Some posts may contain affiliate links. Perennial Vegetables You Only Need To Plant Once Having a wonderful survival garden is imperative in times of crisis and saves you funds today as well. One nice thing about perennial veggies as well as berries and fruit trees is that if you must bug out, when you return …
Build a Self Feeding Fire An interesting way to build a fire that could last all night literally! The video below demonstrates hedgehogleatherworks.com‘s technique for building a fire that will burn continuously and does not require maintenance. This could provide you with heat all night without constant tending. In the video he uses small pieces of wood for …
Smoked Jerky Marinade Jerking meat is one way to preserve it long term. Not only does it provide a ton of protein when needed but it tastes great and is easy to carry. After seasoning and drying, seal it up in an airtight container and it weighs only ounces more than the container itself. Makes it …
Prepped College Kid Stops Shooter Teaching Your Children can Pay Off with Their Lives We discuss being prepared at all times and as adults we are relieved as each day passes that we aren’t called upon to use those special skills and or preps. Even harder is teaching our kids to be prepared. School is …
Discouraged by Prepping Budget? Every new prepper knows this feeling, how do you make it through today with the economy like it is and still prepare for tomorrow? Besides keeping your preps small and multi-functional the article below gives other tips for keeping on track without breaking the bank. I personally always recommend you …
Mead Alcoholic Beverage Recipes Mead (honey based) wine is one of the best tasting homemade wines. It’s also very easy to do! Mead also known as honey wine is an alcoholic beverage created by the fermentation of water and honey. Mead’s alcohol content can vary greatly between mild and strong, and it can range between still and sparkling. …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. Common BOB Mistakes We have all read articles about how much our BOB should weigh, how we should test the bag itself by carrying it along the path we will most likely travel in an emergency situation, etc… but this actually gives a little more information about what should be …
Build A T-Snare Trap Knowing how to trap in an emergency situation may be the key to surviving and having enough to feed your family. The T-snare trap is one of the easiest traps to make and is very effective for small to medium sized prey. Having the skills and the know how to build any trap …
DIY Air Conditioning If you have no air conditioning, want to cool a small space, and have no small children (I feel it’s unsafe to have water and electricity in such close proximity to each other around young children) you could build this DIY air conditioner and have a cool room this summer. The flicker hacker who made this one, wrapped the fan with copper tubing and …
A DIY Solar Ice Maker Perfect For Those Times When The Power Goes Out, Or Off Grid Living If you suffer brown outs during the hot summer months or have a power outage that will last some time during any weather being able to make ice via solar power could save your frozen goods or …
