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Why Another Great Depression Will Be Very Different
Why Another Great Depression Will Be Very Different Many of my generation know the stories of our parents and grandparents who lived through the great depression in the USA. I am no different, but my parents and grandparents had very different stories I was raised prepping because of those stories and the scars they left …
Recycle Swingset to Chicken Coop!
Recycle Swingset to Chicken Coop! Once again I am amazed by the ingenuity of the homesteader. If you have children, in all likelihood you either have or have had one of the triangle style swing sets in your back yard at some time or another. Now days they are much more complicated then the back …
MIY Whiskey
MIY Whiskey Everyone knows alcohol is a great barter item. People are almost always willing to purchase spirits even in the roughest of economic times. Not just for drinking either! There are a ton of other uses for distilled beverages from making flavorings to medical treatments. Whiskey is prime for all of those uses. Before …
Rancher Turns the Tables on Government Surveyors
Rancher Turns the Tables on Government Surveyors We have all at one time or another experienced government bureaucracy, fees, permits, and red tape. This is especially true if you are dealing with wildlife of any kind. One Oregon rancher received a request from the department of fish and wildlife to survey his property in regards …
Making Your Life Easier With Dawn Dish Soap! Not Just For Dishes
Making Your Life Easier With Dawn Dish Soap! Not Just For Dishes One thing about living a simpler less reliant lifestyle is that it takes a bit more time! Instead of machines doing our daily chores, we are doing them ourselves. The point isn’t to work harder but smarter. Leaving more time and especially more …
Talking About Martial Law
Talking About Martial Law I hear a lot about martial law. Mainly rumors. Most of us have never experienced it first hand. We hear about it from a friend of a friend who has been there done that. I know those stories take on a life of their own. So I have wondered just what …
Prepping Your Bug Out Location as a Geographical Battlespace
Prepping Your Bug Out Location as a Geographical Battlespace It really doesn’t matter if it is your bug out location or your bug in location. You will want to do the very best you can at protecting that space. Your life depends upon it. As normal people we often don’t think of these spaces as …
Sow Bugs… Taste Like Shrimp?
Sow Bugs… Taste Like Shrimp? All survival and prepping sites at one time or another has talked about eating insects. I know they are considered almost a delicacy in some places. But for me they are desperation only food! Cheryl over at Homestead Off Grid Prepper decided since sow bugs are edible and she had …
Test Your Wilderness Survival Knowledge
Test Your Wilderness Survival Knowledge I know quizzes are not always the true test of knowledge. Circumstances can make a huge difference in what is the right and what is the wrong answer. But I also find value in them because they give us a jumping off point. If what I feel is the correct …
DIY Corner Cabinet Drawers Project
DIY Corner Cabinet Drawers Project This is a totally awesome project that can be retrofit into your own kitchen! We all dislike that wasted corner space in our kitchens. I know a lot of folks make use of them with the lazy susan trick in the cabinet in the corner. Frankly I don’t really like …
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