Some posts may contain affiliate links. The First Mile is the Hardest- Reluctant Prepping Not everyone has always lived a prepper or homesteading lifestyle. Making the changes necessary to be more self-sufficient in your life isn’t easy if it is new to you! Many of this generation’s adults grew up raised by the baby boomers …
The Black Dot Campaign This is another one of those great ideas that could backfire badly! The purpose of the black dot on the palm of your hand is to identify yourself as an abuse victim who needs assistance but can’t for whatever reason verbally express that need to those around you. It is a …
Four Essentials Of Off Grid Solar An off-grid solar (photo-voltaic) electric power system is an ideal prep for modern survival in that it can partially or totally relinquish you from dependence upon other systems, which themselves are vulnerable to disruption or breakdown. Off-grid systems also enable the ability to live away from the mainstream, …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Amazing Uses For Hydrogen Peroxide I was amazed to learn all the uses for hydrogen peroxide! I had always seen it only as the wound disinfectant that not only burned when used but burned badly enough to make my little brother scream when we were children! Like most households …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Medical Supplies for Barter Medical supplies are an excellent barter item. First in a time of disaster you can’t have too many medical supplies. For the most part medical supplies don’t expire or go bad over a length of time and right now in normal times they are relatively …
Smoked Coffee Jerky INGREDIENTS 1 cup brewed strong coffee or espresso, cold… 1 cup cola 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 tablespoon Morton Tender Quick® curing salt (optional) 1-1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon hot sauce 2 pounds trimmed beef top or bottom round, sirloin tip, …
Easy Off-Grid Projects I don’t know about the rest of you, but I am of an age that as much as I would like to do it all myself and get off-grid, I can’t do it alone and all at once! Perhaps you are in the mist of raising a young family, caring for a …
Depression Era Tips I think my grandparents got lucky during the depression, they heard a rumor a few days before the sheriff Dept. came to there apartment building and kicked everyone out. The building was bulldozed down. They packed up everything and went to my Great grandparents farm storing thing’s in the barn. they lived …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Cooler Cooked Corn Cooler cooked corn aka redneck cooler corn is done in a cooler very similar to thermos cooking. It’s just on a bigger scale than a thermos for feeding more than a single person. I would imagine you could use this method on almost any vegetable that …
MIY Flour at Home If you want to eat healthier, save on grocery costs, become more self-sufficient, or even just practice your scratch cooking skills. Making your own home milled flour is a great place to start! Flour is one of those commodities that it is hard to store enough of due to the sheer volume …
