Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Solar Lights: Recycle & Reuse Solar lights especially on the exterior of your home can save you a lot of cash. No more feeding the grid to insure your home is well lit to avoid prowlers and to insure safe entry for those who do belong there! We …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Awesome Recycled Bomb Shelters Back in the 1950’s many individuals built a backyard bunker. That trend was set by the fear caused by the cold war and the massive building of huge bunkers my most all western countries. So now that the cold war is supposed to be over, …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Recycle Livestock Pen Panels With These Creative Projects What a great way to recycle your old pen panels or to use excess on the roll if you have any left over from building your livestock pen! I am particularly taken with the ivy arch pathway. See all the projects, …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. FREE PVC Project Plans (2 links) I love working with PVC! It’s lightweight and easy to handle. It holds up well in all kinds of weather and never requires touch up painting! Some of the ideas I have seen people put together with PVC are amazing. There are some really talented and …
MIY T-Shirt Yarn What a cool recycling project! I can’t count the number of old T-shirts I have cut up to use as rags. But now that I know about making my own yarn from T-shirts, I can use them to create entirely new and usable items. See how it is done at the tutorial …
DIY Emergency Stove From Soda Cans Another example of how what today we throw out in the trash can be something that could become a very useful item in an emergency scenario. I do realize that these little alcohol stoves can be more difficult to use than is one that burns wood or another flammable …
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 …
DIY Insulated Tire Water Trough A really neat idea for keeping your smaller livestock and larger pets’ water from freezing this winter! Susan’s husband built the trough pictured above for their goat. But it would work for big dogs, smaller horses, etc… Best of all it is a recycling project and requires no power source so …
Alternative Uses For Toothpaste I love the articles that give us uses we hadn’t perhaps thought of for products we already have in our homes. I hate that I am always digging through my cupboards looking for a product a I am sure I purchased but can’t find among the multitude of things I have …
Survival Uses for Plastic Bottles The next time you get ready to throw your empty plastic bottles into the recycle bin, stop and consider another method of recycling by reusing. Our friends at Prep for SHTF have come up with at least 10 ways to reuse your empty plastics. Some of them could be lifesaving …
