The Second Annual hedgeless_horseman's 12 Days of Christmas ~ Gift ideas for the Zero Hedge reader in your life

The Second Annual hedgeless_horseman's 12 Days of Christmas
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Gift ideas for the Zero Hedge reader in your life

1. Anyone, and I mean anyone, can grow young-tender-flavorful buckwheat as the foundation for a delicious salad.

One pound of buckwheat seeds, $5.00

2. With this book there is no need to attend a class to try or practice yoga.

Yoga Kundalini, For Body, Mind, and Beyond, by Ravi Singh, $7.99

3. Cooks on your list will enjoy reading this cookbook from cover to cover, and use it frequently.

Simple French Food, by Richard Olney, $19.95

4. Don't judge this book by its goofy cover, or creepy title.  NVC is a
simple way for any self-centered asshole to become a better listener and
communicator.

Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life, by Marshall B. Rosenberg, $19.95

5. Is there someone on your list that liked the movie, Gangs of New York?
This book is an enjoyable read, even if one does not live in NYC.

The Great Riots of New York 1712-1873, by Joel T. Headley, $24.99

6. On the gas stove, in the oven, in the fireplace, or on the campfire, this dutch oven is an important key to cooking well.

Lodge Pre-Seasoned Cast-Iron Dutch Oven With 10-1/4-inch Skillet As Lid, $34.99

7. Forget about SBUX, this is the all-stainless-steel-french-coffee press I use every morning.  It is hard for me to imagine life without one.

Frieling Ultimo 44 oz French Press, $125

8. Is there a better gift than pure silver coins with a topless woman on it!  Legend has it if you
touch one of these to Blythe Masters' lips, then she will turn to paper
mâché.

10-One Ounce Silver Mexican Libertad Coins, $25 x 10, $250.00

9. This bomb-proof water filter is perfect for the survivalist or adventurer on your gift list.

Katadyn Pocket Water Filter, $349.00

10. For anyone with a fireplace that enjoys eating fowl or rabbits, this spit and drip pan are great additions to the homestead.

SpitJack Electric Fireplace Rotisserie, $279.00

Stainless Steel Drip Pan, $115.00

11. On a long enough timeline the survival rate for everyone drops to zero, so start living life, and take someone you love paragliding!

Three Days of Private Lessons at Cloud-9 Paragliding School in Draper, UT $350 x 3, $1,050.00

Three Nights at The Cliff Lodge at Snowbird, $200 x 3, $600.00

GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition HD-Camcorder, $399.00

12.  What to get the person on your list that has everything?  How about The Right Arm of the Free World, and everything to employ it in a fight for your
life?

DSA FAL-SA58 Tactical Para Carbine Rifle, 16.25" Fluted Barrel, SOCOM Stock, Trijicon Tritium Iron Sights, and Extreme Duty Scope Mount, $2,175.00

Trijicon ACOG 3.5x35 Scope, Dual Illuminated Crosshair .308 Ballistic Reticle w/ TA51 Mount, $1,300.00

URBAN-ERT Urban Sentry One Point/Two Point Hybrid Sling, $45.70

10-200 Round Prvi Partizan Battle Packs .308 Win FMJ 145 grain ammo, $135.00 x 10, $1,350.00

10 FAL SA58 US Made Metric Pattern 25-Round Magazines, $25.00 x 10, $250.00

BlueForce Ten-Speed SR25 Chest Rig, $90.00

Two-Day Tactical Rifle Course, $300.00

Merry Christmas!

Comments

[Manipuflation]

Got it.

[willwork4food]

Very cool Horseman! I love the para sail vid, looks like a gas. Now if I could only get over my fear of heights...

[JimmyRainbow]

coffee in steel is bartbaric

[Jumbotron]

For those who don't have land for a garden but have a patio......or if they do have some land but very poor soil.....

http://earthbox.com/

For those who want an earthbox.....but who are on a strict budget....

http://www.denmc.com/earthbox/index.html

[Freddie]

I am doing research on keeping a greenhouse warm in winter if I move to a zombie free area soon.  Time is running out.

Black paint water barrels in sunny parts during teh day and also a compost in the greenhouse.  Trying to figure out wood fired stove with water recirculating to like a radiator but the radiator needs a fan.

[monad]

Choose winter crops. Seal it up tight. If you dig 2+ feet into the ground the floor is a thermal insulator year round. Plants respond well to heating soil, even when the air is cold. Wire a thermostat to a heating element behind your air circulating fan to keep air T above failure 'as needed'. RV solar systems are mature, don't constantly require wood and won't burn you.

[Freddie]

Awesome. Thanks.

[OldPhart]

I'm in the high desert of Commiefornia. 

