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5Col.com I believe is a sponsor on the USA Bushcrafter site. I have bought a few things there in the past and have gotten good service. Those rods look like a great value for someone like myself when looking at the common striker rods sold at various places under different names. 4"x 3/8" for...

2 Strikefires are the same cost for me as 2 Light My Fire Army firesteels. Is there anything to recommend one over the other? It looks like the rods come from the same source so, assuming the dimension are the same, they seem to be equivalent to each other. I'm thinking Strikefire at the...

I have butchered a lot of "Feral Hogs" and the effort generally isn't worth it, or at least for any detailed butchering. These wild hogs have very little loin and bacon so, all you really get are the hams and butts. My worst night/following day was 17! Front end loader on the tractor to lift...

An "honor box" by my gate that is supported by good folks would only end up going to the THIEF that empties it. Unfortunately, all it takes is "one bad apple" to spoil it for everyone else. The guy that was evicted out of the rent farm house down the road apparently burned it to the ground the...

Are the Strikefire Firesteels available in the USA? Or, is there a site in the UK that ships to the USA for a reasonable fee? I would like to pick up a LMF Army as well but, normal sources in the USA are sold out of those unless you are will to pay >$50USD!

The problem I have where I live is that we don't have a restaurant and bar culture present I see in most of Europe. If I had a local coffee shop that made good coffee and pastries, I would be super happy to patronize it. However, in the USA if you can't drink your coffee and eat your pastry...

Where I grew up, city folks often came out to show us "hicks" how to grow crops and livestock. They assumed we were too dumb to make money growing food and raising livestock to be successful because we did not have the latest car or whatever. Today, we are still there and they are long gone...

I'm not the biggest Starbucks fan, in fact I don't particularly like their coffee that much but, the people that make society work generally are Starbucks addicts. For me, it is more of a benchmark. I generally look for good middle-class restaurants and common chain coffee places to judge...

Why would I want to move somewhere, even if I have lots of money, where the underlying economy is so messed up I cannot go to a Starbucks, Tim Horton's, etc. and buy a cup of coffee and my only dining options away from home are a 'heart attack special' at a fast food place or a formal sit down...

Thanks for the confirmation of your personal experience that the newer generation light bulbs work for you. Sometimes simple things like this are a life changing discovery to someone who doesn't realize the difference it can make.

This is a wide ranging discussion depending needs, expectations, and budget as a start. Being in Europe, I would strongly suggest you look towards Victron charge controllers for solar panels. Right now I am finding Renogy "portable" panels to be priced well compared to things like the GoalZero...

This sounds a lot like "Seasonal Affected Disorder" or SAD, I'm a bit of a flashlight geek so, light composition is something I think about, and it is more than just about Vitamin D! If you get "Winter Blues", install some natural 'daylight' LED lightbulbs and see if that helps. The new...

@Wander, that would be great! On a related note, I have a nephew that never really adjusted to a moving to house in the country. He grew up in 'high density housing' in lower middle income apartment complexes so, noise, hustle and bustle, light pollution, etc. where normal to him and where he...

On a serious note, people like Starbucks baristas and similar people really can't afford to live there anymore. I lived in a similar situation in Tucson, Arizona with no middle class. There were the daily wage earners working from a job center and the people making well above median incomes...

Wyoming is nice but, the influx of rich people isn't doing the state any favors. Any of the oil boom states in that part of the USA have some issues with costs. Sure, if I was a billionaire it wouldn't matter but, that isn't realistic for most people. If money is truly not an issue, Singapore...

Yep, I read a good deal about the Ionosphere and Stratosphere. The Stratosphere seems to get a lot of negative comments about moisture build-up. The Ionosphere seems to get better uniform positive comments. The Dutch Bivy has that DPM camouflage pattern which I like and it seems like it was...

Yes, goats can get into things if you don't put them up or fence them off. The goats I have been around weren't that bad but, I never really was around a male so can't speak to the trouble they are. The nannie goats with kidds were always lots of fun and the ones I was around where a bit like...

I live in the USA, Texas, so some of the EU sources are a 'no go' due to exorbitant shipping costs. Are Dutch Hooped Bivy available these days for a reasonable price? I want something subdued that is water tight and reasonable in cold weather, in my case around the Minnesota and the Canadian...

Why pigs? Goats would attack your brambles and to me are a whole lot easier to handle. I get pork is likely a more traditional food source but, they have a lot of issues a new "livestock producer" will have a great trouble with. Lambs seem like a classic choice in the UK but, goats are super...

In the USA, with a car, your dream is certainly achievable with a budget in reach of many people. What you describe is best IMHO around SouthEast USA. Think Smokey Mountains, East coast ocean access to places like Hilton Head, and most of the SouthEast has lovely rural woods and forested areas...