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 …
DIY Bio Fuel Briquettes People have used bio briquettes as a fuel source, sometimes their only fuel source for many years. But there are a whole generation of younger people who have never heard of it. They work well for camping, fireplaces and wood stoves. Making your own and saving them for emergencies, camping …
Bullet-Proof ‘CouchBunker’ If your bugging in and need a gun safe, a bullet-proof shield and have an extra $6700 to spend on a combination prep/furnishing item in your budget this is the sofa for you! I know of some places on earth including some spots within the USA where having any kind of bullet proof …
Open Locks with a Soda Can In “normal” times this trick should ONLY be used on your own property! If you have forgotten the combination or lost the key this can save you the cost of a locksmith. . In a long term emergency scenario is when knowing how to open these locks could be …
T.P. Plan B Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about toilet paper. It is just one of those things you throw into the grocery cart and it’s there in your bathroom cupboard when you need to refill the roll. UNTIL the T.P. isn’t there! Then it becomes a bigger deal than being out of just …
Bugging in When the Grid is Down Even if your plan A is to bug out this is valuable information to have. You may need to wait out the immediate effects of the SHTF event that caused the crisis, you could get cut off from your bug out location, or need to wait for an …
DIY Cob Oven Many folks love having an outdoor kitchen or barbeque oven and simply go out and purchase one. But there are those who want to be off the grid and a cob oven can do just about anything that an indoor conventional oven can do. After a SHTF event most kitchens could end up being outdoors …
Urban Vs Rural After SHTF If you live in the city should you stay put or head out to a woodland area after a SHTF event? What about if you live in a rural area, should you bug out to the city where there are more people and a better likelihood of finding help? If …
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Using Activated Charcoal Activated charcoal powder is used medicinally as well as in air purifiers and water purifiers Its recorded use dates back to 1550 BC and in modern times is most widely used medicinally as a detoxifier and poison antidote. I always keep it on hand for spider bites, accidental ingestion of toxins or stomach bugs. …
