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DIY No Welding Required Bike Trailer

DIY No Welding Required Bike Trailer There are crisis scenarios where your bug out vehicle could be or should be a bicycle If you need to move about quicker than you could walk and further than you could run then a bike would be a great option. If you need to maneuver around debris through …

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Civil Unrest Survival

Civil Unrest Survival The photo above wasn’t taken in a known war zone but in the streets of Ferguson Missouri USA August 17, 2015 during civil unrest over a civilian shooting by a police officer. Since then especially now in 2020 we have seen this scenario across the world and especially within the United States. …

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Natural Antibiotics that Destroy (non-COVID) Super Bugs

Natural Antibiotics that Destroy (non-COVID) Super Bugs After a major event there will be injuries and with the poor conditions that are likely to exist after word very like many of those injuries will become infected. Super bugs like MRSA will have an open breeding ground. Without appropriate medical care and pharmaceuticals readily available enter …

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Pain Relief Hiding in the Pantry

Pain Relief Hiding in the Pantry No matter how good your health may be most of us suffer little irritants and small injuries at home. Not bad enough to go in to see the doctor and certainly when after hours not bad enough to sit for hours and hours in the local ER. But uncomfortable …

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Diabetes and the SHTF

Diabetes and the SHTF In truth one of the most frightening things about any SHTF event is of course the question as to will you and all those you love to survive the initial event.  Part of that answer is by the grace of God. But for the sake of this particular grouping of articles …

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10 Bug Out Bag Don’ts

10 Bug Out Bag Don’ts   All preparedness sites talk a ton about bug out bags, what to pack, what not to pack, and for what purpose etc. We also talk about what not to pack or do. I will be honest when I saw the featured article below I almost passed it over. Not …

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Wine Making From Your Garden- Fruit and Vegetable Wines

Wine Making From Your Garden- Fruit and Vegetable Wines Wine making is an important skill to most preppers and homesteaders even those that don’t drink it at all themselves. It’s a great barter tool and has its medicinal uses as well. Wine can be made from fruits, vegetable, flowers, vines and even weeds! Turning a …

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US Power Grid Vulnerable To EMP?

US Power Grid Vulnerable To EMP? Sadly, we still need to worry about the effects of living in a nuclear capable world. Our worries are less now about direct nuclear hits on our home soil and more concerned with the aftereffects on our power grid. We are less likely to be aware from whence the …

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DIY Flying Pest Trap

DIY Flying Pest Trap Mosquitos and other flying pests can make your outdoor space unusable and miserable to be out in. Not only are they unpleasant but dangerous. They carry illnesses and for some their bites are extremely uncomfortable. If you spray, you not only spread toxic chemicals all around your home but breath it …

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Growing Antibacterial Bandages

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Growing Antibacterial Bandages Growing a bandage?? Yes, indeed the Stachys byzantine otherwise known as Wooly Lamb’s Ear is a natural antibacterial. antiseptic and anti-inflammatory. The soft fussy leaves sooth the wound and make a super absorbent bandage. This plant has more medical uses as well and would make an excellent addition to …

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