5 Urgent Water Storage Tips Water is the life force of every living thing on this planet including human beings. Without safe drinkable water all the other preps we have done are worthless. Plants won’t grow, animals will die and human life will be snuffed out within a few days. So we search for safe …
Depression Meals You Don’t Want I may be aging myself by telling you this, but my mother was a child during the great depression. So when I was a child when times were tight she reverted to the old stand by meals of her own childhood. I have actually had a meal or two (or more) …
Finding North With Out a Compass I know how to find my barring via the constellations but without a compass that was pretty much it for me! If lost I would have to sit and wait until dark to find my way and begin my trek home! Truthfully I really am directionally impaired but I would rather head …
Solar-Powered Lens Water Purification The project set up by Buffalo sophomore Deshawn Henry is one he hopes will contribute to insuring the world will always have access to clean safe drinkable water. His prototype is determining the appropriate thickness and angles etc.. to make this a doable project for the rest of us. Once those factors …
The Versatile Mason Jar 100+ Ideas Just about everyone has a jar or two or three in their pantry! When not in use holding our homemade delicacies, they could sit empty on our storage shelf or be used for a ton of other things. Take a look at some of the creative ideas for making …
Cinnamon and Honey Home Remedies Herbal and natural remedies are a favorite of homesteaders, preppers, and those who just want to know what they are putting into their bodies. Cinnamon and honey are a favorite combination for healing all kinds of ailments. It has been for centuries. Currently cinnamon is inexpensive and available in large …
An Interior Emergency Bag Could Make the Difference in Surviving No one wants or plans to have an automobile crash. Much less be trapped inside the vehicle for any length of time waiting for rescue. Although both vehicles pictured happen to be red, they are from separate accidents. Both the drivers survived the initial crash. But were trapped …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Practical Skills People Once Knew As technology has grown the use of practical old skills and knowledge has steadily declined. We are so dependent upon the electronics and gadgets of today that without them many are simply lost. In a post SHTF world this will mean chaos. Basic things …
Herbal Treatments – Mullein Information & Recipes Like everyone else I have seen mullein (Verbascum thapsus) otherwise known as the candle flower growing along side the roadways and simply assumed it was a rather pretty but worthless weed. I was wrong! I am amazed by the uses for this plant! Mullein is best known among herbal practitioners …
30 Must Haves for Your Emergency Medical Kit We all know the basics of a first aid kit. Bandages, antiseptics, etc.. but in a total SHTF scenario a first aid kit becomes a first responders kit because you are the first and perhaps only responder to the scene. What then becomes a necessity changes, you must …
