tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406Thu, 19 Dec 2024 03:32:57 +0000Survival FoodSurvival GearSurvival MentalityAdventures in DehydratingfoodstuffSurvival Food StorageInstructiveSurvival BooksSurvival MediaSurvival FinancialApartment preppingFerFALInventory StuffResolutionsSurivalSurvival LearningSurvival SkillsTestingTrainingbook reviewssurvival storageupdatesWelcome to my CaveStead and living life on a survival budget!http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")Blogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-211093853306446111Sat, 23 Apr 2016 00:11:00 +00002016-04-22T19:11:31.608-05:00 Hi guys. Today I learned how to make laundry soap. I just grated 3 bars of Fels-Naptha soap into a 5 gallon paint bucket. Then I added 3 gallons of hot water and stirred it all up. Now I am going to let it set over night, and in 24 hours I will add in another 2 gallons. Then let it sit for 2 days. It should make about 5 gallons of really concentrated laundry soap or 10 gallons of non http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2016/04/today-i-made-laundry-soap.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-5506882532733957067Sat, 28 Mar 2015 07:30:00 +00002015-03-28T02:30:08.566-05:00 Updates and Stuff. I am bad at this! First off, I want to apologize about the lack of updates on my blog. The past 8 months have been a whirlwind of busy-ness that turned my personal life in ways I did not expect. However I am making this year a time of personal responsibility and accountability and that means being accountable for past promises that were not delivered. This time last year, Ihttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2015/03/updates-soap-lady-and-gluten-free.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-3116379124573880764Sat, 12 Jul 2014 19:13:00 +00002014-07-12T14:14:31.651-05:00 Eggplant Urban Farm Supply: A Review. The Store! Hi guys, I am back with another article, this time about a really cool business that I found in North St. Paul, Minnesota. Have any of you heard of Eggplant Urban Farm Supply? They cater to urban homesteaders! Looking for books on gardening, cheese making, food preserving, beekeeping, wine brewing or raising chickens? Or…. Need to order http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2014/07/eggplant-urban-farm-supply.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1388907397769626428Sat, 21 Jun 2014 23:57:00 +00002016-04-27T23:08:11.798-05:00 Hi guys, I know it has a VERY LONG time since I have made another post. (I am very bad about these things, though My old laptop fried!) I am just putting up a little post today to show you that I have updated my laundry setup! I have had this for several years now and it works great and I am willing to share what I have done with you guys. As you may or may not remember from a previous article,http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2014/06/laundry-update-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1677673818910187720Sat, 12 Apr 2014 04:26:00 +00002014-04-11T23:26:21.298-05:00Hi guys, I am back on doing my blog again. Sorry I have not been posting the past few months. I just have had a lot going on, most of it pretty good. I will soon have some products to review on here again. Right now they are a going to be a bit of a secret, but I did pick them up at Survival Preppers Expo last weekend. That was a hell of a weakend too. If you have not heard of the event, go herehttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2014/04/expos-and-new-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-3542047052088918820Sat, 24 Aug 2013 19:03:00 +00002013-08-24T14:03:38.649-05:00I SO love my pack... I mean family. They gave me a really nice gift, a RadioShack NOAA weather radio! You see I don't watch much tv and I have not been on the internet for a while, so I don't get the weather news. I love it! It gives the weather forecast for upto the next week, and also alerts you to storm watches, warnings and amber alerts in your area. It is very customizable, were you can get http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2013/08/prepping-tools-radioshack-noaa-weather.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-5449828859792254603Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:34:00 +00002013-01-15T13:39:26.529-06:00 Two new additions to my library. Eating for Victory and Make Do and Mend. These two books are a collection of reproduction pamphlets that were handed out by the British Ministry of Food and the Ministry of War to the common folks during the second world war on how to live on the ration system. These two books also are a very good peek into what our friends in Great Britain had to deal with http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2013/01/two-new-additions-to-my-library.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-8120654594673651264Fri, 07 Sep 2012 03:40:00 +00002012-09-06T22:58:46.074-05:00Prepping Vacation, Summer Reflections Hey guys. Wow, it has been a little over 3 months since my last post!? Wow. Sorry it has been so long. I ended up taking a couple of months off to have a bit of prepping vacation. Not that I ever really stopped picking up good information for prepping. I just needed a break for a while. It is easy to burn out from doing this all the time. This summer I http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/09/prepping-vacation-summer-reflections.