Tiny DIY Wood Burning Stove Most emergency can heaters either use an alcohol based fuel or are simply reflected heat from another flame source like a candle. This tiny little heater/stove featured by the Good Survivalist actually burns wood. Small bits of wood like twigs and sticks will be much easier to find in a …
DIY Hovercraft A boat, a mud mucker, an ice-mobile, and a vehicle! The hovercraft could be the ultimate in post SHTF transportation. This vehicle isn’t driven it is piloted because you are actually riding on a cushion of air rather than the ground itself. So before you build your own make sure you get a …
Surviving a Cougar Encounter The cougar is a predatory wild cat most common to the American continent. Their natural habitat ranges from the Canadian Yukon to the southern Andes of South America. Secretive and largely solitary by nature, the cougar is considered to be a nocturnal hunter. However daytime sightings are increasing. Normally their prey is smaller less aggressive animals. Until the …
Dirty Dozen Survival Quiz Quizfreak brings us another ‘just for fun’ quiz. This one is of course on our subject of survival. Now don’t take the results or even the quiz too seriously. The answers on these quizzes as with all things survival related tend to be a bit subjective. There is really never one …
Bugging Out to the Wilderness Could be Deadly One thing that I have noted and I am sure the rest of you have as well. Is that everyone seems to assume they will be bugging out into the wild. We all understand that populated areas will be targets if we are under attack and that …
DIY Pallet Greenhouse Having a greenhouse can be an invaluable tool in your garden, as it opens up many different growing possibilities, and can be a huge season extender in areas where the number of good growing days is limited. Greenhouses make it easier to get new seedlings started and help to protect plants from …
DIY Survival Shotgun All preppers adore multi purpose items. At the same time if we could we would put everything including the kitchen sink in our bug out bags! This do it yourself survival kit is in itself a version of a bug out bag! With the shotgun at the center of the kit this thing …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. MIY Rennet Rennet is an essential part of the cheese making process. It is what make the milk separate while still fresh creating the curds and whey for cheese. It’s an enzyme found in the stomachs of mammals which allows them to digest milk. It can also be found and made …
What if You Don’t Have a Bug Out Location? Even undeveloped land is expensive. In today’s economy many people are struggling to simply keep a single roof over their heads never mind the financial ability to own a second location that they may or may not need some day. Contrary to what you might see …
DIY Catchment Pond Creating your own catchment pond on your own property is one way of making sure you have a reserve water source. It could be part of your aquaponics system or even just a nice, stocked fishing pond. Usage would only be limited by the size, the weather in your locale and the laws in your area. In …
