Canning season is slowing ending 2021

[MountainGirl]

I'm a noobie to this canning stuff, really appreciate the knowledge I get from all the prepper and canning threads. Thanks guys, kinda nice to learn stuff without even having to ask, not that asking is anything difficult.

I'm a noob too - always kind of wanted to do canning but my life was always moving around the country so never really had the chance. Now, settled and retired, I do. Also, like you said in that other thread - canning only takes power once. Freezer is great...but... my time on the mountain taught me that the only thing you can really rely on is skills - and the things that DON'T require electricity/propane/etc (or even solar/wood) to sustain/maintain. Old ways. Traditional. Primitive. Soooo.... I figured since we have power (for now) this is the time to start emptying out the freezer. Oh..we'll still use it some, for sure. But I want some canned up meats to go with the sufficient supply of beans and rice... and some shelf-stable butter. Ya know? LOL

I'll be doing some dehydrating too... even got a hand pump (brake bleeder) to vacuum-seal the dried stuff in jars for longer term storage. If there ever was a good time for us to be doing this stuff - it's now. IMO.