Back in the late 60's a place out here, Sky High Ranch, ran 1" black pipe back and forth across an acre of so of desert to heat up water.  Even in the winter, iwth snow and below freezing temps, that pipe still put out lukewarm water. In the summer, it was damned near boiling.

[StychoKiller]

http://www.rocketstoves.com/

http://milkwood.net/tag/rocket-mass-heater/

[Overfed]

A good samovar is a nice thing to have.

[Imminent Crucible]

Look into this, Freddie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IRLVCJ1olA

Also search for thermosiphon water heater.  You can let the hot water thermosiphon through convection radiators without requiring a pump. If you have to have a fan, there's always solar panels and 12v fans.

[Creepy Lurker]

You beat me to it, IC. I was going to give him this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtFvdMk3eLM

I'm kind of fascinated by rocket mass heaters. The sound in this video isn't too good, but it demonstrates the idea so well, you might not mind.

[Freddie]

+1

Thanks gents or ladies.   Good things to learn about - ASAP. 

[House-of-Cards]

For an easy read, but an extremely inspirational book, try "Three Feet from Gold" by Sharon Lechter and Greg Reid.  I just read it and can't help but recommending it to all my friends. 

It has nothing to do with physical, but IT WILL INSPIRE YOU to overcome obstacles in life and to find your passion.  You will end up passing it on to people you care about.

[superflex]

I built two last year for sweet peppers and tomotoes.

They are super easy to maintain and give great results.

[hedgeless_horseman]

Those homemade ones are badass.

[Overfed]

Don't forget a potato tower.

http://benningtongarden.wordpress.com/how-to/build-a-potato-tower/

[Relentless]

Also try this

http://www.sunset.com/garden/fruits-veggies/how-to-grow-potatoes-in-towers-00418000068323/

[zanez]

Salad? Yoga? French coffee?

What's next, a list of your favorite feminine hygene products?

[dontgoforit]

C'mon, man - it's a Christmas gift list...

[Agent P]

Pretty sure he made up for this with item(s) 12. 

[hedgeless_horseman]

What's next, a list of your favorite feminine hygene products?

Mrs. Horseman prefers Naturally Cozy reusable pads.

Almost all store bought sanitary napkins and tampons are made with
bleached rayon, cotton and plastic. These products leave behind fibers
that can cause bladder, vaginal infections, and Toxic Shock Syndrome.
Tampons are also known to absorb the natural fluids and bacteria’s that
the vagina produces to stay clean and healthy. Let’s look at the #1
ingredient in generic tampons and sanitary napkins: Rayon. Rayon is a
fiber that is made from cellulose fibers, cellulose is a natural fiber,
but to produce Rayon chemical procedures are needed that include: carbon
disulphide, sulfuric acid, chlorine and caustic soda. Side effects from
exposure to too much Rayon can include: nausea, vomiting, chest pain,
headaches and many others. Rayon is not just found in tampons and pads,
but a lot of clothes are made from it as well. Sanitary napkins also
contain quite a bit of plastic, which does not allow sufficient air flow
‘down there’ so in turn can also cause an array of infections. Tampons
and pads are also bleached using chlorine, which results in the
production of dioxin, which is linked to breast cancer, endometriosis,
immune system suppression and various other ailments.

Dr. Philip M. Tierno Jr., director of clinical microbiology and
immunology at the New York University Medical Center, who helped
determine that tampons were behind toxic shock syndrome (TSS) cases in
the early 1980s, blames the introduction of higher-absorbency tampons in
1978, as well as the relatively recent decision by manufacturers to
recommend that tampons can be worn overnight for increased incidences of
toxic shock syndrome. Materials used in most modern tampons are so
highly absorbent that they pose the risk of absorbing the vagina's
natural discharge and upsetting its natural moisture balance, which is
what enables toxic shock syndrome to occur.

Portions taken from www.collective-evolution.com.

[ebworthen]

I am sternly against absorbing the vagina's natural discharge.

[NoTTD]

In fact, I like to add to it when I can.

[yofish]

Spoken as woman, I'm certain.

[ebworthen]

No, a cunning linguist.

I have my Red Wings, do you?

[DirkDiggler11]

I have Jump Wings and "Blood Wings" as well. Honestly, they were both really fun, but cleaning up after a parachute jump was quicker than cleaning up after knockin' boots and earning my "Blood Wings".

[dontgoforit]

Hermann Survivors.

[Overfed]

It is a little TMI, BUT, every woman I have ever been with who used tampons has had endless trouble with ovarian cysts, endomitriosis, TSS, and so on. The ones who don't use tampons ( including the one I'm married to), have had no trouble at all. Vaginas are designed to be self-cleaning.

