Our friends at HomesteadBasics.com posted an article that I found valuable for reference-relevance. Here it is: Cinnamon serves uses beyond bread pudding, french toast, and tea. In fact, Pliny the Elder referenced an unknown native people’s guarding of a pricey cinnamon by “a terrible kind of bats,” circa 77 AD.1 Both bark and flower have […]
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Pine Trees for survival
Thanks to Tom over at the American Preppers Network (APN), we have this article today: The “Pine Tree” can quite arguably be considered the Survivalists (and Preppers) number one friend in the forest. Not only can every part of this highly versatile king of the woods be used, but those uses can range anywhere from […]
Featured Post: “The Truth About Expiration Dates” by Dr. Bones of Doom & Bloom
The following post is from our friends Dr. Bones and Nurse Amy over at DoomandBloom.net. They always have great medical advice for Post-Apocalyptic Preps…or even before then! “I get a lot of questions about expiration dates on medications and whether medications should be thrown out once they hit that date. Those of us in the […]
Dehydration: Signs & Symptoms
In my experience, dehydration is one of the most easily preventable injuries. Unfortunately, most people only associate dehydration with extremely hot temperatures and low-humidity. Cold temperatures, varying altitudes, and humidity levels are also important environmental factors which should be factored when planning to prevent dehydration. It cannot be understated that dehydration will eventually lead to […]
Denver’s Self-Reliance Expo 2011
This last weekend we attended the National Self-Reliance Organization’s Semi-annual Expo in Denver, Colorado. It was held at the National Western Complex and accommodated thousands of interested attendees, from near and far. We spoke with dozens of individuals and families who traveled from all over the United States and Canada in order to attend. One […]
Guest Post: “Sootch00: Get Home Bag”
You’ve heard of BOBs and such, but the idea of a “get home bag” is simple and smart. Sootch00’s newest video was a great review of what he calls the “Get Home Bag.” -The Berkey Guy
Why Choose A Berkey System?
People are always asking me why they should choose a Berkey Water Purification system? If you have found yourself asking this question, or if now that you own one your friends are asking the same question, here are three reasons. Berkey® Systems are: Simple Effective Affordable Simple The Berkey Water purification systems are simple because […]
Argument & Rescue
The news of Pamela Salant’s successful rescue is a happy ending to a scenario that could have ended up in tragedy. She was camping with her boyfriend near Bear Lake in Oregon. Apparently, the couple had an argument and Pamela stormed off mad. She was wearing shorts and a tank-top and did not have any […]
Welcome to The Berkey Guy’s Blog!
I’d like to extend a cordial welcome to you! We look forward to providing you with great information to help you on your way to achieving greater self-reliance and peace. Please subscribe to our RSS feed and you will automatically receive updates as we make content available here. By subscribing, you will also receive a […]
Burn Treatment by Alan Halcon @ Dirttime.com
The following article’s author, Alan Halcon, published it on February 28, 2011. We are re-posting it with his permission. You may also visit his website: Dirttime.com for other great articles by Alan & his colleagues. Click Here for the original. The hypnotizing affect of a campfire can be relaxing and comforting, but it can also be dangerous. […]