Tag: Prepping

Wonder Box Oven – Use and DIY Instructions

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Wonder Box Oven – Use and DIY Instructions When I saw this I thought “Huh, cooking with a pillow”? I had to of course read the article then do a bit of research on this wonder over! It’s a modern day hay box cooker! The principal is the same …

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Tips & Recipes for Cooking from Long Term Food Storage

Tips & Recipes for Cooking from Long-Term Food Storage

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Tips & Recipes for Cooking from Long-Term Food Storage As it states in the featured article we tend to think of long-term storage as foods we will eat when we have no other options. I mean rice and beans aren’t always the tastiest of menu items! So Jackie Clay …

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DIY Solowheel Pack

DIY Solowheel Pack

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Solowheel Pack We have talked a number of times about the weight of our bug out bags and the difficulty of carrying them over rough terrain. This could also be the answer for some of us older folks or those with disabilities or young children who can’t carry …

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Downloadable U.S. Marine Corp Winter Survival Handbook

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Downloadable U.S. Marine Corp Winter Survival Handbook The fact is seasons change. No matter when a major SHTF event happens knowing how to survive the winter that is certain to come in most parts of the world and honestly is becoming harsher and harsher in normally warm weather locations …

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Caring for a Baby Post SHTF

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Caring for a Baby Post SHTF Even if you don’t have a baby, don’t plan on having one, don’t have grandchildren, or don’t even like babies, this is still something you should consider. I am not saying prep as if you have or are going to have one. But …

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10 Survival Uses for a Chocolate Bar

10 Survival Uses for a Chocolate Bar

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 10 Survival Uses for a Chocolate Bar When I saw the words survival linked with chocolate bar well of course I had to check it out! Seriously, who doesn’t love chocolate? However, I must admit two things; if I was foraging and scavenging for supplies, and found a any kind …

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Edible Landscape: Eating Hosta

Edible Landscape: Eating Hosta

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Edible Landscape: Eating Hosta Perhaps you have little interest in gardening, gardening has become too arduous for your lifestyle, you don’t have the space for a garden, or your HOA won’t allow vegetable gardening on your property. This could be worrisome if there should be a SHTF event that disrupts …

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Preserve Dairy Products

Preserve Dairy Products

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Preserve Dairy Products I have been freezing dairy products for future use for years. I have also dehydrated several products. I found with at one time 5 teenage mouths to feed, that a gallon of milk was not going to last more than a few days and didn’t want …

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DIY MicroCamper

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY MicroCamper This is a really nifty minivan or SUV project. You maybe don’t want or can’t afford the big RV, but still want to do a bit of non-tent camping, or take a long trip. Perhaps with one driving while the other sleeps or just on our own without …

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13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Edibles

11 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Edibles

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 13 Toxic Wild Plants That Look Like Edibles Foraging is something that we talk about learning to do safely often. There may come a day when it is our only option. But in all honesty that concerns me less than the newer forager who mistakes one plant for another …

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