[Imminent Crucible]

HEY!  This is FIGHT CLUB!  You can't go rambling on and on about vaginas on here, or feminine hygiene products either.  You think the Nuge would do a commercial for tampons?

"And remember, Naturally Cozy pads make great stocking stuffers."

And while we're at it:  "pure silver coins with a topless woman on it!"

Ahem!  If you'll look a bit closer, that is not a topless woman.  It's an ANGEL WITH TITS.  There's a difference.

[StychoKiller]

Well, should I ever get caught with a topless woman by my wife, I'll be sure to use that distinction (Ow, my Ballz!)  :>D

[ebworthen]

But honey, she's a real angel, look at the WINGS!

[Imminent Crucible]

Yeah, and your wife will make sure you're an angel, too. In no time flat.  You gonna use that cool skull and crossbones motif on your head stone?

[zanez]

Good stuff. I was just teasing, of course.

[aardvarkk]

Never tease a prepper.  They tend to have a lot of information and have fully thought out most decisions like this.

[chumbawamba]

Nice save.

[minosgal]

good info.

[Manthong]

oh, gosh..  TMI.

[Jumbotron]

Damn.....LOL !!.....just, damn. <chuckle>

[Manthong]

Christmas comes but once a year.

http://www.adulttoyoasis.com/hugedildos.html

[JailBank]

Have you thought about new begnings?

[El Vaquero]

You suck Hedgeless.  Seriously.  I mean, my French press is only 32oz, and here you post this fancy-schmancy 44oz stainless steel press, then tell us that you have it. 

(I'm jealous.)

[Urban Redneck]

Glass breaks (WAYYYY TO OFTEN) even w/o TSTF. If you're not a size queen you can pick up a stainless Bialetti vaccuum pot for ~$50/Amazon and they're much easier to clean than the press screens, the down side is they only make about 6 Italian size/strength coffee cups at a time, but if go the high potency espresso route... (BTW avoid the aluminum models).

[Citxmech]

I'll second the glass press pots being fragile.  I really like the looks of that stainless model!

PS  I'll also put in a vote for Lodge Logic cast iron cookware.  They're heavy - but for frying they beat the pants off of both stainless or teflon. Just gotta keep the seasoning tuned. 

[Overfed]

The first piece of cookware that I bought when I moved away from home was a Lodge 12" cast iron skillet. I've had it for 23 years, and love it. It's so well seasoned that I sometimes have trouble getting a spatula under an egg to flip it.

[El Vaquero]

I've got a really thick ceramic one.  It's a toss up as to which would survive if I dropped it:  The tile or the press.  I had one of the glass ones, and it broke during normal use after about a year.  This one has been going strong for about 3 years. 

[Urban Redneck]

The day I realized that I had space in my small bug out bag for an espresso machine I had to accept that I was becoming a eurotrash redneck. On the bright side, the last time I went on a hunting trip, I got to leisurely enjoy an espresso that only took about a minute to percolate while watching my groggy unevolved brethren fumble with a stockpot sized coffee pot and water bladder and then demonstrate that a watched pot really never boils (particularly while one is being enduring the torment of Tantalus by the sweet aroma of high potency caffeine).

I've never seen one of the ceramic presses in person and didn't realize they were so durable, I'll have to look into that for weekends when I can actually take my coffee in my own time without reheating it.

[mendolover]

How'd the bears like the aroma?  ( :

[El Vaquero]

I've never even knocked it over, so I don't know how much damage it can really take.  The walls are pretty thick though. 

[putaipan]

been waiting for a place to drop some past dated posts-

re-coffee: lived in seattle, made sunday joe for howard etc etc. nowdays- cheapest dark roast i can find ( and i mean cheap!) - RIO-GRANDE STYLEE ! put in sauce pan, bring to boil filter with 5$gold filter that's going on ten years old. do not throw out grinds, maybe once a week-10 days. i dunno where the old saying about going bitter comes from, but it ain't so. half and half and unhealthy amount of sugar.... mmmm.

re- three cute dead bunnies hanging by their feet- after viewing the agro-terrrist pig videos, i've never seen such soul nourishing sanctified meat in my life.

re-"the departed"- ok not the gangs but .... just completed infernal affairs I>II>III. my relationship with these movies was wierd to begin with. I- ten years ago. good flick. II- years later found II on youtube. even in 10 MIN> chunks at poor resolution i could not stop watching it because of my memory of the characters and the slower nature of the film. even under those viewing conditions- one of my all time favorite movies. pt.III- many reviews compared the trilogy to godfather 12,3. especially that 3 sucked. but finally after ten years gave it a shot- lost in haze of barely recolected dim memories- wow. it might just be me- but highly recomended. in order I.II.III.