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		<title>The Fatwood Myth: Why Most &#8220;Fire Starter&#8221; Trees People Identify Aren&#8217;t Actually Rich in Resin</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has spent time around campfires or bushcraft forums has heard the promise: find a pine stump, shave off a few slivers, and you have an instant fire starter that lights even in the rain. That promise sits at the heart of what I call the fatwood myth, the widespread belief that almost any ... <a title="The Fatwood Myth: Why Most &#8220;Fire Starter&#8221; Trees People Identify Aren&#8217;t Actually Rich in Resin" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/the-fatwood-myth-why-most-fire-starter-trees-people-identify-arent-actually-rich-in-resin/" aria-label="Read more about The Fatwood Myth: Why Most &#8220;Fire Starter&#8221; Trees People Identify Aren&#8217;t Actually Rich in Resin">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Autonomous Maintenance: How to Choose a Blade Profile That&#8217;s Easy to Sharpen on a Rock in the Forest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[There is one thing that separates a useful knife from a paperweight in the backcountry: whether you can bring it back to a working edge with a flat stone and your hands. Not every blade lets you do that. The geometry of the grind is what makes the difference. Why Does Blade Geometry Determine How ... <a title="Autonomous Maintenance: How to Choose a Blade Profile That&#8217;s Easy to Sharpen on a Rock in the Forest" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/autonomous-maintenance-how-to-choose-a-blade-profile-thats-easy-to-sharpen-on-a-rock-in-the-forest/" aria-label="Read more about Autonomous Maintenance: How to Choose a Blade Profile That&#8217;s Easy to Sharpen on a Rock in the Forest">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Root Cellar Temperature and Humidity Requirements: Why Food Rots and How to Prevent It</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 14:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has opened a root cellar door in January and found a bin of soft, weeping potatoes or a shelf of shriveled carrots knows the disappointment firsthand. The vegetables looked fine in October. By midwinter they had turned to mush, sprouted in the dark, or dried out until they were barely edible. In almost ... <a title="Root Cellar Temperature and Humidity Requirements: Why Food Rots and How to Prevent It" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/root-cellar-temperature-and-humidity-requirements-why-food-rots-and-how-to-prevent-it/" aria-label="Read more about Root Cellar Temperature and Humidity Requirements: Why Food Rots and How to Prevent It">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Prepping With a Criminal Record: How Felony Status Restricts Firearms, Ammo, and Even Certain Chemicals</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bob Rodgers]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:05:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Prepping with a criminal record changes almost every calculation a homesteader makes, and most guides on self-reliance never mention it. The prepping community talks constantly about rifles, bulk ammunition, fertilizer for the garden, and stockpiles of fuel, but almost nobody addresses what happens when the person doing the stockpiling has a felony conviction in their ... <a title="Prepping With a Criminal Record: How Felony Status Restricts Firearms, Ammo, and Even Certain Chemicals" class="read-more" href="https://prepperswill.com/prepping-with-a-criminal-record-how-felony-status-restricts-firearms-ammo-and-even-certain-chemicals/" aria-label="Read more about Prepping With a Criminal Record: How Felony Status Restricts Firearms, Ammo, and Even Certain Chemicals">Read more...</a>]]></description>
		
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