Thousand Yard Stare

http://www.vhhydro.com The hydroponics towers from Vertical Horizons are now available in 3 sizes - 1m (for 18 plants), 1.5m (for 30 plants) and 2m (for 45 plants) and the cost is excellent considering the care and detail. They come with everything needed to create a productive vertical garden and everything is food safe, recycled or recyclable. Hydroponic systems take very little maintenance and produce great yields on a tiny footprint. In my opinion the incredibly low running costs, high yields and low maintenance make hydroponic systems the method of choice for my leafy veg growing although I have grown micro bush tomatoes and various herbs in them no problem. As the nutrient requirements can be very different for leafy and fruiting plants I prefer to have separate systems for each type of plants so I can get the nutrients in solution right for the plant - that way they grow faster, mature quickly and yields are always great. The desktop hydroponic planter I grew the lettuce in was shown first here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMhR0MfSQsg and can be bought from Letpot here: https://letpot.com/ You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

My foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi Opinel No.8 knife: https://geni.us/Oytj Collins mushroom book: https://geni.us/UHenUIB My Amazon review for the mushroom book: https://amzn.to/3WGLDlR Collins food for free book: https://geni.us/pMOj8I Dehydrator I use: https://ebay.us/Q5e11d A quick hunt with my friend Colin in the local woods where one small area has produced a nation of Penny Bun, Hedgehog Fungus and Amethyst Deceiver in the past. Today it gave up lots of Horn of Plenty and some surprise Winter Chanterelle - it is a really productive spot and I'll be back soon for more Winter Chanterelle. This is foraging for FREE FOOD and considering the current cost (and scarcity) of shop-bought food we would be crazy not to harvest what Nature is providing for us. As we wandered all over the wood with our baskets containing fungi there will surely be millions of spores distributed into suitable areas so in years to come there will be more of this bountiful natural crop to harvest. On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster or a bloated blue-haired screamer for the last packet of Super Noodles in a ransacked supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. Foraging is most definitely one of those useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

My foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi Opinel No.8 knife: https://geni.us/Oytj Collins mushroom book: https://geni.us/UHenUIB My Amazon review for the mushroom book: https://amzn.to/3WGLDlR Collins food for free book: https://geni.us/pMOj8I Dehydrator I use: https://ebay.us/Q5e11d A great hunt foraging for the first of the Wood Hedgehog mushrooms / Hedgehog Fungus in my local woodlands. They are great for cooking and will dry for storage very well. There's not much similar to this fungus so it is a good one for a foraging beginner like myself to identify safely and stock up on for the 'Dark Winter' ahead. Adding these to the Ceps / Penny Buns I found a few weeks ago will make for a highly nutritious and healthy base for any meal. There were also a few Amethyst Deceivers found to sprinkle some color into any cooking so it was a good hunt for edibles. On the non-edible side of things I found some Cramp Ball Fungus / Alfred's Cakes and so demonstrated how good they are as a natural tinder to take a spark.......then I have a bit of a ramble which was edited down from something 3x as long. On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster or a bloated blue-haired screamer for the last packet of Super Noodles in a ransacked supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. Foraging is most definitely one of those useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

Vertplanter Pot on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BC1134NZ Vertplanter Website: https://vertplanter.com/ Use coupon code PONDGURU for 12% off (cheapest on the VERTPLANTER website) This is a really interesting idea for a planter and although I've used mosses and ferns to plant it up the planter would surely be great for orchids since the water bleeds through the pot very evenly and creates a moist environment for roots. It is now a couple of weeks after making the video and everything I planted is doing very well. Maybe a mixture of moss and orchids would be the way to go for a truly beautiful display? Mine is very 'rustic' but would look great in a bathroom or bedroom. I will be giving one of the planters away (UK only) soon so watch out for that - it will be on my THOUSAND YARD STARE channel (not on the PONDGURU channel) so subscribe there and hit the bell to keep notified of new uploads. There are loads more give-aways coming before Christmas...... Thanks to VERTPLANTER for sending me the planters to review and show viewers of my channels.

