Amazing Wood Pallet Fences To keep outsiders out, toddlers in, animals in or out and generally mark your territory takes a fence. A good fence can cost you a pretty penny and I can attest to that! When I think of homemade fences, they aren’t necessarily an attractive visual. But these ideas for using pallets …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Amazing Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide I was amazed to learn all the uses for hydrogen peroxide! I had always seen it only as the wound disinfectant that not only burned when used but burned badly enough to make my little brother scream when we were children! Like most households …
Easy Off-Grid Projects I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am of an age that as much as I would like to do it all myself and get off-grid, I can’t do it alone and all at once! Perhaps you are in the mist of raising a young family, caring for a …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Rocket Stove for Mass Heating We talk a lot about rocket stoves for cooking purposes on all homesteading, prepping, camping, and even hiker sites. But rarely with the idea of one large enough to provide mass heating for our shelter or homes. Not only could you save a bundle …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Battery Bank I have been aware of and made use of my auto battery and an inverter many times during power outages. I do have a small generator that keeps my freezer and refrigerator running during those times and so have always used my inverter for smaller appliances …
A Prepper “Honey do” List Male or female whoever does the household repairs around your home knows what a ‘honey do’ list is. Unfortunately, around here that someone is me! Whether you are doing the upkeep or you have someone else who does it or helps do that, (in my case which ever child happens …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Using Grass Clippings in Gardens and Coops I am always thrilled to find that something can be recycled rather than ending up in a landfill somewhere. Now instead of seeing those grass clippings as a bother to clean up or worse not cleaned up and brought into my home …
Poisonous plants quiz At this point I usually tell you that quizzes are really just a fun testing tool and not to take them too seriously. To just use the quiz as a tool to tell you what areas you might want to do some more research. After all who writes them? and what are their …
Items NOT to Can Like most new canners when I begin canning, I wanted to can anything and everything that would fit in a jar! I was soon disappointed to learn there are items it simply isn’t safe for ME to can. There are a lot of differing opinions in regard to what can and …
Old West Food Preservation & Cooking Ever wonder as we scramble around today attempting to find the most economical and safest way to preserve our garden harvests how they did it back in the “ole days” prior to mason jars, dehydrators, freezers, food savers and zip lock bags? How did they feed themselves when the …
