Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips for Keeping Your Chickens in the Winter If this is your first winter keeping a flock then there is a lot of information about keeping them safe and healthy this winter. It is especially important for smaller chicks which are not weather acclimated nor large enough to fend …
Free Crochet Slipper Boots Patterns My grandmother used to make each of her grandchildren a pair of slipper boots very much like thee, every year as part of our holiday celebration. After her passing the tradition was gone. None of the adults at the time knew how to make them. I myself was only 12. …
Howling Jack Recipe Another cost-effective method of preserving some of your pumpkin harvest. We see a lot of mead and alcohol recipes on homesteading and prepper pages for a reason. First and foremost, of course is that they taste good! Even if you don’t partake of alcoholic beverages yourself the odds are that you have a friend or …
Shelf Stable Recipes First it is important to know what ‘shelf stable’ means. We have here the definition from Oxford Dictionaries able to survive long periods on store or home shelves without spoiling: Many of the items that homesteaders and preppers stock up on are shelf stable foods. However, now that you have them, do you know …
Free Downloads For Preppers Free is the best price around! Many of us keep records on everything from finances to family history. This is even more true of those who prep! I hear quite often about binders that are kept with information to help both themselves and for their families should the worst occur, and they aren’t …
Recycled Nesting Boxes Most Preppers use their 5 gallon buckets for food storage. But if you have a few extra this is one use for them. I tend to think more along the lines of after you have used the food previously stored in them during a SHTF scenario. By that time I would hope …
Is Your BOB Too Big? If you are anything like me, your bug out bag aka BOB has a life of its own and continues to grow. I am always going to add just one more item just in case. I have come to realize as I age what I think I will need in …
The Black Dot Campaign This is another one of those great ideas that could backfire badly! The purpose of the black dot on the palm of your hand is to identify yourself as an abuse victim who needs assistance but can’t for whatever reason verbally express that need to those around you. It is a …
45 More Signs that You Might Be a “Crazy Prepper” ! OK, OK, they got me this time! (LOL) I do indeed know how to make a fire via several different methods… But I don’t want to!!! So, I do have a case of lighters in my cupboard! My BOB has a fire starter, but …
30 Signs That You’re One of Those “Crazy Preppers” The featured article from our friends at Organic Prepper’s made me giggle more than just a bit! Because in all truthfulness who is to say how prepared is too prepared? When does one cross the line between responsibly insuring your and your family’s standard of living …
