Some posts may contain affiliate links. Canning Help: Peeling a Head of Garlic in Just Seconds! Cool little cooking trick makes peeling garlic for your canning and cooking needs fast and easy! My family are garlic fiends! We love garlic in all our homemade sauces from pizza to pasta. I actually have a hard time …
Make A Backpack Carry Its Own Weight Nothing is worse than carrying a backpack that’s too heavy and is rubbing in all the wrong places on a long hike. I can only imagine doing so in a bug out situation! To learn the secrets of making the backpack carry its own weight continue at the link below. How …
DIY Home Brewery to a Commercial Nanobrewery Whether you are brewing at home because you like a good home brew and enjoy the brewing process or you’re planning on brewing for trade in a future SHTF situation or trading in a group for skills now. Turning up the volume on how much you can brew in …
Uses for Epsom Salts Around the House Why should we care about Epson salt as preppers or homesteaders? Because it’s another of those wonderful products that can be used for multiple things other than what you would ordinarily think of for Epson salts. It has first aid uses as well as uses to help your garden be …
Buzz About Underground ‘Mystery Room’ A demolition crew tearing down a building in Middletown Pennsylvania uncovered what appears to be the entrance to a secret room. Although this was most likely put together for the purpose of avoiding Prohibition laws, there are those that wonder if at one time it could have been part of the …
Stockpile Full Meals For Emergency Situations Cooks have been making freezer meals for years. But what about canning an entire meal in a jar? Especially in an emergency situation when there isn’t a freezer or easy access to ingredients and your busy trying to keep everything around you together a meal prepped in a jar …
70+ Homestead Hacks The idea of homesteading is appealing to many of us across the board but in particular to those who prep because it represents a lifestyle of self reliance and self sufficiency. Self contained and limited basically only by what you are willing to put into it. But don’t be fooled it is …
Preppers: Keeping it Real The most often given advice to new preppers is prepare first for the most likely disaster in your area and build from there. For the majority of us the more self reliant we can become the better and the longer we can be self sufficient the better chance we have of surviving …
50 MIY Items We have become very reliant on our local supermarket and these days scratch cooking is almost considered an alterative skill. Not just for food and drink either, we rely on manufactured hygiene products, cleaning products, and household goods in general. Making these items yourself saves money, cuts down on the chemicals and …
DIY Restore a Wood Stove Whether you are off or on the grid, having a wood burning stove as a backup is smart. They provide a cooking surface and heat. You can still find some of these old beauties but restoring them professionally is costly. The featured article gives step by step instructions to restore your rummage …
