Camping Mishaps Murphy’s law continues to apply whether you’re on vacation or bugging out. If you practice now dealing with the things that can go wrong while at a campsite you can avoid many pit falls. Fix has an infograph and goes into detail on the mishaps that can happen while out in the …
45 Camping/SHTF Tips Video The video below is from our friends Prepped Survivalist from “across the pond” with some really excellent tips on camping and making it a bit easier if you are bugging out. It runs a little over eleven minutes so go ahead and save it if you don’t have time to watch now. …
What Not to do After the SHTF The featured article from Prepper’s Will is a really good look at things that can derail your survival plan if they are allowed to happen. We get a lot of ideas on what to do if we are in the mist of a crisis but not so …
Convincing Your Teen to Prepare If you have teens, you know that anything a parent says pretty much goes in one ear and out the other with only a minimal stop in the grey matter in between. Many teens become outright defiant of any attempt to teach them life skills. I know I had 5! …
Grow A Camouflaged Food Forest The public food forest is popping up in urban areas all over the western world. Why not plant your own in your corner of the world? Not only are they incredibly easy to upkeep but can be easily camouflaged to prevent uninvited human grazers. There is an art to planting …
DIY Outhouse ‘Easy Empty’ Composting Toilet (Parts 1 & 2) (2 links) One of the things I recall most clearly about my grandparents farm is the outhouse! It is one of my least favorite memories too! I don’t recall them closing the old one and opening a new one, but I can’t imagine it …
How to Know When to Refill Your Propane Tank No gauge on your propane tank or is your gauge not working properly? No problem! This nifty little trick shown in the video below will help you know when it is time to refill even without a working gauge. This is an aggregated site. …
Could the Survival Bike be Your Bug Out Vehicle? Years ago, when I was young, broke, and living in Germany. I had a moped for several years rather than a car. It was much less expensive. (Why is it that the good ole days aren’t good until later when the really cool things aren’t a …
Rancher Turns the Tables on Government Surveyors We have all at one time or another experienced government bureaucracy, fees, permits, and red tape. This is especially true if you are dealing with wildlife of any kind. One Oregon rancher received a request from the department of fish and wildlife to survey his property in regards …
Sow Bugs… Taste Like Shrimp? All survival and prepping sites at one time or another has talked about eating insects. I know they are considered almost a delicacy in some places. But for me they are desperation only food! Cheryl over at Homestead Off Grid Prepper decided since sow bugs are edible and she had …
