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How Much Gear Should You Carry?
How Much Gear Should You Carry? Even those new to prepping get the idea of a bug out bag and we have seen many checklists for what gear should be in the bag. Each individual is different and each situation different. How much can you physically carry? What kind of terrain will you be traversing? …
Survival Skills Your Child Should Know
Survival Skills Your Child Should Know Most of our children learn from our life style so many of our children raised in the prepper life style will be “born” preppers. But many of us also have children who don’t get it. In my own experience there are things my kids do exactly the way I …
Bulletproof & Fireproof House Made From Used Plastic Bottles
Bulletproof & Fireproof House Made From Used Plastic Bottles Wow what a great recycling project this is! Built with plastic bottles, sand, mud and concrete. It’s boasts that it is fireproof, bullet proof, earthquake resistant and maintains comfortable a comfortable temperature year round itself. Projects like this could house the world and be the beginning of the …
744 Free DIY Backyard Project Plans
744 Free DIY Backyard Project Plans This link is a DIY enthusiast dream site! Plans for home projects from small like bird houses to bigger projects like a storage shed and just about everything in between. With your hard work, skills, patience and these plans your backyard will be the envy of all. To see if …
ABC’s of Water Purification
ABC’s of Water Purification The human body can only last 3 days without water and truthfully going that long without rehydrating does damage to the body. This makes water one of the most important of all survival necessities right behind surviving the initial disaster and sheltering yourself from the elements. Finding water in some areas …
DIY Wind Powered Water Pump
DIY Wind Powered Water Pump An awesome project for taking your next step off the grid! Bringing the water to you via wind power. Most climates have seasons where your solar power won’t be functioning at full power year round. It will lose power during the winter or rainy seasons. But those that do have …
Small Livestock For Small Spaces
Small Livestock For Small Spaces Initially preparing requires stocking up on items you know you will need if there is an emergency situation, You begin on the short term like 72 hours and move up from there. The end hope for most is to be almost completely self sufficient and self reliant. To do that …
Solarize Your Backpack (DIY)
Solarize Your Backpack (DIY) This is a really neat DIY project that provides your backpack with solar power! It’s easy to make and works as well as one you might purchase for between 70 to 150 dollars. Making it yourself saves you money, allows you to stay connected with your small “gizmos” like cell phones …
Coffee Can Survival Kit
Coffee Can Survival Kit We talk a lot about survival bags, but perhaps we should be thinking survival cans! Ms. Dooley developed this neat little surviving a road trip kit that fits into a light weight small recycled coffee can! I plan to use it myself by filling each can with specialized emergency gear by season and …
The Basic House – Fold and Carry Shelter
The Basic House – Fold and Carry Shelter A very creative design by Martin Azua producing a shelter that can protect you from both heat and cold. Extremely portable, both small and light. When the design comes to fruition this could be the answer to sheltering thousands displaced by natural disasters, homelessness, and even temporarily …
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