Category: SHTF

Cattails: Swamp Supermarket – Includes Recipes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Cattails: Swamp Supermarket – Includes Recipes   If you know how to eat a cattail correctly, you could have a great source of nutrients and much needed energy if you choose to forage now or after a SHTF event. Cattails pretty much grow everywhere, on the side of the …

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How to Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home

How to Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home Knowing How to Can, Freeze, Dry and Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home is a not only for homesteaders, survivalists and people on a budget should be doing it too. I have been canning for years, I love doing it. It’s never a chore and I call …

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MIY – Homemade Butter

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY – Homemade Butter There is nothing better than fresh creamy butter on a thick slice of homemade bread! Make that with homemade MIY (make it yourself) butter and you really have a delicious treat. Butter and cheese making have been lost arts that are becoming popular again simply because they are …

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Cheap Solar Power

Cheap Solar Power Currently the sunshine is still free! So we should make use of it in powering our homes and businesses. Finding a secondary power source is the first step to moving yourself off the grid. Once you’re off the grid you can say good bye to those ever rising utility costs and use …

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Setting up a Fishing Rod

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Setting up a Fishing Rod Many of us grew up catching fish  using the “Huck Finn” method  with stick, string and attached bobber and hook! Now there is some really nice gear you can purchase or make yourself to do some serious fish hunting! A necessary skill for all types of fishing although …

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Supplies You Need For Hurricane Season

Supplies You Need For Hurricane Season From Infoplease A hurricane, by definition is a tropical cyclone in which winds attain speeds greater than 74 mi (119 km) per hr. Wind speeds gust over 200 mi (320 km) per hr. in some hurricanes. The term is often restricted to those storms occurring over the N Atlantic …

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How to Tie 20 Essential Knots

 How to Tie 20 Essential Knots Source Outdoor life  By Tim MacWelch converted from photo carousel for easier reading. You can see other great survival and prepping articles on their site OUTDOOR LIFE   The Square Knot is a classic for connecting lines and tying knots. Whether you are tying two ropes together to make …

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6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove

7 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove

6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove Updated from the Sastainablog/Jeff McIntire Please be sure to note the safety issues and precautions with any wood burning stove. 1. The very, very simple 16-brick rocket stove. This one requires no more than stacking some bricks… though I’m guessing they would need to be made of a …

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State Rainwater Harvesting Laws

State Rainwater Harvesting Laws     Is your state one of the states with legislated laws on how much, when , or what you can harvest rainwater for? At this time none of the states ban rain barrel collection of rain water for personal use… but should something provided by nature that falls upon your …

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DIY Bio Water Filter

DIY Bio Water Filter This is a great project to have at home for that just in case moment. Bio-filters, a Great Alternative ,Another option, instead of buying expensive commercial filters and stockpiling them, is to build a bio-filter. This simple filtering system is used worldwide to purify water for drinking. While it may not get …

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