Category: Frugal

Creative Storage Ideas

Creative Storage Ideas Storage, storage, storage! We all need more storage. You don’t even need to be prepping to run out of room to keep your stuff. Especially with the trend toward smaller homes where to keep your preps is becoming more and more challenging. It hardly seems fair that we are all downsizing with …

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Off Grid Laundry Options

Off Grid Laundry Options Laundry seems simple enough on or off the grid. Unless you are a new prepper, and this is something you hadn’t yet considered. As a old timer I must admit there were a couple of ideas in the article I had not thought of! I think the idea of using what …

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MIY Canned Chicken (Stores 3+ yrs!)

MIY Canned Chicken I must be honest and say I don’t much care for commercially processed meat products, including chicken. But I do like and eat chicken. Meat is an important source of protein especially for those who live in areas where the growing season is shorter, and the availability of plant-based protein products is …

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Preserving Eggs W/Mineral Oil – Does it Work?

Preserving Eggs W/Mineral Oil – Does it Work? (3 links) Preserving eggs is a big deal to those with chickens and other laying fowl. They work hard to ensure their birds are healthy and laying regularly. At this time, we can powder our own eggs for storage with a dehydrator. See How at this link …

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Genius Camping Hacks

Genius Camping Hacks Whether camping for fun or by necessity these hacks will make it easier! If you’re camping for pleasure, the easier the trip the more fun it is and if you are camping because of a personal or larger SHTF event anything that makes it easier makes the time you must be where …

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Free Food Storage Inventory Spreadsheets

 Free Food Storage Inventory Spreadsheets These are really neat inventory spreadsheets that distinguish between types of storage. From dried goods to liquid and all the other things we stick aside for “just in case”. It is hard to mentally remember what you have enough of and what you still need to add to your storage. Once …

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Beating the Ammo Shortage

Beating the Ammo Shortage (2 links) There are a lot of concerns during normal times about the availability of ammunition. What is it going to be like after a long term SHTF event? Will it come to a time when you are hunting for dinner and not have enough ammo to do so? Or could …

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Landscaping with Edible Shrubbery

Landscaping with Edible Shrubbery Many preppers don’t live in rural areas where you can plant whatever you want wherever you want on your property. They have governing bodies called Homeowners Associations that dictate where and even if you can have a garden, what you can grow in a garden on your property, if you can …

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From School Bus to Cozy Home

From School Bus to Cozy Home I adore an unconventional home. I came across this one and had to share with you because it would make a neat little bug out haven. It could be parked on any little piece of land you are able to obtain without being on the grid. I would simply love …

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DIY Laser Assisted Blowgun

DIY Laser Assisted Blowgun First the required warning: Blowguns are not toys; they are weapons and should be treated as such. Children should never handle them without adult supervision. Blowguns can cause serious injury, so please only use with caution. The video below shows a DIY blowgun being built and with the added use of …

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