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  1. Cascadian

    I am feeling optimistic today

    With all the new folks joining and others describing how we are one big family it occured to me we may get to meet in person. I mean when they round us all up how many camps do you think they will have? There see how I added some cheer today. 🤗
  2. Cascadian

    Moulage- simulated injuries

    During our EMT years we used this stuff for training. It occurred to me knowing how to do this may be useful in a WROL situation. If you look like you were already beat up and robbed, you may be passed over. At least initially. On the flip side a bad guy could do the same thing to trick you into...
  3. Cascadian

    Nebo headlamp review

    This review is long overdue. About 2 years ago we bought these as stocking stuffers for family. They loved them. Especially the the fact that they can attach to the bill of a hat. We hadn't seen them in the store we originally purchased from. About a year ago we got 2 on Amazon. They are pretty...
  4. Cascadian

    Dust to Glory Baja 1000

    With major power outages and no home internet we decided to watch a movie while we ran the Genny to run the fridge and freezer. I am not sure exactly where we got this 20 year old DVD from but yesterday we were bored enough to check it out. I have mentioned before my wife and I had done off-road...
  5. Cascadian

    Magus tribute

    As Supervisor said with @Magus away we are missing a certain strangeness. Here is my contribution. Sometimes I wake up with a country song stuck in my head. Since I detest country western music, it is especially odd. My theory is that is what they were listening to on the mother ship when they...
  6. Cascadian

    Pantry hacks and failures

    We don't have a thread on this that I saw. Post what does and doesn't work. I have seen some of this sprinkled around in other discussions. Such as rotation systems physical shelves as well as lists. What gave me the idea was eating some of our mistakes. Canned food past it's "best by" dates...
  7. Cascadian

    Mountain House freeze Dry sale

    Today I became aware of a really good sale 30% to 50% off. I called and they said it was an overstock sale. Currently there isn't an end date set per say. It is while supplies last. Our grandkids really like the Granola and Blueberries. https://mountainhouse.com/collections/sale
  8. Cascadian

    Binoculars?

    I can't believe we don't have a thread on this, unless I missed it. So what do you have? What do you want? What doesn't work? My wife and I realized we only have one pair. They reside at the house for seeing who is at the gate, what's in the backyard etc. We would like something in the...
  9. Cascadian

    Mini pack saddle.

    I bought one of these for my mini donkey. I was going to take him backpacking. It didn't really work out. We used it around the neighborhood for training but never went. I have the harness, the pad and paniers. I think they are the Targee. Not sure it is this brand exactly but the name sounded...
  10. Cascadian

    Thinking about getting sheep

    I did a search here and didn't find much about sheep here. A coworker is decreasing their flock. When they say they are not I'll or a problem otherwise I have no reason to disbelieve them. Specifically they are selling 2 ewes a couple years old and 4 lambs at least 1 is a ram for $800. They say...
  11. Cascadian

    Bruce Lee

    I found a pair of padded nunchucks at a yard sale for 50 cents and gave them to my grandsons. After they played with them for awhile I said, you should see Bruce Lee with these. Naturally they said who? I showed them some videos. I confess I had forgotten how amazing he was. This is the pingpong...
  12. Cascadian

    Car batteries

    Like most I have purchased many over the years. What I have learned is the different brands all come from only a few factories. To me what has been more important is the warranty. Let's face it no matter how long it is 24 or 84 months it craps out right after that. So we needed a battery for...
  13. Cascadian

    Family traditions

    Our family didn't really have many traditions that I can recall. Other than some recipes maybe. I have started one by giving my grandkids a Buck woodsman knife when they turn 10 engraved with their name. The girls get the wood handles with brass. The boys get black and silver, because I imagine...
  14. Cascadian

    Frodo idea

    Hey @Frodo I saw this on Bucks website. I gotta admit I am intrigued. Have you thought of something like this before, working with existing boots? http://enews.buckknives.com/q/xlZJiG_Nz66rNgVB1X9V5iXRhKQjgE6bF3pgsQ57Ml2m8JlQKHG6xC6sg
  15. Cascadian

    Bee info

    I looked for a general Bee thread and didn't find one. We are pretty new to bees but I wanted to share some info. Maybe it's common knowledge, but in case it isn't. An old timer told my wife to bang a metal pan on when they bees swarm. I don't know the scientific reasoning but it makes them all...
  16. Cascadian

    Side hustles

    I think many of us are at least considering ways to offset inflation or pay for an extra something. This sounds doable and shouldn't take too much time from other things. What else have you thought about or have seen?
  17. Cascadian

    The Heirloom Expo is back

    My wife and I went for the 3 days back in 2018 I believe. It was shut down in 2020. It was a 10 hr drive for us but we really enjoyed it. Now that it is in Ventura CA. The drive is 14 hrs. I doubt we will make it but wanted to post for those who can. https://theheirloomexpo.com/
  18. Cascadian

    The challenges of country life

    I was just thinking with folks looking to move to the country, we could post some of the downsides or challenges. Not necessary a rant section but if the rant fits. Let's face it we have it pretty good but it is not all sunshine and rainbows. I also considered naming it Homesteading Headaches.😂...
  19. Cascadian

    Homemade dog food

    We were starting to consider making dog food for many reasons. In looking for info here I found some stuff sprinkled through other threads. I thought having one dedicated to this might be useful to others as well. I saw references to dehydrating, canning, nutrition, recipes and others. From what...
  20. Cascadian

    Wheat

    So I have been looking at wheat for LTS. There are about 4 different kinds. Hard-soft, red-white? I was looking on Amazon they have 4. Provident pantry only has 2. I read a few articles and am still confused. I think we want soft white. My wife does all the baking which is partly why I don't...
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