Tag: preparations

How to Tie 20 Essential Knots

 How to Tie 20 Essential Knots Source Outdoor life  By Tim MacWelch converted from photo carousel for easier reading. You can see other great survival and prepping articles on their site OUTDOOR LIFE   The Square Knot is a classic for connecting lines and tying knots. Whether you are tying two ropes together to make …

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DIY 1000 Watt Wind Turbine

DIY 1000 Watt Wind Turbine We built a 1000 watt wind turbine to help charge the battery bank that powers our offgrid home. It’s a permanent magnet alternator, generating 3 phase ac, rectified to dc, and fed to a charge controller. The magnets spin with the wind, the coils are fixed, so no brushes or …

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6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove

7 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove

6 Ways To Build A Rocket Stove Updated from the Sastainablog/Jeff McIntire Please be sure to note the safety issues and precautions with any wood burning stove. 1. The very, very simple 16-brick rocket stove. This one requires no more than stacking some bricks… though I’m guessing they would need to be made of a …

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State Rainwater Harvesting Laws

State Rainwater Harvesting Laws     Is your state one of the states with legislated laws on how much, when , or what you can harvest rainwater for? At this time none of the states ban rain barrel collection of rain water for personal use… but should something provided by nature that falls upon your …

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DIY Bio Water Filter

DIY Bio Water Filter This is a great project to have at home for that just in case moment. Bio-filters, a Great Alternative ,Another option, instead of buying expensive commercial filters and stockpiling them, is to build a bio-filter. This simple filtering system is used worldwide to purify water for drinking. While it may not get …

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DIY Primitive Funnel Fish Trap

DIY Primitive Funnel Fish Trap If your left without a rod and reel in a SHTF scenario learning how to make a primitive fish funnel could literally be a lifesaving skill. It could provide you will a much-needed source of protein and could be a fun family thing to learn now! A fish funnel would …

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2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers

2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers

2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers Not only is smoked meat delicious, but smoking has been a method of preserving meat with out refrigeration for generations. You can purchase a large or small home smokers and change the flavor of the meat with the wood you use. But why spend that kind of money when you can …

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DIY Paracord Rock Sling

DIY  Paracord Rock Sling     A paracord rock sling can be very useful when SHTF. With practice, a  sling could be used for hunting small game or even in extreme cases self defense. You’ll also have about 15 feet of cord which can be reused for lots of  other SHTF needs. Once you have …

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Defending your bug out location

Defending your bug out location You survived the event, you made it to your bug out location and now you must defend it! How do you do this when you are just a small group or family?  First priority is to prepare your battle space. Even if you don’t have the man power or the …

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Benefits of Acorns + Recipes

Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes

Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes   There are many article on the web about making coffee with acorns and how to make acorn flour. But there are not many articles on what health and medical benefits this little nut can give us. The native Americans used them for lots of things. One of the great medical benefits of …

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