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-2456299090360551599Mon, 04 Jun 2012 16:06:00 +00002012-06-04T11:06:42.466-05:00Just a notice to you guys, if you have a Roundy's or Rainbow near you, they have a sale on Ball canning jars and lids, buy 2 get 1 free. I might get in on that deal. Sorry for no articles as of late, I have been busy these few days. I will get something up this week! Ravenwolf.http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/06/canning-supply-sale.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-2434097642379946856Wed, 23 May 2012 01:14:00 +00002012-05-22T20:14:13.927-05:00(Originally posted here on Todays Survival Show Forums... but I thought I would put this here!) I got a bit of a story to tell you guys. Last week* for some odd reason, I was making my usual run to the grocery store, and I was going to add in a few stock up items. When I was there, I suddenly got this huge urge to add a lot of extra chicken soup and cheese ravioli. Was odd was, yes I do http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/05/sickness-and-6th-sense.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1400570668386111559Mon, 14 May 2012 23:53:00 +00002012-05-14T18:53:52.910-05:00Hey guys! I am just letting you know that I am still around. Right now I have been doing a little cave spring cleaning, and donating some old bones that I don't need anymore. Books are being donated, old clothes that are too worn out are going to the trash, or rag bin. Food being rotated. Rotating and donating should be a part of prepping too! That is the difference between being a prepper and ahttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/05/hey-guys-i-am-just-letting-you-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-7239459688368957537Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:25:00 +00002012-04-09T22:25:46.397-05:00Survival MediaHey guys,  I just wanted to let you guys know about this webisode show called Real Day Preppers. It is a unlike Doomsday Preppers, this show is no spin, and shows that us Preppers are NORMAL PEOPLE! I so far am loving the hell out of this project. This show is fully produced by lowbuckprepper. Also as an aside, check out his youtube channel too, he has some good tutorials too! So far his http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/04/survival-media-real-day-preppers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-2474894265114188558Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:01:00 +00002012-03-24T00:13:20.798-05:00Hey guys, I just wanted to write a quick article on some of the prepping items that I absolutely love an I use them quite often, even almost daily!The List:Hiking Backpack: I picked it up cheap at a garage sale for $3, and I use it every time I go out. It is good for shopping, and carrying most items. If I am gone longer than 4 hours I will put a meal in there for when I am out and about and it http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/03/some-of-my-favorite-prepping-items-that.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1436772985128605082Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:16:00 +00002012-03-18T15:30:37.636-05:00Survival MentalityThere are just somethings you really cannot describe when it comes to doing what I do. There is a certain 'feeling' when you vacumme seal a package of dried blueberries as a special flavoring for later. There is a certain 'feeling' when there is a snow storm outside, and you really dont care because you have the extra food at home to make your own hot chocolate from dry chocolate mix, dry milk, http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/03/feeling-of-prepping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-5710516467641288368Thu, 15 Mar 2012 21:37:00 +00002012-03-15T16:48:14.492-05:00foodstuffNow that the issues with my paw... I mean hand are almost over, I have gone back to doing some more prepping. I went back to the project that I started 2 months ago, draining cans of veggies and dehydrating them. Did you know that 5 cans of 14.5 oz mixed veggies dried down can fill up a half of a mason jar? This is good to know if you live in an apartment. Also you can keep the water that was in http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/03/dehydrating-more-veggies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1606908136593156278Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:22:00 +00002012-03-07T12:44:29.060-06:00Hi guys,As you all know, I have been dealing with some problems with my hand getting cut, and having surgery to repair the problems. Here are some things that I have learned during all these troubles. I had originally posted this in a thread on Today's Survival Show forums under the thread named "accident happen". This kind of covers when I had the first initial cut and repair at the emergency http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/03/prepping-lessons-learned-during.