14 Projects To Cut Energy & Water Usage Whether you’re going off the grid, prepping for a time when you may not have access to the grid or just want to save some money now. No one wants to spend more on energy than absolutely necessary. There are some relatively easy and inexpensive ways to cut …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Finding Edibles in a SHTF Situation Despite your best laid plans and a well-stocked pantry, there is a chance you will be forced to leave your home without your food supply. You will be reduced to relying on what you can find in your environment. You should know that despite feeling hungry. You …
Introducing New Chickens to Your Flock Introducing new adult birds or chicks to an existing flock can be a dangerous adventure for the birds. Many flocks will attack the new bird or birds and actually kill them. No method is a 100% fool proof but the author of the following article has good success with her …
DIY Solar Generator From Old Solar Lights Don’t throw away another old garden solar light ever again! Use them and make powerful solar panels to charge your batteries. Have you got old solar lights from the garden laying around? Well, did you know with a little thinking and a little solder here and there, you can …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Potassium Iodide Does it Protect You From Radiation? In the wake of the nuclear plant meltdown in Japan and the leaks caused by the tsunami radiation has become a concern. The debris washing up along the west coast of the USA for months afterward. Americans were buying up potassium iodide pills – also …
How to Keep Spiders Away I despise spiders. Yes, I do know they are supposedly more afraid of me then I am of them. But I don’t buy it! . I’ve seen some horrible damage done to others by bites and just the idea of them crawling across my skin makes my skin creep. I …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fruit Trees in Containers I actually have done this with a small orange tree. It did (while indoors) produce fruit but be warned it was like fruit on steroids! The taste was very intense and very tart. Wonderful for making extracts. You must either keep them very small to remain in a container …
The Best DIY Survival Traps If you are in a survival situation and you need to hunt for food, learning these 15 survival traps will definitely benefit you. A little cordage or rope, some sticks, some very basic tools, and for some a couple of rocks and you can build basic traps for catching your next meal …
DIY Inexpensive Acrylic Fire Piston Make this fire piston for about dollar a bit more if you have to buy the plastic but still very cheap to make. This piston is made our of acrylic and works every time, the bonus about this type of fire starter is you can see the ignition… very cool. A fire …
Top SHTF Barter Items If the economy should collapse items and skills will immediately take the place of cash and credit. Trade will continue. No one has everything they could possibly ever need nor the skills and materials to make them themselves. Preplanning to barter in some cases (with inflation as it is today) could have a better return rate even if …
