Homesteading puts us in a constant state of learning new skills, especially in the early years. One thing you’ll want to become comfortable with as soon as possible is working with concrete, because there plenty of ways we can use concrete in homesteading. Concrete Is the Ultimate Building Material Composed of Portland cement, crushed rock and […]
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3 Simple Homestead Canning Recipes
If you want to try making food by yourself, you should try the homestead approach. In this kind of lifestyle, you are going to grow food in your backyard. But if there is one thing more fun than this, it must be homestead canning. Canning is actually a great hobby and survival project. It allows […]
Travel-Trailer Homesteading Under $5,000
Travel-Trailer Homesteading is a small book that packs a wallop, with information for readers tired of paying rent and yearning for a suitable home of their own, but who don’t have a huge bankroll to do it. Kelling lays out all the basics: how to analyze your budget and costs; how to find suitable land and […]
Water Line Installation
Today we are going to test and discuss my water line installation. I rented a trencher to put in a new water line and while I was at work my buddy installed a water hydrant like the one pictured here. He also put in an underground connection for the tiny house. Additionally Smitty put […]
Why The M6 Scout is One of the Best Homestead Rifles
The M6 scout was one of the first rifles I bought when I got out of the Marines. I kept it in a case in he back of my car for decades. The gun was originally designed as a survival tool attached to the ejection seat of American fighter planes. Originally this was designed […]