Tag: preps

Prepping Without Money

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Prepping Without Money Truthfully, I believe the featured article is more intended for the longer-term prepper. For the new prepper having a fully stocked pantry and all the other rational supplies may not yet be a goal reached. I agree with the author of the featured article that self-reliance …

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15 Gadgets That Save Lives Today

15 Gadgets That Save Lives Today People tend to think of preparing for a major event as prepping. But it is so much more than that. It also encompasses preparing for the less wide spread, less public, more personal disasters that can occur at any time to anyone of us. Being self-sufficient doesn’t always mean …

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Can You Plant In March?

This is a great time to start working on your Spring gardening plans, even though Spring doesn’t officially start until much later in the month. Quite a bit of the country still has to contend with cold weather spells in March, but in some of the Southern areas, things are already starting to heat up. …

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When to Start Planting

When to Start Planting Deciding when to start planting vegetable Seeds depends on your climate and conditions — and the vegetable itself. Vegetables differ not only in size, color, shape, and taste, but also in their preferred growing conditions. There are two groups: cool season and warm season. PLANTING COOL SEASON VEGGIES… Cool-season vegetables grow …

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DIY Waterproof Attire (Including Shoes)

DIY Waterproof Attire (Including Shoes) No one wants to be wet and cold, that is just a fact. However, you also can’t purchase everything you wear already waterproofed! If the disaster scenario that turns our world upside down is widespread there could be a scenario where waterproof anything isn’t available anymore. Especially if your plan A …

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Get Your HAM Radio License in a Week!

Get Your HAM Radio License in a Week! Being a HAM operator is something the majority of us agree would be ideal during a time of crisis long or short term, local or global, any time communications are interrupted or down. Information is not only the key to surviving in some situations but needed for …

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Games That Help Your Kids Be Prepared

Games That Help Your Kids Be Prepared Any parent or grandparent can attest that their biggest fear in any emergency is the wellbeing of their kids or grandkids. They are often so small, so trusting, and so vulnerable that the idea of them being in harm’s way is terrifying. Then as they get older, you …

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Heat Your Greenhouse Without Power

Heat Your Greenhouse Without Power This almost sounds like a no brainer. Greenhouses are intended to convert solar power to heat. But what if you want to grow during the winter months or if the weather is rainy and gloomy for a long period of time? Unconverted solar just isn’t enough at that time. Unless …

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Natural Remedies for Asthma

Natural Remedies for Asthma Asthma is one of the many illnesses suffered by millions of people worldwide. It can be quite dangerous. Anyone with asthma should have several rescue inhalers in different locations that they frequent on a regular basis. But if during or after a SHTF event you or someone you know has asthma …

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DIY Wet Pot Irrigation Systems

DIY Wet Pot Irrigation Systems (Video + 2 links) I had personally not heard of a wet pot irrigation system. I’ll be honest and admit I have my own DIY irrigation system, so I hadn’t paid much attention until I came across this one! See how it works at the video below   Well of …

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