DIY Vertical Garden Planter We all know the value of having a garden. Having a small space, a bad back, poor knees, limited mobility, children, or pets doesn’t have to hamper your ability to have a garden. You just need to do it a bit differently! Vertical gardening is one option. In this post we …
Safely Encountering a Rattlesnake We’ve talked before about what to do if you or a member of your group/family is ever bitten by a rattlesnake. We have even given you information on how to skin and eat one (see that here). But if you are like me, I am only going to be worrying about …
This Man Has Lived Off the Grid For 20 Years—Here’s How A lot of us would like to save on utilities and live life a bit simpler than we do today. I am not sure I really want to go completely off grid myself, I feel I am a little too old to begin again …
Prepping With Razor Wire None of us wants to literally tangle with razor wire! Neither do wrong doers. But it shouldn’t be used as the only defense. It can be beaten in the dark of night or when out of sight with a wire cutter. It can also be deadly to the family pets. Even …
8 Ways To Quickly and Frugally Build Up Your Food Stockpiles or Pantry We all know we should have a stockpile of at the very least basic food and other necessary supplies on hand. Most government programs recommend 72 hours and we recommend at least 6 months. It’s really easy for me to set behind …
Clay Packs Therapeutic, Hot, or Cold Clay packs are something I had little to no knowledge about and frankly thought they were the thing my daughter puts on her face to scare her brother, that is suppose to make her skin clear and beautiful. I didn’t know they had so many other truly useful purposes! …
DIY Biodiesel If you use diesel fuel, you know the costs. Did you know that you can make your own? I don’t personally have a diesel engine myself, so I haven’t tried this. But initial reports are that it works well. Now I wouldn’t consider this a beginner DIY project and would recommend some personal trials …
4 Things to Consider When Choosing Bug Out Vehicle The priority thinking when it comes to a bug out vehicle has got to be, will it get you out? You need to be able to move fast during adverse conditions. The secondary consideration needs to be for it’s use after escaping the primary threat. …
Off Grid Appliances Being off grid as stated in the featured blog from Practical Self Reliance linked below, doesn’t have to mean being returned to the stone ages. There are different levels of appliances and convivence. The appliances talked about in the featured blog are of the higher level. For the most part they are …
The Castle Doctrine and Home Security We make every attempt to protect our homes and families from those that would take what we have worked hard for or bring harm to those we love, these attempts can be futile. Sometimes those evil doers make it past our security and we know this to be true. …
