Survival Electronics When the Power Grid Fails
The electrical grid is one of the most vital aspects of modern infrastructure, and ironically, the most vulnerable to attack, both natural and man-made. The 1859 Carrington Event reduced large swathes of both the American and European telegraph networks to ineffective, non-functional scrap in...
4 Useful Harvesting Tips
Harvesting is the best time of the gardening season since you get to see the literal fruits of your labors. Most crops in your garden, such as tomatoes, have probably been producing fruit since mid-summer, but others, like sweet corn, won’t be ready until...
18 Vintage Homesteading Tools to Search for at Garage Sales
I’ve discovered something that was rather surprising – that the ways we do things today aren’t necessarily the best ways to do them. As we look back in time we see that our ancestors had many ways of doing the thing that has been...
Avoid Choosing the Wrong Prepper Food
Food is everything—, especially in emergency situations. Preppers have all sorts of food that they stock but which one works well for you? Today, we discuss how to avoid choosing the wrong food for you. One of the most important things in life (other...
How To Tell The Difference Between The Healing “Queen Anne’s Lace” And Deadly “Hemlock”
The edible and healing Queen Anne's Lace is a member of the same family as the poisonous Hemlock and the plants and are similar in appearance. When using a plant, you should always be confident of your identification, but the stakes are very high...
How to track expiration dates of your supplies?
Today’s topic is expiration dates on food. It’s also called ‘sell by’, ‘best by’, ‘best before’, ‘best if used by’, ‘use by’, ‘packed by’ – I bet you’ve seen a lot of different terminology on different types of food, but the main question is...
