Category: Prepping

Introducing New Chickens to Your Flock

Introducing New Chickens to Your Flock Introducing new adult birds or chicks to an existing flock can be a dangerous adventure for the birds. Many flocks will attack the new bird or birds and actually kill them. No method is a 100% fool proof but the author of the following article has good success with her …

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DIY Hand Pump For Wells Or Barrels

DIY Hand Pump For Wells Or Barrels Don’t spend your hard-earned cash on a hand pump for a well when you can make a better one at home for half the price! This is easy and cheap as heck to do. If you have a rain barrel or a shallow well or even want to …

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20 Foods You May Not of Thought Were Freezer Safe

20 Foods You May Not of Thought Were Freezer Safe I so wish I had, had this list when I began freezing groceries! I had some real hits and misses. I love the idea of making my own quick easy freezer meals like French toast for breakfast in the toaster oven without the store-bought costs …

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DIY Solar Water Heater From Plastic Bottles

DIY Solar Water Heater From Plastic Bottles See how to make a solar water heater from plastic bottles and save on your water heating bill! Jose Alano is a retired mechanic that lives in Brazil. Jose invented a solar water heater from a pile of plastic bottles and cartons. This is great for the environment as …

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DIY Solar Generator From Old Solar Lights

DIY Solar Generator From Old Solar Lights

DIY Solar Generator From Old Solar Lights Don’t throw away another old garden solar light ever again! Use them and make powerful solar panels to charge your batteries. Have you got old solar lights from the garden laying around? Well, did you know with a little thinking and a little solder here and there, you can …

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Potassium Iodide Does it Protect You From Radiation?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Potassium Iodide Does it Protect You From Radiation? In the wake of the nuclear plant meltdown in Japan and the leaks caused by the tsunami radiation has become a concern. The debris  washing up along the west coast of the USA  for months afterward.  Americans were buying up potassium iodide pills – also …

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How to Keep Spiders Away

How to Keep Spiders Away

How to Keep Spiders Away I despise spiders. Yes, I do know they are supposedly more afraid of me then I am of them. But I don’t buy it! . I’ve seen some horrible damage done to others by bites and just the idea of them crawling across my skin makes my skin creep. I …

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Fruit Trees in Containers

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fruit Trees in Containers I actually have done this with a small orange tree. It did (while indoors) produce fruit but be warned it was like fruit on steroids! The taste was very intense and very tart. Wonderful for making extracts. You must either keep them very small to remain in a container …

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The Best DIY Survival Traps

The Best DIY Survival Traps If you are in a survival situation and you need to hunt for food, learning these 15 survival traps will definitely benefit you. A little cordage or rope, some sticks, some very basic tools, and for some a couple of rocks and you can build basic traps for catching your next meal …

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DIY Inexpensive Acrylic Fire Piston

DIY Inexpensive Acrylic Fire Piston Make this fire piston for about dollar a bit more if you have to buy the plastic but still very cheap to make. This piston is made our of acrylic and works every time, the bonus about this type of fire starter is you can see the ignition… very cool. A fire …

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