Water filters: https://filterpro.co.uk/water-filters-12-c.asp Video on Family Water Filter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqeLpVSpoHI&t=21s These are proper water filters for ensuring a clean, healthy supply of drinking water for / if (when) the grid goes down and the water supply stops or for anyone who enjoys self reliance or owns a campervan. The community water filter will provide clean water for a whole community and is normally installed inside a school, clinic or hospital in disaster zones. We take clean water for granted in the 'developed' world but our infrastructure can be fragile or messed with as we've seen in the last few years as we move into an age of manufactured crisis, stumbling towards Agenda 2030. What does having a water filter on stand-by mean? Well, the worst case scenario is that you have a water filter on stand-by in case anything happens to the water supply infrastructure, nothing happens and you still have a filter on stand-by for the future. The best case scenario you've got clean drinking water when others are drinking contaminated water and dying from cholera or other dirty water conditions ....... It's a win/win when you're prepared but it's a lose/lose if you're not prepared and there is a huge difference between both scenarios - literally life and death as people all round the world who currently use these filters every day are well aware of. Full information for Family and Community filters: http://www.grifaid.org/buy-water-filters (NGO sales) We are the retail sellers for the water filters: http://www.filterpro.co.uk Time stamps for video: 00:00 Intro 02:14 Family Filter Demonstration 06:53 Community Filter Demonstration 12:22 Community Filter Close Up 15:07 Outro Thanks to anyone who share his video and feel free to download it and upload to your channel - that's no worries as there is no copyright on his video and I will not chase you - just leave the video description intact if you upload it to your channel. Check out my other videos as self sufficiency is a massive part of what I do. Preparing for potential hard times is what we used to do naturally but now through the enforced idiocy of mainstream media and 'entertainment' we're taught to regard that as being unusual - why did houses all used to have pantries or root cellars? Because people used to think for themselves.... Feel free to ring any time, no worries on 07772848730. Thanks for watching.

My dehydrator has been one of the best purchases I have made in recent years as I use it for drying mushrooms, tomatoes, chillis, strawberries and any other seasonal produce which is handy to have around in the Winter. Up in North East England the 'Winter' months sometimes drag on for half a year....so it's been great to preserve food simply and cheaply (it costs me nothing to run the dehydrator as I use it during the day when the solar system is providing the electricity). Finding all the free food by foraging and preserving it for free is a great opportunity to stock up when times are good. It's been an incredible year for fungi so far and over the last few days 3 short hunts have yielded well over 20kg of this valuable fungus and I've now got all of them dried and stored in mason jars......ready for the 'Dark Winter'. Wicker foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi Dehydrator I use: https://ebay.us/Q5e11d On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster or a bloated blue-haired screamer for the last packet of Super Noodles in a ransacked supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. Foraging is most definitely one of those useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

This hunt was shared with my good friend Aiden and we both filled our baskets with lovely Porcini mushrooms from an area akin to a Fairy Grove usually only seen in remote Northern or Eastern European forests. It's been an incredible year for fungi so far and over the last few days 3 short hunts have yielded well over 20kg of this valuable fungus and I've now got all of them dried and stored in mason jars......ready for the 'Dark Winter'. Wicker foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi Dehydrator I use: https://ebay.us/Q5e11d On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster or a bloated blue-haired screamer for the last packet of Super Noodles in a ransacked supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. Foraging is most definitely one of those useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

After going back to the deciduous woodland and harvesting some nice Porcini I crossed over to the other side of the wood into some mixed softwoods. Initially there wasn't many fungi evident but I stumbled across an area which had hundreds in......and I filled the basket again. The hunt after this was shared with a good friend who also filled his basket with top quality Boletus - 3 short hunts have yielded well over 20kg of this valuable fungus and I've now got all of them dried and stored in mason jars......ready for the 'Dark Winter'. Wicker foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi Dehydrator I use: https://ebay.us/Q5e11d On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster or a bloated blue-haired screamer for the last packet of Super Noodles in a ransacked supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. Foraging is most definitely one of those useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

This was a hunt which started well and got much better as I stumbled upon a few new places which were laden with Boletus Edulis. The hunt after this is even better and the one after that was shared with a good friend who also filled his basket with top quality Boletus - 3 short hunts have yielded well over 20kg of this valuable fungus and I've now got all of them dried and stored in mason jars......ready for the 'Dark Winter'. The over-ripe Ceps were taken back to the woods a day later and scattered around in likely looking places in the hope of spreading these awesome fungi further around my local area. Wicker foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi Dehydrator I use: https://ebay.us/Q5e11d On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster or a flabby blue-haired screamer for the last packet of Super Noodles in a ransacked supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. Foraging is most definitely one of those useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

https://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/a592adf7 https://letpot.com/ The seeds seem to have germinated really well and are developing into strong looking plants in all but one of the pots. I will thin out the plants in the next week or so as they are growing very well now. Some of the plants will go into my vertical tower from Vertical Horizon - check that out in a previous video: https://youtu.be/1o26iem5xGU (updates to come.....) The projected selling price of the Letpot Desktop Hydroponic Planter is $329 with an 'early bird' price on Indiegogo of $229 and a 'super early bird' price on Indiegogo of $199. My seed box: https://geni.us/d0eI Where I get my seeds from: https://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/ You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

