When living a self-sufficient life you quickly learn what to eliminate, but also what essential items you can add to make your life much easier. Sometimes, it is as obvious as a few good rolls of duct tape. In this case, it’s 5-gallon buckets. Think about it. 5-gallon buckets can get things done. They are…
What To Know About Multi Caliber Guns
When prepping for a SHTF scenario you always want to make sure that you are prepared to the fullest to protect your family and those that you love. We all know that in this particular situation there will come a time when items that were once in abundance are now scarce and life will resort to a…
7 Ways Prepare for a Volcanic Eruption
It was brought to my attention that there is one particular disaster that we have yet to discuss. After looking back at our archives, I realized that we have not discussed what someone needs to do to prepare for a volcano. While many of you may say, that volcano’s don’t affect your area you may…
7 Out of the Box Uses For Cinderblock
If there is one thing I love it’s finding amazing uses for common things. Cinderblocks are one of those items that I often see laying around in random places and sold in any of the major or independent home improvement stores. I often wonder, what do people use them for? Sure, there is the obvious…
How To Use Pantyhose for Survival
We have discussed many things on this site. Everything from paracord splicing and weather prediction to what kind of plant to grow for toilet paper. There are so many things that we have covered that it surprised me that we have yet to touch on this one topic…pantyhose. I know, sounds weird right! Coming from a…
5 Ways People Die While Hiking That Could Have Been Prevented
One would think that taking a nice walk would be a great way to spend an enjoyable day or evening, and they’re right. For the most part, it is a great way to spend your time, however, there is a difference between a nice stroll around the block and venturing into the wilderness, up a…
How To Make A Recurve Bow Out of PVC
When looking at survival weaponry is always a good thing to take inventory of. Guns are great but there will be times when you have to put away that Smith & Wesson and use something quieter. There is also the fact that should the world tumble into a SHTF scenario then ammo will be something you…
Don’t Throw It Out! 12 Ways to Get More Use Out of Newspaper
I will admit that I still get the paper delivered to my home. Yes, I utilize a lot of online sources to read about the things that are happening around the world, however, there is something about reading the newspaper over a fresh cup of coffee in the morning that is just relaxing. But what…
14 Genius Hacks Every Handyman Should Know
When you own a home or homestead it’s always great to know to how fix things when they break. Things happen and a lot of times they happen quickly so knowing the simplest most efficient way to resolve problems is always a good skill set to have. Most people that work in any type of repair…
