Tag: preparations

27 Food Items That Store For Decades

27 Food Items That Store For Decades When stockpiling food stuff items, rotation of what you’re storing is a big part of the process. But there are cooking items and food items that you can buy in bulk and store for a decade or more. These items are especially good for those planning long term. …

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Lock picking with everyday items infographic

Lock picking with everyday items infographic This information is provided for use in a post SHTF world or on your own personal property only. We would never recommend you pick any lock that doesn’t protect your own property during normal times. Doing so could and rightfully should land you in trouble with law enforcement never …

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Recognize, Prevent, and Treat Radiation Sickness

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Recognize, Prevent, and Treat Radiation Sickness Radiation sickness is one of my own personal biggest fears when it comes to nuclear war. To be perfectly frank, if I am in the strike zone the end will come quickly even if not instantly. But being far enough from the blast …

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Wall Gardens Maximize Growing Space

Wall Gardens Maximize Growing Space Many many of us don’t have a lot of space for gardens and even those that have large gardens can often misjudge how much they would need to feed their families when or if the local market could no longer provide supplemental foods. Wall gardens could be the answer to …

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Zore-X Revolutionizes Firearm Safety

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Zore-X Revolutionizes Firearm Safety Firearm safety is everyone’s concern. Even if you have gone to the classes, the range and followed all the manufacture’s instructions. You can still find your firearm a danger to your safety. There are concerns about curious children, teenage angst, and intruders who want what …

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Inexpensive Foods With a Long Shelf Life

 Inexpensive Foods With a Long Shelf Life Storing extra foods isn’t cheap. You want to get the best of your limited dollar. This means you need to stockpile inexpensive foods and ingredients that have a long shelf life. Just make sure that you know how to use these foods, that you rotate your stock and …

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DIY Wood Burning Sauna

DIY Wood Burning Sauna Sweating is good for you!  It’s how your body detoxifies itself. The sauna has been used for centuries in a number of different cultures as part of healing and spiritual health. It helps your body’s immune system and function efficiently. Now you too can partake of the sauna ritual at home …

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Growing, Harvesting And Preserving Echinacea

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Growing, Harvesting And Preserving Echinacea Echinacea is one of my favorite herbal remedies! I always have several bottles on hand. But in a long term SHTF scenario that could not only run out quickly but be impossible to replace via retail outlets. Knowing how to grow, harvest, preserve and …

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Can Benadryl be Used as a Local Anesthetic Post SHTF?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Can Benadryl be Used as a Local Anesthetic Post SHTF? I had never considered injectable Benadryl (not your regular over the counter Benadryl) at all for any purpose. But the idea of using it as a local anesthetic actually makes some sense having used oral Benadryl a number of …

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Reasons For a Possum Mentality to Survival

Reasons For a Possum Mentality to Survival The opossum aka the possum is the only surviving marsupial in north America. They have survived hundreds of years with little to no major defense mechanisms. They aren’t the biggest, fastest, strongest, or armed but they manage to figure out how to survive with whatever resources are available. …

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