Filmed a day after the first September hunt and a better result as far as the Boletus Edulis were concerned. The area which was too dark to hunt in last time gave up some nice Boletus and a Beef Steak fungus so I'm very pleased with this hunt. Everything from the last 2 hunts has been dried in the air drier and is stored in a mason jar for future use. Wicker foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi It's still relatively early for the main harvest but with some more rain it could cause a major crop to erupt in the woods. The two edible species found today were Beef Steak Fungus and Cep / Penny Bun / Porcini with nothing else showing yet. I'm sure this area will produce other edibles in the near future as we get more rain.....Only God knows where the golf balls came from.... On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping, fishing and foraging are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster for the last packet of Super Noodles in an empty supermarket or do you want to be prepared? Do you want your pronouns to be Was / Were? ........ nope. It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort to learn useful skills. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

Eel traps on Ebay: https://ebay.us/xL6cm7 I ordered mine from China as there were no UK based sellers at the time. Delivery took ages so the link above is to a new UK seller - delivery should be quick and prices are better than ordering from China....not sure how that works.... These eel traps are compact and are a decent option to have on stand-by in case they are ever needed. Everyone should have some knowledge of trapping and some gear to make that process easier and more productive. Standard UK legal crayfish traps like this https://geni.us/F6ZohaX are good and will catch plenty of crayfish and fish but neither the zipper and food bag last very long. I prefer a more robust version of a trap for long term use and storage and the one in this video fits the bill so I'd recommend it. You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

A recent walk through my local fields and woods hunting for edible fungi. Wicker foraging basket: https://geni.us/0g6dRi It's still relatively early for the main harvest but it was great to find a respectable amount of edibles. We have had a really dry Summer and the first rains of any consequence fell a week or so ago. Since then I've noticed a few fungi popping up on my lawn and on roadsides so a trip out looking for edible fungi was a fairly safe bet. The two edible species found today were Field Mushroom and Cep / Penny Bun / Porcini. The rod and reel I was using to catch the Lord Trout is an awesome combo and the review video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TqramHPKrs&t=44s Links to all the gear is in the video description of that video. The spinner I was using in this video is a gold size 2 Fox Vibrax spinner and can be found here (Ebay): https://ebay.us/iId2YP On a serious note, it is very important to learn as many 'outdoor' skills as you can since you never know when you need them. Having knowledge of natural environments, shooting, trapping and fishing are literally life-saving skills since without them we die when the current system of on-demand food and easy shopping goes away.....and it will go away at some point - do you want to be the guy fighting a hungry 300lb man-monster for the last packet of Super Noodles in an empty supermarket or do you want to be prepared? It's a simple choice. Knowledge is power but we're 'educated' to exist in the system without being taught what the system is and how to navigate the (obvious) pitfalls. Knowledge costs nothing and can be carried in the mind, given away for free and used to combat ignorance - it's a great deal but takes time and effort. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

