Sunflowers to the Rescue! Phytoremediation The sunflower is one of many plants that are now known to aid in phytoremediation, Phytoremediation is a natural process where plants literally clean the air, water, and soil around them. When you compare the process of planting sunflowers vs soil excavation and pumping away polluted ground water it is an …
DIY Camouflage Ghillie Suit Wearing clothing that blends into your environment works well for basic camouflage. But it doesn’t change the appearance of your shadow or basic body outline and works only if you limit your movement to stay near what you are trying to blend into. A ghillie suit provides three dimensional camouflage that …
Drones During a SHTF Situation If your preparations are for a warring type disaster than this will be something of interest to you. It can go where you physically can not or should not for your personal safety. Drones can be used as a tactical tool. But in the more likely scenario of a natural …
Dry Herbs Without A Dehydrator Dry your own herbs more frugally without a dehydrator. If you should choose to be off grid or have to be off gird in a SHTF scenario you may need to do your own preserving of herbs for flavor and a healthy immune system. Any herb with a stem can …
DIY Firewood Shed We all love Ana’s DIY projects! This one is for her firewood shed. Off grid, bugging in, homesteading, hunkering down and even in urban homes firewood is a necessity for many and sure helps keep the power bills down. However, to keep that wood easy to burn and nicely seasoned keeping it off the …
First Aid Skills Every Prepper Should Know There are basic first aid skills that everyone should know, but as preppers it is even more important to have the skills as frankly we will be the ones others look to for assistance in an emergency. In a SHTF scenario it will become our responsibility to administer …
DIY Signal Flares – Smoke Flares with Fuses Before anything else, I must warn you that this is a project that is NOT for children and is not a toy or a neat firework. It is intended for Emergency Use Only. Misuse could result in property damage, serious injury even death if handled carelessly. Always use common sense and extreme caution …
Rediscover Haybox Cooking As the crock pot queen of cooking, when I came across this pioneer version of the crock pot the haybox. I had to share it with you. It is literally the nonelectric version of the first slow cooking device. Better still you can make your own and slow cook on camping trips …
Almost unlimited power for your electronics Unless there is a massive EMP and even then if you have been able to adequately protect some of your electronics gear, power in any emergency situation is gold! But how to keep an emergency supply of it is a question we all ask. Gray Wolf has one solution …
Small Spaces Storage Solutions Everyone, prepper or not needs extra storage solutions! I have found that no matter how much storage I have in any location I have ever lived it never seems to be enough. Food Storage Made Easy’s readers came together to provide them with their best storage solutions for small spaces, you …
