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People tend to throw away loads of food scraps in the kitchen, failing to recognize that much of the “garbage” can be easily repurposed. Keep reading and I’ll show you a few tips and tricks for making your life easier ...

  Do you ever contemplate the thought that we, modern humans, remained basically unchanged for hundreds and thousands of years? Today’s humans, at least most of us living in the western world, are totally dependent upon our modern civilization. We ...

Survival cement has been used for thousands of years, and it’s still in use on a daily basis in some undeveloped parts of the world. But let’s begin with the basics: What is “survival cement”? The simple answer is a ...

What’s the common denominator between homesteading and PVC pipes? The answer, my friends, is that you can build lots of useful things for your homestead using PVC pipes as building blocks. Why PVC pipes? Well, they’re dirt cheap, fairly easy ...

Earth’s potable water reserves are depleting fast, and while we hope for the best, we must prepare for the worst-case scenario. So today, let’s look at a few DIY desalination projects. Water desalinization really works, and you don’t have to ...

Just buying and stockpiling food and gear is not enough to ensure that you’ll survive during a natural or man-made disaster. In fact, the greatest threat for the regular Joe Survivalist is not represented by economic collapse of predator drones, ...

There are about 319 million people living in the United States, and approximately 3 million of them are survivalists, preppers, or whatever the parlance is of our times (I prefer to call them realists). What does that mean? Well, it’s ...

Is there such a thing as urban homesteading? Absolutely, and in the next few moments I will provide you with useful advice if you live in the city or suburbs. To begin with, let’s define urban homesteading, shall we? To ...

What’s so special about recycling old tires? Well, this question is an easy one to answer. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States generates almost 300 million used tires each and every year. If you think that’s a ...