*Important links, time stamps and more below* VHhydro: https://vhhydro.com/ Etsy Shop: https://etsy.me/3S3S92I Ebay listing: https://ebay.us/r8qMfv LED 'spider' Light: https://geni.us/E7m5ogF RHS Malvern Show: https://bit.ly/3r1voRT PLEASE NOTE - dates of show are 23rd, 24th and 25th of September 2022, not the 26th as mentioned in this video. *TIME STAMPS* 00:00 Intro 01:34 Information about Vertical Horizon 02:31 The current food situation 04:04 Construction notes 05:00 Water pump and power sources 05:51 What is included? 06:37 Extras 07:21 Filling the reservoir 07:55 Balls, pots, pucks and nutrients 08:29 Spray head and water flow 09:10 Looking inside the tower 09:35 Planting up the tower 11:58 Hessian skirt 13:33 Update on the Ebb and Flow system 15:03 Optional light for indoor growing 16:41 Summary and show dates *Further statement from Vertical Horizon:* "Having previously carved the Grand Canyon, the mighty Colorado River has only flowed into the Pacific once in the last 30 years. This is becoming the global trend with 70% of the World's fresh water being used for farming. Hydroponics uses less than 5% of the water when compared to traditional soil-based growing and is rapidly becoming adopted by commercial farmers. By creating the first truly affordable, complete hydroponic system, Vertical Horizon is helping gardeners ensure that they can save money, increase their yields and do their bit for the environment. Our systems are so compact that they can even be placed indoors by a window for all-year growing. Together we can turn the horizon vertical and ensure that there is enough water and food for all". *My final thoughts:* If you're not impressed with this growing system and are not interested in growing your own food maybe my words below will change your mind? This may sound harsh but there is no excuse for not growing our food and the time to do so has never been more critical than now. Basically we have 2 choices: 1- We do nothing, continue fannying about on social media, watch the fake news on TV, ignore the intentional destruction of global food production and continue to support the people behind the demolition of our civilization by eating whatever the WEF / Bayer / Gates corporations produce for us in the way of estrogen laced GMO fake 'meat', lab grown nutrient deficient Frankenstein 'food'....... and 'ze bugs'.....and we wait for the next plandemic to make us heroes again for sitting on our rapidly expanding backsides. *OR* 2 - We turn off the TV programming, create a garden, set up simple hydroponics systems to grow vegetables and source locally produced meat from independent farms to provide us with a supplemented diet of organic, healthy food for ourselves and our children. Maybe we learn about hunting, fishing, foraging and get some chickens? Maybe we could install some solar panels too? As we all have free will those 2 choices are ours to make but one will lead to a short life of ruin and the other will be a revolutionary act in the eyes of the predator class since it will create a level of independence from controlling systems. This really is a massive opportunity to 'Dig For Victory' and it is great to see so many people waking up and taking action by simply doing what we should all be doing.....and there is no digging necessary with a vertical hydroponic tower..... The best time to make a start was a few years ago but the second best time to start is NOW. My excitement at finding these vertical hydroponics systems for sale at a sensible price cannot be underestimated as this is a huge piece of the self-reliance jigsaw, even for people living in properties with limited or no external space for a traditional garden. In summary, we can continue to support fake 'Green' policies where the same corporations and individuals always seem to hugely benefit at our expense OR we can create our own *true* Green policy which benefits *US* and puts an end to the nonsense. We cannot do both. You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

*TIME STAMPS BELOW* https://www.indiegogo.com/project/preview/a592adf7 https://letpot.com/ I'm really interested to see how the plants grow in this system and I will make update videos. As I have numerous outdoor / greenhouse hydroponic systems the LetPot LPH-Max could be very useful for me growing from seed to small plants before moving them on to my main food production systems. If you have limited growing space then an indoor growing system could be the answer so if you're interested check out the links above. The projected selling price is $329 with an 'early bird' price on Indiegogo of $229 and a 'super early bird' price on Indiegogo of $199. My seed box: https://geni.us/d0eI Where I get my seeds from: https://www.dtbrownseeds.co.uk/ *TIME STAMPS* 00:00 Intro 01:16 Features of the LetPot LPH-Max 02:15 Pots and grow sponges 03:09 Inside the reservoir 04:04 Pipe for auto top up 04:25 Lights 04:54 Nutrients 07:01 Remote filling / auto top up demonstration 09:05 Setting the pots and seeds 11:18 Ready for action 11:38 App control 13:11 The plan 13:37 Extra information 14:20 Prices and early deals 16:03 Spare part availability 16:28 Alexa control 17:07 Outro You can follow my drive toward self-sufficiency, gardening and food production experiments on the Thousand Yard Stare channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1pgJBGQrUfCUAhk63U5u5A If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

