Category: Survival

DIY Cigar Survival Fishing Kit

DIY Preparedness: Cigar Survival Fishing Kit Many folks include fishing gear as part of their bug out, get home, and 72 hour bags. Your normal sport fishing kit however, is a little on the large size to carry in your emergency bags. There are just so many other items that are perhaps a higher priority. But  If your …

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Survival Uses for Bamboo

Survival Uses for Bamboo Bamboo is an extremely versatile plant.  If the shoots are harvested during the first couple of weeks of growth they may be cooked and eaten, its a great plant for use as natural fencing for both Urban dwellers and homesteaders marking property lines and providing privacy,  its often used for making cooking utensils and is being used as a …

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5 Best Bug-out Locations in the US

5 Best Bug-out Locations in the US Preppers talk about bugging out on a regular basis in fear of riots, looting and being able to forage and hunt for food and water. Those whose plan A is to bug in worry about those same issues just plan for them in a different way. So you …

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Tiny House Garbage Truck!

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tiny House Garbage Truck! The newest trend in housing seems to be the tiny house and some people are really taking that trend very creatively! More and more people in western countries are living in RVs and some of those are building and designing their own out of unconventional …

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Aloe Vera Called The Immortality Plant

Aloe Vera Called The Immortality Plant It seems that almost every skin product that involves healing everything from aging to burns includes aloe. The Ancient Egyptians called it the Plant of Immortality for it’s skin healing properties and it was used by the Native Americans for everything skin related for centuries. Did you know however, …

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The Very Best Backup Plan

The Very Best Backup Plan We talk a lot about having a plan and a backup plan. Often our plan B is to have a duplicates of the gear and necessities to carry out our plan A. However, what really truly is our best back up plan for any situation whether it be in “normal” times or …

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Converting a Washing Machine Into a Water Powered Generator

Converting a Washing Machine Into a Water Powered Generator In the video below we are shown how to converted an old washing machine into a water powered generator. It appears to be fairly easy to do even for those who aren’t real handy and as it uses recycled parts not that expensive either. A terrific …

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21 Home Remedies for a Toothache

21 Home Remedies for a Toothache All though there is never a good time for a toothache the idea of having one when no dentist is available is down right frightening! Even the time between developing a toothache and the time it takes to get in to see your dentist can be an extremely uncomfortable …

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A DIY Fire Bow Kit On Training Wheels

A DIY Fire Bow Kit On Training Wheels Like the author of the featured article, I have never been successful in starting a fire with a bow kit! My arms give out long before a flame appears. I have a number of other fire starting methods in my bag for just this reason. However, if I …

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9 Survival Items For Under $9 (With inflation..about $12)

9 Survival Items For Under $9 (With inflation..about $12) Finances are an issue for just about everyone of us world wide. When you first begin preparing you see all these wonderful gadgets that can do just about everything short of actually ducking and covering on your behalf! But they are expensive. Your emergency kit does …

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