

Pay special attention to the Lifetime Income Series.

http://www.financialsense.com/financial-sense-newshour

jag
jag
12 years ago

RE — 22 Gun Choice:
My first gun was a .22 Buckmark. I bought it for the same reason that many people by a 22 as a first gun — it is easy and cheap to shoot.

Do not make the same mistake. Hind sight being 20/20 I would have bought my second gun (Springfield XD 9mm Standard) first. Why? Because eventually you will buy a gun in a defensive caliber, so why not start training with the gun you will eventually use from day one.

Here are the numbers:
Buckmark $299 + $26 tax = $325
2 bricks of .22 ammo: $40
Out the door price: $365
My suggestion, get a 9mm as a first gun because it’s a good defensive caliber and the cheapest to shoot. Use the $365 above to buy 9mm range ammo and practice. You can get about 2000 9mm rounds for $365. And you’ll be fairly proficient with your 9mm after 2000 rounds.
Contrary to popular belief, I consider a 22 hand gun and advanced pistolero’s weapon. Get your 22 after you master a defensive caliber and then get it for deep concealment, preferably in a revolver so as to not leave brass behind.

Jerry
12 years ago

I want to mention a caution about attic storage. Roof trusses (unless you get ones designed for it) are comparatively weak in the direction of downward force on the bottom board (the cord) of the triangle. The main purpose of that board is to prevent the triangle formed by the truss from spreading. The load bearing is the top parts of the truss where the roof is attached. Of course they are strong enough to hold you up and your ceiling, but they have a much lower dead weight carrying capacity than a floor. So comments like paper products, some blankets and clothing are OK, but I would be very careful about high density items like water. I know someone that put enough hanging clothes on the bottom of a truss in a garage to deflect it.