Interview with Steve of UVPaqlite
Equip To Endure‘s Adam Francis interviewed the creator of the UVPaqlite at Mesquite’s Self-Reliance Expo last weekend. This product is truly amazing! Enjoy the video:
Self-Reliance Expo: The School of Natural Healing
The director of The School of Natural Healing, David W. Christopher, along with his team will be attending the Self-Reliance Expo in Mesquite, Texas this weekend in booths 306-308. He will be lecturing on “Self-Reliant Health” at 4 PM on Friday, and also 3 PM on Saturday.
Having been raised in the simple ways of natural health, David’s interests grew beyond his university study and in 1974 he focused on the discipline of Herbology. In 1979 he became a Master Herbalist and the director of The School of Natural Healing.Today, thousands safely apply the Christopher methodology thanks to his directorship.
David is an international lecturer and was instrumental in establishing England’s College of Herbs and Natural Healing. He is the author of An Herbal Legacy of Courage and various articles on herbs and nutrition have been published in many magazines. David and his wife Fawn host a weekly radio program, “A Healthier You“.
The School of Natural Healing has five college which offer courses:
- College of Aromatherapy
- College of Herbal Medicine
- College of Homeopathy
- College of Iridology
- College of Reflexology
David W. Christopher is pictured in the blue polo on the right.
Self-Reliance Expo: FalloutX
FalloutX provides products designed to handle minor, moderate, and acute fallout associated with radioactive events. Their website has many articles to support the education of their product’s use. They offer solutions beyond the traditional potassium iodate/iodide that most Americans only learned about as a result of Daichi’s disaster last spring.
On their site, they also offer valuable maps that provide real-time information on conditions, weather patterns, and detected radiation. Access their maps by clicking HERE.
From their website:
- If you are in the northern hemisphere, what level of Fukushima fallout are you breathing, eating, and drinking?
- Do you live near a nuclear power plant where an earthquake, flood, or similar event could cause fallout?
The U.S. Government, in 1963, sanctioned the addition of pectin in the Alaskan Brooks Range Native diet. Average total body load of radio-nuclides (radioactive fallout) was 100 times above normal. Decades later, LM pectin and kelp were administered to the children of Belarus, dramatically reducing their high body-load of 137Cs and 90Sr particles. *
Please visit their website and also be sure to visit them at the Self-Reliance Expo, booth 312.
Self-Reliance Expo: Fort Worth Coin Company
The Fort Worth Coin Company will be attending Mesquite’s Self-Reliance Expo this weekend. They will be in booth 708.
Fort Worth Coin Company deals in Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium and Rare Coins. They specialize in buying and selling rare coins and precious metals. Fort Worth Coin Company has been in the coin business for over 3 decades and is dedicated to their customers. Our store front is a land mark in the Fort Worth Texas area.
The owner, Michael Launi, is a well known numismatist and is a member of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), Texas Numismatic Association (TNA), Oklahoma Numismatic Association (ONA) and Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).
Fort Worth Coin Company strives to offer the best prices in the industry. They are committed to High Volume purchases carefully timed to market conditions to get you, the buyer, the best Gold, Silver Platinum and Palladium products at the lowest price. Their services have provide value to many regular customers.
Self-Reliance Expo: Republic of Texas
The Republic of Texas will have a booth at the Mesquite Self-Reliance Expo this weekend. They will be in booth 602 and are committed to sharing the message of their website including this thought on education that we agree with:
All education is the business of the people, not the government. Consequently, governments are prohibited from regulating any educational venture or establishing any government organization to control education in any way. Open competition among education providers is absolutely needed so families can choose what they want and need, or educate their own children.
They will also be able to answer questions regarding the beautifully crafted precious metals medallions, available from their store online:
Self-Reliance Expo: Dallas Chicken Coops
We are pleased to announce that DallasChickenCoops.com will be attending the Self-Reliance Expo this weekend in Mesquite, Texas! They will be in booths 510-512 and will be glad to answer your questions regarding building your own chicken coops, chicken coop plans & blueprints, valuable resources available to raising poultry, and many more topics related to the subject.
From their website:
Our main focus is chicken coops. There are several challenges when trying to find the right chicken coop. There are usually not that many designs available locally. So, many chicken owners are faced with building a chicken house themselves or paying to have one shipped to them. Shipping these chicken coops is not cheap!
We offer a different solution! We will bring the chicken coop to you in the Dallas area. We can build the coop on site. You can choose from any of the designs we have available or we can do custom work to suit your needs. We can build custom chickens coops in your backyard. Tell us what you want and we will get you a free quote.
Please be sure to pay them a visit and get their advice on chicken coops.
