Category: Hunker Down Prepping

Getting Started: Survival Basics

Getting Started: Survival Basics We all have to start somewhere, even our troops. But there are so many considerations. So where to start and how? What is most important and what do I have to buy? What can I make on my own, which knowledge is the first I should obtain? Lack of what skill …

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DIY Raised Garden Beds

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Raised Garden Beds Raised garden beds are just fantastic, they produce a better yield as the soil is better heated giving the roots an advantage. Easier to tend because they require less stooping and the weeds do not spread between beds as easily as they do on level ground …

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Prevent Frozen Pipes

Prevent Frozen Pipes No matter what time of year it is, it is never to early to prevent frozen pipes! As I write this winter weather is just beginning in my part of the world and winterizing begins. It is wise to do so now, the parts are easier to obtain as not everyone is …

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DIY Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder

DIY Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder I am sort of building a bit of a flock of a variety of birds for SHTF purposes with my bird feeders. At least that is how I justify insuring they have feed! I find that the birds do seem to recall just like my pets, where the food came from and …

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DIY Trial Aquaponics W/5 Gallon Buckets

DIY Trial Aquaponics With 5 Gallon Buckets Our eco system has been damaged over the generations as pollution and neglect have taken its toll on our planet. However, we can recreate to a limited extent the timeless system of regeneration of resources developed by mother nature herself with aquaponics. It isn’t an easy system to create …

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All About Home Food Storage

All About Home Food Storage Lots of storage space is at the top of the list of any homeowner’s dream home. No one has big enough closets, storage rooms, nor pantries…. ever! But as a prepping family you can find it even more challenging to find the appropriate storage space. Preps can’t just be randomly shoved …

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DIY Emergency Can Heater

DIY Emergency Can Heater Even during the summer months the nights can get pretty cold especially should you be stranded somewhere in your car or camping. This can heater is made from a paint can but smaller versions could be carried in your BOB or 72 hour bag. I keep one made with a partial roll of toilet paper …

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3 MIY Cough Syrups

3 MIY Cough Syrups   If SHTF the stores will close and making your own home remedies will be the only way to feel better or to cure ailments. Under those conditions a cough would be a really bad thing not just for the person suffering but for the entire group. Coughing is noisy and …

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DIY Oil Lamps

DIY Oil Lamps You can never be sure when disaster will strike. You may not be with your supplies and that is when your knowledge, ingenuity, creativity and adaptability comes into play. If you take a look at the four DIY oil lamps made here one or more of the elements may stick with you …

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Ceiling Sliding Extra Storage

Ceiling Sliding Extra Storage Are you sick of having no room in the house? Do you want extra storage off the ground where most people wouldn’t think of looking? Or better yet where flood waters may not reach? Whether your looking to use unused space  or you have documents and items that need to be stored and …

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