A good 72-Hour Kit starts with a good backpack. But a good backpack doesn’t have to break the bank. In this video, I compare 4 backpacks at various price points and various sizes to help you know what will work best for your 72-hour kit.
I'm a husband, father of 5, Eagle Scout, outdoor enthusiast, and emergency preparedness advocate. I believe we can be our best selves when we're self-reliant and that doing hard things and learning to do them well brings incredible satisfaction to life.
How well do these gravity water filters actually filter water? Well, I put them to the test by running water from our duck pond, complete with mosquito larvae, through them to see if they could filter out the harmful bacteria….
Mylar bags are great for food storage, but I had the question… Can you seal mylar bags with a vacuum sealer? I’ll test it out in this video. Here are the products I used in this video.Mylar Bags – link…
We recently picked a bunch of blackberries with the kids and put them to great use. We made Jam and Jelly. In this video, I’ll show you how I make blackberry jelly that my kids love! I hope you enjoy…
There’s nothing quite like homemade grape juice! We turned grapes from our backyard arbor into delicious homemade grape juice. Watch as I pick the grapes with my daughter, clean them, and steam them before carefully canning the fresh juice in…
We came across this butter powder at the store. It’s even made from real butter! So we had to try it out and figure out how well it can replace real butter in every situation. I tested it in cookies,…