[UncleJoe]

There is nothing to it! This is only my third year of canning and I moved up to canning meat this year, which a lot of folks won't ever consider. That requires a pressure canner of coarse but you can start with a simple water bath to can tomatoes, peaches, pears, or anything pickled.
Honestly, if you are able to boil a kettle of water, you are able to preserve your fresh produce.

 

[SurvivalNut]

Cut, split and stacked 3 cords of firewood today. :congrat:

In the process ran the chainsaw across my left kneecap. Shredded my jeans and I thought I was a goner. Hurt like the dickens and I felt the blood oozing.:gaah:

I cut off the chainsaw and tossed it and stumbled to sit down. Checked myself out and it was just a really bad 6 inch scrape. :2thumb:

Stupid luck! My DW cussed me a good one for being a stupid w**ner.:ignore:

Deserved it. She made me stack the rest of the wood myself.

I get it, I get it!

A good lesson on making a stupid mistake where it could cost a life in post SHTF. :scratch

 

[mdprepper]

Glad you are okay. Have you thought about a set of chaps?

 

[ZoomZoom]

Glad to hear you're OK!!!! I'll pile on and recommend you get some chaps.

 

[101airborne]

There is nothing to it! This is only my third year of canning and I moved up to canning meat this year, which a lot of folks won't ever consider. That requires a pressure canner of coarse but you can start with a simple water bath to can tomatoes, peaches, pears, or anything pickled.
Honestly, if you are able to boil a kettle of water, you are able to preserve your fresh produce.

Been thinking about giving it a try. Everytime I go to wally world I seen to walk down the aisle with the canning stuff. They have a water bath "kit" with everything you need to start and do that type of canning including a dozen jars and lids along with a cook book/ instruction manual for $ 69.95, Been thinking about it all week. As Today is one of my off work days, and I have a wally world list anyway............. Maybe I can sweet talk the wife:dunno:....

Thanks for the encouragement...

 

[Emerald]

Cut, split and stacked 3 cords of firewood today. :congrat:

In the process ran the chainsaw across my left kneecap. Shredded my jeans and I thought I was a goner. Hurt like the dickens and I felt the blood oozing.:gaah:

I cut off the chainsaw and tossed it and stumbled to sit down. Checked myself out and it was just a really bad 6 inch scrape. :2thumb:

Stupid luck! My DW cussed me a good one for being a stupid w**ner.:ignore:

Deserved it. She made me stack the rest of the wood myself.

I get it, I get it!

A good lesson on making a stupid mistake where it could cost a life in post SHTF. :scratch

So glad you're ok! I too slipped with the chainsaw tho it was back when I was a teen and cut thru the toes of one of my sneakers--I screamed and dropped the saw and sat down and of course all the family came running and I pulled that shoe off and counted! All 5 still there not even a scratch--just chewed up the sock and twisted a couple toes so that accounted for the pain-the good side of this little accident--didn't have to run the chainsaw all the rest of the summer for cutting wood!

 

[SurvivalNut]

Glad you are okay. Have you thought about a set of chaps?

Yes, my DW mentioned chaps while I was sitting in the garage in my underwear getting bandaged up.

She then said, why don't we just buy wood and have it delivered next year?:2thumb:

It is a bit infected today, but will start some antibiotics tomorrow.

 

[bunkerbob]

Today my wife and I are hooking up the small BOV trailer, fully loaded, to the Jeep and taking them off road for a test. Once we get there, its about 9 off road miles to the top of a 8700 ft peak. This will give us an idea how it will handle if needed. It still has the conventional ball hitch, need to save my pennies for the lunette ring/pintal version.
Also added 12 batteries to my off-grid power system. And changed out the batteries on my 27' travel trailer to the AGM type that I had acquired earlier, these will require little to no maintenance vs the flooded cell type that were on it. It is still hooked up to a 80watt solar panel to keep it fully charged at all times.

 

[UncleJoe]

They have a water bath "kit" with everything you need to start and do that type of canning including a dozen jars and lids along with a cook book/ instruction manual for $ 69.95

Before you go out and lay down $70.00, hit a few yard sales or auctions. I picked up 2 of the blue enamel kettles at a yard sale for $5.00 each. Canning jars at auction for $.50 a dozen. And my latest find from craigslist; a 21 qt pressure canner and 2 dozen jars for $30.00. :2thumb:

 

[*Andi]

Before you go out and lay down $70.00, hit a few yard sales or auctions. I picked up 2 of the blue enamel kettles at a yard sale for $5.00 each. Canning jars at auction for $.50 a dozen. And my latest find from craigslist; a 21 qt pressure canner and 2 dozen jars for $30.00. :2thumb:

WOW!!!

Nice find!!!!!:2thumb:

 

[101airborne]

Before you go out and lay down $70.00, hit a few yard sales or auctions. I picked up 2 of the blue enamel kettles at a yard sale for $5.00 each. Canning jars at auction for $.50 a dozen. And my latest find from craigslist; a 21 qt pressure canner and 2 dozen jars for $30.00. :2thumb:

Thanks Joe I'll keep my eyes open, as for craigs list here it's a joke. Have been trying to give away a couple loads of good seasoned firewood that is now starting to rot for 2 years nobody is interested. Everything else seems to be peoples junk/cast off they want to sell for new price.

 

[bunkerbob]

Here is some photos of our short trip with the trailer... one is looking down from 7500' to Palm Springs and Palm Desert CA.

 

[gypsysue]

Aw man, AWESOME pictures!

 

[Dave1250]

Hi all just a few things I just picked up

1 Gerber LMF2
Range finder
alot of ammo
a honda 5000 genset
The wife picked up a pressure canner
So we have been stocking up slowly
I started driving truck for a large farm so the garden will get bigger and better next year there is more but I will wait until later:2thumb::2thumb:

 

[Jason]

We don't know the first thing about canning either. We just dove in and did it and now we have over 100 cans waiting for future use. Here's a good idea: was talking to a neighbor the other day who does a lot of canning. She said she uses a turkey fryer for her water bath. Does it outside to keep the heat out of the house and didn't have to buy a seperate big pot for the water bath. I thought that was pretty slick.

About the chaps-I use a pair of chaps or my Carhartt coveralls when I'm cutting wood. I slipped once and now my chaps have a big tear in one leg. I got a talking to from DW but no injuries. It would have been a good one, too. The threads from the chaps gummed the hell out of the saw clutch.

 

[Clarice]

Sorry guys, I know I've missed a lot of infor in the past week and a half. My 88yr old mother's health is failing.

 

[Emerald]

Sorry guys, I know I've missed a lot of infor in the past week and a half. My 88yr old mother's health is failing.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}} We will still be here-spend time with your Mom.

 

[gypsysue]

Sorry about your Mom. I've been thinking about you and figured you were busy this time of year. Yes, like Emerald said, spend time with your Mom. We're here for you.

 

[Clarice]

Thank you so much for your kind thoughts. There is no change in Mother. I did get 12 pints of pear preserves made before I came to work this morning and 3 loads of clothes on the line. (Up at 4:15am) The weather has been really nice here this week. We will pick peas this afternoon, our turnips are up and the butternut squash are getting huge. Fall tomatoes are blooming.

 

[flatwater]

This last weekend I had two springs developed and a 12x20 rootceller dug out of the side of the hill a short distance from the house I'm working on. Most of the other things I have already collected. All of it needs no electricity.