Considerations When Burying a Cache A cache is actually less a thing and more a place. A secret hiding place where valuables are hidden with the assumption that you will come back at some point to retrieve them. Caches do not have to be buried in the ground necessarily. But burying survival supplies makes sense in most situations. …
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 …
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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 …
Oyster Mushrooms in a Basket I am aware many people forage for mushrooms. However the way my family eats them I would have to pick daily and with seasonal changes would never catch up enough to store them for future use! I also am not as confident in my ability to identify which are safe and which …
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DIY Barn Greenhouse My favorite designer of all things DIY is without hesitation Ana White. Featured today is her barn greenhouse. The majority of the world has a distinct growing season and an equally disguisable off season. If you are fortunate enough to have room on your property for a greenhouse you can significantly extend that …
DIY: Pallet Smokehouse Smoking your meat and hunted game is a great way to preserve it both now and after the SHTF. Using recycled materials like pallets makes it even a better method reducing building costs of your smokehouse significantly. The maker of the videos says he was able to build his with a …
