what did you do this week to prepare

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canned some butter, dehydrated blackberries, grapefruit, peas, carrots, bought some lamp wicks, another mag firestarter

[Winnie]

canned some butter, dehydrated blackberries, grapefruit, peas, carrots, bought some lamp wicks, another mag firestarter

How do you can butter? I've heard of this before, but not how to do it. Can you expalian please?

[Rick]

Picked up six (6) 3 liter jugs for water, an 81mm ammo can for ammo storage and a NIB GI multi fuel stove with pots, tools and fuel bottle.

[Pal334]

How do you can butter? I've heard of this before, but not how to do it. Can you expalian please?

THis site was posted previously (when I don't recall) . It shows canned butter.

http://www.internet-grocer.net/butter.htm

[Batch]

How do you can butter? I've heard of this before, but not how to do it. Can you expalian please?

I think you can the butter after it has been drawn or clarified. You basically cook it until it boils getting rid of some water and also solids will separate and either sink to the bottom or be filtered out. You can go even further and you'll end up with ghee. If you can butter it will last a long time. But, if you take it to ghee it should keep even longer or under less than ideal conditions. Some people make ghee for a trail butter and just carry it in containers in their pack.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/art...and_drawn.html

[Rick]

And have the canned Red Feather butter and it's just fine. Tastes like butter.

[Trabitha]

Got my first knife! Nothing really big or fancy, but it works for what I will need it to work for! Beats the heck out of a pocket knife. I always pinch myself with those darn things!

[welderguy]

Got my first knife! Nothing really big or fancy, but it works for what I will need it to work for! Beats the heck out of a pocket knife. I always pinch myself with those darn things!

Welcome to the wonderful would of KNIVES its a bad sickness once you start buying them you keep buying them. just remember to keep it sharp always.

[Trabitha]

Welcome to the wonderful would of KNIVES its a bad sickness once you start buying them you keep buying them. just remember to keep it sharp always.

That's what my husband tells me. He still has his knife that he was issued when he was in the military...and the damn thing is so sharp I'm worried about touching it! LOL!
We just got a really great pocket sized sharpener the other day too. It will not only work on the knives, but it has an attachment that can be used to sharpen the saw part of my Gerber Axe while we're out and about.
That should come in handy.

[crashdive123]

Well???? What knife did you get, and where are the pictures?

[Trabitha]

Guess that's kind of important! LOL!! It's just a little Buck Ridge Hunting/skinning knife.
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c179/Trabby/881g.jpg

[crashdive123]

Nice looking knife.

[Batch]

That's what my husband tells me. He still has his knife that he was issued when he was in the military...and the damn thing is so sharp I'm worried about touching it! LOL!
We just got a really great pocket sized sharpener the other day too. It will not only work on the knives, but it has an attachment that can be used to sharpen the saw part of my Gerber Axe while we're out and about.
That should come in handy.

Your Gerber Axe has a saw on it?

[crashdive123]

Your Gerber Axe has a saw on it?

Probably one of these.

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[welderguy]

Trabitha , I like the scales on the knife , Nice looking knife all around.

[Rick]

Very nice looking knife. Congrats!!

Hi, I'm Trabitha. I'm a knifeaholic.
(everyone in unison) Hi Trabitha...

[Trabitha]

Probably one of these.

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Yep!! That's my axe! LOVE it too. It's not too heavy, and only takes up the same amount of space as a normal axe...but I have the saw for things that I can't chop. It was a GREAT investment.

It's really balanced, Welderguy. I think that's what I like about it best. I'm a housewife...I needed to have something that was similar to what I use in the kitchen, because honestly that's all I'm used to at this point. I'm sure that as I get used to handling a knife outside of cooking I will branch out to more things. This one has a nice weight, great balance, and has the blunt top, just in case I need to push with my thumb. I figure I can use it for a lot outside of the house.

Ha-ha, Rick! I hope not! I don't think I can afford ANOTHER hobby that has the potential of getting expensive! LOL!

[Batch]

I have the same axe with a slightly different saw.

I beat the hell out of that axe. Batoning and chopping my way through all different types of wood all the time and I haven't even put a lasting ding in the handle.

I saw the combo with the knife. But, I never saw the saw. Pun unintended.

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[Batch]

Very nice looking knife. Congrats!!

Hi, I'm Trabitha. I'm a knifeaholic.
(everyone in unison) Hi Trabitha...

Hi Tabitha. LOL

It is useless to resist...

[Trabitha]

I have the same axe with a slightly different saw.

I beat the hell out of that axe. Batoning and chopping my way through all different types of wood all the time and I haven't even put a lasting ding in the handle.

I saw the combo with the knife. But, I never saw the saw. Pun unintended.

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Very cool! I was going to have the same combo...but my issue is weight. I'm not a big person, my husband has been injured for quite a while and can't carry TOO much weight, and my son is only 11. My compromise was that everything in my pack MUST have more than one duty. I've even cut out the military style shovel and plan to order that trowel on Ricks site. (VERY cool trowel, Rick!)
If I can't do more than one thing with it, I have to keep looking. I save space and money this way though, so the time i put in on my search isn't too bad.