Building With Plastic Bottles During normal times we in most 1st world countries have access to what we would consider normal building materials. However, if you are in a 3rd world country that may not be the case. The building pictured was built with sand filled recycled plastic bottles retrieved from the trash in Africa. …
DIY Cook Top From a 55 Gallon Barrel This project is just awesome! We have seen barbeques and wood stoves for heating made from barrels and now one with a cook top. I personally love it. If cooking off grid on a permanent basis for any length of time and I would desperately want a …
Low-Cost Alternative To Semi-Automatics Semi-automatics are preferred by preppers for their quick fire, but they are expensive! In some areas of the world they are also very difficult to obtain legally. So many are seeking lower cost alternatives. Information on low cost alternatives is available at the link below The Low-Cost (But Effective) Alternative To …
Prepping Carry Ons Approved By TSA The price of airline tickets has become outrageous. Hopefully the current decrease in fuel costs will eventually trickle down to a lower ticket prices. We used to be able to check a couple of bags to make our travels easier without additional charges. Now checking a bag is almost a …
Turn Waste Paper into Heating Fuel Probably everyone at one time or another has burned paper in a fire. As you saw it didn’t last long or really put off enough heat to do much of anything. More of a fire starting material than an actual heating fuel. Before this special project anyway! This make …
6 Household Items Become Emergency Candles Blackouts always seem to happen at the most inopportune moments! So now you’re without power. You’re away from home, the power outage caused by last month’s storm used up your supply of candles and you haven’t had the chance to re-stock yet, or you could even be at your …
Knitting Without Needles This is for those who don’t know how to knit with needles but still would like to make a thing or two on their own. For those who have problems that prevent them from using their knitting needles as often as they would like due to arthritis or other joint issues that …
Why Everyone Should Have Nail Polish I am blown away with the creativity of this one. I have actually used a couple of these tricks myself and they did work. But I didn’t think to take it further! Perhaps there are a couple of tips here that you haven’t thought of yet either. Particularly inexpensive …
Why You Should Stockpile Blankets Why we have a supply of blankets in our homes is obvious. They keep us warm at night. Our children and sometimes even we have a special one that just feels so good that no matter how ragged it gets we want to hang on to it. So why should …
4 Easy DIY Fences Homesteaders can educate preppers on why being able to build fences is important. You may want to keep things in or out! Many free-range animals do require fencing to keep them from harm and honestly theft during hard times. Fencing marks territory as well and slows anyone who would breach that territory. …