Cast Iron Collection Contest, Inspired by Backwoods Home Magazine Article: Cast Iron Loaf Pans from Breakfast to Dessert
The following article from Backwoods Home Magazine has inspired a contest over this next week. We are looking for pictures of your cast iron cookware. Please post your pictures to the Self-Reliance Expo Facebook Fanpage. The winner will receive a FREE year subscription to Backwoods Home Magazine. The article is available online and in the print edition, and was written by Matt & Linda Morehouse.
“Cast iron loaf pans are not just for bread. Nearly as versatile as the cast iron 10-inch (#8) covered skillet, the venerable cast iron loaf pan will truly see you from breakfast to dessert — and all points in between.
“Want proof? Here are four recipes ideal for cast iron loaf pans. One is for breakfast, one for anytime bread, one for a dinner entrée, and one for dessert.
(Click on the images to visit the original article at Backwoods Home Magazine)
Quick Video-Tips for the Urban Homesteader
The following clips are from Christropher Nyerges‘ appearance on National Geographic’s “Doomsday Preppers” show. He’s a smart guy who is also extremely resourceful…he should be, considering he’s living in Los Angeles, California! Christopher also attended the Self-Reliance Expo in Salt Lake City, Utah last fall, promoting his School of Self-Reliance.
Meet Christopher Nyerges Video
Make a Survival Bag
How to Start a Fire
How to Forage
Using Nature to Heal
You will be able to watch this season’s new series premiere of Doomsday Preppers on the National Geographic channel Tuesday, February 7, 9 PM ET/PT.
Pantry Paratus Wondermill Electric Grain Mill Give-Away
With the Dallas Texas’ Self-Reliance Expo almost 1 week away, it’s time you know that our good friends from Pantry Paratus™ will be hosting a FREE Give-Away of a Wondermill Electric Grain Mill. The drawing will take place on Saturday, February 11 at their booth #100-101.
Wilson & Chaya will both be conducting educational classes at the Expo:
Wilson- will teach the Basics of Dehydrating Food…using an Excalibur Food Dehydrator (although he’ll share principles of dehydrating)
Chaya- will teach Milling Flour at Home
How to sign-up for the drawing:
- Buy your tickets for Mesquite, Texas’ Self-Reliance Expo (February 10 & 11) HERE.
- Visit Pantry Paratus’ booth #100-101 and write your valid email to sign up for their newsletter
- Make arrangements to be there on Saturday when they will draw the lucky winner’s name & email…and cross your fingers!
For details of the drawing, please visit PantryParatus.com and send them an email or call them.
We wish you good luck!
Homestead Gadgets & Technology: The Fencerunner
January/February 2012
This article was featured recently by our friends at BackWoodsHome.com. This is just one of the reasons I enjoy their magazine. It provides insight into Self-Reliant living, educational articles, along with humor & classifieds too!
Author: Dietmar Berg
Here’s a gadget I developed to run barb or barbless wire. You mount it on the back of a pickup truck using the ball hitch (see drawing) so the wire can spin off the roll. I call the device the Fencerunner and am currently trying to market it. It works like a charm and saved me hours of work, enabling my sons and I to do a quarter mile fence in 45 minutes.
The unit uses the ball hitch or tunnel hitch attachment found on some cars and most trucks. It can be adjusted to use one or two rolls of wire. It consists of two units, the fork unit and the bar unit. The fork is installed as shown in the figure. The ball itself is used to secure the fork unit to the hitch. The bar unit consists of a shaft assembly to hold the wire rolls. The shaft of the bar unit is inserted through the wire rolls. The disc is next and then the spacer. The bar unit has three spacers for different width wire rolls. The next step is to lift the bar unit and insert the two slots on the fork unit.
Two views of the Fencerunner, one showing a tunnel hitch installation and the other a ball hitch installation.
With my first prototype, I had to lift an 80-pound roll and drop it over a vertical shaft. I found this difficult, so with my second prototype I made the fork unit with more of a horizontal angle.
You need to park the vehicle as close to the fence posts as possible, securing the end of the wire from the roll to the first post to start the run. The vehicle is then driven slowly along the fence line as the wire spools off the roll. When the vehicle reaches the end of the run or when the wire roll has about three turns of wire left, insert the wire into one of the slots in the fork unit. This will kink the wire and keep the bar unit from turning. Then drive the vehicle forward just enough to stretch the wire. Another person can signal the driver when the wire is taut. At this point the wire is simply lifted up to each post and secured. I didn’t need a wire stretcher when I did my fence.
The crank handle on the unit allows you to reel in the old barbwire instead of just leaving it on the ground.
This article was originally published in Issue #68 March/April 2001. CLICK HERE to begin your subscription to Backwoods Home Magazine.