Homesteading Skills To Learn From Pioneers
Living without power, mini-marts, cars, electronics or running water may seem like a nightmare scenario but to pioneers it was just the way life was.
Author: Theresa Crouse
How to Make Yeast For Long-Term Storage
Bread, beer, and wine are all foods that have been part of history for eons, but they all require yeast to make. What if SHTF?...
The Best Way To Stockpile Vegetables Off-Grid
Though many of you may be considering using solar panels or other sources of energy when you go off-grid so that
Back To Basics: How To Make And Preserve Lard
Lard, or fat from a pig’s belly, has been used for centuries for everything from greasing skillets to waterproofing boots. It’s one of the easiest...
5 Survival Hacks That Could Save Your Life In The Wild
Surviving in the woods is something that you may, at some point, need to know about. Even if we never experience a local or global...
How To Turn Salt Water Into Drinking Water
One of the biggest issues for many people if SHTF is going to be finding and maintaining a consistent, safe water supply. Though our planet...
Common Items To Use For Medical Crisis
In the first part of this series, we talked about non-edible household items that you can use in a medical emergency. In this part, we...
Improvised Survival Weapons in a Lady’s Purse
It doesn’t matter how many guns or knives you have at home when you’re caught in a survival situation without them. For that matter, you...
9 Survival Uses of Wood Ash
If you’re going to be burning wood, you’re going to have a ton (maybe literally!) of ash by the end of the winter, so what...
Survival Skills to Learn from the Indian Tribes
Native Americans are, perhaps, the best example on the planet of a people who lived solely off the land while protecting it for future generations....
How to Make Gel Fuel at Home for Survival
Gel fuel is a relative newcomer to the portable fuel scene and is making quite a splash, mainly because if you knock it over, it...
5 Things Kids Should Know if SHTF
Teaching kids about survival is a tough thing to do, mostly because it’s often difficult for them to imagine that life as they’ve always known...
Small Spaces Prepping Tips – Stockpile in a Shoebox
Trying to find space to build a stockpile when you don’t even have enough room to store your clothes can be a challenge, but it’s...
How to Defeat Your Fear when SHTF
Fear, when harnessed properly, is an incredible survival tool. When you’re scared, your senses are heightened and your adrenaline is flowing. You’re more sensitive...