Potatoes as a Survival Crop Growing and storing your own food crop is the best way to guarantee a consistent supply. Even in the worst crisis. Potatoes have been known throughout the ages as the survival food. Easy to grow, easy to store and everyone loves a good spud. Learning different techniques for growing is essential. …
DIY Survival 101: 15 Clever Kits, Tricks & Hacks An emergency kit isn’t always for a major disaster. I recommend an accident bag be in every vehicle because the unexpected can happen at any time to anyone. No one is immune to the possibility. You could get lost on a hike, be caught in a …
DIY Camouflage Ghillie Suit Wearing clothing that blends into your environment works well for basic camouflage. But it doesn’t change the appearance of your shadow or basic body outline and works only if you limit your movement to stay near what you are trying to blend into. A ghillie suit provides three dimensional camouflage that …
Drones During a SHTF Situation If your preparations are for a warring type disaster than this will be something of interest to you. It can go where you physically can not or should not for your personal safety. Drones can be used as a tactical tool. But in the more likely scenario of a natural …
Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator Dry your own herbs more frugally without a dehydrator. If you should choose to be off grid or have to be off gird in a SHTF scenario you may need to do your own preserving of herbs for flavor and a healthy immune system. Any herb with a stem can …
First Aid Skills Every Prepper Should Know There are basic first aid skills that everyone should know, but as preppers it is even more important to have the skills as frankly we will be the ones others look to for assistance in an emergency. In a SHTF scenario it will become our responsibility to administer …
DIY Signal Flares – Smoke Flares with Fuses Before anything else, I must warn you that this is a project that is NOT for children and is not a toy or a neat firework. It is intended for Emergency Use Only. Misuse could result in property damage, serious injury even death if handled carelessly. Always use common sense and extreme caution …
Rediscover Haybox Cooking As the crock pot queen of cooking, when I came across this pioneer version of the crock pot the haybox. I had to share it with you. It is literally the nonelectric version of the first slow cooking device. Better still you can make your own and slow cook on camping trips …
How Much Gear Should You Carry? Even those new to prepping get the idea of a bug out bag and we have seen many checklists for what gear should be in the bag. Each individual is different and each situation different. How much can you physically carry? What kind of terrain will you be traversing? …
Survival Skills Your Child Should Know Most of our children learn from our life style so many of our children raised in the prepper life style will be “born” preppers. But many of us also have children who don’t get it. In my own experience there are things my kids do exactly the way I …
