Tag: preps

MIY Rum

MIY Rum We have posted a number of times about the uses for our own distilled spirits in a SHTF scenario. Most of the recipes we share with you can be deemed illegal in some areas as is stated at the very beginning of the featured article. I feel it does indeed reduce the value …

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Tips to Burglar Proof Your Home

A  burglary is committed in the United States about every 15 seconds and 60% of those burglaries involve forcible entry. The more our economy struggles the higher the crime rate rises.

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Advice for the Newbie Homesteader or Prepper

there are some basics that are if not the same very similar for each of us who want to live a sustainable or independent lifestyle

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Keeping Your Safe Haven Safe

Keeping Your Safe Haven Safe Note that for the purpose of this post, home invasion is defined as any breach of your property. Home being  your primary residence, bug out location, vacation home, or any space that you consider your own and invasion meaning someone unwelcome entering that location without your consent whether you are there or …

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DIY Solar Distiller

DIY Solar Distiller The featured article talks about building your own solar still. With a still you can turn undrinkable water into pure home distilled hydration. Purchasing one can be really pricey, even for a small distiller the asking prices are 200+. The uses can be almost unlimited from refilling lead-acid batteries in normal times to …

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A What to do Checklist After a Loved One Dies

A What to do Checklist After a Loved One Dies (2 links) The death of a loved one is a SHTF event. It turns your world upside down and inside out emotionally, financially, and legally. For you it is TEOTWAWKI. Your life will never be the same. Sadly in the mist of your personal grief, …

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Add a Hand Pump to an Electric Well

Add a Hand Pump to an Electric Well Imagine the frustration of a grid down scenario when you have a well but can’t power it to bring up the water! No one wants additional costs to installing their well and if your well was one that was installed back when we believed electricity was always …

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Identifying Little Hogweed & its Benefits From Giant Hogweed & its Dangers

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Identifying Little Hogweed & its Benefits From Giant Hogweed & its Dangers     Then I came across this article touting the benefits of Little Hogweed for human consumption including recipes! Obviously the difference between the two plants is more than just size. I sounds to me like Little …

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Build a Wilderness Fire Bed

Build a Wilderness Fire Bed Maintaining a survivable body temperature is imperative while in the wilderness. Hypothermia is more likely to do you in than any wild animal and will do so faster than even lack of water will. Especially helpful if you don’t have shelter in avoiding hypothermia is a fire bed. It works even …

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20 Ways to Reduce Heating Costs

20 Ways to Reduce Heating Costs No matter where you live there are bound to be some heating or cooling costs and in some places both. Although the tips listed in the featured article are intended for reducing heating costs many can also reduce cooling costs. Even if you live in a location where heating isn’t usually …

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