Trapping gives much more meat per unit of energy expended than hunting does. Using snares is a passive activity; you can set several traps in multiple locations and check them once a day leaving you free to do other useful work while still gathering food. Hunting requires active attention; you cannot stalk a deer […]
Month: November 2012
Ethics at the Shelter Door
In the 50’s Time magazine published an article called Ethics at the Shelter Door. This article discussed bomb shelters and the ethics of letting your neighbors in, even if it meant your family would not have enough to survive. A friar named McHugh wrote a dissenting article. He explained how the Christian thing to do […]
How to Replace the Recoil Spring in a Walther P22
This post is about why I had to do some work on my Walther P22 Recoil Spring. It also shows how to replace the recoil spring in a Walther P22 I am a huge believer in repetition for any physical skill. If you want to be good at something you have to put in […]
Why Prepare
Why Prepare? Well, let me take a quick second to tell you why we prepare. Monday I spent all day out in the woods for work, It was raining, and by the end of the day I was soaked to the bone. I am not complaining mind you, as a bad day in the field […]