Folding Canoe I came across this awesome canoe on Design Boom in their DIY section. Now this DIY section is for designers and not us everyday Joes. So, there are no step-by-step directions, actually no directions at all. This project was submitted by an Israeli designer Ori Levin. Who created this prototype in his own …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Life Saving Fight or Flight The fight or flight instinct is a normal human reaction to danger. One of the hardest skills to learn when preparing is how to keep those instincts under control when necessary and trusting your instincts when you need to. It is imperative know when to …
Test Your Defensive Tactics Knowledge There are some key board warriors whose answer to every question asked regarding survival is “kill it” “shoot it” etc. The majority of homesteaders and preppers are more concerned with their abilities to protect themselves and their groups and aren’t planning to attack anyone. So, to the majority of us …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Rainwater Harvesting Harvesting rainwater has become more and more important as we are seeing more contamination of our traditional supply. Which could add to the overload we are already seeing in areas where water is rationed during the summer months. If you chose to go off grid or are …
Spending the Night in your Vehicle Trapped by Snow One of the most common causes of death during snow storms is freezing to death. I grew up in a Northern state where at least one or two people a year died when stranded in the snow who made the mistake of not preparing or leaving …
Testing Door Lock Gadgets Our favorite hacker is at it again! This time the Russian Hacker is testing added security door lock gadgets as only he can. Watch the video below and see how the following items did! This is an aggregated site. Please be aware some of the sites we link …
Gardening Hacks Will Change the Way You Garden! We want to be as self sufficient as possible, many of us also would like to go as natural as possible as well. Gardening is a big part of doing that. But gardening is time consuming and takes more energy and knowledge than one might first assume. …
Off Grid Limitations No One Talks About Living off grid just brings on the image of returning to the simple life of the generations before us and saving the world while we do it. I had a distant relative who never went on the grid to begin with. Believe me her life was anything but …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Steps That Will Keep You Safe When SHTF If you, your family and your group was depending upon your survival skills and ability to do combat during an emergency would you all make it? You never know what kind of SHTF event will be the next and you could …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Switchblades Laws By State People always say don’t bring a knife to a gun fight. But did you know that a knife wound is more deadly than a gunshot wound? So, they aren’t toys. Especially not switchblades. So much so that here in the United States each state has …
