Survivalists and preppers alike know how having a properly stocked pantry and surviving perilous times go hand in hand. Regardless of your reason for preparedness, every prepared home has a well-stocked food pantry. For generations, storing food has long been ...
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Sewing Expert Shares Her Secrets
Sewing has much in common with other crafts that let you create something special out of basic materials. People who already love to knit, crochet, build, or design will find that sewing comes naturally to them, and anyone looking for ...
Read More »The City Slicker’s Guide To Bushcraft On A Budget
You’re just an average Joe –or Josephine. You didn’t grow up around hunting, trapping, or survival skills. While you might have dozed off to a fishing show once or twice on a Saturday, you’ve only been fishing a handful of ...
Read More »Bartering In Tough Times
“The end of the world as we know it,” or TEOTWAWKI for short, can take many forms, but there is a good chance that whatever brings it on will be accompanied by monetary problems. Our currency may become devalued or ...
Read More »Six Things Preppers Can Overlook
I have been prepping now most of my life—probably ever since I read My Side of the Mountain as a fourth grader and wanted to run away and live in a tree in the mountains like Sam. I have seen ...
Read More »How To Ration A Limited Food Supply
Even if you do your best to prepare for the worst, sometimes things just go wrong. There may be a natural disaster in which you lose all of your canned goods, or stuff could actually hit the fan leaving you ...
Read More »Getting Started With Beekeeping
Beekeeping offers incredible organic benefits that go far beyond enjoying the purity and sweetness of fresh honey. Bees are an essential part of any organic garden, as they do their part to pollinate your fruits and vegetables. In recent years ...
Read More »Canning Equipment 101: What You Need And Where To Get It
When I first started canning years ago, I had just a few basic supplies: a water-bath canner, a jar lifter, a funnel, and some jars. In general, I prefer simplicity, and I don’t have room to store a lot of ...
Read More »Being Prepared While on the Road
Vehicle emergency kits are essentials for anyone using a vehicle on a regular basis, and perhaps even more important to those who use them only occasionally. An explanation as to why each of these items makes sense for a vehicle ...
Read More »What I Learned in an Emergency
by Ken Jones A few years ago we had an event that really made us wake up and smell the coffee so to speak. Living here in Florida we are always aware of the constant dangers and emergency situations that ...
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