Author: James Burnette

Wheat Nutrient Dense

Nutrient Dense VS. Calorie Dense

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Wheat Nutrient Dense
Wheat

These two terms are often confused. Nutrient dense and calorie dense are often completely separate. While you are getting enough calories you are not getting enough nutrients. This makes you crave more food. It is one of the reasons for overeating. Your body craves the missing nutrients. As you keep piling in food lacking in nutrients you stay hungry.

I heard recently that wheat was calorie dense. I almost snapped out. This common myth is so pervasive. If you ask ten people on the street if wheat is nutrient dense you will get 9 yes’. Why do so many think wheat is good for you. You will get many answers. Mostly we have relied on grains for the growth of civilization for thousands of years. It’s always been done. Tradition. I’m here to break that today.

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Dual Homestead Home

Putting the Home In Dual Homestead

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Dual Homestead Home
Dual Homestead Home

Today I have an update on the homestead front. I’m sure you read about my frustrations a few weeks ago. This week is all different. I spent a week up on the land getting work done. So many things finally got accomplished. We still have so much more to do. It was refreshing to move forward. It felt like we were spinning our wheels for so long. Most importantly was the shed delivery.

You can homestead without a home. Though not quite a Home yet it’s progress. Not to go off in hippie land but it felt like home. I immediately felt comfortable in it. Well except the first night. That was a cold night. Let me tell you all about it and the other projects accomplished.

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Exo Bars

Exo Bars: Cricket Flour Protein Bars

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Exo Bars
Exo Bars

I’ve talked about the Exo bars before. I wanted to try some but never got around to it. Recently I shot them an email to see if they would send out some for review. They got them right out to me. I decided to do this review a little different. Normally I will open an item and take lots of pictures. Tell you all about what I thought about the flavor. Not this time. Exo has a goal to make eating insects normal. They want it to go mainstream in America.

In America eating bugs has become such a taboo. Like I’ve written about before I have eaten bugs often. None of this when I have to I will crap. As Coach Nick Says I live the brand. So I wanted to help Exo with their goal. I had a lot of friends try the Exo bars. People that have never eaten bugs before. In a small way I wanted to turn a simple review into a way to open eyes. How did it go? How are the bars? Let’s find out.

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Trek light Double Hammock

Trek Light Double Hammock Review

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Trek light Double Hammock
Trek light Double Hammock

 

I like to use gear extensively before I review it. I don’t want to recommend something to you guys without first beating it. It if makes it through my torture tests then It gets the survivalpunk stamp of approval. I bought my trek light double hammock a few years ago. For a while it didn’t get much use. I knew I needed to review it. For the past few months I have used it daily. Right now I’m using it like a couch. Also a bed and a chair. At this point I have used it more than the regular user ever will. I know the trek light hammock inside and out. What do I think of it after all this time? Let’s find out.

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3D Printer

Episode #33 3D Printers For Survival

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3D Printer
3D Printer
 

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Join James and Mike this week as they discuss 3D printers for survival. James discusses how he selected internet for Dual Homestead. Mike had to go to the doctor’s office. We talk about ISIS getting arrested at the border. What did it really mean? Mike reads another article from Cracked. He discusses 7 Survival Tactics that will get you killed.

James and Mike review the Exo bars made from cricket flour. James tricks Mikes daughter into eating a piece of the exo bar. It was Mikes first time eating bugs. What did he, the ultimate picky eater think?

Want a new use for pine bark? Try making Pine Bark Bacon. James made some and was  surprised by the results.

The main topic of the episode is all about 3d printers. They are the future. Don’t think they have anything to do with survival? Listen into todays show to see how they do. Everything from printing guns to starting a business

 

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