NPM 04 - Fibers for Survival w. Jordan the Phoenix

And you're getting family today is what you're getting, in all honesty. You're getting a member of the PBN family and someone who has become a member of my own family, fundamentally. We got Jordan from Phoenix Survival with us today. We're talking fibers for survival, amongst other things. What I want you guys to do for me today, okay? I'm bringing you 30 days of incredible guests. I need you to do me a favor, particularly if you're at Instagram. There's a link right there. I want you to follow the Phoenix. Follow the Phoenix. Instagram has recently changed its live policy, bumped the requirement to do these lives on Instagram up to 1,000 people. And we need to get her up to 1,000. So I need your help to get her up to 1,000. If you're tuning in, stopping in, Cosmo, how you doing? Tell your family, tell your friends, follow the Phoenix. So use the link down there, guys. Give her some follows. That's what we need from you today. Okay. I don't think we asked much, but this is what I'm asking you. All right. Let's bring her on. The one and only Jordan. Good morning on the porch. Living good morning. Yes. And it's actually nice out this morning. Not too bad. Not too hot and muggy. It was yesterday. It's crazy in Richmond this week. It's like mid August all over again in Richmond. Oh, perfect timing. Perfect timing. The rooster. Yeah, you're going to hear him a lot. If it's too loud, let me know. No, it's perfect. And then he's going to get competition with the other three. Because there's two of them I have to call. And that's one of my young ones who's staying. And he will get them all into a crow and tizzy. Hey, let them go. It's fine. Adds authenticity to your whole story, I think. Don't you think? I think so. I like the fact that I... You know what? I had this regardless of what setting I was in, so it kind of feels like just a part of me. I didn't matter if I was 400 acres or a boot or in the city of Myrtle Beach or even now here in my private little slice of heaven. It just feels like the one constant. Your journey, I always explain it to people, is like... You know, there's just no excuse and no reason for people not to get prepared. Because I've watched Jordan do it across every environment a person could do it in. Multiple states, multiple locations, you know. Sorry, I'm helping a boot. I hear the little guy down there. He's only got one boot, but he's happy he's got one boot. Is it daddy's boot or is it his boot? It's his boot. Oh, that's good. Hey, before you know it, you might need those boots. We actually, so I'm not a big name brand or expensive brand kind of person. I don't pay full price if I can help it. And we actually found muck boots in his size that were half off because who wants to pay $ 60 for a pair. Of muck boots for a year? Right. And so we have gotten more than a year's wear out of it. And those boots have been a blessing in a setting with the mud, the rain, the poop, you know, the chicken poop and birds and ducks. So it's been a blessing out here for him to have a good pair of muck boots. Good pair of boots is an unbeatable thing. No doubt about it. No doubt about it. Another textile, Jay Ferg, that is important. is hats, right? As the weather breaks, the weather cools. I can't help but think about breaking the birds out for the cold weather. Maybe you should tell... The fact that it's held up. Oh, yeah. I mean, it speaks for itself, right? Maybe you should tell everyone about what you create with your skill set. So I am a fiber enthusiast as well as a host here on PBN. And when I say fiber enthusiast, I mean two... an absurd level. I spin my own wool. I crochet. I'm a novice knitter, so I haven't picked up knitting in quite a while. And I will weave some, but my big thing is making usable items that are... I typically prefer making things that are multifunctional in our household. So as James said, the Ferg is a... hat, messy bun hat, a gator, a face mask, whatever, what have you, because I wanted that. That was probably one of my first personal custom made patterns I ever did that I've had. And, you know, I modified later and refined it. God, I did that pattern, what, 10 years ago? Was it before COVID? It was. It was before COVID. It was like 2019. Yeah, you're right. Maybe, yeah, maybe even before that. Maybe before then, 2018? I feel like it was right around the time I got the fishing gators. Remember that time those weird gators were coming out with different designs? Yes, they had the patterns and then. Yeah, I feel like right around that time the Ferg emerged. And it's... Part of my seasonality now. It's a seasonal thing. Well, the fact that yours is held up to a dog attack. Yeah, definitely. Yeah. The wool one. Yep. Yeah, that one is amazing, too. There's a spider web. But you have a knack, Jordan, for... You would definitely have a knack for making fiber accessible. Making the prospect of making your own fiber and turning it into things... accessible. I think you do that better than anyone I've ever seen. I do. Well, I do travel and teach utilizing fiber for homesteading and survival. And that's because my class isn't just a basic how to spin, how to profit. Yeah. I want people who are going to, nope, let's not do that. Who are going to jump into the fiber world understand the multi-use of the animals, the plants or the products, and then not have to break their bank. Because I know, I mean, just our generation alone, we jump into a new hobby and we jump full force in and then break our wallet. I mean, I think that's just a product of our generation. And I want to show people you can jump into the hobby without breaking your wallet. So then when you find your full passion, then go full force. Yeah, I like that. Yeah, and it's not uncommon, folks, at Prepper Camp to see. This is one of