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This video is soliciting some help, solutions or ideas on how to fix a leaking pond for a fellow prepper. The pond is currently maintained by a 55 gal/minute on the grid pump! Obviously this is not sustainable. Should we use bentonite? a Liner? The pond is a little over an acre.
I was returning home from installing a water system for a prepper in Missouri and I kept seeing these little pump rigs and I ran off the road to film one. They don t have these where I am from so I was mesmerized. I am easily amused. I think they are extracting enough gas from the well to run the pump but I am not sure. Anyone know?
practicalpreppers.com This video introduces an alternative way to make hot water with your solar or alternative energy system. We uses a geyer ro by Nyle systems to retrofit and existing electric water heater. The geyser uses 700 watts/hr vs 4500 in the bottom element of an electric water heater.
practicalpreppers.com A pond can be a beautiful and a practical solution to your food resupply plan.
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practicalpreppers.com There are some pretty cool soil and water conservation programs in your area that you might not know about. This can greatly help and accelerate plans to produce livestock and food on your retreat. No water = No life! Check out EQIP through the NRCS. http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/site/national/home/ If I can be of assistance just let me know.
I was moving a water tank and thought it looked cool. Sometimes you just have to have a little fun. Also, I was in the Glenn Beck Studio in Dallas and got a shot of me in the oval office before they kicked me out for being a goof ball!
http://practicalpreppers.com/online shop/water solutions/rife ram pump detail view My 20SU Rife Ram delivers 1500 gallons a day. The end of the delivery line is 1200 ft away and 125 ft of elevation. On a hot day the cows dig it!
Elijah and I just found a beaver dam near the swamp.
Sustainability is the name of the game for long term prepping. The ability to use local resources to heat, cook, smoke, grill, bake, pressure can, generate electricity, dehydrate etc makes all the difference in the world. This video reveals some of my green machines that just make sense. I use them every day.
A short video on using an outside wood boiler to cook BBQ ribs, Boston Butts, Baked potatoes etc. I have been doing this for about 6 years and it is a very easy way to cook a lot of food without having to baby sit the cooker. I have cooked for up to 16 hours and never touched the food or the wood. Perfect every time!
www.practicalpreppers.com Dry Dog Food Recipe 3 cups flour 3 cups oats or cooked rice 1 cup powdered milk 8 TBL powdered eggs ¼ cup olive oil 2 2 1/2 cups water Combine dry ingredients. Combine wet ingredients. Mix wet into dry. Dough should be moist and spreadable. Spread onto greased 9X13 baking sheet with edge. Cook at 200F for 1 hour or 350F for 40 minutes. Let cool. 2810kcal: 90 g fat, 102 g protein, 396 g carbohydrates (ratio: 15:17:67) For optimal nutrition with homemade food, feed 2 lb food per day per 100lb dog weight. If dog weighs 25lb, feed 8 12 ounces. If dog weighs 10 lb, feed 5 7 ounces. Just like humans, eating this kind of pantry staple diet for long term will result in vitamin and mineral deficiencies. Consider adding these ingredients: Calcium 1000mg per 1lb of dog food can supply as animal bones, ground eggshell (1/2 tsp), or tablets (NO Vitamin D) (crushed) Brewer s yeast: 1 2 TBL per 1lb of dog food supplies B vitamins and as a powder stores well. Vitamin E: 200IU of E per week (store as capsules squeeze contents onto food) Vitamin C: 500mg tab daily (crushed) Vegetables and fruits: from stores can add any of these to doggie s bowl: Sweet potatoes, pumpkin, carrots, green beans, peas, apples. These add minimal calories but great flavor and vitamins. Meat: Dogs can actually live on protein and fat the carbohydrates serve to give the dog a sense of fullness. Meat is protein and fat. 4 8 ounces per day added to diet will be greatly appreciated by doggie if he needs to perform a duty for you. Consider peanut butter or cheese (store bought or dehydrated for long term) as an economical alternative.
http://www.berkeyfilters.com/?a_aid=512c0819b40ff a_bid=1786b0ac A video where I test the Berkey filtration system using some worst case water sources on my property.
Using an Actron brake bleeder to vacuum seal food in Mason jars. A great way to store treats for that rainy day. I purchased the components on Amazon.
Mushrooms will help round out your food supply and will add a lot of flavor to all that bland food you are storing. :)
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Don t be let down when the power goes out! Make sure your generators are ready to go! A little inspection and maintenance goes a long way! For all your preparedness needs check out Practical Preppers @ www.practicalpreppers.com
The Summer Kitchen used to be an everyday concept for keeping the heat out of your home when you were canning and cooking when it is to warm to have a fire going that hot and for a long time. Think about a place in your home or outside your home where you can make a place to prepare food. Most modern homes are not designed to make processing the harvest to easy. Retrofitting a home can be difficult. Consider modifying or building an outdoor Summer Kitchen to be the center for canning, processing livestock etc. Go to www.practicalpreppers.com if you need assistance.
A water system that is solar based and produces all the water you would ever need for a farm. It also has a manual backup. If you would like a system like this or anything related to water pumping please visit ... www.practicalpreppers.com
Finishing up a rain catchment water storage project using a manual diverter. http://www.aquabarrel.com/product_downspout_diverter_y.php http://practicalpreppers.com/
Just goofing around in Texas. This is the first time I have spent any time in the Lone Star State. The economy there seems to be booming compared to elsewhere. Awesome steak!
Describing how a Simple Pump is installed in a top discharge well ( Southeastern states mostly) http://practicalpreppers.com/online shop/water solutions/simple pump detail view
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Answering some questions about myself in regards to education, prepping, trades etc. http://rpi.edu/ http://practicalpreppers.com/