*Sorry I forgot to put the conversion in the video: 450 litres per hour is approx. 118 US gallons per hour* This is a short video showing a simple DIY hydroponics system I made a few days ago. Materials list below: 43 litre Container: https://ebay.us/49NTzv I show 2 containers in the video but a third one can be used as a top to protect against slugs / snails etc. and to allow for growing through the Winter by providing a warmer environment due to the greenhouse effect (the real greenhouse effect, not the nonsense we were 'taught' in school). Urinal Syphon: https://ebay.us/vV2xnu Oxy Water Pump (450 lph): http://filterpro.co.uk (pumps page) 11cm x 11cm pond baskets (Ebay): https://ebay.us/Utz2B4 11cm x 11cm pond baskets (Amazon): https://geni.us/Ivz2Q The media used to fill the pots is a coarse ceramic grit and I have a larger version arriving which is more comparable to traditional clay balls. However, it is much rougher and knobbly than the clay balls and from previous experiments with a larger type of this media in ponds I've noticed that the root growth and plant size / health when growing in this media is noticeably better than growing in other media. I will upload update video(s) and a specific video on the larger media as the trials progress. Since making this video I have made another system with 1 litre 'air pots' as the media / plant containers and swapped the original clear container reservoir for a mich larger 150 litre 90cm x 60cm x 35cm container to act as the reservoir. Now I have 2 growing systems fed by the same reservoir. Added to that I have used a clear container as a cover for both systems - effectively protecting the plants from inclement weather and pests. As the systems are outside the cabin where I work I can open them up when I go up there in the morning and close them down on a night when I've finished work - I will make another video showing the upgraded system after I get the new hydroponic growing media so look out for that. Given the cost of bell syphons and the materials (and associated cost) to make them I'm not sure why people with hydroponics don't use the Urinal Automatic Auto Flushing Syphon - I bought 3 of them for around £5.40 each. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

I've grown a nation of different types of tomato and chilli plants this year and the varieties include: Moneymaker Tomato Sungold Tomato Piccolo Tomato Green Sausage Tomato Purple Russian Tomato Atomic Grape Tomato Sweet Millions Tomato Plus various others which I can't remember the names of and early season my NFT hydroponic systems had loads of Micro Tomato plants in them. They matured very fast as I planted them in early February so they were just about finished when I started the main crop of larger plants. The Chilli plants include the following although the labels all got washed off so I can't recognize them all: Thunder Mountain Chilli Chitepin Chilli Jalapeno Chilli Yellow Scorpion Chilli Armageddon Chilli Apache Chilli California Reaper Chilli Plus some more I can't remember.... This harvest shown in the video made 3 x 500ml pasta sauce, 1 x salsa and 1 x chilli sauce - all the ingredients were from the garden except salt, pepper and lemon juice. The same day I made soup from potatoes, leeks, onions, garlic, carrots and herbs - all from the garden and it served 5 people. Having a garden is awesome......and it's super important since food shortages are inevitable with the insane march toward Agenda 2030 and Net Zero - Remember, you are the Carbon they want to reduce and the likes of the WEF are doing everything to ensure a famine forces uninformed people to beg for their pre-prepared 'solution'. By growing our own food we can supplement our diets with organic produce and rely less on corporations who put profit over health. Production of food and power is essential if we're going to navigate the forced changes which will affect the majority of the world's population - and it's not too late to get started. If enough people wake up the Agenda 2030 nonsense simply will not happen. Turn off the TV, disengage from 'social' media and get to work - nothing is more important than our families and health as without them we have nothing. Growing lots of food is easy and cheap once the infrastructure is in place so there is no excuse - you will NOT regret making the effort and it's a situation where you're better to be a year or two early than a day late. If you prefer a free speech platform to watch content then please check out my channels on Odysee and Rumble: Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-1824507 To be honest I've not much idea of what Rumble is or does but it seems quite popular among people more tech-savvy than me....and somehow plenty of people have already found the videos judging by the views (and 'Rumbles'?). Both Odysee and Rumble have new videos uploaded to them as soon as they upload on YouTube.

