When I was outside today, I found two new (to me anyway) mushrooms growing near a pine tree. I don’t know Jack about mushrooms so I’m a student at best. Although I have had some formal training on the topic. All I can tell you is my best researched guess. So after researching this new … Continue reading Mushroom Series: Peach Colored Fly Agaric
Muscadine grapes are my new foraging find.The crazy part is that there is a huge vine network in my front yard that I somehow overlooked for the last 16 years. They intertwined with the fern bushes and I never even noticed them. My yard guy saw them and pointed them out to me. I got … Continue reading New Foraging Find: Muscadine Grapes
Tracking man or beast is a skill set that requires training and lots of practice. In our modern, fast paced, technologically infused society these skills have faded from the limelight over the years. Way back in 1998, I had the privilege to attend and graduate from the Basic Man Tracking Course at the Nature and … Continue reading The Challenges of Tracking at Night
The survival site -how it looked back in 2019 after a makeover. It has evolved continuously over the years. This place was initially just meant to be a place of business, where I conducted product’s reviews, product testing and recorded instructional and review videos. But it has become so much more than that now. The … Continue reading The Survival Site: My Safe Space
A member of the mint family, henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) is a another common yard plant that’s often labeled simply as a weed. Known also as henbit deadnettle, this plant is a very nutritious and abundant wild edible. Henbit is native to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. It is also present across North America and Canada. … Continue reading Plant Series: Henbit Deadnettle
Mushrooms are abundant and available all around the world. Some mushrooms have incredible nutrition and health benefits, while others can kill you. So it’s very important to be 100% sure about which mushrooms you forage and take home to eat. When in doubt it’s best to just leave them alone. I have never mastered mushroom … Continue reading Mushroom Series: Learn How to Identify Poisonous Mushrooms
Last night when I was working out in the Iron Garage Gym, a strange alien looking bug was scurrying across the floor. It had crawled in from outside. I’ve never seen such a strange creepy looking bug before. What immediately caught my attention and curiosity was the large front claws on this alien looking mini … Continue reading Insect Series: Mole Cricket
Earlier this evening: I was working out in the garage gym and Joey, the little lion, was supervising my workout. He’s my strength coach. Joey went to alert in the gym, so I assumed it was Harold, the opossum, but it was a very fluffy and pretty cat who was eating from the food bowl. … Continue reading Harold, the opossum, invades the Iron Garage Gym!
The Joey (cat) & Harold (opossum) Saga takes on a new twist. So as usual, last night I’m working out in the Iron Garage Gym with Joey floating in and out on patrol. Next thing I know, Joey snaps into alert one strike posture and he’s looking down the walkway towards the food bowl. I’m … Continue reading Little Lion Series: Royal Battle at the Food Bowl? The Little Lion Squares Off with the Opossum.
Harold, the opossum, and Joey, the cat, have a unique relationship which is a bit strange yet kinda cute. Watch the video for the explanation of this unique relationship. https://youtu.be/xjmYWsUw_Fg Check out the latest survival, bushcraft and first aid products available on the eBay page here.
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