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  • How to make Popcorn Over a Campfire

    How to make Popcorn Over a Campfire

     

    Kitchen DIY: Campfire Popcorn
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    I make sure to buy my popcorn in 25 or 50 gallon bulk bags at the local warehouse store because it is cheap, easy, fun, and if push comes to shove can be ground into some resemblance of cornmeal.

    Most folks think microwave when they hear the word popcorn, but their are sorts of other, and better, ways to cook popcorn.

    Recently we have done a lot of campfire/off grid cooking techniques, so I felt it was only fair to show how to cook popcorn over a campfire…

     

    Procedure

    • In the center of an 18″ x 18″ square of heavy-duty or doubled foil, place one teaspoon of oil & one teaspoon of popcorn.
    • Bring foil corners together to make a pouch.
    • Seal the edges by folding, but allow room for the popcorn to pop.
    • Tie each pouch to a long stick with a string & hold the pouch over the hot coals.
    • Shake constantly until all the corn has popped. Season with butter & salt.

    Serves one.

    Campfire Popcorn is a great recipe to try when out camping with your kids.  Its cheap and fun, but best of all your kids can easily do this with only a little adult supervision.

    Besides, its nice to see people cooking items normally and not in a microwave.

  • Recipe: Chip Bag Tacos

    Recipe: Chip Bag Tacos

    Recipe: Chip Bag Tacos
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    While this is definitely not on Genny’s 21 day fix recipe list, Chip Bag Nachos is a hit on the busy mom what are we going to do for dinner list.  I like it because it is novel and fun as well as easy.

    I have seen this recipe for chip bag nachos on several blogs and finally decided to try.  I wish I did so earlier.  It is a fun thing todo with children and is a great hit with picky eaters.

    Since the food is mixed in and eaten out of chip bags, cleanup is a snap, simply toss in the garbage and your done.

    While I am not going to write out a full recipe for something so simple the concept is pretty easy.  Get individual baggs of nacho chips – natural or flavored (I like using Doritos) – cook up ground meat with taco flavoring, open the bag and add in a couple tablespoons of meat, cheese, and any other desired taco ingredients like sour cream, lettuce, or salsa.

    Mix in with a spoon and eat straight from the bag.

    This is not a prepper recipe, but it is a good one for camping.  It is also good for stress full times because it is so easy and fun.  I invite you to try it, as well as to leave me a comment on the youtube video below.

    This recipe is something my son also likes to make.  He loves cooking, but it drives his mom nuts because he does not like to eat what he cooks.  He would rather just try to eat cheese crackers.

  • How to Weave a Handle Using the Portuguese Sinnet

    How to Weave a Handle Using the Portuguese Sinnet

    DIY: Messenger Bag Handle
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    Being an EDC (everyday carry) kind of guy, especially one that’s a fan of MacGyver and 24, it should be no surprise that I normally carry a messenger bag.  I know its not the coolest thing in the world for a guy to carry a purse.  Even if it has such nifty names as Jack Pack or Bauer Bag.  My lovely bride calls it my murse a lovely portmanteau of Man-Purse.

    I used para-cord to create a simple Messenger Bag Handle using common para-cord weaving techniques.

    I bought my Bauer Bag at a local Army Navy store for about $20. It’s an Israeli Paratrooper Bag.  I just started shoving things inside.

    What is in my Messenger Bag

    I have a collection of Altoids tin kits inside for sewing, medications, various small repairs, and on occasion a small survival kit.  A small knife sharpener, lighter, electric tape, batteries, USB drives, Leatherman, screwdrivers, gun bore light, flashlight, sharpie, pens, a garbage bag, and tissues. On the occasion I am not going to work a Taurus 85 fit in as well.  It also holds my various papers and lesson plans.

    I like the bag; it is pretty study and well designed.  Unfortunately, the strap leaves a lot to be desired.  It is small and bunches up.  Being a shoulder bag, it can be awkward to fetch it out of the car.

    Being in a DIY mindset the other day, and having a lot of para-cord left over from the neck knife project I decided to fix it.  I then happened upon an Instructable for installing a Portuguese Sinnet handle on a bag exactly like mine.

    Here’s the link for the Instructable if you want to check it out: Instructable on Making a Portuguese Sinnet Handle

    This was way easier than I imagined, and it’s the same knot they use to make those para-cord bracelets that sell online for $20.  as well as gun slings and belts.

    The only thing I changed when following this Instructable was that instead of using two foot long pieces of cord, I used a single piece that was about 3 feet long.

    Process for weaving the Portuguese Sinnet Knot

    The process is pretty simple: double the rope around one of the loops in the bag and then make the knot over and over until you get the length you want, loop the ends around the other ring and pull them threw the center of the knots using some thread you braided in the sinnet.

    This is exactly the same process for making a para-cord bracelet with a jig.  The only difference is that instead of a jig I used the metal rings on either side of my bag to hold the ends of my cord.