Tag: preparations

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 …

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12 Homemade Spice Mixes

12 Homemade Spice Mixes Making your own spice blends is so easy and gives us the opportunity to reduce the number of additives and preservatives in our diets. I was amazed when I first began making my own spice mixes just how easy it was and how much less cost was involved! Making the traditional spice …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Teacher’s Invention Could Protect Your Child Plus School Safety Tips

Teacher’s Invention Could Save Your Child Plus School Safety Tips A mass shooting at a school is among the most horrendous of crimes. The most innocent of victims and in a place where parents used to believe their children were safe. Even more terrifying as a parent is that the most common of the perpetrators are …

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Testing Home Canning For Seal & Spoilage

Testing Home Canning For Seal & Spoilage Very important information especially for new canners! We work very hard to make sure our home grown produce are tasty and safe. The last thing we want is to make anyone sick with our efforts! Please always test any preserved food whether store bought or home canned. Be …

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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 …

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Ultimate Off-Road RV

Ultimate Off-Road RV Wow what a vehicle this one is! It seems it does just about everything but drive itself. Some of the features include a firewood box, a shower, and the camp seating built into the running boards and storage bins all around the truck’s perimeter. The ATVs on the roof are a definite …

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Ten Free Preps

Ten Free Preps Often when we think of prepping the first things that come to mind also come with a hefty price tag. Storage foods and specialized gear are just a couple. However, a true prepper knows that the most important of all preparations is knowledge and creativity which are the lightest and mostly likely …

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