Apologies for another long video but it's quite important considering the cost of electricity and the planned nonsense leading up to Agenda 2030 - Timestamps and product links below. If you watched my video about the solar powered wildlife pond filter or the video on aquarium filtration for a power cut situation then you will recognize some of the pumps, power banks and solar panels used here but hopefully this video will be useful for anyone wanting to make simple aquarium filters or plan for a grid-down event. Please share if you think the video is useful. 00:00 Intro 00:42 Filter #1 03:23 Power bank operation 05:40 5W solar panel operation 06:26 20W solar panel operation 08:23 USB air pump 09:38 Hybrid solar air pump 11:44 Hybrid solar power bank 12:45 Filter #2 15:35 An effective Nitrate filter? YES 18:32 Running filter #2 with a USB air pump 19:31 Summary / Outro *PRODUCT LINKS* USB 200 lph / 50 US gph water pump: https://geni.us/ZDDy1k Small solar water pump and panel (as shown in the 'Wildlife pond solar powered filter' video): https://geni.us/M22pjdB Foams and filter media: http://www.filterpro.co.uk Ammonia / Nitrite / Phosphate pads: http://www.filterpro.co.uk 20.000 INUI power bank: https://geni.us/RpBsnaH 10.000 INUI power bank: https://geni.us/5CAV 10.000 power bank with folding solar panels: https://geni.us/r2IFPe Mesh bags: http://www.filterpro.co.uk 8W folding solar panel: https://geni.us/mkqpH 28W folding solar panel: https://geni.us/aGziAR USB air pump: https://geni.us/oHW99 (From Amazon): Power consumption of this USB oxygen pump is only 0.2W, long service life, high energy saving. If you plug it into a 10000MAH power sources, it can last for approx 50 hours and still works efficiently. Hybrid solar air pump: https://geni.us/tjmsE 26000 Solar power bank: https://geni.us/3PlO6 Clear 8mm pipe: https://geni.us/HcMEV 8mm T piece, pipe and other fittings can be bought from larger DIY stores, garden centres and some plumbing / automotive merchants - it is way cheaper than buying online. Straight 4" (110mm) pipe and blanking end for 4" (110mm) pipe can be bought from any decent DIY store / builders merchant, koi carp / pond supplies store and short lengths of pipe can be found for free in a skip on a building site. *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* With regard to the 'Nitrate reduction' capability of these filters that is directly related to the type of filter media being used. The Biohome range of filter media is extremely porous and basically replicates what a deep sand bed does but it does it is a perfectly safe environment with no chance of toxic build up from anaerobic activity. The slower the flow is through a filter the more quickly the water becomes deoxygenated due to the actions of aerobic bacteria and that allows the filter to swing more toward being suited for anaerobic bacteria. This usually happens deep inside the Biohome media (in any external water flow since the flow is slowed down INSIDE the media) but in a slow flow / low oxygen environment (very slow flow filter) more parts of the media can support anaerobic activity since the low oxygen environment inside the filter dictates the balance of active aerobic and anaerobic bacteria. Since most filters sold as 'Nitrate reactors' have the slow flow but use crappy media with very low porosity and tiny available surface area just imagine how effective they could be when used with a good quality, highly porous media.......yup. Effective full cycle filtration is simply replicating what happens in Nature but so many people still struggle to understand how filtration works, hence my relentless explanations in the videos....... *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* If you've enjoyed this video please check out the playlists on my channel for hundreds more - on a variety of subjects. If you have further interest in filtration and aquariums / ponds then please visit the Q&A page at http://www.filterpro.co.uk for useful information. Feel free to share or link any of my videos on FBI book, twitter, forums etc. for the benefit of anyone you think may also enjoy watching. If you're in the UK phone me any time, no worries on 07772848730 - *I don't use texts or Watsapp* - and if you're outside the UK feel free to send an email to sales@filterpro.co.uk to ask about any of the filters, filter media and other gear featured in the video. *I can't keep up with comments on the 1000+ videos I have uploaded to YouTube so don't be offended if I miss your comment* See you next time. Pondguru

