Tag: Prepping

Hiding From The Government – G Man Evasion

Escaping The Government's Watchful Eye

Hiding From The Government- G Man Evasion The first thing many folks will think when we talk about avoiding government scrutiny or actually hiding from the government is that if you live  your life above board and have nothing to hide there is no reason to hide from anyone. I do tend to lean that …

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DIY 8X8 Greenhouse

DIY 8X8 Greenhouse

DIY 8X8 Greenhouse Now while the weather is fair in most parts of the western world is when you need to be thinking and planning for the harsher weather to come. If you simply love gardening, rely on the food security of gardening or are making sure you are fed in an emergency scenario when …

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Uses for Corn Silk With Recipes

Uses for Corn Silk With Recipes

Uses for Corn Silk With Recipes (3 links) I love making use that we would ordinarily throw out! Corn silk is the hair that is between the corn husk and the corn kernels. It can be annoyingly difficult to remove. I have spent hours of my life picking corn silk off freshly husked corn. Until …

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DIY Dog’s Backpack/Bug Out Bag

DIY Dog’s Backpack/Bug Out Bag The majority of pet owners take their pets with them on hiking or camping trips and definitely plan to take them with them if they have to bug out. But we already have enough to carry when dealing with supplies for ourselves and even in some cases small children. Like …

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DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse

DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse

DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse I really just like the coop-style of this greenhouse. It could fit into any landscape and handle a small number of plants. Good prep or preservation of the less cold resistance plants from your garden. It’s rated as a beginner to intermediate skill level and the plans are free. Linked below from …

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CDC Instructions for Properly Removing Ticks

CDC Instructions for Properly Removing a Tick

CDC Instructions for Properly Removing Ticks When you spend a lot of time in wooded or grassy areas or in some regions of the country just spending any time in your own lawn ticks will be an issue. Most of us have heard a bunch of rumored ways to safely remove them from the skin. …

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The Pocket Chain Saw

The Pocket Chain Saw

The Pocket Chain Saw The pocket chain saw is a repeat item on my gear wish list. Until this last season I had one I purchased several years ago. This last trip out into the woods, my daughter and grandchildren were using it to collect and cut kindling for the fire. After using it to …

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Considerations When Preparing to Bug Out With a Dog

Considerations When Preparing to Bug Out With a Dog

Considerations When Preparing to Bug Out With a Dog Many of us have made emergency preparations for bugging out with our family pets. Primarily a dog. They are members of our family and leaving them behind or not preparing for them would be akin to abandoning a child. But as with children we need to …

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John Hopkins ran a simulation pandemic in 2018. How did we do?

John Hopkins ran a simulation pandemic. How did we do?

John Hopkins ran a simulation pandemic 2018. How did we do? John Hopkins Hospital is one of the most well known research hospitals in the United States. They created a simulation of a pandemic based upon a new factious disease they called Clade X which was classified as an influence type virus. Then they followed the …

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DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse

DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse

DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse I really like this idea. I like that it uses recycled materials but allows you to later reuse those materials as originally intended. As your own children or grandchildren out grow the swing set, you can convert it to a double decker green house and when the next …

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