Author's posts
13 Aha Items For Your BOB
13 Aha Items For Your BOB I must agree with Survival Mom on this, there are dozens of lists out there of what we should have in our BOBs. (Bug Out Bag) But in her words, every once in a while I see an item or items that make me say aha! Why didn’t I …
Scavenging From a Vehicle
Scavenging From a Vehicle After or during a crisis event finding any vehicle running or not is a good find. Once you’ve determined it can’t be quickly turned into a mode of transportation knowing what to scavenge is the next step. The featured scavenging from a vehicle article assumes you are on foot and most probably alone. …
Ice Fishing safely
Ice Fishing safely Growing up in Northern Minnesota ice fishing was as much a season as the traditional winter, spring, summer or fall. It fell between winter and spring when the temperatures dropped the lowest. No true Minnesotan hasn’t spent some hours sitting around a hole cut in the ice with a rod and reel sunk through …
Building a Quinzhee
Building a Quinzhee AKA Quinzee The quinzhee is a makeshift shelter made from snow. Unlike an igloo which is built from bricks made of ice the quinzhee is made from fallen settled snow. It is important when determining a location for your shelter that you destroy any natural drifts or rifts in the snow …
Survive Stranded in the Snow
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Survive Stranded in the Snow The unusual weather patterns of some previous years woke a large portion of the American public up to the dangers of unexpected low temperatures. In those areas unaccustomed to ice and snow the sudden change in the weather brought chaos. Fortunately none of the …
Russian Tea Cold and Flu Preventative
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Russian Tea Cold and Flu Preventative I admit to having a jar of the lower class version or Russian tea made with non organic ingredients in my cupboard, The author of the featured article is correct in that the taste of fresh ingredients can’t be imitated or captured in …
Home Defense Tips
Home Defense Tips Home invasions are quite different from home robberies or a burglary. The perpetrators in an invasion are doing just that invading your home not with the purpose of simply taking away goods and valuables. But with the intent of doing you the occupant harm. I am giving away my age here, but I …
Commercial Canned Goods a Rip Off?
Commercial Canned Goods a Rip Off? Vey very few of us don’t have a single commercially canned product of sort in our cupboards. Most homesteaders and preppers prefer home canned goods from their own gardens and to supplement with commercially processed items that either we are short of or can’t be grown in our location. In …
Scavenging Items
Scavenging Items After a SHTF crisis eventually most of us will have to do some scavenging. We are aware of the obvious things to look for like fuel, generators, batteries, canned goods etc.. However there are other less obvious things we should also consider. After such an event becoming adaptable and resourceful will be your …
Cast Iron Myths
Cast Iron Myths Cast Iron itself has been around centuries artifacts have been found dated back to the 5th century BC. Cast cookware is in fact older than the invention of the kitchen stove. One reason it is so popular is because of how it holds up when directly exposed to flame. So you would think that …
Like Our Facebook Page