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1409128681318903929Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:55:00 +00002012-02-28T19:05:50.458-06:00Hi guys, Just an update. Had the surgery 2 weeks ago, cast and all. after 10 days I got the cast off and now I am working with a splint. It is a pain in the butt. Right now I am working with 1 and a half paws. Sooo.. not much going on with the prepping front since I cant lift much over 5 lbs. Supposed to have the splint on for a few weeks. What fun. I did manage to get some canned meat though http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/02/update-i-have-been-home-for-while.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-3262327426653498849Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:03:00 +00002012-02-09T16:04:47.133-06:00Hey guys, just a quick note. I will be having surgery on my paw... I mean hand tomorrow, and will be gone for about 2 weeks. Wish me luck.Ravenwolfhttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/02/gone-for-2-weeks.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-1656847406332400208Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:29:00 +00002012-02-04T21:52:53.548-06:00Survival Food StorageHey guys, I know it has been a long time again since I have posted anything on here. A lot of personal problems have been getting in the way, but I am still prepping. Mostly I am sticking to food right now. I keep watching videos on food storage as much as I can. But, for all the different food items that people stock, I notice that there is one food that is not talked about. Seafood. I know thathttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2012/02/food-prepping-and-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-8185426751743407367Sat, 31 Dec 2011 11:15:00 +00002011-12-31T05:22:54.039-06:00Adventures in DehydratingDid you know that a little over 5 lbs of veggies dried will fit into a quart mason jar? That is a lot of food in such a little space. Those were all frozen veggies that went directly from the freezer, out of the bag and into the dehydrator. Now I have a yummy mix of carrots, corn, broccoli, green beans and sweet peas in a mason jar.Oh, and they were a dollar for a 1 lb bag when I got them.http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2011/12/dehydrating-didya-know.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-7189809437751638835Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:03:00 +00002011-12-25T14:13:42.441-06:00Hey guys, I just wanted to write a quick post and say Merry Christmas to all my readers. I know that I have not posted much the last several months or so. There have been a lot of real life issues going on in my personal life. None that I would really like to share online, but those few of you whom I have spoken privately, I think you would understand. Those of you that do know, I don't want thathttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-2741639778673516254Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:42:00 +00002011-10-09T16:58:24.389-05:00Hi guys! I am back, I had a bit of a busy summer and I have not written here in almost 2 months. I seriously apologize for that. I needed a little time off, though I am still prepping! Anyways, I have a little bit of a prepper story for you. This is just a small story though. About the end of July, we had a pretty good rain storm going on. It was strong enough to make the lights flicker. So I http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2011/10/long-time-no-post-sorry.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-4169842212483095372Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:38:00 +00002011-08-14T14:42:06.914-05:00Hey if any of you have a Menards near you, check out their shelving sale under their weekly ads. They have good shelving and storeage ideas this month. I saw 5.5 quart tubs for .99 cents and shelves for as cheap as $20. Sorry I have not been posting too much. I should have some stuff up tonight. http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2011/08/need-shelves-check-out-menards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-4259419251591378340Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:39:00 +00002011-07-28T03:27:15.225-05:00Survival MediaAnyone knows, that knowledge is power, but it rarely comes free. Well, for those of you on a budget, but have the interwebs, I have a host of places where you can either get some good .pdfs or books for relatively low cost. Or in many cases, free. Here is a list that this old she-wolf has in her bookmarks or dug up reference. Here is what I unearthed.For .pdfs:Scribed: This is a good place to gethttp://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2011/07/search-for-free-knowledge-in-different.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14165406.post-8909146898425953909Thu, 07 Jul 2011 03:29:00 +00002011-07-06T22:31:58.732-05:00"I am FOR growing my own food at home, so that way there will be MORE food for others to enjoy in the grocery stores!" - I came up with that one today. Sometimes it is more productive to tell someone you are for something than against something.http://wolftavern.blogspot.com/2011/07/quick-quote.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wolfen aka "Ravenwolf31")1