What an Electricity Shortage Looks Like Power rationing in Venezuela As you are all well aware of Venezuela had an economic collapse. We have previously presented articles on how they are dealt with the food and supply shortages as the store shelves empty and are not restocked. Than they began rationing electricity. I have been …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Pastrami Pastrami is actually an ancient method of preserving beef, turkey, mutton, or pork that has become such a favorite deli item it’s now called Jewish BBQ. It’s ordinarily steamed or smoked, Although with today’s modern appliances it can also be done at low temperatures in the oven. For …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 60 Authentic Frontier Recipes “These times we had nothing to waste; we had to make things last as long as we could” A quote from a pioneer woman who once cooked on the prairies of the old west. She lived the experience of what many people see a post …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. The Worst Things About Life After a Major SHTF Event Most serious life style preppers get asked all the time.. “Why would you want to live in a post SHTF world”? I have always felt the true answer is because it sure beats the alternative! As long as there …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Forgotten Plants our Ancestors Used to Eat Out of the thousands of edible plants on the earth, humans at this time choose only to consume and cultivate 500 or them! The featured article talks only about 5 of those most common and now forgotten plants that humans have for the …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 5 Reasons a Knife is Deadlier than a Gun I never understood why I have always been a bit more spooked by the idea of someone wielding a knife than by some crazed gun man. I always assumed it was because a knife attack seems more personal and definitely …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Replacing Documents Lost in a Disaster We all plan to take our important documents with us should we have to bug out. This is especially important if you are not a citizen of the country that we are in at the time of a disaster. However, time and circumstance don’t always …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 7 Classic “Updated” Depression Era Recipes I frankly have been shocked many times by the number of people who can’t or don’t cook! Economically it doesn’t make sense. I do understand the younger generation’s tendency to throw something in the microwave and go, as they are in a stage …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Methods of Stealing Your Credit Card Info and How to Prevent Them I like to think of myself as a relatively intelligent person, but it never ceases to amaze me the cleverness of the common thief. I would never have thought of some of the methods they use to …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Skills Needed After Economic Collapse After an economic collapse there will be a whole different economy that emerges based upon skill sets rather than financial success. I believe those with some financial security will hold out longer than those without the financial backup because in the beginning the system …
