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. …
DIY Base Camp Trailer If you have priced RVs or pop up trailers of late you know they are pricey even without any customization. So build your own! This neat little trailer allows you to bring your base camp with you as you travel. Not only a great idea for vacation travel but if the …
What is Prepping and Who are These People? Outsiders often just don’t understand our community. Who can blame them with our strange language, abbreviations, and too often poor representation in public forums? Television shows like Doomsday Preppers inferred that they are representative of us and our community. They so aren’t! But much of the public …
DIY Ammo Box Grill I do like the recycling and reuse of an ammo box. They just seem too sturdy and useful to toss away if not being used as originally intended. I have seen them repurposed to faraday cages, storage boxes, and even a mini bar. This post has it’s reuse to being a …
Set Up PACE Comms for Survival Communications and how you have planned to use them in a disaster can make all the difference between surviving and/or seeing your family or group make it through together. Presetting comms is a priority prep. Right now, most of use a primary unit for our comms solutions. We are …