the many things that amazes me is there's someone in the age range of about 10 to 16 at your booth using the spinning wheel. I think at every Prepper Camp you've brought that thing. There's been a girl of about that age range who just is like, I want to try. And then they try for a while. So the girl who did it, though, has been attending for years in a row. Oh, maybe it's the same thing. Years. But no, but you're right. Every year, I mean, I think I had a gaggle of kids at my booth, this time ages seven all the way up to 17, all trying to spin rule and playing with the fiber. And it's for all ages. I mean, I've had people who... And adults are coming and doing it, men and women. And then I love when they come back and be like, do you remember me? And I'm like, yeah, but you were like two and a half feet shorter. Yeah, that was her this year, right? She definitely grew up. That was one of them. So I had two girls come back this year and one I hadn't seen in like two years. And she actually won one of our spindles a couple of years before answering the question for the trivia at Prepper Camp. Both. And it was just amazing to see how much she's flourished. And to now wrap my head around, she's a 21-year-old or 22-year-old college student. And I'm just like, oh, it made my heart just hurt a little bit. Crazy, isn't it? I remember her coming every year when she was even smaller. And it's just beautiful. It is beautiful. So your show, your Instagram, always hit me as kind of like a lifestyle thing. Like that's what I get out of Jordan's Instagram and the Phoenix survival Instagram and the Phoenix survival show. It really is a holistic kind of, this is the lifestyle that I'm living in the lifestyle that I'm kind of pushing. Yeah. I, I actually have some content I needed to post. Uh, but then that's when we found out that Instagram changed its rule. That's right. Bubbles pop. He, he, he got a bubble machine. And, um, That's the best of the best right there. It is. But it's one of those things I share what I'm doing. I record when I'm vacuum sealing, when I'm processing. And I haven't posted them. I need to. Yeah. I need to post them. But it runs into. And that's when we found out. Sorry, I digress. We found out that Instagram changed its standards because it's like I wanted to bring attention to the fact that in bulk preparedness, we are seeing shortages affecting us. Everyday people probably don't notice it, but people who store in bulk like I do or you do, it makes a difference when you're finding out that your food is being shorted anywhere from two ounces to six ounces, especially if you're putting up in specific measurements or weights. Sure. Yeah. We should be getting what it is we pay for. There's no doubt about it. Right. Definitely should be. We get what we pay for. And you know, This kind of stuff is not new for you. You've always been an important part of, I guess, the uncovering of things here at PBN. You know what I mean? You were a huge help during COVID. You had a lot of experience in the back end with what was happening on the pharmaceutical side. Yeah. The reason I think it's a lifestyle show is because there are a lot of facets to the Phoenix. You know what I mean? I don't know if I can say that on air. You can say whatever you want. Well, it's a joke. And I know you've probably seen the meme, but people say they're a jack of all trades. And I say I'm a hoe of all hobbies. I like that. That's great. I was raised that, and it's not to be any kind of way, but I was raised as a woman that I should be able to provide for my family in every aspect. Um, because there are going to be hard times and they're going to be lean times and I need to be that backbone. So if my partner loses work or he gets injured, I can pick up that slack and take care of my family. So I think that's a big reason why growing up very poor, like very poor, very hungry, even throughout high school. Like I could tell you people I've known all my life who would have never known my family struggled as hard as we did. Wow. And it's just one of those things where we didn't broadcast our hardships. We didn't broadcast our struggles. But growing up that way, I find that if I share with people the things that can help those lean or the hard times, then maybe I can give them those tips and tricks that we didn't have growing up. You know, we had, well, we had great depression era raisin. Like my great aunts and everything were a big part of my life. And we learned from them their habits. Or was it our parents were boomer kids? Yeah, pretty much. Pretty much. Yeah, that's the angle that probably people need to... That's the lane people really need to get into right now. I think a lot of people are getting caught by surprise. I think we're seeing a lot of that, though, that our generation has gone from... We'll just say it outright. We didn't have a midlife crisis. We just went straight into... Old world skills. We went from partying on our youth to all of a sudden we're raising chickens and cooking from scratch. I certainly did. Yeah, beyond this, I don't mess with social media. Yeah, it's a trap to some degree. It can be. It can be. Well, that's like I haven't touched TikTok in over a year. I found that the habit of doom scrolling just got too easy. And now it's like I haven't touched it. I haven't wanted to. I know I have a show account over there, but it just felt like more of a hassle and competition to try to get the algorithm. And I find I can do more here and then linking it to Facebook than I can on any other platform or on our podcast. For sure. So if you guys want to hear more from Jordan, you've got to hit that link in the Instagram live stream there. You see it? You guys who are watching over at Instagram, follow the Phoenix Instagram. Let's get her up to 1,000 follows this month. I think