Survival Skills Your Child Should Know Most of our children learn from our life style so many of our children raised in the prepper life style will be “born” preppers. But many of us also have children who don’t get it. In my own experience there are things my kids do exactly the way I …
Solarize Your Backpack (DIY) This is a really neat DIY project that provides your backpack with solar power! It’s easy to make and works as well as one you might purchase for between 70 to 150 dollars. Making it yourself saves you money, allows you to stay connected with your small “gizmos” like cell phones …
Coffee Can Survival Kit We talk a lot about survival bags, but perhaps we should be thinking survival cans! Ms. Dooley developed this neat little surviving a road trip kit that fits into a light weight small recycled coffee can! I plan to use it myself by filling each can with specialized emergency gear by season and …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. 10 Potent Plants That Kill Pain Fast Thousands of people in today’s world rely on pain relieving medications. Learning the foods that can naturally assist in relieving pain is not only helpful in a disaster scenario where the medication may not be available, but now in “normal” times as well. For some it …
Preparing For Economic Collapse The list featured here was published in 2013, but just as valid today if not more so than when it was originally published! The economy in the USA has only continued in it’s downward spiral as are the economies in many other western countries. Some of the financial recommendations are a bit harder to do …
DIY Primitive Fishing Spear When I first saw this, I thought what a cool primitive fishing spear! After reading the instructions though I realized it would take more skill in wood working than I personally possess. But for those who are good with their hands, at wood working, or very patient and determined this appears …
Tips for Buying Property With Little or No Money So many of us dream of a little acreage or a lot of acreage of our own. But property doesn’t come inexpensively nor can more be produced. So how does the average working person make such an important purchase with limited funds? Continue at the link …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Beef Jerky Recipes Drying meat has been a simple method of preserving meat for centuries in many cultures and a staple in a prepper’s pantry. Besides who doesn’t love jerky! The link featured below gives us 20 different recipes for making it yourself. Not only is variety the spice of …
UEV 440 Off Road Camper Trailer Wow doesn’t even cover the awesomeness of this trailer. This is the Conqueror Australia UEV-440 and all it’s neat accessories. I do mean neat accessories! It has EVERYTHING. I would love one of these for camping never mind how cool it would be for a bug out vehicle. Conqueror …
10 Smart Redneck Lessons Whether you call it jimmy-rigged, a thing-a-bob, or an old timer’s hack, those that have lived country all their lives can teach all of us a thing or two about living off grid should a situation arise that requires us to do so. We have now seen the vindication of ‘redneck‘ …
