The 4 Rules of Property Protection While everyone’s location, property and emergency plans are different… they all have one thing in common, once there, we will need to protect ourselves and whatever preps we either have stored there, managed to get there or have managed to scavenge. The article featured here from The Tin Hat …
Poor Man’s Guide To Survival Gear Economic hard times have hit the majority of the population in the majority of the world. How do we prepare for tomorrow while still having a life today? I am already compromising on what I purchase! But I think in some ways that might be the best preparations I …
Propagation of Fruit Bearing Trees by Air-Layering Most of us want to plant and grow fruit trees at our home garden or in an orchard for their tasty fruits. There are many ways a fruit tree can be propagated – from seeds, from a nursery-bought seedling or by means of Air-layering. The problem with growing fruit trees …
DIY Solar Cooking Jar If you are a lone wolf or have a limited budget and a solar oven is to expensive or to bulky for a bug out, then I have a simple small solution that’s easy to make and easy to carry. The solar cooking jar cooks well and cooks a meal for 1 quick! Read …
Modifying a LED Flashlight to Run 3.6 Times Longer A long lasting flashlight is a must have. They cost a pretty penny though, unless you can take an inexpensive one and modify it yourself. You might need a bit of soldering skills to complete this task but well worth the effort and if you don’t have the …
DIY Canning Jar Vacuum Sealer Especially now as our gardens are underway, we can begin to prepare for our future harvest. That means it’s important to have an easy, safe, and inexpensive method of preserving our produce for the winter and months beyond. . Vacuum sealers can cost a pretty penny! So DIY one! Not everything fits neatly in a bag and some items …
The Raccoon Guide to Pallets and Buckets To people who prepare, live green, and want to recycle and reuse, pallets and buckets are as good as gold. There are literally hundreds of uses for them and in many cases they can be gotten for free! For information on use and locating them continue reading at the link below …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. The Basics of Backyard Chickens Considering raising chickens? Some basic info on urban chicken farming. Unlike a house hold pet, these are producers and require a little more effort. Learn about the basics at the link below How To Raise Chickens This is an aggregated site. Please be aware …
How To Build a 3 Drum Rain Collection System Did you know the average roof collects 600 gallons of water for ever inch of rainfall? There are laws in many states now that do limit both what you can use caught water and how much you can catch before the state will intervene. …
The 3 inventories to do in a Survival Situation Ok, so you have a plan and the disaster hits… That earthquake you’ve been told was coming for years has just shaken your world, that river that didn’t flood last year did this year… so how do put your plan in action? What do you do first? …
