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Finding Water Along the Way
Finding Water Along the Way Bugging out or trying to get home during a crisis could mean hiking on foot, or by any means of travel still available. Especially if you’re on your own water will be an important supply. The majority of us can’t carry the recommended amount of water necessary to make a 3-4 …
Home Canning Meatballs – Instructions and Recipe
Home Canning Meatballs – Instructions and Recipe Just about every culture in the world eats meatballs of one sort or another, though not always called a meatball. So we all have our own favorite style. The recipe included with these instructions is for a very basic meatball that could be altered easily or be paired …
Managing Menstruation Hygiene Post SHTF
Managing Menstruation Hygiene Post SHTF This is an uncomfortable topic for many. But it is a real life hygiene concern that will become more difficult to manage after a longer term SHTF event. Not just for female preppers. If you are in a group or family that you are bugging in or out with, the …
Uses For Condoms In A Survival Scenario
Uses For Condoms In A Survival Scenario Other than the intended use, condoms have a surprising number of other uses during a chaotic crisis. They may also be one of the few things left on the shelves in your local markets because their other survival uses aren’t well known by the general public and they …
MIY Dandelion Coffee
MIY Dandelion Coffee The lowly dandelion is plentiful self sustaining weed by most standards. They can be found growing in what would ordinarily be considered a barren location. For many years we battled fighting off the dandelion from our yards and gardens. Now we are beginning to understand their health benefits to humans and we …
Lasqueti Island – 400 People Live Totally Off Grid
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Lasqueti Island – 400 People Live Totally Off Grid Lasqueti is not a tent city. It’s not full of homeless folks off grid due to circumstance. These 400 people live there and off grid by choice and are well educated people who feel they have traded the conveniences of …
Cutting Ounces and Inches Off Your Bug Out Bag
Cutting Ounces and Inches Off Your Bug Out Bag I want everything including the kitchen sink, washer, dryer, etc.. in my bug out bag! If I could pull it off we would bug out in a moving truck! Admit it a whole lot of you would too! The featured article in this post provides tips on …
You’ve Been Outed as a Prepper… Now What?
You’ve Been Outed as a Prepper… Now What? Almost everyone who preps has a level of Opsec that we maintain. What is meant by outed in this case, is being found out as a prepper by people who don’t share our outlook on personal responsibility and whom might be a danger to us in a time …
MIY Coconut Oil
MIY Coconut Oil Coconut oil doesn’t come inexpensively at your local market (If they even carry it) and so much healthier for you! It has dozen of uses out side of cooking for skin, hair and medical purposes. Making it yourself (MIY) doesn’t have to be expensive or terribly difficult either! For uses and benefits …
Taking it a Step Further – Home Fortification Tactics
Taking it a Step Further Home Fortification Tactics Like every article I see and we feature regarding home defense tactics, a home security system whether an install yourself and self monitor or a professional install and monitoring is always recommended. This article takes it a step further for the prevention of becoming a target in …