Uses for Tension Rods I’d Never Thought Of I love, love, love the articles that give us ideas on how to use ordinary items in extra ordinary ways! Especially when they involve adding additional storage to my home. Everyone needs more storage, no matter how big or small their home is. It is almost like …
DIY Smokehouse From Cement Blocks Not only are smoked meats tasty but it is a great low-cost way of preserving meat. Because this method doesn’t require electricity it makes it an excellent post SHTF method as well. If you are smoking a large amount of meat this is the way to do it! It is …
Uncommon Items for Your Survival Kit Most of you won’t find these “uncommon” items so uncommon to have in your survival kit. However, I found they did list some uses I was unaware of. I am a huge lemon fan, so I found that the uses in the featured article quite interesting. You may find …
50 Questions To Ask the Non-Prepper I hate to admit it but some of the 50 questions asked, I hadn’t even thought of! The featured article from The Backdoor Prepper does indeed give us all food for thought, not just the non-prepper! We all tend to stay within our own little worlds when thinking of …
Medical Survival Tips Medical tips are among my favorites. I am not an aspiring doctor or wanna be medic of any sort. But I do use a doctor regularly and figure if I do so do a lot of other people. Doctors, nurses and any kind of first responder experience will be a premium skill …
Getting Non-Preppers On Board This subject is one of the most debated and most important of all the questions ever dealt with when preparing. It is hard enough to squeeze a dime here and there to prepare us and loved ones for the eventuality of being caught in a disaster situation. We just can’t do …
Converting an Electric Water Heater to Solar More and more new construction is moving to solar power. But that doesn’t mean those of us who have older homes don’t want in on the savings! The cost of heating water is one of the largest expenses in my household. Loads of laundry and tons of showers …
Setting Broken Bones with a Emergency Splint In the event of an emergency where you have suddenly become the first or only responder there are some basic medical procedures, we all should know. CPR being the first and most likely to be needed by the average person. But after a disaster of any kind where …
Disaster Declared Now How Do YOU Get Help The 911 emergency operators are overwhelmed trying to answer all the concerned callers either worried about what is happening or in dire need of assistance. Fire and police vehicles are speeding everywhere with sirens blaring. When you get a snippet of news here and there it is all …
Opening a Master Lock W/Out Keys or Specialty Tools This is a little trick has been known by the crooks and bad guys for some time. I am sharing it so you will also now know it. Knowledge is power and forewarned is forearmed. I have always known that a padlock could be removed with …
