Homestead Basics

Strong Box StorageWith Spring right around the corner, I was starting to get a bit of cabin fever. Since we recently moved into our home, there was still some organizing that needed done. I needed to get my shop more organized so that Ill be ready for upcoming Spring projects.

GrainMaker is based out of Montana and builds one of the best quality grain mills that I have ever had the privileged to use. Their mill is designed to make quick work of grinding grains of all types.

I was back in Utah last week and had a chance to finally visit an Emergency Essentials store. It was great! I look through their catalog every time it comes in the mail, but to actually visit the store was a real treat. They had everything that was in their catalog, but it was nice [...]

Knife: Urban Survival Knife Designer: Morgan Taylor Maker: Taylor Brands LLC www.taylorbrandsllc.com —————————————- Knife Design: Survival Blade Pattern: Sawback Drop Point Grind: Flat —————————————- Blade Material: 440C Rockwell Hardness: 57-58 Blade Length: 8″ (20.32 cm) Blade Thickness: .196″ (5 mm) —————————————- Liners: None Bolster Material: None Handle Material: G-10 Handle Length: 5 3/4″ (14.60 cm [...]

I thought this was a nifty product for urban homesteaders. The Eglu is an easy to setup chicken coop that can house 4 medium sized chickens or 6 bantams. The eglu features Twin wall insulation, draft free ventilation, perching bars, a nesting box, and plenty of trays that make it easy to clean and easy to collect eggs. Choose from 5 colors of 100% recycled plastic.

10 Brilliant, Boxy and Sustainable Shipping Container Homes

What’s the Best Tape? Abusive Lab Test
Duct tape’s versatility is almost a cliché—we’ve seen it used for everything from wallet construction to hull repair to, well, patching ducts. But can it beat newfangled multiuse tapes? We pit the standby against three challengers, testing each tape’s tensile strength, the tenacity of its adhesive and how it worked after a week underwater.

Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Fair

Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it — inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds.

Pocket-Sized Fishing Rod and Reel - More DIY How To Projects

Since our new homestead is in the famed tornado alley, the first piece of gear we bought was a Midland emergency radio. The specific radio we chose was a Midland WR-100c. Once we had our county and surrounding counties programmed into it , it just sits there quietly monitoring for any emergency broadcasts. Once it [...]