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10 First Aid Uses for Bentonite Clay

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 10 First Aid Uses for Bentonite Clay I am totally shocked that I have never heard of Bentonite clay before I came across this article! In this article it details 10 topical first aid uses for this clay but in my search for further information, I found that it …

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Cooler Cooked Corn

Cooler Cooked Corn

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Cooler Cooked Corn Cooler cooked corn aka redneck cooler corn is done in a cooler very similar to thermos cooking. It’s just on a bigger scale than a thermos for feeding more than a single person. I would imagine you could use this method on almost any vegetable that …

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Preps That Won’t Raise Eyebrows

Preps That Won’t Raise Eyebrows Sometimes our spouses or other family members aren’t on board with our prepping efforts. We may worry a bit about what other people might think of our prepping lifestyle. Or for some reason OPSEC may be a particular concern where you are or who you are with at this time.  For whatever reason …

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Self Reliance a Crime?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Self Reliance a Crime? (8 links) Is it really becoming a crime to be self-reliant? Most of us have heard or seen the news reports of some really surprising court orders in the recent past encroaching on what we have in the US, anyway, have always assumed were our …

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Storage for Emergency Supplies

Storage for Emergency Supplies I will start off by saying I understand the need for additional storage for apartment dwellers especially those who are also preppers. But I don’t recommend a rental unit personally. If you happen to live within a block or so of the rental facility perhaps if you’re in a really small …

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Planting Cherry Pits

Some posts may contain affiliate links.</pre Planting Cherry Pits I currently have an avocado pit soaking on the windowsill , a pineapple top growing on the bathroom counter and 2 and a half pounds of cherries in the fridge! I bet you can guess what I am going to do with some of the pits …

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MIY Watermelon Jerky Aka Fruit Leather

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Watermelon Jerky Aka Fruit Leather The instructions for watermelon jerky given in this featured article is what we here in the Northern part of the US call fruit leathers. It can be applied to a number of different fruits and is a particular favorite In children’s lunch boxes. Much …

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A Phone App Identifies Plants From Your Picture!

A Phone App Identifies Plants From Your Picture! We get a number of pictures from readers asking what this or that pictured plant is. I am by no means a plant expert, but on occasion one or more of our other readers are able to give a name to the unknown greenery. That still leaves …

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MIY Watermelon Moonshine

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Watermelon Moonshine Watermelon summer’s most juicy fruit treat and moonshine! Oh, must be too good to be true! Even if you aren’t currently one to have a cocktail now and again, spirits are a good barter item that will come in handy in just about every SHTF scenario as there will always …

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Make Your Own Concrete Hand Planters

Make Your Own Concrete Hand Planters

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Make Your Own Concrete Hand Planters I have seen these in many of our local garden shops but always found the price to be off putting. I love the planter that appears to represent mother earth handing us her luscious greenery. But it seemed almost contradictory to purchase these …

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