Earthquake Proof your Pantry So you have stored enough food and supplies to get you through just about any emergency situation. Now the emergency hits, a hurricane, a tornado, an eruption, or an earthquake and all you’ve stored is now broken, smashed, and or contaminated. After making sure you were prepared you find yourself just like …
Tag: Frugal
3 Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses
3 Inexpensive DIY Greenhouses DIY Green Houses Lots of us are not fortunate enough to live in areas where year round planting is possible outdoors. But we all eat year around! So if we can extend our growing seasons we can put more food on the table now and later in a SFTF scenario. There …
25 Survival Uses For Duct Tape
25 Survival Uses For Duct Tape We have all heard the old handyman joke that anything can be fixed with either duct tape or WD40! “If it moves and shouldn’t use the tape and if it doesn’t move and it should it use the WD40”. However, there are many more uses in serious situations. It can actually be …
Turning Off Your Main Water Service
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Turning Off Your Main Water Service In an emergency situation you may need to stop the flow of water to your home. Everyone always tells you to shut off the water at the main source but no one ever tells you how! Since it may take some time for …
DIY Paracord Survival Belt & ER Uses for Paracord
DIY Paracord Survival Belt ER Uses for Paracord While paracord bracelets can be useful and fun, they simply do not contain enough cord for a real emergency! 8-12 feet can certainly be handy in some situations but think of what you can do with 50 feet! . Duel use items are a favorite of preppers, crafters, and survivalists …
Natural Techniques to Keep Pests Out of Your Garden
Some posts may contain affiliate links Natural Techniques to Keep Pests Out of Your Garden It’s that time of year! Planting season. But with planting season comes the critters who want to share in your seedlings. Keeping pests- insects, pets, wild animals- out of your garden can be hard work, especially if you don’t want to use …
DIY Smoke Bomb + Making Your Location Unattractive to Looters
DIY Smoke Bomb + Making Your Location Unattractive to Looters We asked a group how they plan to avoid property damages in the mist of a riot with looters. There were lots of ideas on how to make your home, BIL, or BOL unattractive to looters. One of the worries often expressed is arson. A question from a forum member …
Ferro Rods – Alternate Strikers
Ferro Rods – Alternate Strikers By now, many folks have come to understand the importance of ferrocerium (ferro) rods for making a fire. Ferro rods often come with strikers attached or that are included with the packaging. But what if the striker is lost, broken or just too worn for use? After long term usage like any other …
Foraging Safely
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Foraging Safely The featured article tells us there is such a thing as a free lunch, or almost free, by foraging safely. The edible wild plants around you can add to your plate both now and during lean times. Never eat a plant you are unable to identify. Although many plants around …