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I am an army veteran that enjoys the shooting sports, living the homesteading life and spending time with my family
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2018-01-29 13:01
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alaskatactical
homesteading
8y
Preparing for yet another winter storm
So when we have break up it can and sometimes does suck. When you get 4-6 inches of slush, man it’s a fight to get your car in or out of the driveway. Even if you shoveled, snow blowed or even plowed all
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life
8y
Our life in a nutshell part 1
This is a short story of how we got to where we are and, our plan for the future. Angela (aka alaskahippie) and I got married pretty young and have overcome much adversity. Our first test was the day after
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survival
8y
Snow survival shelter
I know this post is too late for most to use this year. But the knowledge could save your life. Any one that spends time out in nature when it is cold should know how to make shelter in any condition.
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homesteading
8y
When you spot chaga 80 yards away
We wild harvest all of our chaga. I spotted some while driving into the driveway, and decided to collect it. Forgetting that we have had more snow this year than past. So I grabbed my ladder, hatchet and
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gamer
8y
Super Mario Bros Reliving a Gamers Childhood
My wife was so excited I found an original copy of Super Mario Bros and duck hunt. She is playing it in a Retro Duo, she said it reacts much better than the WII. Now to introduce our kids to the frustrations.
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dtube
8y
D-tube not apearing to be user friendly
I have been trying to upload a video. No problem the video compressed and uploads fine. I try to upload a snapshot. Snap the bar says uploaded but the little thinking wheel just spins. And when I click
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guns
8y
How I spent my weekend
Helping a friend of mine at the local lions club gun show. Met some vary interesting people and moved a fair amount of product. His booth took best display, which means a free space at next years show.
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homesteading
8y
Soap making for dummies
We make a traditional cold process soap. With a simple recipe that makes about 4.5lbs per batch. We have made both castle style (plant based oils) and old fashioned lard soap. Personaly the lard soap makes
alaskatactical
guns
9y
Assault weapons are already banned
With all the out cry over weapons bans, assault weapons are already banned. By definition an assault rifle is a selective fire rifle. So what is a selective fire weapon you ask. Selective fire means the
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beards
9y
Beard oil review
Somethings dear to me is my beard, I could not have any facial hair for 12 years. So now I have a quality beard and it keeps my face warm. But one major drawback is bearddruff or dandruff. This is caused
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homesteading
9y
Moose it’s what’s for breakfast
This isn’t how most spend a Sunday, but around here there is no better way. My wife @alaskahippie pulled out 14lbs of moose burger and our ground pork fat. After 6 hours it was thawed enough to work with.
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homesteading
9y
Mag-p first impressions
This is the first piece of reloading equipment I have been excited to try and review in a long time! It is the SoCals Bully Mag-P for large pistol. It is a bullet feed adapter for your progressive reloading
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homesteading
9y
Attempting to make a scoby from scratch for kombucha
My fist attempt at making a scoby. We would like to have kombucha that we make but know no one with a scoby we could acquire. So I am attempting to make one from scratch. The process is not fast and I
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crypto
9y
Is steemit worth it a beginners opinion
So I am relatively new to the steemit scene, I joined on January 28th 2018. I joined more to share my knowledge than make any profit. I figured why share on other social media like Facebook where they
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selfdefence
9y
Test your gear and guns
This was last year but the lesson is still vary valid. A coworker comes to me and says his Springfield XD won’t fire if it’s cold. We are not talking super cold tempetires here 10°f. Not to mention this
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travel
9y
Views from Alaska without the travel bills
Sharing what some save their entire life to have an opportunity to see. As I was driving home from work last week looking at a view similar to this one, it dawned on me most people will never see this.
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homesteading
9y
Processing a surprise moose
An unexpected call from the Alaska state troopers, and instead of going to work I will be processing a moose. This particular moose was hit by the Alaska railroad. See here in the great north tundra if
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homesteading
9y
Daddykirbs cool curators contest @alaskatactical
I enjoyed this post by daddy Kirbs because he got his kid involved and gave him a great responsibility @alaskahippie @ponyvet
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homesteading
9y
Required equipment for reloading and saving money
The tools and toys: The required equipment for reloading and saving you money is as follows. First you will need brass, this can normally be picked up after you shoot, and there always seems to be some
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homesteading
9y
Canning dried beans
On a cold winter day with nothing to do, we decided we would try and can some dried beans. Now my wife loves the ease of the canned beans so we decided it wouldn’t hurt to try. Yes they might not last
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