Tag: Homesteading

DIY Insulated Tire Water Trough

DIY Insulated Tire Water Trough A really neat idea for keeping your smaller livestock and larger pets’ water from freezing this winter! Susan’s husband built the trough pictured above for their goat. But it would work for big dogs, smaller horses, etc… Best of all it is a recycling project and requires no power source so …

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Essential Diagrams For Camping

Essential Diagrams For Camping

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Essential Diagrams For Camping Camping for pleasure or out of necessity due to a disaster, either way making it easier is a plus! I also enjoy infographics which are so much easier to print out and follow. No offense fellas but it is also easier to get a husband, …

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DIY No-Freeze Watering Station

DIY No-Freeze Watering Station While there is still a bit of warmth in the air, now is a great time to winterize your chicken coop by installing a heat lamp and an anti-freeze watering station. Nothing is worse than having to go out into the cold to thaw out or replace your chickens’ water twice …

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Tips for Keeping Your Chickens in the Winter

Tips for Keeping Your Chickens in the Winter

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips for Keeping Your Chickens in the Winter If this is your first winter keeping a flock then there is a lot of information about keeping them safe and healthy this winter. It is especially important for smaller chicks which are not weather acclimated nor large enough to fend …

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Medicinal Plant MAP

Medicinal Plant MAP

Medicinal Plant MAP I love this map! Even if you are good with plants and know those surrounding you, In a crisis situation you could be forced out of your own area. Those displaced by super storms can tell you the confusion and angst of trying to figure out day to day life in normal …

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Rancher VS The EPA Updated

Rancher VS The EPA Updated We saw the case in Oregon where the landowner’s permits to collect water were revoked and after he refused to dismantle his reservoirs was eventually jailed. Then a new battle began between a Wyoming rancher and the EPA over his permitted stock pond on his property. With water becoming more …

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10 Ways That Vinegar Can Come to Your Rescue

10  Ways That Vinegar Can Come to Your Rescue If you are into natural cleaners, you are already aware of the wonders of vinegar. If not take a look at the video below and learn what awesome things that vinegar can do around your household to make your life a bit more natural and easier! …

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Preparedness Uses for Kiddie Pools

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 15 Preparedness Uses for Kiddie Pools Most of us already have one of these around for our children, pets or grandkids. But if you don’t fall is the time of year to look for them on sale. I have seen many of them over the years during the hot …

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Recycled Nesting Boxes

Recycled Nesting Boxes

Recycled Nesting Boxes Most Preppers use their 5 gallon buckets for food storage. But if  you have a few extra this is one use for them. I tend to think more along the lines of after you have used the food previously stored in them during a SHTF scenario. By that time I would hope …

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MIY Ink

MIY Ink For crafts, as a hobby, to be frugal, or just for fun, making your own ink is an interesting project! In a SHTF event, ink will be the least of your worries for the first few years in my opinion. But it could also be a good skill in that event as well. …

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