Grab a cold one and relax since this is another Magnum Opus of a video but hopefully you find it useful - please share if you do as the Google algorithm isn't too kind to my channels since I don't talk nonsense or support the 'current thing'.......... If you've ever wondered how the various 'Bushcraft' and 'Survival' fishing kits perform then look no further - I've used them all, caught fish on them and have compiled a score chart to rate everything you see in this video. *TIME STAMPS AND PRODUCT LINKS BELOW* 00:00 Intro 01:15 Why make this video? *INTRODUCTION TO THE GEAR (WITH PRICES)* 03:35 Hobo Handline (wood) 04:48 Ka-Bar Backpack Kaster 06:01 Yoyito Hand Reel 07:55 3D Printed Handline 08:57 Exotac X-Reel 10:40 (Fake) Pen Rod and Fly Reel 13:12 1m Telescopic Rod and Spinning Reel 14:23 Yo-Yo Reel 15:30 Why do I leave some gear set up? 16:41 Explaining the judging criteria *SCORES FOR EACH TOOL* 23:25 Hobo Handline 27:15 Ka-Bar Backpack Kaster 31:02 Yoyito Hand Reel 34:15 3D Printed Handline 37:03 Exotac X-Reel 41:23 (Fake) Pen Rod and Fly Reel 45:16 1m Telescopic Rod and Spinning Reel 50:02 Yo-Yo Reel 57:02 Score Summary and Winner 57:46 Which one would I like to see (easily) improved? 59:02 Other considerations for gear Best for every day use Best for 'stealth' fishing Best for survival kits / bug out bag Most easily improved 1:00:44 The winner catches dinner 1:04:45 Yo-Yo Reel demo 1:09:11 Outro 1:09:41 Results chart "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day..........Give a man a Bushcraft / Survival fishing kit and he will be unable to resist poaching fish from every stream, river and lake" As we navigate through the next decade or so of a 'Solar Minimum' cycle our weather will be all over the place, agriculture will naturally be affected due to unpredictable seasons and food availability will subsequently be reduced. By exploiting the effects of Natural weather cycles to drive through policies sold as 'Environmental' we've now got the World Economic Forum stepping out from the shadows and intentionally destroying the farming industry, eliminating traditional (organic) agricultural practices and disrupting the distribution network in favor of lab-grown 'food' which can be fully controlled and rationed ............ I for one will not "Eat ze bugs".... "Who controls the food supply, controls the people.." -- Henry Kissinger, 1974 It's not exactly looking rosy but there's no need to panic - there are solutions we can all take to easily mitigate the nonsense. - Grow your own food - yup, it's as simple as it sounds and any level of food production is good. - Learn how to hunt, track and trap wild game. - Learn what wild plants can be eaten (and used for proper medicine). - Install renewable power supply for your house - solar, wind, ground source heating etc. to be more energy independent. Anything which supplements the power or heating will save money instantly. These are all skills we would have known back in the day since as a species we had a natural survival instinct and minds which questioned everything. Now through the forced idiocy of TV and 'social' media the vast majority of minds have switched off - let's turn them back on again and start thinking decades ahead instead of minute to minute. The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now. *GEAR LINKS* Hobo Handline (Wood): https://ebay.us/dCcXQ2 The example of the wooden hobo handline linked to here will probably be sold out as many of these handlines are bespoke items and are unique in their appearance and dimensions. KA-Bar Backpack Kaster: https://geni.us/FoOhm Yoyito Handline: https://geni.us/GalvhQk Exotac X-Reel: https://www.exotac.com/products/xreel Fenix case for X-Reel: https://geni.us/LbTO5O 1m 'Pen' Rod and Fly Reel: https://geni.us/shgkavH 1m Telescopic fishing rod (Amazon): https://geni.us/ABAw 1m Telescopic fishing rod (Ebay): https://ebay.us/WqLZIv Mini Fishing reel (Ebay): https://ebay.us/AzYkxx Similar mini fishing reel (Amazon): https://geni.us/Iobbl Yo-Yo Reel: https://ebay.us/QxqQxL Yo-Yo Reel x 12: https://geni.us/4Lqjm Maxpedition Barnacle Pouch: https://geni.us/gDoL Vibrax Spinners: http://ebay.us/H24g7W E-Z Trout Floats: https://geni.us/U7xkguZ Pack of grubs (need size 10 / 12 hooks) on Ebay: https://ebay.us/QeE4TD *VIDEO LINKS* KA-Bar Backpack Kaster: https://bit.ly/3AEJUVv Yoyito Handline: https://bit.ly/3yWVWs5 Exotac X-Reel: https://bit.ly/3yVWi1Y 'Pen' Rod and Fly Reel: https://bit.ly/3ocgmHz Telescopic Rod and Spinning Reel: https://bit.ly/3c5w30i 3D Printed Handline: https://bit.ly/3ytAz05 The best bug out / survival rifle: https://bit.ly/3NWJc9g My channel on Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@ThousandYardStare:e (It's like YouTube without the woke nonsense or censorship)

The price of this reel has gone way up since I ordered it on Amazon but here it is: https://geni.us/GalvhQk E-Z Trout floats: https://geni.us/U7xkguZ KA-Bar Kaster: https://geni.us/FoOhm Maxpedition Barnacle pouch: https://geni.us/gDoL Video of the Ka-Bar Kaster on my channel. The Yoyito reel is a great option if you're looking for a slimline 'hobo' handline and I will soon be making a video showing all the handlines I have and rating them based on sensible criteria. Thanks for watching. P.S. what the heck was that jumping out of the pond near the start???.....it is nowhere near the biggest fish in this pond, lol

