As I am sure some of you have noticed things have kinda stopped here at Dad of All Trades. There are lots of reasons that have caused me to change tracks here at home. Not the least of which has been my hunt for a new job. We I now have a part time gig that is in the field that I truly want to work in but since it is only part time I have to supplement my income in other ways. The sad news is that, while I enjoy making and selling the Slida sheath it is just not a large income stream. So I need to put a hold on them for a while. I'm not scrapping it totally and may circle back around to them in the future and limited order basis. The fire steel carrier for the Light My Fire firesteels will still be available in the shop until I run out of the current batch. I will continue to offer the Fatwood tinderbox as well. 

Now that I have said all that let me bring you up to date. A number of years ago I started a company that made rain barrels, composters and other such items. I also had a number of products along the line of urban homesteading and self sufficiency. For some unknown reason folks have started to find me again and are looking for some of these items again so I have decide to go that direction again. Unfortunately this business is primarily a local thing since most of the product are large and prohibitively expensive to ship. But if you are interested here is a list of areas I that the new "Dad of All Trades" will be dealing with…

  • Composting (Vermiculture and BSFL)
  • Urban Chicken Coops
  • Aquaponics
  • Natural Beekeeping
  • Gardening / Micro Farming
  • Rainwater Harvesting

As you may have noticed, the primary focus of the business will be Urban Homesteading. It's a natural area for me to work in since we have lived this way for a number of years and I have lots of contact in that community. My new job also bring me in contact with a larger group of people that have interests in the same area. Over the next several weeks this website is going to start to change to reflect the changes I've told you about. Please add Woodlore / Bushcraft / Fly Fishing / Ultra-Lightweight Backpacking to the list above since I will occasionally be posting about that as well. 

In so many ways, what comes around will come around again. I'm finding that to be very interesting and true.