Today we are going to take staghorn sumac and make a refreshing drink often called “sumac-aide” Thats hard to say so I just call it Sumac Lemonaide. Sumacs grow throughout the world with Staghorn Sumac (Rhus Hirta- Rhus Glabra) is the most common. While we don’t use it as a spice here in North […]
Author: David Nash
Prepper Precepts #10 Violence Can Be the Answer
Violence can be the answer to a problem, not always, but sometimes it is appropriate. You don’t need my prepper precept to tell you that if someone is raping your wife, asking them to please stop is not as effective as a .45 caliber bullet traveling at his face at 1041 feet per second. […]
How to Make Modern Pemmican Using Peanut Butter Instead of Grease
I grew on a state park as a son of a park ranger and was encouraged (maybe that’s too strong a word –tolerated) to explore Native American crafts and wilderness survival skills. I had always wanted to make pemmican, but since I lived on a state park, I could not hunt so I never had […]
Prepper Precepts #9 Nobody Knows or Can Do Everything
I don’t know everything, and I cannot do everything. Our world is complex and integrated. To be prepared is to have a network of people who can fill in the gaps – not only physical but also spiritual. Having trusted friends multiplies your joys and divides you pain. While publishing a list of prepper […]
Concealed vs. Open Carry of Handguns
This post addresses the issue of concealed vs. open carry of handguns. One of the things I love about gun owners is that they (as a whole) are a fiercely independent sort. They take what you tell them and apply it to their life and toss it up to winnow out what works for them […]