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If that is a purculater coofee pot keep it! Then you can make coffee or hot water over the camp fire!

Please be careful!

Thank you. And I will certainly be careful, especially when I make solo trips. It's not a high-speed RV, so I will be taking trips slow and steady. If might be a percolator. I will look again. I'm going to be cleaning it out in the next day or so.

@@ariofsouthdakota cool

Yeah sorry about that. I was still working on my music to voice over sound volumes back then. I had outdated software that didnt give me good control over volumes. But glad you enjoyed the video beside that issue. 🙂

Thankfully I was able to salvage most of it. The corn I didnt attempt to tie up is adapting thankfully.

Thats 1 time I would be happy to be wrong.

I leave my temp at around 100°f for all my foods. Havent done herbs yet, however i might borrow your suggestion for 95° for them. So far, all the meats Ive done at around 105° or the default setting for them. Might need to suggest to Tim to add future temp settings in the software for different types of foods. Wouldnt be a bad idea.

Its really cool, I love it.. If you're interested in it, the link for it is in the description.

Thank you.

My feet got a little wet. Was super windy so waves got big at times and snuck up on me. But had water shoes on. Wasnt too cold. But was a warm day so it felt good.

Didnt think those contained real bleach. At least not enough. Never smells like bleach. But good to know, thanks for the info.

I havent put my feet in the water yet. I might today. Going rock hunting.

I did a video on it. Surprisingly, the only one my cat actually eats of the freeze-dried stuff is the homemade cat food. I learned later and will do this. The next batch is that I can cook rice with the chicken broth and add that to the cat food. Its safe and healthier for them. It's what the dr said to do for a bland diet. So chicken and rice. Plus, I will add carroys, spinach, or pumpkin (for fiber) Heres the link, though. czcams.com/video/Z8vkTPxzIaU/video.html

Thanks you. When I get home in a week, I will have alot of weeding to do.

Thank you. 😁

So sorry to hear that. I hope you feel better soon. The worst was around the ears for me. Its been 2 weeks, the spots are still somewhat visible but fadding. Hope its a speedy recovery for you.

I apreciate that.

I was being completely lazy. When everything always hurts, gotta find shortcuts. So I just put the seeds down then the soil over them. Saved me from having to plant each individual seed. And I come back later and add soil or grass clippings to anything still sticking up out of the ground.

@@ariofsouthdakota well, it was a great idea for a shortcut!

Thank you. I mean, nature isnt perfect. Its a human concept that everything be in perfect rows.

I absolutely love it. It's tricky to use sometimes, but I finally got the hang of it.

And to those who want to judge you or anyone else stockpiling ...while we never went hungry, and where we are in SW Florida they have a Veterans pantry 2 times a month...most Veterans dont even realize there are such things..no income questions. ..but...regardless of what calamity might happen this week, next month or this fall, or never...food will never cost less than it does today... Read that again...

Thank you. I do keep lots of extra toiletries in my popup since if theres an emergancy, thats my getaway option. Please thank your husband for his service for me.

Yes! He got to see me light up when talking about gardening and wanted to see me happy. He couldnt resist after that. So far, its going to be those 5 rows. We are leaving the space between the rows for grass, so will make reverting it back to a lawn when we get ready to sell that much easier. In about a week or two, the rest of the seedlings will be going outside and will be able to show the whole garden off. Its not going to be too big, though he is planning on removing a couple more trees, one will give me more room for more rows in the future.

@@ariofsouthdakota that is AWESOME!

Thank you. Ive been slowly editing that the last two weeks. The kitten has gotten better so Ive been able to do a little more without having to worry about her. Shes a sweet adorable little velociraptor.

@ariofsouthdakota take your time and don't over do it!

I used high for this. So I could closely resemble how it's done on a stove but without burning the butter solids. Which saddly means the solids need to be filtered out.

