Pioneer Living Survival

DIY Shoe Repair

The notion of a cobbler conjures up images of an older man with a thick grey mustache bent over a wooden bench, using a wooden hammer to nail leather soles by candlelight. Few people would think to take their shoes to a cobbler to be repaired. When soles start to wear down and straps break, shoes are thrown away. However, the problems that prompt most people to throw their shoes out can usually be fixed with a minor repair. In fact, you can ...

Dutch Oven Cooking with Food Storage 

By Archie and LindaDixon 

Have you ever wondered how you would cook your food storage when there is no gas or electricity for any length of time? There is a real possibility that this could happen. For instance, ice storms that take out power lines for weeks, tornadoes that do the same, earthquakes breaking natural gas and electrical lines, or a virus in the computer system of the power company. Any of these emerg...

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Preparedness minded people have set aside food but struggle with the issue of how to safely store enough fuel and rotate it to keep it fresh. Using a Sun Oven on sunny days decreases the amount of fuel which needs to be stored. Sun Ovens can be used year round on sunny days. Even though it is called an oven, food can be baked, boiled or steamed in a Sun Oven.         ...

This is the one year anniversary of the Prepper Podcast Radio Network (www.prepperpodcast.com)

Special guests this week is:

Tue the 27th at 12:00pm Central on the Equip 2 Endure show: We are very excited to welcome, TV star, musician, writer, and survival expert Mr. Les Stroud.

Wednesday the 28th at 7:00pm Central on Survival Magazine: James Rawles the editor of SurvivalBlog.com

Thursday the 29th at 8:00pm Central on the Doom and Bloom show: Dave Canterbury (Pathfinde...

Self Reliance Expo in Denver, Co Sept 16.....Anyone that wants to go let me know!....Free entry and a 1 hour tour before the event! Just due a post about Prepping. Then send me your email.......

The Four Most Overlooked DIY Home Security Tips

Your home is your castle, your bastion against all of the forces in yourworld that could do you harm. Accordingly, you’ve put a lot of time, thought,and money into making your home secure.

And yet, have you done everything you can do? The fact is that there area handful of home security steps you can take that will not only protect youfrom those who seek to do you harm, but that are relatively quick, simpl...

This weekend in Dallas!

I just got word that the Survival & Preparedness conference in Dallas this

weekend will be opening the exhibit hall to the public Free of Charge!

http://www.survivalist.com/conference

So, make sure you come down to meet with us and see the other great

products that are being showcased at this ground-breaking event.

The event is being held at the DFW Airport Marriott in Irving TX at: 8440

Freeport Parkway, Irving, TX 75063 C...

The so-called "Great Recession"  has taken a permanent bite out of everyone's retirement and not just at a macro level.  Today's workers will lose an average of $2,300 a year each in retirement benefits because of the anemic wage growth which started in 2008, according to a new study written by Urban Institute analysts and released by Boston College's Center for Retirement Research. Younger workers and wealthier workers will lose even more.

Pioneer Living looks bete...

Mike Adams from Natural News is podcasting on the Prepper Podcast Radio Netwok tonight strating at 6:30 - 9:00pm Central time.

Tune in to The Health Ranger Report at http://www.perepperpodcast.com

Tonight May 09, 2011 on Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy's DOOM and BLOOM(tm) Show, we welcome Adam Francis, Robert Oliver and Joe Flowers of equip2endure.com, our newest hosts to talk about their new show!  Also, Dr. Bones talks about a way to make Penicillin!  9pm eastern/8pm central.

http://www.prepperpodcast.com

Preparing a SurvivalCache

Most people that have been paying any attention to the newslately would likely agree that things have been precarious to say the least.From natural disasters like tornadoes, earthquakes and tsunamis, to man-madeones such as wars, revolutions and catastrophic industrial accidents,  it’s sometimes hard to dismiss the words ofthose that believe that this era of civilization is coming to an end.Regardless of how credible you believe these claims are, eve...

PREPPERS PODCAST RADIO NETWORK PRESS RELEASE

PPRN announces expansion of their website with 24/7 live streaming answering listener needs in becoming self-reliant, independent, and better prepared.

WPRN Hugo, Oklahoma April 1, 2011- Prepper Podcast Radio Network (PRPN) proudly announces it's new and improved website oriented to individuals who believe in being aware, being prepared, and having a plan.  PPRN's users will find it all with easy acce...

BROWARD COUNTY Weston homeowner fights to protect her garden   While South Florida’s sun and soil may be ideal for growing fruit trees and vegetable gardens, code enforcement says one homeowner must get rid of her garden. Buy Photo Amy Becerra, a Weston Hills resident, grows fruits and vegetables in her back yard, but was recently told by...

Back Woods-Funny Bone News, Sports & Music
10:00-11:00pm central

The lighter side of life giving you a break from all the nonsense that surrounds us. Wacky news stories, sports some good advice and good knee slapping music you've probably never heard.

Do...

Weeping willow water rooting hormone 

Planting time is almost here......

To make your own weeping willow water rooting hormone first collect inchthick branches from a weeping willow tree. Cut up the branches into inch longpieces and soak them in water for 24 hours. Once soaked, drain the willow waterinto a separate container to strain out all the chunks of weeping willowbranches. The resulting brew is somewhat of a weak strength liquid ro...

Howdy,

I wanted to share with you and your readers how I built an underground root cellar in my backyard.

First I marked out a rectangle on the ground measuring 8'x12'.  Then I set to work with my post hole digger and dug a 6" wide trench 6 and a half feet deep all the way around.  Next I tied re-bar mats and slid them down in on all four sides.  I used 8' chain link posts as digger handles after about 4' of depth. Then I lined the inside of the trench wit...

How to wash your hair on the homestead (sans shower)

I have made a discovery since living out here and it's that you never appreciate things like showers until you have to do the following:

#1 find a wash basin of some kind that you can bend your head into.

#2 make sure you have enough water (again this might be hard if you have no well, if this is the case follo...

Blogs that give free Advertising! Advertisers are stealing from you!

I have been asked on a daily basis to put a link up as an affiliate…..well NO!

Blogs and websites that do this in hopes of making money are getting ripped off daily.

Why? Because they think they will make a buck or two, but they don’t understand they are giving free page ranking, free advertising, and exposure away. If they see the link on your site an...

Jonathan Deleon posted in Survival Texas.

"Taking Your Food Storage for a Test Drive ". Taking Your Food Storage for a Test Drive

Jan 3rd, 2011 | By Samara | Category: Food, Storage |

You have been packing away food religiously for a couple of months. Your pantry is getting full. You even have some tomato sauce put up from last year’s garden in the basement! But you still have some nagging worry that you will not be able to...