Gardens are a source of color, nutrition and even income if you live on a homestead. For whatever purpose it serves, you want to rely on a garden for beautiful flowers and healthy produce. It can frustrating when you have years of gardening experience or have done your research on planting only to find that…
Survival Skill: 7 Ways To Signal For Help
As a wilderness and survival expert, there are a number of tasks that you have mastered. Everything from building a fire to fashioning an improvised fishing poll to building a shelter is in your skill set. However, what do you do when your sense of direction betrays you and you find yourself lost with the…
7 Life Hacks We Learned From The Great Depression
In today’s world, we try to harness technology in order to make our lives easier. However, that technology can come at a price so we use life hacks in order to become more efficient. But before this more modern age, the human race had to use creativity and innovation to make their daily lives easier. During…
How To Modify An AM Radio To Receive Shortwave Broadcasts When SHTF
When SHTF, one of the most important tools to have is a method of communication. Depending on the type of crisis, you initially might want to bunker down, rely on your stockpile and wait for the effects of the crisis to lessen. However, during a long-term survival situation, the ability to both ask for help…
Surviving a Train Accident: Here’s What To Do
The majority of us get into our cars each day and drive on the crowded highways. Many of us even travel on planes every week depending on our jobs. However, fewer of us get onto trains on a regular basis. Unless you’re commuting into a busy city like New York City or have been on one…
Make That Stockpile Last Longer Using These Containers
The world of prepping is all about finding the essential items you’ll need for the disaster events that are most likely to occur at your location. Unfortunately, all of your prepping efforts can be for nothing if you don’t store your items properly. You want to maximize the shelf life of your food, water and medicine.…
Add A Rustic Touch To Any Room With This DIY Hanging Shelf
Whether you’re wanting to change up a room in your home or need more space to display your items, DIY projects are an ideal way to save money while being able to create a unique and usable piece. DIY projects give us the chance to make everything from furniture to shelving to lighting with our…
Use These 5 Tips To Keep Bees Far From Those Summer Plans
It’s no secret that our days in the summer are filled with outdoor activities that include everything from hanging out at the beach to hiking in the wilderness to having a peaceful picnic at our favorite park. However, we sometimes have to share our time outside with pesky bugs. One of the more formidable insects…
Self-Defense Techniques Every Survivalist Should Know
In today’s world, we’re faced with a slew of unexpected crises that often includes civil unrest. It’s unfortunate to think they we may have to deal with an attacker, but it would be even more unfortunate to find ourselves being physically attacked with no knowledge about how to properly react. As a result, it’s important…