Im certainly sorry for the struggles you have faced. But I'm glad those struggles turned into an amazing blessing for you and the ones you love. And yes, sepsis is a nasty beast. I had something similar once. Trying to get my cats out during a fire alarm didn't end well. And cat scratch fever is a real thing. I went to the ER that day, and the doctor said I would be fine if I waited until Payday to get my meds. The next day at work, i suddenly got weak and lethargic and told my manager Im not feeling well. Went back to the ER, and they said the cat bite/scratches led to a blood infection and held me hostage for 3 stressful days. I couldn't sleep, and with my food allergies, they didn't have much on the menu for me to eat. Took 36 hours until someone could take my dog out. (Who surprisingly didn't potty anywhere in my house) so it was very stressful. A hospital bad would have been great. Im saving that idea for emergancies. I am very glad you are covered in case of emergency and hard times. My brother tries teasing me anout it and I remind him how FEMA reccomends everyone keeps some energency supplies to get us by for awhile in case of natural disasters. Then reminded him of the 3 tornados that Ripped through Sioux Falls one september day and how I managed to curl up in the bathtub with 2 cats and a dog while the alerts were going non stop on my phone. He shut up then. Im not full on apocalypse prepper, but I am prepared for zombies! 😂

Great question. Mylar bags have plastic liners in them that melt and release toxins when exposed to heat. So cant even pour boiling water them. Retort bags are a special type of mylar that can withstand the heat in pressure cooking. I've read up about stews being retort canned. Im not so sure about soups. I know pressure canning them laid out properly is the key to getting these to work right without them exploding everywhere. It may be possible, but it's so new in a home canning sense that most of it is trial and error right now.

Yeah, I was trying something in this video that didnt work out how zi hoped it would. Still working on how to do peaceful music in the background. The software is sometimes a pain. I am certainly working on how to make it work. Or I just leave the music out. It sounds way differently for me in editing. But thank you very much for your kind words. :)

@@ariofsouthdakota yea music is soothing, I do love all kinds of music and you'll figure it out how to tune down the music and by the way you did do a good job editing the music in so your on the right track 🤗

Thanks

Thank you very much :)

I didn't mess with any settings, its so plug and play its ridiculous. Once everything is plugged in where its supposed to be plugged in its super easy. I will defiantly see what I can do about some of those. I was actually thinking about freeze drying some spaghetti very soon actually, so that that one will be easy. I have freeze tried some Chili already, It reconstitutes really well. I can certainly show how that's done. I probably wont do chili dogs, at least not chili dogs with freeze dried bread.. but I'm certainly down to try some chili dogs with hot dogs and chili and cheese. Setting wise, so easy. I will certainly take note of your suggestions since they fall in line with what I was already planning on doing. I may not get to all of them, but I will certainly try.

@@ariofsouthdakotathanks so much for taking the time to reply.. yes just chili dogs no bread... its reassuring to hear that it operates easily.. I'm a senior and I fully admit while I'm excited about this I was worried I might have trouble operating it

​@skittlesart8917 I try and respond to everyone. Yeah its super easy to operate. But zi do suggest that when you take the probe out of food if you use it. To pull it by the metal tip. Not the cord. I broke mine right away doing that. Candy settings however I cant help with cause Im never running Candy through mine. 😅

That is an awesome tip. Thank you very much. I will give it a try.

Im nervous. This was my first time making wine lol.

@ariofsouthdakota what's the worst that could happen? You make vinegar...

Haha good point. Bet it would make an awesome vinegrete too.

Thank you for your service. And I completely understand that. I once went hungry barely able to feed myself and pay my rent on my meager paycheck. So I vowed to not let myself go through that again. I even started retort canning to make more ready to eat meals, but I still like the idea of having a days supply of food in 1 package. Though they are still rationed, they will keep someone alive. My newer ones however will be having more substance with home freeze dried foods and retort canned foods. Honestly I just love having them ready in case of a disaster.

@@ariofsouthdakota if you’ve got a food dehydrator, you can make your own beef jerky, and vacuum seal it also to put in with your MRE’s. It’s an extra protein source. As a tip, total up the calories of everything you’re putting into your meals. The military MRE’s have around 3500 calories in each MRE. Another side note, include some toilet tissue, that way, you’re not caught with your pants down, and can’t finish taking care of business. You could even throw some gum in them also. If it helps, buy a military MRE and dissect it to give you some different ideas for your MRE’s. Back in the day, they put little bottles of Tobasco sauce in the meals to allow us soldiers to add a little spicy flavor to our meals. I hope this helps you a little bit more.

