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Garden tools perform some hard, dirty jobs for us. But by the end of the summer they often need maintenance or at least a good cleaning. Before you hang up your tools for the winter, take some time to get ...

There’s many things that people miss when preparing for the unknown – be it a natural or man-made disaster. But one that always surprises me is when people forget to add a safe to their list. Perhaps our oversight is ...

Picture this unhappy scenario. You open up your carefully prepared and stored food at a time of need only to find it infested with bugs. Nearly all dried foods – including grains, cereals, beans, nuts, powdered milk, dried fruits, cured ...

For people who have lived with wood heat for years, firewood is pretty much a no-brainer – just another part of living in the country. But people who have just moved to a home that relies on wood heat or ...

Stockpiling food isn’t as simple as it may seem. Oh, you can go buy a couple of 50-pound bags of rice and beans and a few cases of canned goods and think you’re stockpiling, but it won’t be long before ...

Editor’s note: Read part 1 in this series here. Once firewood has been selected and split, it is time to stack, store and eventually burn it. While stacking can seem like a fairly straightforward concept, it can be too easy ...

When it comes to stocking up on food, you more than likely think that you have covered all your bases and that you have what you need. But there are many foods that you may not have thought about, and ...

When fuel such as diesel or gasoline is readily available, most people don’t think of the ramifications of storing it. After all, if you need more, just go to the pump and get it! But in a survival situation, especially ...

Maybe you’re looking to stretch your dollars, and maybe you’re trying to do more for the environment. Making your clothes last longer can save money and in this day and age every penny spent is a huge help. Here’s a ...

Recently I wrote an article introducing readers to quilting. As we move from consumerism to producing, and from convenience to making and caring for things by hand, skills like this are going to be more important than ever. Now that ...