DIY Chispito Wind Generator Plans Sooner or later one way or another we are all going to go off the grid eventually. It might be by choice to cut utility bills, or required because the grid is down long term. Either way wind power is a really viable option because in almost every location has at …
Learn Morse Code-Simplified In an urgent situation you will want to be able to let authorities know that you and/or your group are in need of assistance or rescue. Morse code may be the only way to do it when the power is out during a storm or other major emergency is literally a life saving communication. Post SHTF you will be …
Be Prepared Before Tornado Season As we saunter through the fall season and ready ourselves for the winter months and storms. That spring will soon follow shouldn’t be forgotten! Spring is that wonderful time of year when winter finally steps aside to let lawns turn green, trees’ leaf out, flowers bloom and birds sing. But …
Urban Foraging Regardless of your environment, you can find plants that it will provide you with nourishment in a survival situation. But you must know what to look for and know where to look for it. This includes non-traditional growing seasons! Some plants are entirely edible from the fruit to the roots. Roots can be found year …
Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots We talk a lot about what can be made from the dandelion flower and stalk. We actually have provided our readers with a number of recipes like these …….. Dad’s Dandelion Wine MIY Dandelion Bread Dandelion Jelly But the dandelion root itself is not only editable but can also be …
Making Reflector Oven Bread Wheat, flour, cattail, or rice based bread and pastries could quickly become stables in our post SHTF diets. Knowing how to prepare and bake them under primitive circumstances will be a valued skill and one we can practice on during hunting trips, camping trips, back yard bbq’s Too see how …
Principles of Preparedness There are basic principles that represent the keys to being prepared. There is the financial security and peace of mind that comes from having car insurance, home insurance, medical insurance, etc. Personally, I have resented paying the constant rising costs associated with health insurance until I needed it! Now paying that insurance fee seems like dropping pennies in an old coffee can in comparison …
The Path of the Prepper I think this is a pretty good explanation of how the building of a prepper begins. We are the minority of the population in most places. But as times become harder, more and more people are beginning to follow us as we lead the way to a more self sufficient …
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SHTF via Wildfire Summer is upon us again and for many that means wildfire season. Fire is a terrifying force of nature that devours all in it’s path. This is most definitely not a bug in scenario! But it is one that you can prepare for and lower your risk and property damage. For information on …
