Category: Survival

DIY Survival Fishing Kit

DIY Survival Fishing Kit If you reside in a location where there are bodies of water for fishing, then this little survival kit will be an awesome addition to your BOB (bug out bag). It’s small, lightweight, and includes everything you need to catch fish. Fish are an important source of protein which is much …

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Lessons Learned During Long-Term Power Outages

Lessons Learned During Long-Term Power Outages How sure are you that you and your family are ready for a long-term power outage? I find there are always little things that turn into big things when you have forgotten them in advance! In only my personal opinion just shutting off the power for a day or …

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DIY Survival Keychain

DIY Survival Keychain I am sure you have seen these survival keychains everywhere that survival, wilderness, or camping gear is sold. So why go through the effort to make one yourself? They are pretty inexpensive overall. I did purchase one for a niece and my one concern about it, is that without unraveling the entire …

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Wilderness Survival Essentials

Wilderness Survival Essentials   You might think if you’re out camping when a disaster scenario occurs that you couldn’t be in a better bug out position. Unfortunately, that isn’t always true! What you may have brought with you or what you ordinarily have stored with your camping gear may be the gear you need to …

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MIY Survival Hardtack

MIY Survival Hardtack Hardtack has been a part of a soldier’s field rations since the civil war! It keeps an incredibly long time when properly dried. Most often because of its hard cracker taste and texture used as a dumpling substitute with stews and soups. But it can also be eaten plain. Hardtack provides much …

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Build A Cabin Without a Permit

Build A Cabin Without a Permit Permits, red tape and costs keep a lot of us from building on our property whether it be a secondary building, a bug out haven or just a vacation retreat. Just getting the permit to build can cost more than the builder of this little cabin spent on the entire project! …

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Preventing and Escaping House Fires

Preventing and Escaping House Fires Fire is a terrifying possibility where ever humans reside. Power sources, stoves, dryers, heaters, fire places, etc. can all become combustible areas. Add human error and you could have a huge fire before you are even aware you are in danger. One tip given to me by a friend who …

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Prepping with Zip Ties

Prepping with Zip Ties Video   Sometimes the smallest of items can make the difference between making something work or not. Zip ties are extremely versatile and I use them at home and in my garden for a number of things but Team switch via the Organized prepper has come up with 19 survival uses …

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Natural Antibiotics Without a Prescription

Natural Antibiotics Without a Prescription If you have ever had to take antibiotics and most of us have in our lifetime, you know that they can work miracles and they can have some pretty rough side effects as well. One of the biggest negative effects to my thinking is that you can build up a …

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Low Income Prepping

Low Income Prepping Some of the people who are the best prepared for disaster are those with limited funds. Larger budgets and deeper pockets may mean you are able to purchase more in advance, have a nicer generator, maybe even nifty rows of awesome solar panels. But there are some things that those that struggle …

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