Urban Foraging Regardless of your environment, you can find plants that it will provide you with nourishment in a survival situation. But you must know what to look for and know where to look for it. This includes non-traditional growing seasons! Some plants are entirely edible from the fruit to the roots. Roots can be found year …
Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots We talk a lot about what can be made from the dandelion flower and stalk. We actually have provided our readers with a number of recipes like these …….. Dad’s Dandelion Wine MIY Dandelion Bread Dandelion Jelly But the dandelion root itself is not only editable but can also be …
Making Reflector Oven Bread Wheat, flour, cattail, or rice based bread and pastries could quickly become stables in our post SHTF diets. Knowing how to prepare and bake them under primitive circumstances will be a valued skill and one we can practice on during hunting trips, camping trips, back yard bbq’s Too see how …
Shingles & Siding From Soda or Beer Cans A unique and very useful way to recycle and reuse aluminum cans. In the featured article, they are using the aluminum shingles on a chicken coop but with the proper insulation and installation they could be a viable alternative for other purposes. Personally If you have an …
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Principles of Preparedness There are basic principles that represent the keys to being prepared. There is the financial security and peace of mind that comes from having car insurance, home insurance, medical insurance, etc. Personally, I have resented paying the constant rising costs associated with health insurance until I needed it! Now paying that insurance fee seems like dropping pennies in an old coffee can in comparison …
The Path of the Prepper I think this is a pretty good explanation of how the building of a prepper begins. We are the minority of the population in most places. But as times become harder, more and more people are beginning to follow us as we lead the way to a more self sufficient …
DIY Solar Electronic USB Charger If you are looking to improve your DIY skills and save money at the same time this easy project is for you. This little garden light hack allows you to charge small electronic devices like phones, MP3 players etc. The cool thing about this little project is you can keep …
DIY Creative Pallet Project We see many many neat projects made from pallets. So many in fact that in my own home area pallets have become hard to get free anymore! But most the wonderful creative ideas we see don’t provide detailed instructions on how to make them! I personally am not the type of person who can …
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