Category: DIY

Converting a flashlight into a Spotlight

Converting a flashlight into a Spotlight   Turn your flashlight into a spotlight allowing you to light up long range areas. It’s a quick and easy project that can assist your post SHTF security efforts greatly. One of everyone’s biggest fears is sitting in the dark unable to see what is out there! It’s the stuff that …

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How to Can Poultry & Rabbit

Some posts may contain affiliate links. How to Can Poultry & Rabbit Home canned goods are the heart of a prepper or homesteader’s pantry. Canning is one of the most common methods of food storage on your way to becoming self sufficient. Protein is a much worried about and talked about prep to obtain and …

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MIY Crock Pot Soap

MIY Crock Pot Soap As a teenager I began making homemade soap as a neat little gift for friends and family. Even back then I realized the benefits or all natural products and understood the value of handmade goods. I liked the idea of producing something unique and different from the store bought and mass …

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DIY Key From a Plastic Bottle

DIY Key From a Plastic Bottle Have to wait until pay day to get a duplicate key made? Or a long term SHTF scenario has happened and you need extra keys for your group. You can make those keys yourself from a simple plastic bottle as the video shows below. I personally would use a …

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Tiny House Truck

Tiny House Truck It doesn’t matter if you want a mobile live in bug out vehicle (BOV), a tiny vacation spot, a really awesome versatile recreational vehicle (RV) or choose to live off grid in a tiny home this is an awesome version to check out! I would love to go about the country and …

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Survival Sewing – Including Tips on Tarps

Survival Sewing – Including Tips on Tarps Most of us have seen the little emergency sewing kits as pictured above. But they won’t cut it in a long term real emergency situation!  Great for minor repairs on the run, they aren’t versatile or tough enough for the long term. So what should you put in …

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Butchering Basics for Survival

Butchering Basics for Survival Even vegetarians need more protein than we can normally get from plants. In normal times if we choose not to eat meat, we can fairly easily obtain non-meat foods with additional protein and supplements that can assist in staying healthy. After a SHTF scenario that won’t be so easily done. Everyone will …

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DIY Emergency Medical IV

DIY Emergency Medical IV I don’t like needles. I can handle the blood and gore of accidents but those needles get me every time! However, when I saw this article from SHTF Dad I had mixed reactions. 1st was man what a good skill to have in an emergency situation where medical care isn’t available …

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DIY Mini Bio-gas Unit

DIY Mini Bio-gas Unit You can produce your own cooking gas from your cooking waste! What an awesome way to recycle those kitchen scraps. garden waste and a bit of the organic materials left behind by your animals with the exceptions of bones, onions and egg shells just about anything organic in nature can be used. …

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Healthy Herbs You Can Grow Yourself

Healthy Herbs You Can Grow Yourself If you don’t have Garden space, or it’s late in the year, you will find that it’s not that hard to grow healthy herbs in your home. In addition to flavoring up your favorite dishes, herbs are filled with antioxidants and essential nutrients. “Half of the nutritional value of …

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