DIY Solar Panels with Pop-Cans I would have thought that building a solar heater would have been a huge undertaking. But as it turns out, it’s not as hard as you might think! The featured article below shows the step-by-step instructions using recycled soda, pop or even beer cans! Who would have thought that pop-cans could …
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Some States Require a Permit to Trade Seeds
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Some States Require a Permit to Trade Seeds It appears another simple homesteading, prepping, and gardening common practice has found its way into the law maker’s crosshairs. Seed libraries, friends, neighbors and even relatives may soon and are already in some states required to have a permit to gift …
Convert An Old Refrigerator To A Root Cellar
Convert An Old Refrigerator To A Root Cellar No appliance lasts forever. When the household refrigerator dies, most of us shake our heads and then open our pocketbooks and purchase a replacement making taking away the old one part of the deal or purchasing another and either haul the old one off to the dump …
3 Wild Natural Medications
3 Wild Natural Medications Being lost in itself is a major issue when it’s you who is lost! But imagine being lost and sick, especially after a SHTF event. Even being sick in the wilderness when you know where you are and what you’re doing is a real hassle. If you have suddenly found yourself …
Using a Water Wheel to Actually Pump Water
Using a Water Wheel to Actually Pump Water The water wheel has been used for centuries to create power through the movement of water. But when it came to moving water, we needed power to move the water from one location to another. Now this particular water wheel design uses the energy of the moving …
14 Off Grid DIY Projects
14 Off Grid DIY Projects Everyone not just preppers and homesteaders want to lower or if you’re really determined eliminate your utility bills. Not everyone worries about the day when power and water may not be available at the turn of a nob or the flip of a switch. We all should be, but truth …
Get Your HAM Radio License in a Week!
Get Your HAM Radio License in a Week! Being a HAM operator is something the majority of us agree would be ideal during a time of crisis long or short term, local or global, any time communications are interrupted or down. Information is not only the key to surviving in some situations but needed for …
DIY Wet Pot Irrigation Systems
DIY Wet Pot Irrigation Systems (Video + 2 links) I had personally not heard of a wet pot irrigation system. I’ll be honest and admit I have my own DIY irrigation system, so I hadn’t paid much attention until I came across this one! See how it works at the video below Well of …
Field Dressing a Deer
Field Dressing a Deer Almost everyone who talks about post SHTF food sources refers to foraging, gardening, and hunting. Hunting is not a pretty thing to see or do. It’s not a far-off shot and that is it, you go home and feed your family this foreign food that magically appears after the gun shot. …
DIY Solar Furnace
DIY Solar Furnace Heat is necessity in most parts of the world for several months of the year. This DIY furnace project can save you cash today in normal times and could save you literally in times of crisis. This particular furnace would heat an average room only, but if you are handy and want to …