Author: James Burnette

  • How to cut your electric bill by 74%!

    This is the story how I managed to cut my electric bill 74% over this winter. No I did not freeze my balls off. I kinda hate the cold so the idea of sitting around shivering or having to stay bundled up all winter did not appeal to me at all. No I remained nice and toasty all winter long while averaging a monthly electric bill of $55.32.

     

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  • Sauerkraut

    I’ve decided to make a batch of sauerkraut. I enjoy a lot having it once a week or so. I’ve heard that the store bought stuff is nowhere near as good as homemade live culture.

    I’ve seen fancy  crocks online but at a hundred bucks that way to expensive for me. I used a free icing bucket from walmart, a two dollar plate, an empty gallon jug and some cheese cloth I had laying around.  After some searching I found a simple process for making kruat.

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  • Hello world!

    Welcome to survivalpunk my attempt to write about my favorite subjects: Survival, paleo eating and punk music. The blog will feature how to articles, gear reviews, camping trips, gardening/permaculture, recipes and much more. So stick around I have a lot in store for this blog