Category: Hunker Down Prepping

DIY Solar Electronic USB Charger

DIY Solar Electronic USB Charger If you are looking to improve your DIY skills and save money at the same time this easy project is for you. This little garden light hack allows you to charge small electronic devices like phones, MP3 players etc. The cool thing about this little project is you can keep …

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Simon Dale’s Low Impact Woodland Home

Simon Dale's Low Impact Woodland Home

Simon Dale’s Low Impact Woodland Home Simon Dale is a family man residing in Wales, the western part of Great Britain. His interest in self-sustainability and an ecological awareness led him to dig out and build his woodland home—one of the loveliest, warmest, most inviting dwellings you could ever imagine. This is doable anywhere in the …

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Post SHTF Insulin

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Post SHTF Insulin   If you or a member of your group has diabetes you already know how important it is to include as much insulin you safely can in your preps. However should there be a long term SHTF scenario or should TEOTWAWKI occur knowing how to produce …

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Health Hacks that Work

Health Hacks that Work     This is an aggregated site. Please be aware some of the sites we link you to could have pop ups. We have no control over them. However, we will never link you to a site that requires you to make any purchase to view the blog. Please read our disclaimer. …

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DIY Barn Greenhouse

DIY Barn Greenhouse My favorite designer of all things DIY is without hesitation Ana White. Featured today is her barn greenhouse. The majority of the world has a distinct growing season and an equally disguisable off season. If you are fortunate enough to have room on your property for a greenhouse you can significantly extend that …

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20 Tips for Being More Self-Sufficient Now

20 Tips for Being More Self-Sufficient Now No one really likes or wants to be totally dependent on someone else. When you completely rely on someone else they have all the power. It is literally the same thing when your relying on the system. They have all the power and you NEED the elusive “them”. …

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DIY: Pallet Smokehouse

DIY: Pallet Smokehouse   Smoking your meat and hunted game is a great way to preserve it both now and after the SHTF. Using recycled materials like pallets makes it even a better method reducing building costs of your smokehouse significantly. The maker of the videos says he was able to build his with a …

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Being the Gray Man While SHTF

Being the Gray Man While SHTF What does being grey mean? It’s the idea that you want to blend in so well with your surroundings or into the crowd that you’re not noticeable. In a SHTF scenario this concept could save you and your preps. You don’t want to draw attention to yourself or your …

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40 + Items to Barter Post SHTF-Updated to 100

40 + Items to Barter Post SHTF-Updated to 100 Having extra food, ammo, first aid supplies, flashlights, batteries etc.. that you and your group can spare during a SHTF scenario especially if things are only going to get worse. These items will become more and more scarce and having those few extra will be extremely advantageous. Because …

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DIY Solar for an Outbuilding

DIY Solar for an Outbuilding “Riverwalker” as he is known on the web, decided to make his new shed a bit more practical by providing it with power. However, running power lines to the new structure was not cost effective. So he decided to DIY solar power it! It is obvious how this could be …

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