DIY Projects: 15 Ideas For Using Cinder Blocks
Cinder blocks are actually CMUs (an acronym for concrete masonry unit) i.e. large, rectangular bricks which are used in construction, but have a lot of...
Skip The Ibuprofen, Try Natural Cures Instead
It is your body’s way of telling you that something is amiss — pain, and for many people, the chronic variety that only the constant...
When God Gives You Mold, Make Penicillin
Can you imagine dying from a cut on your finger or a scrape on your knee? How about a respiratory infection or a toothache? Before...
The Ultimate Bug Out Home For Just $250
In life and prepping some things just make too much sense. When I first caught wind of the Earthbag I thought of a weak and...
23 Awesome DIY Smokehouse Plans You Can Build in the Backyard
Do you enjoy smoking your meat? I mean, who doesn’t love homemade bacon or ham? After exploring the world of smoking meat here recently, I have to tell...
Outdoor Survival: Skinning, Butchering and Cooking Wild Game
One sign of an experienced survivalist is that they have multiple plans and methods for each and every one of their survival needs. One simple...
60 Authentic Frontier Recipes From The First Settlers
Pioneers didn’t have much, but what they did have they made the best of. At first, the settlers favoured the customary foods and recipes from...
Back To Basics: How To Preserve Food In Lard
When I was growing up, it was a given that the bacon grease would be sitting by the stove in Grandma’s tin canister. Or maybe...
How To Build A Walipini Greenhouse
We use cellars because they maintain a more constant temperature than structures that are built above-ground. We use greenhouses to extend the growing season because...
Q&A On Storing Meat Without Refrigeration In Hot Areas
You work hard to stretch your grocery dollars, but there’s no way around it – meat is expensive. When you find a good deal, or...
How To Make Bread In A Can
Bread provides nutrients and fills bellies. It’s been an important staple on the table for generations. If you have a few shelf-stable ingredients and a...
Bushcraft Skills To Teach Your Grandkids For Survival
Teaching your grandchildren good survival skills is one of the most loving things you can do for them. You never know when they might be...
James Rawles: Salt Will Be The #1 Bartering Item
Salt is a valuable commodity that could become hard to come by in a long term disaster situation. In Ancient Rome, salt was used as...
Turn a Car Battery Into an Emergency Power Source For the Home
Most preppers have some kind of plan for an emergency power source after the SHTF. It might be a generator, wind turbine or solar panels....
Back to History: Top 9 Civil War Survival Recipes
The Civil War was brutal. That’s all there is to it. If you’ve seen The Free State of Jones, even the first fifteen minutes of...
The Easy Way To Canning Meat Off Grid
Though there are many different methods of preparing meat for long-term storage, without a doubt, canning it is the easiest way to store large quantities of...