Fire Cider Recipe and Use My first reaction to this recipe was “What doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger!” The all most powerful of the healing foods are within this one concoction. With the exceptions of the horseradish and the jalapeno peppers I actually like all the individual ingredients. I admit that I however, cringe at …
Making Your Resources Stretch Further During Uncertain Times Times are tight all over the world for just about every economic group. Everyone needs to make their resources whether in currency or physical assets stretch further. Times are also uncertain all over the world as we as the human race deal with natural disasters and especially …
Prepping Pets For Winter Emergencies Of course, I can’t speak for anyone other than myself. But to many people pets are more than a companion animal, they are members of the family! I share my home with several animals…2 dogs, and 3 cats, both dogs and one of the cats aren’t pets, they are full-fledged members of …
Making Amish Black Salve Many of us are following the lead of the Amish when it comes to making our own products particularly preppers who are concerned for a day when those products will be unavailable store bought and homesteaders who often live very simply do it yourself lifestyles. The Amish black salve is known …
Golden Rules for Using Cast Iron Cookware Cast Iron used to be the only good choice for cookware and is still preferred for those who cook over an open flame. It was around long before the non-stick cookware or copper bottom cookware that has become so popular these days and I believe it will be around …
Why MIY Wine I share enough wine recipes with you all that I know you must wonder if my pantry looks like a winery! LOL It doesn’t. I am actually not a wine connoisseur at all. I prefer a cooler or cocktail. But I do recognize the benefits of knowing how and occasionally making my …
DIY Smokehouse From Cement Blocks Not only are smoked meats tasty but it is a great low-cost way of preserving meat. Because this method doesn’t require electricity it makes it an excellent post SHTF method as well. If you are smoking a large amount of meat this is the way to do it! It is …
Uncommon Items for Your Survival Kit Most of you won’t find these “uncommon” items so uncommon to have in your survival kit. However, I found they did list some uses I was unaware of. I am a huge lemon fan, so I found that the uses in the featured article quite interesting. You may find …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Sneaky Prepper Gifts for Non-Preppers Whether you celebrate the seasonal holidays or not at some time or another you are likely to have a reason to purchase or make a gift for someone who isn’t prepping. This is the perfect time to sneak in a preparedness item. Especially if during the …
Converting an Electric Water Heater to Solar More and more new construction is moving to solar power. But that doesn’t mean those of us who have older homes don’t want in on the savings! The cost of heating water is one of the largest expenses in my household. Loads of laundry and tons of showers …
