Month: February 2023

27 Feb

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Writing: Washing Laundry by Hand

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Washing laundry by hand is defined as not using a machine to clean your laundry but having to physically do something to make it clean....

20 Feb

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Writing: 5 Firewood Terms (Part 2)

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Fire is used for heating, cooking, lighting, and more. It is important you know the basic terminology. However, characters who have never dealt with fire...

13 Feb

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Writing: 5 firewood terms (Part 1)

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Fire is used for heating, cooking, lighting, and more. It is important you know the basic terminology. However, characters who have never dealt with fire...

12 Feb

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Writing: 5 Non-Electric Ways to Stay Warm (part 2)

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Welcome to part two. If you enjoy this episode and find it helpful, check out part one. When winter hits, we all know how important...

11 Feb

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Writing: 5 Non-Electric Ways to Stay Warm (Part one)

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When winter hits, we all know how important it is to stay warm. Being too cold can cause everything from wind burn to frostbite, hypothermia,...

10 Feb

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Writing: Beeswax 101

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Beekeepers get two products from bees. The first is honey. The second product is beeswax. Today we will focus on beeswax. A simple definition of...

09 Feb

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Writing: Honey 101

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Beekeepers get two products from bees. The first is honey, and the second is beeswax. Today we will focus on the honey. It is a...

08 Feb

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Writing: Beekeeping

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While the collection of honey and beeswax is thought to have been happening since roughly the beginning of mankind, the first known record of this...

07 Feb

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Writing: Lean to Shelter

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Today’s episode is about lean-to survival shelters. Lean-to’s are one of the oldest types of shelters. They are usually made to fit one to two...

06 Feb

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Writing: Flint and Steel

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We have used flint and steel since the iron age. High carbon steel, to be exact, but there are more modern versions that give a...