What Supplies will Disappear 1st We know what supplies are most important to us for the emergencies most likely to befall us in our area. However, what we don’t always know is what we might decide we need several months down the line if the disaster isn’t the primary one we prepped for nor which …
Wilderness Survival Mistakes Bugging out may not be your first choice. If you are not accustom to wandering about in or even temporarily living in the wilderness it may not be a planned option at all. Unless you have practice at doing so it is not a recommended choice either. It sounds like a reasonable …
The Dangers of Survival Television Most often prepping TV is defined and compared to the television show Doomsday preppers. That particular show expounds on the extreme side of the prepping movement and doesn’t honestly represent the majority of the prepping community. The more mainstream prepping crowd are ordinary citizens with an extraordinary sense of responsibility with …
Scavenging Post SHTF If you have prepped well there is a chance after a short term SHTF event you will not need to do any scavenging. This is the ultimate goal of most homesteaders and preppers. However, if the event is long term or if some of your preps are too damaged or lost during …
Growing Micro-Greens Micro-greens are a great way to increase your nutrient intake, and can be grown year round. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the University of Maryland found that leaves from Micro-greens actually have more nutrients than the mature leaves of the same plants. Micro-greens are the first true leaves produced from …
Lasagna Gardening Lasagna Gardening is a no-dig, no-till organic gardening method that will give you rich soil that requires little work from the gardener. The name “Lasagna Gardening” is actually the method of building the garden. You add layers of organic materials that “decompose” over time, and results in soil that will help your plants …
Bugging Out Deployment Style I see the majority of those bugging out doing so in a more random manner than they ever planned. No emergency situation ever plays out as expected. The storage area of your bug out supplies and gear could be under rubble or the scenario could be radically different than anything you prepared for. …
Prepping With Alka-Seltzer Preppers, homesteaders and those of us on tight today’s world budgets, are always tickled to find dual use items. When I see a package of Alka-seltzer I no longer only think of upset stomachs! I now see several uses from cleaning to home remedy treatments all in one small easy to store package. …
DIY Hot Water Produced by Compost! Whether you are prepping for a grid down scenario, trying to cut back on your current utility expenses or simply trying to make our planet a better, less polluted. less over stressed by human demands upon our resources place. This is an awesome project to consider. We are well aware …
Household Uses for Cola Many of us can not imagine not drinking coca cola or wasting the beverage by using it for anything other than refreshing our palates! An equal number of us can not imagine drinking a beverage that has household uses and view it as drinking cleanser! No matter which side of the …