Yes I have a dehydrator. And now I have a freeze dryer. I have made pemmican bars. And soon about to make a high protein ration bars. Those are some of my newer videos if you want to check them out. Except the protein ration bar. That one is in the making. Ive also gotten into retort canning which is another great way to add protein to MRE's. Should check those out, and stick around, there will be more awesome survival foods going up on my channel. It just cover alot of subjects.

No, I really didn't. Unfortunately, the pain has just gotten much worse since this video.

Sorry, thought I posted it on tbe screen. Its Dairyland pump oil.

I haven't found a place locally to recycle my oil yet. Im pretty sure you can take it to auto parts stores to send out. Havent gone through enough yet to need to take mine in.

That generator had just arrived when this video was made. It was primarily bought so I could take my camper boondocking. So it was still in the box.

@@ariofsouthdakota Oh! Ok.

I filter it between every batch to remove any water. And when using the Robinair oil, I noticed the oxydation. Its simply a matter of needing new oil.

@ariofsouthdakota wow... that seems like a lot of oil and filters. With my HR premium pump, I only do it every 30+ batches.

I just use coffee filters. I thought HR was also supposed to filter between each batch? Since water can het into the oil. I even bought the harvest right oil filter. I actually dont mind filtering between each batch though, that way I can spot a problem early. Thankfully this issue resolved itself.

@ariofsouthdakota that's great that the issue resolved itself. HR I think, with the standard pump, it every 5-6 runs. But, that might have changed.

@CharlieB_P2ST ahh okay. Its been years since I owned an HR. And saddly never even made it thru 1 run. Got a faulty one. So unfortunately my experience with HR is limited to what others say on facebook usually.

Yeah, Ive seen posts on that. Already seen people say that prefreezing them breaks the skin enough for freeze drying. I might have to do a run where I try a few different methods in 1 batch.

Great idea! I love it. I'm getting ready to do some math and make freeze dried individual jam packs. though will need to pack the sugar separate from the rest. so that's why its going to take a little math to figure out how much of what will be needed for the recipe. leaving the sugar out so it doesn't explode in the freeze dryer. I have done some strawberry banana powder for smoothies so far. but haven't made any smoothies just yet.

Sweet, Nice tip. Thank you!! :)

I completely understand your struggle. had the same issues and Stay Fresh has been very awesome. I've only had 1 issue and it resolved itself. Currently editing the video that shows my 1 problem and how it resolved its self as well as a 2nd option for a solution. Absolutely Love my StayFresh and I wouldn't recommend any item I didn't believe in and use myself.

I dont like the way the bread mold is in the bread maker. I prefer using the regular bread pans. I just get impatient when its rising.

Thank you kindly

They are retort bags, i put a link to them in the description. Im not sure how high above sea level you are. That determines how much PSI you need for pressure cooking. It follows the same pressure cooking rules as jars. it just needs to be layed out differently to prevent blowouts like a few we saw. Under 4,000 elevation is 11psi for pressure cooking. Where I am, it's above 4,000 ft and requires 15psi. And each food has different time lemgths, but I give mine a little extra so the food on the inside also gets up to proper temperature.

I'd absolutely love to know of any good places to visit here. I know there's a seed exchange that's supposed to happen next month, but I can't wait to explore all the great fishing and foraging spots.

Im really sorry that happened to you. Its terrible when you know something is not right, but they just dismiss you. We know our bodies better than anyone else and know when something needs to be looked into.

That's awesome. I am planning on growing some spring wheat, so I have something growing. and will continue planting the Hard Red Winter Wheat until I have enough for replanting and harvesting. food is so unstable that I am feeling even the basic of things will need to be grown ourselves. I even ordered some sugar beets for this years crops. Hoping to also receive some heritage seeds from the Choctaw tribe. Mostly I wanted the tribal tobacco seeds.

@@ariofsouthdakota now that sounds amazing!