Maybe it’s because it’s still chilly outside or maybe it’s because we spend so much money trying to heat our home efficiently but we cannot help but focus our attention to heaters. I first became aware of a rocket mass heater while watching a movie where people had to survive in one of the toughest…
It Only Takes A Few Seconds to Pick This Lock
Locks are a great thing. They keep our belongings safe and secure, or at least that is what their manufacturers want you to think. Truth be told if someone wants to get into your belongings and they have the know how there isn’t much that can stop them. Heck, even a pair of bolt cutters…
4 Things That Break Around The House and Tips on How To Fix Them
If you own a home, apartment, cabin or any other type of shelter you know that occasionally things break. IF you have children it’s not a matter of if but of when. In fact, I’m sure that many of you (myself included) could walk around the house right now and find at least one or two…
Taste Testing a Lithuanian MRE and other Facts About This Survival Food
Now I am usually not too picky of an eater. Depending on who you ask that is yet I often wonder how I would do if push came to shove and there were no other options only those that were grown or killed. This of course started a long discourse between friends and they advised…
It’s One Thing To Buy Land But What Do We Fill It With. Best Livestock Options For The Homestead
I have been blessed to have grown up in a very rural area. Where I am from horse and cattle farms reign supreme, and it provides a beautiful scenic drive as you are coasting down the road on a bright day. Today I passed an area just further south of where I am from that…
A Handsaw For Every Occasion
A person can be the best craftsman in the world but if they have no tools or tools that are inadequate then their talent, albeit vast, is rendered almost useless. This goes especially for all of our DIY’ers, Homesteaders, and Preppers. These particular lifestyles rely heavily on tools or some form of makeshift weaponry and if…
6 Reasons Kerosene Heaters Belong In Every Home
There are so many ways that we can heat our homes. It seems that every day there is a new and improved way or someone is boasting that they have found the end all answer to heating. Truth being told in areas where it gets bitter cold not only do you need a main source…
These Moves Could Save a Life in Hand to Hand Combat Situations
I have never been one to be an alarmist but I do feel that everyone should know how to defend themselves should the need ever arise. This is why I feel this post is so important. We lock our doors, avoid walking alone at night, and take any number of other security measures to help…
8 Tips From Our Ancestors On How To Stay Warm
I often wonder if our ancestors knew something that we don’t know. They survived the harshest of conditions with less technology, less money, and less well….everything. They had to find ways to get food, keep it fresh and stay warm all without the use of modern day gadgets. I often say that many people would not…