As promised this is a video showing how the solar powered pond filter is made and the parts list can be found below. Solar powered water pump (Ebay): https://ebay.us/U7ofCD Solar powered water pump (Amazon): https://geni.us/M22pjdB The pump is the 200 lph / 1.5W version. Foams, Biogravel and mesh bags: http://www.filterpro.co.uk I used 1.5kg Biogravel split between 2 mesh bags. Foams and fine pad would be a set of coarse, medium and fine if bought from FilterPro (Foams page) but they're available all over the internet and from any good pond supplies shop. 4" drainage pipe (any pipe of similar diameter will do) Decent alternative media would be either the 25mm Alfagrog: https://geni.us/kTwG or Eheim Substrat Pro: https://geni.us/98euQaB as the Alfagrog works very well in muck and the Substrat Pro is as close as possible to Biogravel. For a normal wildlife pond it will be fine to have the filter on the bottom of the pond, outlet pointed up, but I used steel 'S' hooks and paracord to suspend the filter about 6" up from the bottom of the container I use. The water coming into there is from my pond filters and it contains lots of sediment which settles on the bottom Solar powered pump video: https://youtu.be/7J8sB1Y60VY Hydroponic system using this pump can be found on my Thousand Yard Stare channel here: https://youtu.be/z76J-DSk0JE

Review of the Jackery 1000W power bank and 100W solar panels: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4zbMH3jfG0&t=2s Jackery Explorer 1000 Portable Power Station: https://geni.us/AWu5m Jackery SolarSaga 100 Solar Panel: https://geni.us/hDQS Jackery Amazon UK store: https://www.amazon.co.uk/jackery I'm always amazed how many generator owners don't have a feed in socket or isolator switch then rely on dragging numerous extension leads out to power multiple appliances every time the grid goes down. That's a mess, inconvenient and can be dangerous. A feed in socket and isolator costs very little and saves loads of hassle so I'd definitely recommend installing that if you're preparing for a grid-down situation - next time you have a sparky at the house doing work get them to fit the gear and even if you don't own a generator and could rent or borrow one you'll have hassle free power in a grid-down event. Ideally I could do with a bigger generator but the little 2kW one I have is very quiet, economical and will run most appliances and all the lights in the house no problem - my plan is to buy a 6kW generator when funds allow. We also have a combined total of 2kW portable power banks which can be joined up and fed into the generator feed - they are handy as they can be charged using solar, mains power or via a generator and as they're portable they can be used for a camping / camper van type of holiday too. As far as portable solar power stations go I'd say don't bother with anything under 500W and ideally go for 1000W. Power is so important in a grid-down situation so I like to be well prepared for plan A, B, C and D. Plan A - mains power when available (or affordable) Plan B - 12.6kW solar system with 11.4kW battery back-up Plan C - 2kW petrol generator Plan D - A combined 2kW of power banks and multiple portable solar panels Ideally I'd also have a companion to the Plan B which would be a wind generator of around 6kW and 6kW - 10kW battery back-up........but my wife would kill me....

The straws I bought on Amazon: https://geni.us/EztL This is a really simple solution to an annoying problem - the centre of the Loganberry is easily removed by using one of these stainless steel straws. I can't believe I couldn't find an easy solution to removing the centre of loganberries online but there you have it. You're welcome...

Fly I was using: https://geni.us/8ViX My fly box: https://geni.us/TYll Gink fly dressing: https://geni.us/kq0VctW This was a decent session in early June on my local river in North East England - one fish which was close to a Lord Trout but there are much better fish in this river. Catching them is another matter....... The rod I was using is a Greys 8' GRXi #3/4 The reel I was using is a Hardy Ultralite 2000 FW DD My channel on Odysee: https://odysee.com/$/invite/@Thousand...

This is a filter made with a small solar powered pump I bought on Ebay but it is also available on Amazon. Links below. Solar powered water pump (Ebay): https://ebay.us/U7ofCD Solar powered water pump (Amazon): https://geni.us/M22pjdB The pump is the 200 lph / 1.5W version. Solar powered pump video: https://youtu.be/7J8sB1Y60VY Hydroponic system using this pump can be found on my Thousand Yard Stare channel here: https://youtu.be/z76J-DSk0JE Foams, Biogravel and mesh bags: http://www.filterpro.co.uk