Her Own Untraditional Idaho, Tammy Trayer – Interview by Dr. Prepper
Her Own Untraditional Idaho, Tammy Trayer Tammy Trayer, author of Mountain Woman Journals, is a freelance writer, an author, a radio show hostess, and a longtime web designer. She specializes in the outdoors environment, is an active entrepreneur, a true pioneer...
Gathering Fatwood & What is Fatwood
For those seasoned outdoorsmen and women you are probably familiar with Fatwood. For those of you unfamiliar with the term Fatwood or you see Fatwood sold in the stores and outdoor catalogs, but are unaware of what it really is, let us educate you. Fatwood is a...
Crackers, Crackers and More Crackers….
With the Mountain Boy being on a gluten free and casein free diet. We choose to make everything from scratch. EVERYTHING!! Something that he actually requested this weekend was homemade crackers. Now when I make anything I tend to do what I call DOCTOR it up... I...
How to make homemade spikes and nails on the forge
Well the Mountain Man has been busy in his smithy! Wait till you see all the REALLY cool stuff he's made. Some of his new creations will be added to our website store and others will be shared here with his how-to videos. Today's video below will show you how to...
Check out the NEW Mountain Man Survival Paracord Net
After spending the night in the woods and making various new things on his trek he returned with a new idea in mind. After perfecting it and utilizing it in MANY ways, we have added it to our store. Here are some videos he created this week to show you just a glimpse...
Fresh Bread on a Wood Stove
My family and I greatly enjoy our winters in Idaho. It gets snowy and cold, but the snow stays around and the cold is a crisp cold — not a bone-chilling cold with heavy humidity, like we were used to when we lived on the East Coast. We look forward to the snowshoe...
MultiFlame Tools
MultiFlame Mini Tool Our MultiFlame Mini Tool is a 6" fire piston and so much more. Made of aluminum, it is light weight and has multiple functions. Its main function is the fire piston to provide a form of fire starting for in your pack. The knob is removable...
Bacon Buttermilk Skillet Cornbread
With our traditional off-grid lifestyle, it’s only fitting that our Christmas and Thanksgiving holidays follow suit. Our families are 2,500 miles away, so we’ve created new traditions of our own while still holding tight to old traditions. I would love to share some...
Gluten Free No Flour Peanut Butter Cookies
Well everyone - don't those cookies look delish??? The Mountain Boy has been taking his hand in the kitchen this week. We have been busy canning deer burger, carrots and pumpkin. Stay tuned because I will be sharing my knowledge on the above with blog posts and...
But Baby It's Cold Outside… Winter Preparedness
As I am typing this the temperature has dropped to 5°. You know it is cold when breathing the air catches your breath. You also know it is cold when the sun is shining, you are milking the goats and the milk bucket has frozen fast to your hand. Not good!! I would...