Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY – Homemade Butter There is nothing better than fresh creamy butter on a thick slice of homemade bread! Make that with homemade MIY (make it yourself) butter and you really have a delicious treat. Butter and cheese making have been lost arts that are becoming popular again simply because they are …
9 DIY Garden Building Projects Now is the time to begin planning and preparing for next year’s improvements and additions. 9 awesome DIY building projects for your garden from across the web sought out and shared with us by The Thrifty Couple. Some basic skills, some basic and reclaimed materials and a whole lot of can-do …
6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove Updated from the Sastainablog/Jeff McIntire Please be sure to note the safety issues and precautions with any wood burning stove. 1. The very, very simple 16-brick rocket stove. This one requires no more than stacking some bricks… though I’m guessing they would need to be made of a …
DIY Bio Water Filter This is a great project to have at home for that just in case moment. Bio-filters, a Great Alternative ,Another option, instead of buying expensive commercial filters and stockpiling them, is to build a bio-filter. This simple filtering system is used worldwide to purify water for drinking. While it may not get …
DIY Primitive Funnel Fish Trap If your left without a rod and reel in a SHTF scenario learning how to make a primitive fish funnel could literally be a lifesaving skill. It could provide you will a much-needed source of protein and could be a fun family thing to learn now! A fish funnel would …
2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers Not only is smoked meat delicious, but smoking has been a method of preserving meat with out refrigeration for generations. You can purchase a large or small home smokers and change the flavor of the meat with the wood you use. But why spend that kind of money when you can …
DIY Paracord Rock Sling A paracord rock sling can be very useful when SHTF. With practice, a sling could be used for hunting small game or even in extreme cases self defense. You’ll also have about 15 feet of cord which can be reused for lots of other SHTF needs. Once you have …
Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes There are many article on the web about making coffee with acorns and how to make acorn flour. But there are not many articles on what health and medical benefits this little nut can give us. The native Americans used them for lots of things. One of the great medical benefits of …
Badass Improvised Survival Gear 7 Easy Prepper Projects As much as we prepare and plan we can never be certain that the only moment in time when we are without our supplies is the moment disaster will hit. We can never guarantee that we won’t be separated from our supplies by the disaster itself. But …
DIY Septic Systems (2 links) FIRST AND FOREMOST BE AWARE OF YOUR LOCAL LAWS IN YOUR PARTICULAR AREA. This septic systems could be illegal and come with some major fines for use in some areas. It is not intended to handle large amounts of sewage. More of a temporary bug out solution until when and …
