Genius Camping Hacks Whether camping for fun or by necessity these hacks will make it easier! If you’re camping for pleasure, the easier the trip the more fun it is and if you are camping because of a personal or larger SHTF event anything that makes it easier makes the time you must be where …
Tag: Frugal
Free Food Storage Inventory Spreadsheets
Free Food Storage Inventory Spreadsheets These are really neat inventory spreadsheets that distinguish between types of storage. From dried goods to liquid and all the other things we stick aside for “just in case”. It is hard to mentally remember what you have enough of and what you still need to add to your storage. Once …
Beating the Ammo Shortage
Beating the Ammo Shortage (2 links) There are a lot of concerns during normal times about the availability of ammunition. What is it going to be like after a long term SHTF event? Will it come to a time when you are hunting for dinner and not have enough ammo to do so? Or could …
Landscaping with Edible Shrubbery
Landscaping with Edible Shrubbery Many preppers don’t live in rural areas where you can plant whatever you want wherever you want on your property. They have governing bodies called Homeowners Associations that dictate where and even if you can have a garden, what you can grow in a garden on your property, if you can …
Not Just Chickens
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Not Just Chickens Other Egg Producing Birds Suitable for Your Flock When the majority of the western world says “eggs” we automatically assume chicken eggs, so much so that we don’t even bother to identify the fowl that they came from! We are aware of that there are other …
From School Bus to Cozy Home
From School Bus to Cozy Home I adore an unconventional home. I came across this one and had to share with you because it would make a neat little bug out haven. It could be parked on any little piece of land you are able to obtain without being on the grid. I would simply love …
Food Storage – The 1st 20 Items
Food Storage – The 1st 20 Items Every pantry and every prepper’s food storage begins somewhere! You should always store what you and your family eats and eat in rotation what you have stored. There are items that unless you are preparing you probably don’t have sitting in your pantry. Like water… why store water …
DIY Laser Assisted Blowgun
DIY Laser Assisted Blowgun First the required warning: Blowguns are not toys; they are weapons and should be treated as such. Children should never handle them without adult supervision. Blowguns can cause serious injury, so please only use with caution. The video below shows a DIY blowgun being built and with the added use of …
DIY Pallet Strawberry Planter
DIY Pallet Strawberry Planter There are so many neat pallet projects out there and I see scads of pictures of them. But too often they don’t tell you how they made this awesome thing nor how to choose which pallet is safe for which project. Some pallets are chemically treated so when you do try to …
Emergency Pantry Stocked for About $60.00
Emergency Pantry Stocked for About $60.00 I am the first to admit that it isn’t easy to prepare for tomorrow while trying to keep a household going for today. I also realize that it is necessary to do! Once you have your basic pantry going it becomes easier and you are able to extend your preps to …