#11 Pernil for New Year’s Day.

By johnelden

Pernil (Roast Pork Shoulder) for New Year’s Day. A Tilney House or Yurt on grid can do what we use. We used our Electric Roaster withRemovable pan & rack. If the power goes out, we can slide the pan on a wood stoveor propane stove top until it is done.For off-grid, use a cast iron…

#9 The $20 Outfit Camping Challenge. 

By johnelden

$20 Outfit Camping Challenge. Early John Elden Gibbons with the under $20 outfit camping challenge.  John Elden and his cameraman are up at camp in 2015. More old videos to come. Now on Amazon Disclaimer: Links on this page may directly benefit us financially. We appreciate anyone purchasing or contributing from our links because it helps us bring you more…

#6 Why Not A Bidet ?

By johnelden

   Why Not A Bidet ? Bidets are designed to clean your bottom regions after you use the toilet. You wash with water and not toilet paper. You can then drip dry or use a washcloth to dry or (YES) toilet paper to dry. Some highfalutin Bidets have an air dryer. Bidets can be an…

#8 Basic Tools For The Homestead

By johnelden

Getting started on a homestead means you will be doing most of or all of the work. For you to do this, you will need to buy land with or without buildings. An old farm is one of the best choices for a homestead. In our case, we. Bought raw land and had to clear it.…

#7 Our Homestead Book – Two

By johnelden

Campfire Navigation: The Survival Sun Compass, First steps to navigation and staying found Campfire Navigation: The Survival Sun Compass, First steps to navigation and staying found – now on Kindle. By John Elden Gibbons Campfire Navigation: The Survival Sun Compass, First Steps toNavigation and Staying Found.Where are you Going? Navigation is simple: Pick a direction,use a reference,…

#5 Alaskan Beans with Video – Recipe

By johnelden

Alaskan Beans – Alone in the Wilderness Style Join John Elden Gibbons on the Bean Cook, Dick Proenneke type beans. Alaskan Bean Recipe 4 cups small Navy beans – Dry Cover with WaterBoil 15-20 minutes and then discard the waterDice two potatoes and add to the beansCover with water and bring to a low boil…

#4 One of Our Homestead Books

By johnelden

Personal Survival Kits: The Soap Box & Shoulder Bag Rig Join Outdoor Expert and Anthropological Writer John Elden Gibbons in this beginner-to-expert camping how-to guide. You may know John Elden and his wife, Teresa S. Landry, from “Rockbottom Survival Skills: The Podcast.” and his TV show: Rockbottom Survival Skills: The Reality.” John has made it his mission to introduce…

#3 Poor Persons Meal

By johnelden

The Poor Persons Meal – Recipe In a skillet: Fry up potatoes and onions.Add hot dogs. Add Water to steam with a cover on the skillet.When the potatoes are soft (test with a fork),Finaly add ketchup. Thin with water as needed. This dish was common in the depression. Hot dogs became a staple.In C.W. Stones’…

#2 How Many Mouths Will You Feed In Hard Times?

By johnelden

Condensation on some of the labels. We are looking our cans over, and anything that’s bad, get’s replaced. The water came from an Ice chest / storage we used before building the pantry.Some of the cans on the bottom got wet from condensation.The Ice chest was great for keeping cans from freezing.However, We also used…

#1 Book Review: Your Money or Your Life

By johnelden

Woodfolks.com is going to review a book a month. You at home can read along with us and post comments. More info on the way. Each month We here at Woodfolks.com will post our opinion and give you an overview here — https://www.facebook.com/RealityTVMustardSproutMedia Book Review #1 Your Money or Your Life: Transforming Your Relationship with…