Category: Survival

DIY Emergency Stove From Soda Cans

DIY Emergency Stove From Soda Cans Another example of how what today we throw out in the trash can be something that could become a very useful item in an emergency scenario. I do realize that these little alcohol stoves can be more difficult to use than is one that burns wood or another flammable …

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Benefits of Prepping if Disaster Doesn’t Come

Benefits of Prepping if Disaster Doesn’t Come So, you do all this prepping, and the zombies don’t rise aka no pandemic illness strikes (although we’ve had a taste of a smaller version with covid) or World War III continues to brew but war doesn’t actually break out bringing with it TEOTWAWKI.  Now what? A waste …

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MIY Rum

MIY Rum We have posted a number of times about the uses for our own distilled spirits in a SHTF scenario. Most of the recipes we share with you can be deemed illegal in some areas as is stated at the very beginning of the featured article. I feel it does indeed reduce the value …

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Tips to Burglar Proof Your Home

A  burglary is committed in the United States about every 15 seconds and 60% of those burglaries involve forcible entry. The more our economy struggles the higher the crime rate rises.

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Keeping Your Safe Haven Safe

Keeping Your Safe Haven Safe Note that for the purpose of this post, home invasion is defined as any breach of your property. Home being  your primary residence, bug out location, vacation home, or any space that you consider your own and invasion meaning someone unwelcome entering that location without your consent whether you are there or …

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DIY Solar Distiller

DIY Solar Distiller The featured article talks about building your own solar still. With a still you can turn undrinkable water into pure home distilled hydration. Purchasing one can be really pricey, even for a small distiller the asking prices are 200+. The uses can be almost unlimited from refilling lead-acid batteries in normal times to …

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MIY Four Thieves Oil

MIY Four Thieves Oil Four thieves oil is an extremely powerful disinfectant/antibacterial which is believed to stop illnesses like the plague from spreading! There are other recipes for this mixture that are meant to be taken orally, I did not include them because they are too risky to ingest. Some of the ingredients are well …

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Identifying Little Hogweed & its Benefits From Giant Hogweed & its Dangers

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Identifying Little Hogweed & its Benefits From Giant Hogweed & its Dangers     Then I came across this article touting the benefits of Little Hogweed for human consumption including recipes! Obviously the difference between the two plants is more than just size. I sounds to me like Little …

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Build a Wilderness Fire Bed

Build a Wilderness Fire Bed Maintaining a survivable body temperature is imperative while in the wilderness. Hypothermia is more likely to do you in than any wild animal and will do so faster than even lack of water will. Especially helpful if you don’t have shelter in avoiding hypothermia is a fire bed. It works even …

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When to Run or Not to Run From a Shooter

Run or Not to Run From a Shooter Millions of people have watched the governments RUN. HIDE. FIGHT. ® video on how to escape harm from an active shooter. For the most part it’s a good video with reasonable rational good advice on avoiding the shooter. (if you haven’t perhaps seen it, it is included …

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