Some posts may contain affiliate links. Holiday Travel Survival Tips Many of you may be traveling for the upcoming holiday. You may think you have it down pat as you traveled for Thanksgiving. But that truly is only a test run! The majority didn’t cross country for thanksgiving and a large number of us will …
Splitting Firewood With a Knife AKA Batoning Not only does batoning actually take less energy to chop wood into kindling, but it is a method available to most people in a survival scenario. Many people actually carry a knife on their belt or in the trunk of their car. Fewer folks tote an axe with …
Surviving In A Freezing Cold Car Unless you’re a self-sufficient hermit you must leave your home some time during the cold winter months. Even on those milder days the weather can change very quickly catching you in route. Knowing how you can survive in a freezing cold car is imperative if you live in colder …
Medical Uses and Benefits of Peppermint Oil Peppermint flavoring is used so often in sweet treats that it’s easy to forget that in fact it is an herb. One of my favorites in that regard is peppermint hot cocoa. Particularly appropriate for cold winter nights in front of a fire. Especially that I now know …
5 Vintage Gadgets Tested Two things I love rolled into one! The Russian Hacker who always makes me laugh and vintage items. I actually did not know what the first item pictured was! I have never used an egg separator. My tool for that is even older than the wire thing, the actual egg shell. …
Introducing goTenna Mesh Often times its interesting to see the new technology that is coming our way. This particular device the goTenna Mesh refreshingly takes current technology and adds old world methods to make it work. I doubt that people will flock to this device in today’s world. Because it requires a human relay system which would …
Different Types of Preppers – Which are You I don’t particularly like labels on people. Especially those that can have a huge swing in meaning depending on who is using the label and in what context. To me the term preppers is defined as people who plan ahead to insure their and their family’s or group’s quality …
25 DIY Survival Items When I first read the featured blog, I thought “oh no, they are going to tell me being a gear junkie is a bad thing!” 😛 But mercifully they didn’t. The blog actually talks about necessary survival items you can make yourself. Basic supplies that many of us stockpile. If you make these …
Survival Crops That Grow Without Irrigation One of the worries in a survival scenario is the ability to acquire enough of the proper food supplies to maintain good health. A way of doing that is of course to grow your own survival crops. However, every living thing requires water to thrive. In a number of SHTF …
Long-Term Disasters Some Terrifying Truths Some people don’t prepare for disasters because they don’t see how bad it could become. They really believe that the government programs with save them from going without basic necessities like drinkable water, food, medical care, shelter, etc.. What they don’t always realize is that in a long term disaster, …