we're going to bring her on again so we can really get you in the face of these people and get them to hit that button. Come on, you want her to go live because she's going to show you how to clean chickens. She's going to show you how to vacuum. She might show you how to make some things with fiber. I mean, the lives are always showing something awesome. And that's been taken away. I have been requested from camp to help a gentleman somewhere in this area to help butcher his chickens with him. And it's like, that's a teaching moment. Like, I love being able to have that moment to teach him and his family how to process chickens. That's phenomenal. Yeah, so that's what we need out of you guys. And trust me, the other thing you can do too if you want to get more Phoenix is go to PrepperBroadcasting.com. Use the little search bar over there and type in Phoenix and you'll get all of her most recent shows up there. At some point, I'll get it all posted on the rest of the chicken purses. I've got to get more made because that was a big hit was the chicken purses. Man, I should have told you to bring one. I should have told you if you don't have any though. I have one right next to the door. Go grab it for sure. Oh, definitely go grab it. Guys, you're going to love this thing. You are going to love this thing, man. You know, like there are... We all spend too much time on the internet. We all scroll through products that are wants and needs or that kind of thing. Sometimes you see a product that is like, this is it. You know what I mean? And when you see the chicken purse, you automatically know. For this community of people, right? For the community of people who watch these lives... Prepper Broadcasting Network listeners, like, this is the product. You know what I mean? And look, gentlemen, holiday time is right around the corner, okay? If you're not sure what your wife wants, I'm sure what your wife wants, and she wants that right there. Yeah, it was just... Look. At that thing for the daughter. I had a slew of them. I mean, both the big purses and the little purses, and they're all liners, and I hand make everything in here, and it's just... It was amazing. And that's what I enjoy. So my next big kick is I actually plan on trying to get more wares made. Since I think camp next year is going to be in October maybe. It was mentioned possibly. That would be nice. Because nobody wanted wool or cotton or polyester on their skin while walking around. Nobody wanted to touch that thing. And you still sold them all. So think about that. All but three. All but three. And I think I like... 12 of each. Wow. Yeah. Yeah, that's phenomenal. And that was just in two days. But it's one of those, hopefully soon you'll be seeing more wares, more sweaters, and all the good stuff. Especially the cold. Everything I've ever had of yours has been phenomenal. I can't think of anything I got from you that wasn't like top tier. The foraging bag is amazing. Great time to get out foraging. I try to put my best quality in it. The way I see it is if you're going to get something from me, I want to stand behind what I make because that's my name attached to it. You can go to Walmart all day long and you can pay Walmart prices. That is absolutely fine. But when it comes down to it, I definitely put as much work as I can into it so it can hold up. You ain't going to get no hat from Walmart that's going to last the way my fur has lasted for 10 years. Yeah. You know what I mean? It has, I, you know, I think it has been over 10 years for that hat. It's been a while for sure. Yeah. But, um, and here's the thing guys, like you see the chicken purse, you hear about the bags and all that stuff. You got to reach out to her through Instagram. You got to DM her. That's the best way to get you right. I have, I'm on Instagram. I do have Facebook. I have to post on there. I have to link it. Um, My email is always the best way, phoenix-survival at proton.me. There you go. I've owned my domain for over four years. I've never gotten my site filled. Give her a reason. Overwhelm that inbox and that DM so that she's got to build that website because that's something. But if you want one of those chicken purses, that's how you get a hold of her. And if you're going to go through the trouble of DMing, you might as well go through the trouble of following. and helping us reach that 1,000 mark so we can get the Phoenix live here on Instagram again. We're always dealing with barriers. You got to understand. When I would stream, I would connect my Facebook Live, I mean my Instagram Live with Rumble and Twitter, and then it would turn into a whole now fiasco of, oh, okay, I'm one stream short now. Yeah. Yeah, we can't have that. We need to spread the word every which way we can. So I think it's time to let you get back to the little man. Yeah, he's dying to get his hands on these bubbles because, well, like I said, clearance queen over here. All the bubble machines were marked down to $ 3 for the big machines at Walmart. So we bought a couple because they're going to go through heck and back. So $ 3 on a machine is not a bad thing. That ain't bad at all. That ain't bad at all. Well, Jordan, always a great time having you. Always a pleasure seeing you and the family thriving over there on the porch, living the good life. And again, as always, a child in the background. Oh, yeah. Since the first show, all the way back to the first show on PBN, honestly. Yes. That is the background music of the Phoenix for sure. Well, all right, folks. I appreciate you. We will be back tomorrow with the Dirty Man Safe. Adrian from the Dirty Man Safe. Don't miss it. And like I said, what I need from you today, click that link. Look in the show description. Follow Jordan over there at Phoenix Survival. all right we'll see you guys next time stay tuned