Some of the information in the book In The Gravest Extreme is outdated – some laws have changed, and when this book was written Glocks were not around. That being said, combat mindset does not change over time – If you took a medieval knight and transported him to this era, he would simply begin […]
Category: Equipment and Book Reviews
Things we use or read to make DGW homestead work better.
How to Convert Wood into Charcoal and Electricity
How to Convert Wood into Charcoal and Electricity is a step by step (with detailed illustrations) guide to building a masonry furnace to convert wood into charcoal. Just his alone is worth the price of the book, however, Mr. Buxton then shows how to extract, filter, and condense the woodgas byproduct and use it to run […]
Foxfire 9
I am a big fan of the Foxfire books, this volume, Foxfire 9, Includes discussions on general stores, the Jud Nelson wagon, a praying rock, a Catawban Indian potter, haint tales, quilting, home cures, and the log cabin revisited. While some of this may not directly relate to disaster preparedness, any information on how our […]
Do It Yourself Medicine
For my money, I really did not get much out of Do It Yourself Medicine – it could have been much shorter – basically – Do-It Yourself Medicine – go to the co-op and buy animal antibiotics… There is a little more to this book than just that, it has a little bit of dosing […]
A Patriot’s History of the United States
For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed […]