Tag: Frugal

MIY Butter With a Kitchen Mixer

MIY Butter With a Kitchen Mixer Warm homemade bread and a dollop of fresh made butter, there is nothing like it. When I think of making butter I see the old butter churn on the front porch and someone tasked with the tiresome job of churning and churning and churning. It may not be the …

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Apple Pie Moonshine

Apple Pie Moonshine Apple Pie? and moonshine? Oh must be too good to be true! Even if you aren’t currently one to have a cocktail now and again, spirits are a good barter item that will come in handy in just about every SHTF scenario as there will always be people to whom a good stiff drink …

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A DIY Fire Bow Kit On Training Wheels

A DIY Fire Bow Kit On Training Wheels Like the author of the featured article, I have never been successful in starting a fire with a bow kit! My arms give out long before a flame appears. I have a number of other fire starting methods in my bag for just this reason. However, if I …

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9 Survival Items For Under $9 (With inflation..about $12)

9 Survival Items For Under $9 (With inflation..about $12) Finances are an issue for just about everyone of us world wide. When you first begin preparing you see all these wonderful gadgets that can do just about everything short of actually ducking and covering on your behalf! But they are expensive. Your emergency kit does …

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Potatoes as a Survival Crop

Potatoes as a Survival Crop Growing and storing your own food crop is the best way to guarantee a consistent supply. Even in the worst crisis. Potatoes have been known throughout the ages as the survival food. Easy to grow, easy to store and everyone loves a good spud. Learning different techniques for growing is essential. …

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Sunflowers to the Rescue! Phytoremediation

Sunflowers to the Rescue! Phytoremediation The sunflower is one of many plants that are now known to aid in phytoremediation, Phytoremediation is a natural process where plants literally clean the air, water, and soil around them. When you compare the process of planting sunflowers vs soil excavation and pumping away polluted ground water it is an …

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DIY Camouflage Ghillie Suit

DIY Camouflage Ghillie Suit Wearing clothing that blends into your environment works well for basic camouflage. But it doesn’t change the appearance of your shadow or basic body outline and works only if you limit your movement to stay near what you are trying to blend into. A ghillie suit provides three dimensional camouflage that …

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Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator

 Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator Dry your own herbs more frugally without a dehydrator. If you should choose to be off grid or have to be off gird in a SHTF scenario you may need to do your own preserving of herbs for flavor and a healthy immune system. Any herb with a stem can …

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How Big A Garden Do You Really Need?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. How Big A Garden Do You Really Need? There are so many things to consider when preparing for your garden, space, light, access to water, protecting your crop from critters etc. that sometimes we forget to ask ourselves some very basic garden questions that are as important as all …

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DIY Firewood Shed

DIY Firewood Shed We all love Ana’s DIY projects! This one is for her firewood shed. Off grid, bugging in, homesteading, hunkering down and even in urban homes firewood is a necessity for many and sure helps keep the power bills down. However, to keep that wood easy to burn and nicely seasoned keeping it off the …

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