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    then I made this full version video of the...

    then I made this full version video of the traditional process its 33 minutes in length. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOrsEqjJlhc
    EDIT the meat takes on the condensed flavor of cooked meats.
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    I sundry meat like this .... ...

    I sundry meat like this .... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-55SsJVyhs
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    I have been making them for years. I think...

    I have been making them for years. I think dogbane is the nicest looking material, I use yucca because of its strength and the fibers are already tapered
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    broken ribs are very painful. it will take him a...

    broken ribs are very painful. it will take him a few months to fully recover from it. best wishes from our house
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    that wouldn't be good for sure.

    that wouldn't be good for sure.
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    the traditional type of line to use was tapered...

    the traditional type of line to use was tapered like a whip. the two sizes were 15 feet and 30 feet. used very much like a fly fishing rod the tapered line un coils completely without tangling. I...
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    I write about non fiction mostly, illustrated...

    I write about non fiction mostly, illustrated documentary such as Ancient North American Stone Works. and other books about advanced technologies
    EDIT: not published though....
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    this story continues... As we fed the crackling...

    this story continues... As we fed the crackling fire we planned our hunting strategy for the next day. I wanted to set traps along the Brooke, we talked about spring poles at first. I busied my self...
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    its important to be careful with any metal, take...

    its important to be careful with any metal, take mercury and lead for instance, copper and gold are reputed to have their benefits, its a question what group to lay silver in. how much is too much,...
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    Bristle Grass Seed is the closest thing to wheat...

    Bristle Grass Seed is the closest thing to wheat that occurs in abundance in the wild. the seed is small and stony, but grinds up into a fine flour. not as starchy as wheat, Bristle Grass Seed is low...
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    when a person is depending on yield to feed a...

    when a person is depending on yield to feed a family with Bread strains are great choices, there are pasta strains also,
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    its a common practice to mix dried horse mint or...

    its a common practice to mix dried horse mint or wild mint into tobacco. deer tongue is another flavoring that goes well with tobacco. you should try some wild flavor blends of your own. a nice lemon...
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    yes its the herb shed. I would love to go out and...

    yes its the herb shed. I would love to go out and build one anywhere. here we have poplar logs that are straight as an arrow and 70 plus feet tall. just my axe, a knife and some logs out in the...
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    Wild Logs

    We walked into a ravine there was a Brooke lined with stones. There were trees lying on the ground every where from a storm. The fall morning was crisp and frosty. Our fingers were stinging as we...
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    its probably immunity. infections may not develop...

    its probably immunity. infections may not develop an immunity to silver as they do with pennicillin
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    if you are storing it for future use the question...

    if you are storing it for future use the question really gets important, because of issues such as exposure to sun shine , cold heat, thermal cycling of medicines can damage them quickly. so a hardy...
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    that's true rick, for me the choice is about...

    that's true rick, for me the choice is about availability, some places silver may not be freely acquirable, so the other antibiotics are such as lichens, or penicillin
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    doesn't seem to propagate from dropped seed very...

    doesn't seem to propagate from dropped seed very well, best when the soil is disturbed with seed in it. it comes back on the roadsides
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    the Electrolytic process is simple and involves...

    the Electrolytic process is simple and involves sterile saline solution, battery, alligator clips, and two mint condition silver half dollars. with this a weak solution can be made in a few hours or...
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    I make it, been using it for a couple decades. I...

    I make it, been using it for a couple decades. I learned it from a missionary from the Philippines there is a topical tincture and an internal strength recipe that I use. my friend jim uses food...
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    My co host Spencer and I come up with the Builds...

    My co host Spencer and I come up with the Builds and survival tech, then the network approves some of them, then we develop the episode from there. we are presented with challenges they give us...
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    the ignition point of the materials is a hurdle...

    the ignition point of the materials is a hurdle to get across, try using horse weed stalks, or any other weed with a pithy center. these have low ignition temps. they smolder quite well.
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    I have some wheat that I gathered on a roadside....

    I have some wheat that I gathered on a roadside. it is used here to control erosion, some of the wheat has escaped into the wild. I cook it in various ways, of course flour is the pinnacle method of...
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    not all wood that is dead has arrived at a...

    not all wood that is dead has arrived at a suitable stage of decay to be used as a fire board, learning the stages that wood goes through helps identify the perfect piece for a fireboard and spindle....
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    what works for us is Dead dry standing Sycamore...

    what works for us is Dead dry standing Sycamore wood fire board and a Yucca flower stem, choosing these two materials carefully means a lot. the flower stem should be dead two years or more, it will...
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