Make A Knife With Basic Tools If you are hard on your tools or like me and “someone” is always misplacing your tools, you are going to love this make your own knife project. The tools the maker uses could be used on a generator and the others needed to do so are inexpensive and basic. The only thing …
Rooting A Sweet Potato For Planting The sweet potato is a warm-season, spreading vegetable of tropical origin. It is a good choice for a garden because it is easy to grow, is drought- heat-tolerant, and has few pests or diseases. But it is started a little differently than most other common vegetables. If you …
Literally Building a Dirt Cheap House These homes won’t pass muster with most countries building codes and laws. But after a SHTF scenario if it is a long term event your home may be gone, confiscated, or so damaged it’s unlivable. A house structure built with the materials around you literally including dirt is fair game for temporary housing while …
MIY Cleaning Product Recipes (2 links) Making my own cleaning products was one of the first ways I began prepping! I didn’t even realize it was prepping at the time. My thought process was that I didn’t want a bunch of unknown chemicals flying about my home in the air nor did I want to …
Why Eat Bugs? & Bug Recipes! Ok, I have seen many pages on Facebook posting about eating bugs but never any real people saying they have tried them. Today you get to see REAL people eat bugs and telling you what they think in the video linked below. It’s not for the faint of …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Raised Garden Beds Raised garden beds are just fantastic, they produce a better yield as the soil is better heated giving the roots an advantage. Easier to tend because they require less stooping and the weeds do not spread between beds as easily as they do on level ground …
MIY First Aid Antiseptic Ointment Having a well stocked first aid kit is a preparedness priority. What about for the long term? A time when running over to the market or pharmacy isn’t an option? Learning how to make your own medical necessities is only smart. You never know when or how and injury could occur. …
DIY REUSABLE Furnace Filter As you begin preparing your home for the colder months, don’t forget the furnace filters! Properly maintaining your furnace will not only make it last longer ,clogged filters cost you money making your furnace work harder to produce the same amount of heat. Clogged filters hold all the dust and pollen …
Prevent Frozen Pipes No matter what time of year it is, it is never to early to prevent frozen pipes! As I write this winter weather is just beginning in my part of the world and winterizing begins. It is wise to do so now, the parts are easier to obtain as not everyone is …
DIY Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder I am sort of building a bit of a flock of a variety of birds for SHTF purposes with my bird feeders. At least that is how I justify insuring they have feed! I find that the birds do seem to recall just like my pets, where the food came from and …
