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Homemade Dry Dog Food

Homemade Dry Dog Food

Homemade Dry Dog Food If you want to save money now on dog food, make sure your pet has a supply during a SHTF event, have your pooch on a special diet or just want to make sure your best friend eats healthier this recipe is for the dog lover! My own little guy won’t …

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22 Sap Producing Trees and How to Tap Them

22 Sap Producing Trees and How to Tap Them Adding bit of sweetness in your life naturally is nice contrast to all the processed sugar we find in just about everything store bought. Maple tends to be the first tree that we think of when we think of homemade syrup but it really isn’t the …

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You Can Plant Veggies in July

You Can Plant Veggies in July July is definitely not too late to start planting veggies! July is also a good month to put in a second (or third) sowing of certain crops, such as carrots, radishes, kale, and lettuce. It is also the perfect time to start planning the fall vegetable garden — fall …

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DIY Soup Can Forge

DIY Soup Can Forge The featured video shows you how to make a simple inexpensive DIY forge from a soap can lined with plaster! Operated by a torch the is fueled by a common fuel such as propane or if you make your own bio-gas, this could also be a fuel source for your torch. …

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Survival Uses for a Tampon

Survival Uses for a Tampon The simple tampon is a staple in many women’s pocketbooks. Have you ever thought of it as a survival tool? Did you know it is oft found in the USA military medic’s bag and that its use as a medical supply goes back years before its hygiene usage? To learn why medics carry them and what other …

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The Basic Principles of Biogas

The Basic Principles of Biogas

The Basic Principles of Biogas Biogas is an old method of off grid power that is once again being used by many to replace the expensive mainstream alternatives. It recycles waste to make power and you can do it yourself! A small bit of set up can save you a ton of money over the …

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MIY Aspirin from Willow Bark

MIY Aspirin from Willow Bark

MIY Aspirin from Willow Bark Long before we began getting our medications out of a bottle, people learned which plants and trees provided relief or assistance in over coming human ailments. In a SHTF situation this would be useful information to have and share. The pharmacies and the pharmaceutical companies may not be open or producing …

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Top 5 Reasons People Don’t Catch Fish

Top 5 Reasons People Don't Catch Fish

Top 5 Reasons People Don’t Catch Fish If every time one of your buddies tell his latest fish tale you’re jealous and don’t have one to match or better his (even if you know his is exaggerated!) Then the featured article is for you. There is more to fishing than most people ever realize outside …

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Reducing Your Need to Store Power

Reducing Your Need to Store Power Storing the energy you have created with alternative methods is not an easy task and is fraught with waste losing power both when converting it to be stored and then again when converting it  back for use. The featured article gives some tips on making some simple changes to your …

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DIY Tri-pod Water Filter

DIY Tri-pod Water Filter After finding yourself safely away from what ever SHTF scenario has caused your being in a survival situation and protecting yourself physically from the elements particularly extreme cold or heat. Your very next priority has to be water. Without water you can not survive no matter how much ammo or other …

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