Episode-172- Developing the Survival Skills Kit – Part 1
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Today we discuss some true “survival skills” that are often over looked or taken for granted. Unlike a “survival kit” which can be lost, stolen, forgotten, used up, etc, your skills are always with you. Today we won’t be discussing wilderness skills, truly primitive skills or the classic survial skills that are popular in forums. Instead we discuss the skills that can save lives, improve survival and increase quality of life in tough times that are often left out of such discussions.
Tune in Today as we Discuss…
- The skill of building, carpentry, etc.
- Learning to negotiate, no one looses in a good negotiation
- The skill of problem solving – how to encourage it
- Walking – I am not kidding tune in to the podcast to hear what I mean
- The guy with the skills kit is the Special Forces in the PAW
- How to communicate with the panicked and make them part of the solution rather then part of the problem
- Navigational skills – I am talking basic map reading and drawing here
- My son’s solution to bad drivers – I am so proud!
Resources for Today’s Show
- A Book Coauthored by me – Your Inner Salesman
- Sister Wolf’s Very Cool Garden Project
- David Crawford’s Post on a Surprise Texas Bugout
- Region 5 Get Together
- Members Support Brigade
- Dirt Time 2009
- Lights Out Audio Preview
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great show jack! keep it up buddy!
Hey do you know of a good carpentry basics book?
Came over from the article in the Star-Telegram. Looking forward to hearing what you have to say. Maybe that’ll get me using the iPod I was given as a gift. I haven’t been real motivated with it so far. LOL
Thanks for presenting something for those of us just begining to rub the goop out of our eyes and wake up. The Mrs. and I are onboard with turning our home into a producer by starting our garden. Keep sharing your wisdom.
I signed up for a woodworking class. 😉 At the very least, it’d be nice to be able to make my own built-in shelves and cabinets and such, and who knows when those skills might come in handy!
I’d love to see some more gardening podcasts now that spring is here. Composting, compost tea? More on permaculture, maybe? Companion planting? Or just regular tips on anything related to growing food would be great!
For all that has not ever gardened, you are missing out. It is work to keep a garden, but worth every minute when you can eat freash vegies daily. The best fertilizer I have used comes from my rabbits, I also put ashes from my fireplace in the winter and have a terrific garden every year. Canning is really simple when you get it down and you can get the info online for using a pressure caner and water baths.
If you have never baked bread, you do not know what you are missing there either. Yeast bread is simple to make and better than any bread you can purchase. It cost me around 50 cents per loaf.
Check out making a cob bread oven for your back yard, doesn’t cost anything to build and fun for a weekend project. You can bake anything in it that can be baked in your regular oven.
This isn\’t about the garden, but comes in handy to know. You can (can) butter for storage. I am still using my supply from last year.
Purchase any butter that you use and melt it down, pre-heat your canning jars at 200 for 20 minutes and put the canning lids in simmering water. Use a funnel to pour butter into the jars not to get any butter on the rim, put lid on jar and secure tightly. When the butter starts to cool, shake the jar about every five minutes to keep it blended until it sets.
I use jelly jars and the butter stays firm to the last spread on my bread. The butter can last for a few years if kept in a cool dry area.