DIY Outhouse ‘Easy Empty’ Composting Toilet (Parts 1 & 2) (2 links) One of the things I recall most clearly about my grandparents farm is the outhouse! It is one of my least favorite memories too! I don’t recall them closing the old one and opening a new one, but I can’t imagine it …
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 …
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 …
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. 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 …
Grow, Cure And Store Garlic Garlic is one of the most popular vegetables out there. Especially to preppers, homesteaders, chefs, and herbalists. It has so many popular qualities from flavor to tincture production. You will find garlic as a topic on just about every site for all of the above uses! It’s versatile, easy to …
Avoid Ring Avulsions & Replacement Rings With a Caraband Ring The caraband ring was a successful kick start project. I don’t know why someone didn’t think of this earlier! If you have ever caught your ring on anything you can attest to the pain it can cause. If you work or have a hobby that …
