Tag: Preparedness

What to Store in Your Faraday

What to Store in Your Faraday Almost everyone reading this is aware that a faraday cage is intended to protect your electronic devices from electrical pulses aka an EMP. However, there are great differences of opinions and ideas of just what items should be stored in this protective case. Truthfully this does and should vary …

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What Foods to Plant in Your Container Garden

What Foods to Plant in Your Container Garden

Some posts may contain affiliate links. What Foods to Plant in Your Container Garden Not everyone is fortunate enough to have space for a full fledged, full size garden. Some rent and aren’t able to dig up the property. Fortunately most of us do have a bit of space here and there where we can …

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Spring Garden Hacks

Some posts may contain affiliate links Spring Garden Hacks I must admit I am over the mundane parts of gardening! I do not enjoy planting, weeding and watering. But I do indeed love harvesting! (LOL) But I still do enjoy the smaller gardening projects like those included in the featured article. Some of these ideas …

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Grow Meyer Lemons from Seed

Grow Meyer Lemons from Seed Meyer lemons are not your everyday lemon. They are more of a cross between an orange and a lemon. You can’t just go to your local nursery or garden center and purchase a package of seed for these trees! But you can grow them from harvested seeds found in your …

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Uses for Baking Soda Preppers Should Know

Uses for Baking Soda Preppers Should Know Preppers and homesteaders are well known for their ability to creatively solve almost any problem with what they have on hand. We adore multi use items and baking soda is one of those items! Our friends at Preparing for SHTF have put together a list of 15 ways …

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H2 Dynamo Turns Air Into Fresh Water!

H2 Dynamo Turns Air Into Fresh Water! Fresh water has become an issue in many countries around the world including the United States. One of the countries that suffers the most from lack of fresh drinking water is Israel due to the dry desert conditions. They have developed a device they call the H2O Dynamo that …

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DIY Clay-Pot Smoker

DIY Clay-Pot Smoker A store-bought smoker can cost a pretty penny. But with this little DIY clay-pot smoker you can get the same benefits without the cost! Smoking meats is one of the oldest methods of preservation still used today. Whether you need to preserve meats during a SHTF event that lasts any length of …

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MIY Watermelon Moonshine

Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Watermelon Moonshine Watermelon summer’s most juicy fruit treat and moonshine! Oh, must be too good to be true! Even if you aren’t currently one to have a cocktail now and again, spirits are a good barter item that will come in handy in just about every SHTF scenario as there will always …

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MIY Dandelion Moonshine

MIY Dandelion Moonshine I no longer see the lowly dandelion as a weed! I am constantly amazed by its creative edible uses! It grows wild everywhere and for years we have fought to rid our lawns and gardens of it. I no longer fight the dandelion I embrace it as another of mother nature’s gifts. …

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40 Items for Barter – Updated to 100!

40 Items for Barter- Updated to 100! Having a stockpile of food, first aid supplies, batteries, and such handy will assist in your own readiness for a time when running to the local store isn’t an option. Having extra of these kinds of items will make bartering much easier as they are the kind of supplies that everyone …

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