How and Where To Set Early Warning Trip Wires Security is one of the major issues for all citizens in all parts of the world these days. Not just for preppers or during a SHTF event. Not everyone has access to security systems or even weapons. So how do you protect yourself from those that …
Store Fresh Vegetables For Months Just about anyone can dig a hole. place a cover on it and call it a root cellar! But in order for it to work as a root cellar and keep our fresh vegetables stored safely for months it requires a little more than that. Humidity, temperature. air circulation, and …
2 DIY Trip-line Alarms (2 links) Trip-lines have been used forever as a security method. I would assume that it was the basis for the motion detecting lazar alarms of the high-end alarm systems today. Many of us can’t afford these high-tech systems and in a SHTF event or if you are off grid now, …
Food Storage Calculator How much food storage is enough? How long before we can become self-sufficient? How much do we need to make it through until then? How do we calculate this before the event actually happens? What if it takes longer than we anticipated to get back on our feet after a SHTF event? …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Basic Survival At Home Many silent preppers are planning on bugging in. Hunkering down by choice isn’t always as well documented or discussed on most prepping sites as is bugging out and sheltering in place on a temporary basis. There are a ton of reason people are choosing to ride out …
Avoid 6 Common Prepping Mistakes Like with most things in life prepping can be a live and learn proposition. However, unlike many other life lessons, you may not get the chance to change the plan or get a re-do as the only mistake could be the only one that mattered. So, in this instance we …
Budget Home-Defense Techniques from a Green Beret I recently read a post online from a woman who was hopping mad. Someone had put a rock threw her window in order to gain access to her home unaware that she was at home. She announced that she intended to sit and wait for this person to …
Standing Your Ground Prepping Some of those who choose to have a bug in option as their plan A find they sometimes feel like the outcast within the prepping circles. They are called naïve by some, stubborn, and trapped by others. My personal stance is that if the SHTF event we are discussing is one that …
A Working Urban Farm I have always wanted to do an urban homestead or farm. I just always assumed I didn’t have enough property to do so! Wow has this family showed me I was wrong. With great planning and creativity, they have turned 1/10th of an acre into a working farm in an urban area. …
DIY Solar Furnace Heat is necessity in most parts of the world for several months of the year. This DIY furnace project can save you cash today in normal times and could save you literally in times of crisis. This particular furnace would heat an average room only, but if you are handy and want to …
