6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove Updated from the Sastainablog/Jeff McIntire Please be sure to note the safety issues and precautions with any wood burning stove. 1. The very, very simple 16-brick rocket stove. This one requires no more than stacking some bricks… though I’m guessing they would need to be made of a …
State Rainwater Harvesting Laws Is your state one of the states with legislated laws on how much, when , or what you can harvest rainwater for? At this time none of the states ban rain barrel collection of rain water for personal use… but should something provided by nature that falls upon your …
2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers Not only is smoked meat delicious, but smoking has been a method of preserving meat with out refrigeration for generations. You can purchase a large or small home smokers and change the flavor of the meat with the wood you use. But why spend that kind of money when you can …
Defending your bug out location You survived the event, you made it to your bug out location and now you must defend it! How do you do this when you are just a small group or family? First priority is to prepare your battle space. Even if you don’t have the man power or the …
Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes There are many article on the web about making coffee with acorns and how to make acorn flour. But there are not many articles on what health and medical benefits this little nut can give us. The native Americans used them for lots of things. One of the great medical benefits of …
DIY Septic Systems (2 links) FIRST AND FOREMOST BE AWARE OF YOUR LOCAL LAWS IN YOUR PARTICULAR AREA. This septic systems could be illegal and come with some major fines for use in some areas. It is not intended to handle large amounts of sewage. More of a temporary bug out solution until when and …
Post SHTF Security- Covering All The Bases This article is designed to get you thinking about the security of your property. Ask yourself how a criminal would assess the situation if they came across it randomly. You can barricade yourself inside and hope that the criminals will get tired of trying to break the door …
Salt Survival Purposes If you were to find yourself in a survival situation salt would be a valuable commodity, one might even say, a lifesaving commodity.Your body needs salt (sodium chloride). Your body does not produce it. Sodium and chloride is required for blood, sweat, digestive juices and efficient nerve transmission. In many countries iodine is added to …
DIY Small Diameter Well Having clean water available in any situation is obviously ideal. If you live where there is no well nearby and there is SHTF event you may find yourself out of water. Believe me you get thirsty quicker than you think. This is a perfect DIY project something I feel sure we all could …
DIY Chispito Wind Generator Plans Sooner or later one way or another we are all going to go off the grid eventually. It might be by choice to cut utility bills, or required because the grid is down long term. Either way wind power is a really viable option because in almost every location has at …
