9 Survival Items For Under $9 (With inflation..about $12) Finances are an issue for just about everyone of us world wide. When you first begin preparing you see all these wonderful gadgets that can do just about everything short of actually ducking and covering on your behalf! But they are expensive. Your emergency kit does …
DIY Survival 101: 15 Clever Kits, Tricks & Hacks An emergency kit isn’t always for a major disaster. I recommend an accident bag be in every vehicle because the unexpected can happen at any time to anyone. No one is immune to the possibility. You could get lost on a hike, be caught in a …
DIY Camouflage Ghillie Suit Wearing clothing that blends into your environment works well for basic camouflage. But it doesn’t change the appearance of your shadow or basic body outline and works only if you limit your movement to stay near what you are trying to blend into. A ghillie suit provides three dimensional camouflage that …
Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator Dry your own herbs more frugally without a dehydrator. If you should choose to be off grid or have to be off gird in a SHTF scenario you may need to do your own preserving of herbs for flavor and a healthy immune system. Any herb with a stem can …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. How Big A Garden Do You Really Need? There are so many things to consider when preparing for your garden, space, light, access to water, protecting your crop from critters etc. that sometimes we forget to ask ourselves some very basic garden questions that are as important as all …
DIY Firewood Shed We all love Ana’s DIY projects! This one is for her firewood shed. Off grid, bugging in, homesteading, hunkering down and even in urban homes firewood is a necessity for many and sure helps keep the power bills down. However, to keep that wood easy to burn and nicely seasoned keeping it off the …
First Aid Skills Every Prepper Should Know There are basic first aid skills that everyone should know, but as preppers it is even more important to have the skills as frankly we will be the ones others look to for assistance in an emergency. In a SHTF scenario it will become our responsibility to administer …
DIY Signal Flares – Smoke Flares with Fuses Before anything else, I must warn you that this is a project that is NOT for children and is not a toy or a neat firework. It is intended for Emergency Use Only. Misuse could result in property damage, serious injury even death if handled carelessly. Always use common sense and extreme caution …
Almost unlimited power for your electronics Unless there is a massive EMP and even then if you have been able to adequately protect some of your electronics gear, power in any emergency situation is gold! But how to keep an emergency supply of it is a question we all ask. Gray Wolf has one solution …
How Much Gear Should You Carry? Even those new to prepping get the idea of a bug out bag and we have seen many checklists for what gear should be in the bag. Each individual is different and each situation different. How much can you physically carry? What kind of terrain will you be traversing? …
