DIY Paracord Snow Shoes If you now or ever have lived in an area with extreme hash winters you know that your body is simply not equipped by nature to survive those temperatures. Particularly your extremities. Your feet and hands are very sensitive to the cold. Mittens and boots are imperative and when the snow …
DIY Cabinet Shelf To A Pull Out Drawer No one no matter how large or small a home you’re living in there is never enough closet or kitchen storage space! The tutorial today can’t help so much with closet space, but will help in the kitchen! Convert your second shelf in a cabinet into a sliding …
DIY Portable Wind Generator If you reside in an area with more wind then sun then this is an awesome project for you! No matter why you are off grid, this is one way to produce your own power. It’s portable, puts off 12 volts, 17 watts and automatically furls. Great little generator for camp sites …
Harvesting and Eating Prickly Pear Cactus Usually when we talk about foraging cactus isn’t on the list of most desirable edible wild plants. Prickly pear cactus grows well in arid landscapes and is the most cold tolerant of the cactuses. You can find it in the western portions and the low lying areas of the …
21+ Genius Pallet Projects I know it seems like the spring and summer building or projects season is coming to an end. But you know that shops and stores are gearing up for the Christmas shopping season and Black Friday is on the horizon. More merchandise in the stores means more shipping pallets are unloaded …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Bulb Oil Lamp I came across this neat little lamp and began the hunt to locate one. I did find them for sale on sites like ebay and etsy from a variety of different individuals and with an equal variety of prices. But then I hit pay dirt! …
Home Canning Meatballs – Instructions and Recipe Just about every culture in the world eats meatballs of one sort or another, though not always called a meatball. So we all have our own favorite style. The recipe included with these instructions is for a very basic meatball that could be altered easily or be paired …
MIY Coconut Oil Coconut oil doesn’t come inexpensively at your local market (If they even carry it) and so much healthier for you! It has dozen of uses out side of cooking for skin, hair and medical purposes. Making it yourself (MIY) doesn’t have to be expensive or terribly difficult either! For uses and benefits …
DIY Backyard Bowling Alley A cool DIY project for your family fun in your own backyard! What does this particular backyard project have to do with being prepared? Nothing! Except perhaps family unity and cost savings. Some people see preparedness as a negative lifestyle full of doom and gloom with preppers being negative foreboding folks …
Butchering Deer It is a fact that the majority of humans are carnivores. Our bodies need the protein to survive. This can be had via some plant life but not usually in large enough amounts to sustain the nutritional needs of a larger group, When I post a featured article regarding such proteins… they aren’t …
