Tag: SHTF

Growing, Harvesting And Preserving Echinacea

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Growing, Harvesting And Preserving Echinacea Echinacea is one of my favorite herbal remedies! I always have several bottles on hand. But in a long term SHTF scenario that could not only run out quickly but be impossible to replace via retail outlets. Knowing how to grow, harvest, preserve and …

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Can Benadryl be Used as a Local Anesthetic Post SHTF?

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Can Benadryl be Used as a Local Anesthetic Post SHTF? I had never considered injectable Benadryl (not your regular over the counter Benadryl) at all for any purpose. But the idea of using it as a local anesthetic actually makes some sense having used oral Benadryl a number of …

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Reasons For a Possum Mentality to Survival

Reasons For a Possum Mentality to Survival The opossum aka the possum is the only surviving marsupial in north America. They have survived hundreds of years with little to no major defense mechanisms. They aren’t the biggest, fastest, strongest, or armed but they manage to figure out how to survive with whatever resources are available. …

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DIY Ammo Can Solar Power Supply

DIY Ammo Can Solar Power Supply Having power when you need it is a luxury that we take for granted. Off grid the ability to run small electronic devices could be truly life altering after a disaster. There are small pocket size solar chargers that can keep your cell phone charged, but for anything bigger …

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DIY Self Watering Wicking Garden Bed

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Self Watering Wicking Garden Bed Gardening is the corner stone of independent living and therefor of preparedness. That doesn’t mean insuring your food security has to be back breaking work! A raised garden bed can make gardening much easier for those with bad soil and or bad backs! …

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Gardening Tips on Companion Planting, Intercropping & Crop Rotation

Gardening Tips on Companion Planting, Intercropping & Crop Rotation We have all heard of crop rotation in the fields and allowing a plot of land to rest a year without panting. But what about your garden? Does the soil need to be replenished? How can you plant your gardens using methods that will allow you …

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Six Survival Uses For Animal Bones

Six Survival Uses For Animal Bones As most of you know, I am a stanch advocate of using every bit of any creature you hunt. The animal’s life was taken for your benefit and that sacrifice should be honored. So whether it is bones from your hunt or bone that you happen upon in your …

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Lethal & Non-Lethal Protection Plans for Home & Abroad

Lethal & Non-Lethal Protection Plans for Home & Abroad Everyday carry used to mean concealed carry and that just isn’t the case any longer. As the prepping community grows and changes, civilians are excepting more and more responsibility for their own survival.  This requires both lethal & non-lethal protection plans. How you can defend yourself …

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Wound Debridement Post SHTF

Wound Debridement Post SHTF Wound debridement is ugly all the way around. The wound is ugly, the process is ugly. So, if you have a queasy stomach be warned the featured link on debridement of wounds is a bit graphic. But the subject ugly or not, is imperative to learn about for post SHTF medical …

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Shoulder Dislocations Post SHTF

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Shoulder Dislocations Post SHTF Shoulder dislocations are a painful injury no matter if it is pre or post SHTF. But post disaster event we are going to need all hands on deck and a dislocated shoulder would have to be taken care of ASAP not just to relieve the …

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