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 …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Modern Bunker Design For Family of 6 or Connect for Community Back during the days of the cold war, bunkers were a luxury item based on very limited variety of cookie cutter plans and dug into the home owner’s back yard. These bunkers were top notch 1950’s design and usually were made to house a family …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Survival Tips if Lost in the Woods For Adults and Children This post could be of particular interest to those who plan to have camping, hiking, or foraging trips this summer and to those whose SHTF plans A or B include bugging out. I know we try extremely hard …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Household Tips From the Civil War Era After even a minor short term SHTF event, we could find ourselves at least temporarily unable to use modern day methods of doing simple but important household chores. If the event should be long term we could be using old methods for …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Mason Jar Fermenting Crock Making a few of these will save you a lot of money and still allow you to fermented foods. If you are a pickle lover these are for you! Fermented foods have excellent health benefits and tend to preserve nutrients well and make most foods more digestible. …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Raising Baby Chicks on a Budget If you have the space and means chickens can be a great starting point for your self reliant food source! It used to be deemed your ‘duty’ to raise your own food, now days it seems as though the government and laws are …
