DIY Portable Power Pack You’re going to really like this portable power pack that you can make for right around $25 USD or less if you already have a spare car battery. You can get a good battery very cheap at an auto junk yard. But If you have access to or can find one within your budget a …
Some posts may contain affiliate links Jump Start Your Seeds It’s that time of year! Use these tricks to speed up germination, then plant up some pots! Having all the help you can in gardening is a God send. This is especially true if you live in a climate with a shorter growing season, your seeds are …
DIY Portable Solar Generator Solar power for a SHTF situation is going to be essential. These instructions are more of an overview for a simple system built with what was available. However, it is a good model for a simple Off Grid solar generator system that’s got a little bit of kick behind it. The builder used the power from this trailer to operate several …
An Upscale Herb Garden from Recycled Materials Instructions Build your own herb garden from recycled materials. 1st you take a piece of scrap wood and cut to your specifications. Sand the cut edges, stain with your chosen color and coat with a sealer. (Eventually some water will be spilled!) Add hangers to the end you …
Beginner’s Prepping Guide If you have medical, auto, home owners or life insurance you are already preparing for situations that you can’t control. None of us can control the actions of others or of nature. But we can strengthen our chances of surviving them. Through self-reliance and self-sufficiency we can insure that our personal and family’s recovery is …
25 DIY Prepper Projects 25 great DIY prepper projects to help you get more self sufficient and off the grid one project at a time. All of these projects are fairly inexpensive and shouldn’t take longer than a couple of days to complete. Some could be done in just a couple of hours! If you are having a tough time financially, …
DIY Non-Electric Refrigeration The Zeer Pot After a disaster or a major SHTF event we could be without power for days, weeks or much longer. Safe food storage will still be an important consideration. If you don’t have a root cellar a zeer pot is a good option for keeping those fruits and veggies at …
DIY Earthbag Dome/Shelter There has been a lot of web chatter and even mainstream news coverage on the building and living in what is called “a hobbit hole“. They can make awesome root cellars, storm shelters and for some even inexpensive housing. For Prepper‘s they could be a plausible and affordable bug out locations. Earthbags are …
First Garden or Updating? 3 Things to Consider This year’s gardening season is nearing in most areas of the world. So if you have decided this year you’re going to plant your first garden, if your garden this past year didn’t produce as well as you had hoped. or your garden last year was so awesome you want …
What Does Living Off Grid Really Mean We hear a lot of chatter these days about living off the grid. What does that really mean? There are countries and cultures that have always been off the grid. Some due to poverty, an economic choice, a lifestyle choice or religious beliefs Does this just mean they don’t have …
