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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DIY Ammo Can Solar Power Supply
DIY Ammo Can Solar Power Supply Having power when you need it is a luxury that we take for granted. Off grid the ability to run small electronic devices could be truly life altering after a disaster. There are small pocket size solar chargers that can keep your cell phone charged, but for anything bigger …
DIY Self Watering Wicking Garden Bed
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Self Watering Wicking Garden Bed Gardening is the corner stone of independent living and therefor of preparedness. That doesn’t mean insuring your food security has to be back breaking work! A raised garden bed can make gardening much easier for those with bad soil and or bad backs! …
Six Survival Uses For Animal Bones
Six Survival Uses For Animal Bones As most of you know, I am a stanch advocate of using every bit of any creature you hunt. The animal’s life was taken for your benefit and that sacrifice should be honored. So whether it is bones from your hunt or bone that you happen upon in your …
Lethal & Non-Lethal Protection Plans for Home & Abroad
Lethal & Non-Lethal Protection Plans for Home & Abroad Everyday carry used to mean concealed carry and that just isn’t the case any longer. As the prepping community grows and changes, civilians are excepting more and more responsibility for their own survival. This requires both lethal & non-lethal protection plans. How you can defend yourself …
Wound Debridement Post SHTF
Wound Debridement Post SHTF Wound debridement is ugly all the way around. The wound is ugly, the process is ugly. So, if you have a queasy stomach be warned the featured link on debridement of wounds is a bit graphic. But the subject ugly or not, is imperative to learn about for post SHTF medical …
Shoulder Dislocations Post SHTF
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Shoulder Dislocations Post SHTF Shoulder dislocations are a painful injury no matter if it is pre or post SHTF. But post disaster event we are going to need all hands on deck and a dislocated shoulder would have to be taken care of ASAP not just to relieve the …
DIY Wire Hanger Stove
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Wire Hanger Stove As you know, I love recycle and reuse projects. I am attracted to them both for the ingenuous design of these projects and the use of an item that would ordinarily be considered a throw away item, reducing the waste that is too often prevalent …
What You Need To Know About Earthquake Safety
What You Need To Know About Earthquake Safety I worry about earthquakes. First I live in an area prone to small shakes (as we call them) and are long over due a bad one. Secondly it has been a while since a huge quake hit our country and people tend to forget the devastation when …
Survival And Resourcefulness When Scavenging Post SHTF
Survival And Resourcefulness When Scavenging Post SHTF The first understanding both the public and a prepper need to be clear on is the difference between looting and scavenging. Looting involves taking things from others whether it be public or private property during or after a SHTF event that are for use in today’s world. Expensive …