How To Build a 3 Drum Rain Collection System Did you know the average roof collects 600 gallons of water for ever inch of rainfall? There are laws in many states now that do limit both what you can use caught water and how much you can catch before the state will intervene. …
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The 3 inventories to do in a Survival Situation
The 3 inventories to do in a Survival Situation Ok, so you have a plan and the disaster hits… That earthquake you’ve been told was coming for years has just shaken your world, that river that didn’t flood last year did this year… so how do put your plan in action? What do you do first? …
DIY a Simple Net
DIY a Simple Net The featured video shows us how to DIY a simple net. This may not seem like an important tool in today’s world. But if you think of the uses in a post SHTF survival situation you will realize how important making one could become. It can be used as a gill net …
DIY Portable Solar Power Unit
DIY Portable Solar Power Unit Electricity is a modern convenience that we have become very accustom to having and it tends to be a bit inconvenient when we are without it. Being able to produce your own power during an outage, an off the grid haven, while bugging out, or even just camping is a …
50 Ways To Be More Self-Reliant
50 Ways To Be More Self-Reliant No one should wait to begin to be self reliant until a crisis. By then it’s really to late. Learning those skills now and getting your finances and preps in order now will be crucial to making it through a SHTF situation. A SHTF event doesn’t have to be a …
Beer or Soda Can Camp Stove
Beer or Soda Can Camp Stove One issue with camping, hiking or even traveling in your vehicle is preparing food without big bulky gear. There are a lot of DIY and store bought camp stoves out there but this one is incredibly easy to make, very fuel efficient and very small and easy to carry or …
DIY Water Heater
DIY Water Heater Have hot water when off the grid, camping, or a long term scenario without running water with minimal power! A water heater like this uses 10 amps or 1200 watts of power and will do the trick for trailers, cabins or even while tent camping. I am always in awe of those who …
6 Primitive Survival Traps
6 Primitive Survival Traps Tapping is a lost art of sorts, there are much more efficient ways of finding and hunting food in the modern world. But if you do find yourself in the wilderness and need food primitive traps could be your best bet at passive hunting. To see the traps and learn how …
MIY Natural Cordage
MIY Natural Cordage There are many times in a survival situation where cordage could literally save your life, but you may not always have easy access to it. So, knowing how to MIY (make it yourself) could be a viable option for lots of reasons like a fall hiking, a broken tent line, etc… To see …
DIY Box Rabbit Trap
DIY Box Rabbit Trap During our countries past we have seen some very lean times as a nation. Why slogans like a chicken in every pot became so popular. Trapping became a way of life for many families. Whether you are homesteading or off the grid or just need to file the information under good …