Fire That Lasts All Night No matter why you have built the fire, if its to keep you warm during the night whether, camping, backpacking, bugging out or even bugging in your fireplace or wood stove the last thing you want is to be getting up every couple of hours to tend the it. Or worse …
6 Important Things to Know How to Improvise We live in a modern world and many of the items we use day to day are based upon that world. But tomorrow we know the comforts of that world could disappear before our very eyes. In order to comfortably survive the loss of those items and …
Prepping is Only a Band-Aid If you injure yourself a Band-Aid is an important part of your first aid kit. In a minor injury it may be all you require to stop the bleeding and begin the healing process. In a few days you rip it off and go on with your life no worse …
Bio-gas at home- Cheap and Easy This amazing method of making an alternative energy called bio-gas from animal waste, garden waste and kitchen scraps (almost any organic material works) was recently brought to my attention. Even though not as tidy per-say as solar it is less expensive, recycles waste, and would work year round. No worries …
Harvesting Rainwater for Residential Water Security Water next to shelter is the most important of human needs. It is topped by shelter only if you’re in an area where the environmental elements will do you in before the need for water. The human body can go only three days without water, and during those three …
Farson Blade Survival Tool Review As preppers and homesteaders, we hear a lot about tools. But which tool is worth the investment? Will they really work as advertised? Are they dual purpose? Do they really save the time and energy they claim, or would the purchase be a waste of time and money? The featured article gives …
DIY Plumbing Pipe Firewood Holder We feature a number of outdoor firewood sheds, bins, etc. But this one is for use indoors. It appears to be a fairly easy DIY project using plumbers pipe and best of all it’s on wheels! Not only would it fit into just about any style of home, but it …
Medicinal Trees There are a number of trees common to North America that can be used year-round for medical purposes. Knowing which trees and for which maladies they are good for is indeed a skill worth learning. As always remember any information you obtain here is never intended to replace the advice nor the medications …
Important Steps to be Implemented in Your Crisis Plan People often wonder and ask why we do not allow political discussion on our Facebook page. The obvious reason of course is that it sets an argumentative environment. But that isn’t the main reason. It’s because we are about the surviving whatever crisis comes our way …
101+ Dehydrating Recipes Dehydrating and drying of your foods is an excellent method of preserving in a way that is much easier to save and store than traditional canning or smoking. Much lighter and smaller to fit both in your pantry and in your backpack or BOB. I even keep a few in my accident …
