Tag: off grid

DIY Squirrel Snap Trap & Squirrel Recipes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Squirrel Snap Trap & Squirrel Recipes (2 links) One thing that is plentiful now and will be after a SHTF long term event are squirrels. Many folks eat squirrel on a regular basis in some parts of the world. But for those that haven’t you can find some …

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Backyard Bushcraft W/O the Wilderness!

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Backyard Bushcraft W/O the Wilderness! When I think of using bushcraft I think of the woods, mountains, and the wild. It has been the excuse for many of us to put off working on our bushcraft skills. After all we have jobs, families and places to go, who has …

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Can a Power Plant Run Unmanned?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Can a Power Plant Run Unmanned? One of the most concerning thing about a natural disaster is the loss of power. We might assume because we have back up power sources, a non-electric source of heat and light etc.. that we are all good and prepared for blizzards, tornados, …

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LuminAID PackLite 16 Inflatable Solar Light

Some posts may contain affiliate links. LuminAID PackLite 16 Inflatable Solar Light (link + video) Now this is one of those wow items! I saw this video and just had to find out more about them and when I did I knew I had to share that with you! I think they rate as one …

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Tips for Hiding Your Survival Garden

Tips for Hiding Your Survival Garden

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips for Hiding Your Survival Garden It is already against the rules of many HOA’s to have a vegetable garden.  Now I don’t mean to be putting the HOAs across the land on blast. I do understand their purpose and sometimes even agree with the restrictions they place on …

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Solar Powered E-Bike

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Solar Powered E-Bike Faster than a pedal powered bike, smaller than most motorcycles, the quiet of a non-gasoline powered motor and refills itself using solar power! The advantages of an e-bike are obvious when it comes to economy and getting around debris in a nasty scenario. But the fact …

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Convert Your Generator to Multi-Fuel

Convert Your Generator to Multi-Fuel This is an awesome conversion allowing you to continue to use your generator when your gas supply is low or allow you to save your gasoline for your vehicle keeping you mobile in a disaster scenario. I am amazed that there aren’t actual kits to convert older gas generators to multi-fuel. …

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Common Mushrooms that can Poison Your Dog or Cat

Common Mushrooms that can Poison Your Dog or Cat If you love your pet like I do, you will want to read the featured article to know which common mushrooms to get out of their curious reach. Many pets are treated each year for mushroom poisoning. I was unaware that dogs and cats even ate …

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Foraging for Winter Wild Berries

Foraging for Winter Wild Berries Did anyone else do this as a child? I vividly remember picking wild berries in open fields and along roadsides for my grandmother’s preserves as a child. I know I am aging myself by saying that! As this was back when it wasn’t a legal issue to do so. When I …

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MIY Rum

MIY Rum We have posted a number of times about the uses for our own distilled spirits in a SHTF scenario. Most of the recipes we share with you can be deemed illegal in some areas as is stated at the very beginning of the featured article. I feel it does indeed reduce the value …

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