Making Your Own DIY Desiccants
Making Your Own DIY Desiccants You know those little packs of beads in the box when you buy a new pair of shoes? That is silica gel and it keeps things dry. Silica gel is a desiccant, one of many that...
View Article20 Best Foods For Your Bug Out Bag
20 Best Foods For Your Bug Out Bag My first bug out bag was a disaster. I stuffed everything I could into it, and half of those things were a waste of space. But the biggest waste was the food. I had a...
View ArticleHow To Make A Knife From A Car’s Leaf Spring
How To Make A Knife From A Car’s Leaf Spring Let’s be honest! In a SHTF situation, there will be a lot of cars and trucks just sitting there. Take advantage of that and make fantastic knives with the...
View ArticleHow To Fix A Too Small T-Shirt
How To Fix A Too Small T-Shirt Everyone has those times when your clothes are just a little too snug for comfort. How about when you are shopping at your favorite thrift store and find the perfect...
View Article20 Survival Uses For Chap Stick
20 Survival Uses For Chap Stick I don’t actually use chap stick on my lips, yet I carry a couple tubes of chap stick with me everywhere. Why? Because of all the things you can do with them. I have one...
View ArticleGrowing Elderberries for Preventive Medicine, Food, Tea and Wine
Growing Elderberries for Preventive Medicine, Food, Tea and Wine July through October is elderberry harvesting time, depending of course on your zone. Called a bush, that’s actually a tree and yet in...
View ArticleDIY 20′ Geodesic Dome Greenhouse
DIY 20′ Geodesic Dome Greenhouse I have been a keen gardener for many years and obviously heard of green houses and cold frames that can grow food all year round, but a GeoDome is so much better in...
View ArticleA Guide to 20 Perennial Crops You Can Plant Once and Enjoy
A Guide to 20 Perennial Crops You Can Plant Once and Enjoy I found a great article that shows us 20 crops that you only need to plant once and they will keep coming back year after year. This is great...
View ArticleHow To Make Your Own PVC Water Well Hand Pump
How To Make Your Own PVC Water Well Hand Pump Check out MeAndMother2 9 part, Make Your Own Hand Pump for a Water Well using PVC plumbing parts video series. How To Make Your Own PVC Hand Pump Water...
View ArticleDIY Pallet Canning Pantry
DIY Pallet Canning Pantry This is a great DIY guide to turn old pallets into a beautiful canning pantry cupboard, so you can sort out all your jars of your canned food. Storage is always a pain in my...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Guide To DIY Off Grid Solar Power
The Ultimate Guide To DIY Off Grid Solar Power What would you do if the lights went out…for good? Sure, we don’t need electricity to survive, but how many things have you forgotten how to do without...
View Article9 Nuclear Warheads America Lost and Never Found
9 Nuclear Warheads America Lost and Never Found I’m not sure if this is true or not, but if it is, it makes me downright scared but glad that I’m prepared. It is said that the US has ‘misplaced’ their...
View ArticleDIY Patio Table with Built-in Beer or Wine Cooler
DIY Patio Table with Built-in Beer or Wine Cooler There is nothing worse than a warm beer when you are hosting a BBQ, am I right? This table will make your party look good and actually keep your...
View ArticlePoisonous Mushrooms 101
Poisonous Mushrooms 101 Beware of Poisonous Mushrooms… One wrong mouthful and you could die! That’s how deadly they can be. I am no expert at mushrooms and I do not pretend to be… I went hunting for...
View Article5 SHTF and Prepping Levels of Competency for Emergency Preparedness
5 SHTF and Prepping Levels of Competency for Emergency Preparedness I think the question I am about to ask is probably the hardest to answer… How prepared are you? What are your chances of surviving an...
View ArticleSolar Powered Fridge, Freezer 30w Off Grid Refrigeration
Solar Powered Fridge, Freezer 30w Off Grid Refrigeration Don’t worry about your food getting ruined again with this low powered solar fridge / freezer! Get the Fridge here. The average power use is 30...
View ArticleHow To Build A Rocket Stove 6 Different Plans
How To Build A Rocket Stove 6 Different Plans Rocket stoves are fantastic cooking machines. They can produce a lot of heat, from very little fuel. See how you can make one… 6 different ways! I have...
View ArticleHow You Can Find And Make Remedies From Wild Plants
How You Can Find And Make Remedies From Wild Plants As the article says, Summer is a great time to gather wild plants to eat and store for winter health. To those that are homesteaders, the...
View ArticleCompanion Planting 101
Companion Planting 101 The following is a list of vegetable and herbs which grow well together and protect one another from insect attack. Many herbs are natural insect repellents that can keep your...
View ArticleYour Photo Texts Might Be Giving Away Your Location
Your Photo Texts Might Be Giving Away Your Location Did you know that the photo you take typically contain information about the date and time the photo was taken, camera settings such as aperture and...
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