Fresh Rotisserie Chickens for Under $2.50!

Fresh Rotisserie Chickens for Under $2.50!

If you love good food for less, keep reading! One would be hard pressed to find a better deal on food than the rotisserie chickens from Sam’s club. While these are not organic free range chickens that have been given personal care, they provide a lot of meat for around $5. Just last week, we purchased one of these rotisserie chickens …

I Finally Used my Granberg Alaskan Chainsaw Mill

Granberg Alaskan Chainsaw Mill - East Texas Homestead

Last Christmas, I collected quite a few Amazon.com gift cards from friends and family. In years past, this would cause a dilemma due to having so many options. Not this year! I knew exactly what I wanted. I had become quite a fan of the Wranglerstar channel on YouTube and really enjoyed his videos on timber framing. One of the coolest …

My Favorite Thanksgiving Yet

Tyler State Park on Thanksgiving Day

After polishing off the last of the Thanksgiving leftovers, I want to tell you about our Thanksgiving. We had initially planned to go up north to visit Jenn’s side of the family. Unfortunately, our boys got sick and we opted to forgo the 17 hour car ride due to the circumstances. We were really looking forward to visiting with family …

Mr. Heater – Big Buddy with 20 lb Propane Tank – Review

Mr. Heater - Big Buddy with 20 pound propane tank

How to use Mr. Heater Big Buddy with a 20-pound propane tank In the video below, I show you the first time I started up and used my Mr. Heater Big Buddy propane space heater. I opted for using the 20-pound tank connected by a hose and propane filter. This seems like a better setup than the 1 pound tanks since …

Turning East Texas Red Clay Into Brown Soil

East Texas Red Clay

How can you turn East Texas red clay into brown soil? Those of you who live or play around red clay know just how invasive it can become. You can step in it on Monday and track it all through your house on Friday. It doesn’t drain water and it is super hard and compact. It’s a wonder anything can …

Easy Freeze Plug Fix for Jeep Wrangler

How to fix a freeze plug with JB Water Weld This isn’t the classic “homesteading” post, but it is part of our journey. the video below shows you an easy freeze plug fix for my Jeep Wrangler. I want to start by saying, I’m not a professional mechanic. But i can tell you that this $9 tube of JB Weld will cost …