Category: Frugal

T.P. Plan B

T.P. Plan B

T.P. Plan B Most people don’t spend a lot of time thinking about toilet paper. It is just one of those things you throw into the grocery cart and it’s there in your bathroom cupboard when you need to refill the roll. UNTIL the T.P. isn’t  there! Then it becomes a bigger deal than being out of just …

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Cuba’s DIY Inventions From 30 Years of Isolation

Cuba's DIY Inventions From 30 Years of Isolation

Cuba‘s DIY Inventions From 30 Years of Isolation The video below is in Spanish with English sub-titles and it gives credence to the saying necessity is the mother of invention! Cuba has been isolated from the technological advances of the rest of the world. So Cuban’s have had to make due with the resources available to …

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Life Without Toilet Paper

Life Without Toilet Paper One unpleasant but necessary discussion among preppers and anyone factually preparing for any kind of emergency is that you may not have enough personal hygiene products stored for the short term crisis and in a long term scenario that eventually the total supply will be cut off. Below is an article …

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7 DIY/MIY Badass Weapons

7 DIY/MIY Badass Weapons First and foremost never use any of these ideas during “normal” times, they are intended for a long term SHTF and “there are no authorities” situations. If you pre-make them, box them up and put them away in a locked area… but know that pre-made in a bad situation could = …

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DIY Cob Oven

DIY Cob Oven Many folks love having an outdoor kitchen or barbeque oven and simply go out and purchase one. But there are those who want to be off the grid and a cob oven can do just about anything that an indoor conventional oven can do. After a SHTF event most kitchens could end up being outdoors …

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Can You Afford Not To Prep?

PCan You Afford Not To Prep?

PCan You Afford Not To Prep? Times are tough economically for almost everyone these days. No country, organization, particular career has been bullet proof when it comes to financial difficulties, corporate downsizing, and other money woes.. This means everyone is effected, some more than others. In today’s world it is hard for many to make it month …

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Hack Outdoor Solar Lights for Emergencies

Hack Outdoor Solar Lights for Emergencies

Some posts may include affiliate links. Hack Outdoor Solar Lights for Emergencies   Solar lights are cheap and VERY east to get a hold of, these can be used to create a ton of different re-purposed things. Prephappy.com shows you 6 ways you can turn a solar light into a survival tool. You can use them in …

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DIY Recycling Plastic Bottles to Plastic Rope

DIY Recycling Plastic Bottles to Plastic Rope

DIY Recycling Plastic Bottles to Plastic Rope The video is in what I think maybe Russian however, the process looks like if you understand the tool used you could figure this out without the verbal instruction. If you’re able to do this not only would we love the instructions in English but it would be …

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DIY Quick Sapling Bow

DIY Quick Sapling Bow

DIY Quick Sapling Bow If in a crisis situation where ammo becomes precious or if you need to hunt stealthily a bow can be the answer. A quick DIY bow from a sapling can be used immediately in a survival hunting situation. You should have everything you need to put one of these together quickly …

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Beginners Guide To Pressure Canning

Beginners Guide To Pressure Canning If you’ve tried some water bath canning; making jams or applesauce, you may have been tempted to can some other vegetables from you garden.  If they are low-acid (and pretty much all vegetables other than tomatoes are low acid, not counting pickles – to which vinegar, which is acidic –  …

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