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How These Elections Will Affect Preppers
There was never a time when emergency preparedness was on the minds of so many Americans. In fact, you might argue that the world's...
The Police and Military when SHTF – Friend or Armed Foe?
It is difficult to plan to live in a post-SHTF environment. More than anything, we have to know we're making blind plans. We don't...
PREPAREDNESS
HOMESTEADING
ECONOMICS
Learn How to Save More Money
I am going to be starting something new. It will be about saving money and getting out of debt. I will try do a...
SHTF
How to Use Acorns as Survival Food
Spring's fresh growth attracts aphids in their thousands-sucking plant life, stunting their growth. Fortunately, aphids love new nettle shoots, which has many benefits for the garden – meaning you can use them as sacrificial...
How to Consume Oak – Nature’s Powerhouse
Man is inextricably tied up with the great oak tree and its many varieties. In the most bleak times of our early history and even in more recent years, this great tree has given...

REMEDIES
9 Natural Remedies for Faster Wound Healing
We can all agree that as we age our skin goes through a lot. In fact, some of us have the scars, wounds, and blemishes to prove it! Maybe an old scar from a...
Just Like Doxycycline: The Antibiotic That Grows in Your Backyard
Overuse of antibiotics has been a cause of much concern in recent years and the dangers that overuse can bring, even to a normally safe person. While prescription antibiotics certainly have their place and...


DIY
How to Can Flour for SHTF
Have you ever heard about canning flour? I hadn’t considered it to be honest, until someone brought it up to me the other day....
15+ Survival Items To Keep In Your Car At All Times For SHTF
Often we Americans forget how incorporated the automobile is into our lifestyle. We're so used to driving everywhere, that we don't even think about...
How to Adjust the pH in Soil and Water for Abundant Harvests
With respect to plant growth, the pH of the soil in which the plant grows can have a massive impact on yield, so optimizing...
Survival Uses for Plastic Bottles
I must say that it saddens me to see what humans have done to our planet. Any time you find a water source, you...
Muffins To Treat Your Flu This Winter
The common cold is something everyone has to go through at least once per year. People will buy several different remedies at a time,...
Elderberries, Natural SHTF Flu Remedy
The flu can be deadly even before a SHTF disaster when modern medical care is still readily available. The 2017-2018 winter flu season has...
Prepping Dog and Cat Food
Dogs and cats are a vital part of the homestead or when your prepper nightmare come true. Whether you plan to bug out or...
How to Make Your Own Solar Stove
Making yourself a solar stove is an easy way to save money on your electricity bill. It uses the heat from the sun and...
BUG OUT
How to Sleep Dry While Camping in the Rain
Here you can see the ditch going around the tent.
It has been raining hard on and off for the last several days. This resulted...


SUPPLIES
How To Seal Food Without A Vacuum Sealer
You probably already know that vacuum sealing your stock is the best, easiest way to keep your food storage fresher for longer. When frozen,...
GEAR
12 Things You Forgot to Add to Your Stockpile
Building a survival stockpile is a never-ending task. No matter how much you have, it always seems there’s something more to add. Stockpile a...
Five Emergency Survival Tools
As preppers we strive to acquire skills, knowledge and yes tools that can assist us should we ever be faced with dire circumstances. The...
8 Silent Weapons To Have Against Intruders
Generally speaking, protecting your home and family is a very important activity, but today it seems to be more important than it has ever...
PLANTS
Delicious Recipes Using Cattails – “The Supermarket of the Swamp”
Cattails (Typha latifolia) are among Earth's most versatile plants. With good reason it is called the "Supermarket of the Swamp," because it can be...
DIY Mini Greenhouse For Year-Round Vegetables
To those with a love of growing plants or for those who enjoy living a healthy life with little to no effort, building your...
Post Apocalypse Gardening: Living From a Small Piece of Land in Tough Conditions
What do you do, in a world where you can’t go to the supermarket and pick up a can of Campbell’s Chunky Soup? Where...