Cooking a Woodchuck I know the idea of eating certain critters seems really far out there. I admit I agree. I can’t stomach the idea of eating bugs, rats, or even woodchucks. But I also understand that when you are hungry and worse yet when your family is starving, you do what you need to …
Recycle and Reuse Cardboard Tubes Many preppers save old toilet paper tubes and paper towel tubes, then fill them with lint or other flammable materials to create fire starters with. But after a while there are only so many fire starters you can store before it becomes enough! I reached that point rather quickly with …
Herb/Veggie Planter You Can DIY If you’d like to have fresh Herbs year-round, this Vertical Herb planter will let you grow them this Winter, and then when Spring rolls around– you can put it outside. Some veggies can also be planted in this planter (Lettuce, Kale, Spinach, Swiss Chard, Arugula) in Winter months. Families that …
Inexpensive Tips to Begin Prepping In today’s economy everyone’s pocketbook is pinched. Every penny counts and that includes preppers. The first thing new preppers worry about is the cost of preparing. When you are struggling to make ends meet day to day how do you find room in the budget for preparing for tomorrow? When you …
Food Storage Mistakes You Could Be Making Sometimes we get so caught up in the bulk of our supplies that we overlook some of the complexities of food and water storage. I am in the mist of reorganizing my pantry and supply area because I have recently noted some duplicated purchases that were not necessary, …
Simple Steps For a Backyard Garden Not everyone needs, can afford, or can physically maintain a large garden. Some of us simply don’t have the space, the time, the money or the physical ability to care for an acre of garden. But if you make the best use of what you do have, what you …
DIY Survival Keychain I am sure you have seen these survival keychains everywhere that survival, wilderness, or camping gear is sold. So why go through the effort to make one yourself? They are pretty inexpensive overall. I did purchase one for a niece and my one concern about it, is that without unraveling the entire …
MIY Survival Hardtack Hardtack has been a part of a soldier’s field rations since the civil war! It keeps an incredibly long time when properly dried. Most often because of its hard cracker taste and texture used as a dumpling substitute with stews and soups. But it can also be eaten plain. Hardtack provides much …
Build A Cabin Without a Permit Permits, red tape and costs keep a lot of us from building on our property whether it be a secondary building, a bug out haven or just a vacation retreat. Just getting the permit to build can cost more than the builder of this little cabin spent on the entire project! …
Making and Using Vegetable Juice Wood Stain I adore the stain color of the table pictured above! It’s an amazing red created by cranberries, pomegranate, and beets! If you’re looking for a more natural method of staining your wood or even just a very unique one-of-a-kind color, then this process will be of interest. If …
