Salt Survival Purposes If you were to find yourself in a survival situation salt would be a valuable commodity, one might even say, a lifesaving commodity.Your body needs salt (sodium chloride). Your body does not produce it. Sodium and chloride is required for blood, sweat, digestive juices and efficient nerve transmission. In many countries iodine is added to …
Urban Foraging Regardless of your environment, you can find plants that it will provide you with nourishment in a survival situation. But you must know what to look for and know where to look for it. This includes non-traditional growing seasons! Some plants are entirely edible from the fruit to the roots. Roots can be found year …
Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots We talk a lot about what can be made from the dandelion flower and stalk. We actually have provided our readers with a number of recipes like these …….. Dad’s Dandelion Wine MIY Dandelion Bread Dandelion Jelly But the dandelion root itself is not only editable but can also be …
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Oyster Mushrooms in a Basket I am aware many people forage for mushrooms. However the way my family eats them I would have to pick daily and with seasonal changes would never catch up enough to store them for future use! I also am not as confident in my ability to identify which are safe and which …
DIY: Pallet Smokehouse Smoking your meat and hunted game is a great way to preserve it both now and after the SHTF. Using recycled materials like pallets makes it even a better method reducing building costs of your smokehouse significantly. The maker of the videos says he was able to build his with a …
Jello Flu Shots There are a lot of opinions on flu shots. Are they safe? Who should have them? Do they work? Should you have the inhaled live virus or the injected dead virus? Unless in your in a profession where having the vaccination is mandatory like some healthcare workers or the military these …
A Simple Guide to Raising Goats In a SHTF situation goats will be a valuable asset to have for the milk and meat. Goats can be an alternative to cows, they are smaller and eat a lot less! So will be a bit easier for urban homesteaders to keep. Sometimes goats can be forgotten by the preparedness circles. The milk …
Paiute Deadfall Trap Always check with your local laws before using bushcraft and primitive methods in a non-survival situation. In a survival situation ammunition will become a valuable commodity. The less you can use when other options are available the better off you will find yourself. Primitive trapping is an old skill that needs to …
500+ Camp Fire & Dutch Oven Recipes (Printable) Camping season is just around the corner, now is the time to reflect and prepare for next year! How can you top this years adventures? Did you always cook the same stuff because lets be honest, all you have is a fire and a skillet, in most cases. Which could …
