How to make simple, easy homemade energy bars

A good way to steer your kids toward eating right is to teach them to cook. While hunger is generally the best sauce in the outdoors, a few good recipes can make the outdoor culinary experience even more fun. by Leon Pantenburg When it comes to stocking up on survival food, the best, most inexpensive and tastiest …

Restoring a Cast Iron Treasure: How to clean and season the old time cooking utinsels

When my son Dan moved to his first apartment, it seemed like my parental duty to provide him with an “urban survival kit” that included some basic kitchen tools. These necessities included several good “survival manuals” (cookbooks) some sharp kitchen “survival knives” and a well-seasoned cast iron Dutch oven. by Leon Pantenburg Dan’s urban “survival …

Ten gifts for Dad’s emergency/survival kit on Fathers Day

My most cherished Fathers Day gifts have been handmade. My daughter’s  “Best Dad Ever” painting hangs in the library. My coffee cup, with my kids photos inset, gets regular use. My collection of Father’s Day cards is filed safely. But suppose you also want to get that hunter/fisherman, prepper or survivalist dad something he can add …

Hardtack: A Great, Cheap Addition to Your Survival Gear

  Looking for a way to use up surplus flour, or make a cheap trail food or durable survival ration? One answer may be hardtack, a baked, unleavened wheat cracker. As a survival food, hardtack has a proven track record. by Leon Pantenburg Vicksburg, MS: My gray-clad brothers-in-arms and I  hunkered down to eat. In …

Include these simple flour recipes in your survival gear

Good, practical recipes can help you make the most efficient use of basic food staples in a survival situation! Hardtack is easy to make, has a long shelf life, and the texture of a fired brick! It is definitely a survival food, but you wouldn’t want to eat it for long periods of time! With …

Survival knife review: The lightweight, practial and inexpensive Mora may be the best all-around choice

Currently, the rage among some survival schools is the Mora, a small, inexpensive Scandinavian-style sheath knife with a four-inch blade and a large, easy-to-hold handle. The Cold Steel SRK (top) and the J. Martinni Mora-style knives are good choices for all around use. Combined with a Swiss Army Classic, they can provide a good survival tool …

How to: Make jerky from small game meat

by Leon Pantenburg The hunting season had been very productive: I was single at the time, didn’t have to worry about Honey-dos around the house and hunted every weekend in those magnificent deciduous forests, swamps and wetlands of Mississippi.  In Venison and other big game meats are commonly associated with jerky, but there are other meats that …

Choose the best wilderness survival/hunting knife for backcountry big game hunting

Every big game hunter, prepper and survivalist needs a selection of knives for processing the meat of large animals. by Leon Pantenburg Visit our store! For the most part, the concoction mixes utilized as cialis vs levitra a part of them are light in weight yet powerful enough. Learning to drive is not enough; you …

Check out this Dutch oven squirrel recipe

Subsistence hunting is nothing new, nor was it ever limited to just aboriginal people. Small game, especially squirrels and rabbits, can be an important part of a survival diet. My father told this story from the Great Depression: Squirrel hunting can be challenging, but the meat is tasty and nourishing. How does Tadalis work This …

Check out this Dutch oven squirrel recipe

Subsistence hunting is nothing new, nor was it ever limited to just aboriginal people. Small game, especially squirrels and rabbits, can be an important part of a survival diet. My father told this story from the Great Depression: Squirrel hunting can be challenging, but the meat is tasty and nourishing. A man’s performance in the …