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DIY — Post SHTF or Off Grid Laundry Machine

Jun 17, 2010 | Clothing, DIY, Health, Hygiene, Psychology

This is very cool. At least I think it is, as I do quite a bit of camping, and sometimes bring large quantities of water with me. Having clean clothes is not only sanitary, but also good for moral. In a post SHTF world we may be set back to primitive methods of…

SHTF Happenings Around the United States

Jun 16, 2010 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, Survivalism, Urban Survival

Use this link to see what SHTF happenings are going on around the United States… Never know what is going on in your back yard until you do: http://goo.gl/4rhC

Tuesdays and Thursdays — DIY Series Posts

Jun 16, 2010 | DIY, Uncategorized

So every Tuesday and Thursday, I will post at least one DIY post about a project you can do in your home, that should not take more than an hour (I hope) that could be valuable to you in the event the SHTF and you are in some sort of survival situation. You can see…

DIY Ceramic Planter Heater

Jun 16, 2010 | DIY, Gear

This was an interesting find yesterday. It is a Ceramic Planter Heater that uses a candle to heat the core which is a steel bolt, washers, and nuts, which heats three layers of ceramic planter. The ceramic is dense and hard, holds, and distributes the heat evenly.…

Cool Portable Mailbox Wood Stove

Jun 15, 2010 | Cooking, DIY, Food, Stoves

So I caught this on this guy’s blog today and had to share. It is great thinking in a situation where the SHTF and you would have to improvise. This is something you can build, and modify for cooking or heat if you need to. I am going to build one shortly and test…

My Thoughts About a Bug Out Location

Jun 14, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location, Energy, Fishing, Hunting, Preparedness, Shelter, Survival Gear, Urban Survival, Water

So, I have been giving more and more thought to a BOL. Here is why: My family’s home, which is my current BOL is 100 miles from my home in NJ. It is rural, but still near major roads and is highly visible to the street, as is the garden, vehicles, etc. Conceptually,…

9 Unique Alternative Housing Ideas, from the Survival Spot Blog

Jun 12, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location

On the heals of one of my last posts regarding BOLs, here is a unique post from the Survival Spot Blog on 9 Unique Alternative Housing Ideas.

Urban Survival, a post by M.D. Creekmore of “TheSurvivalistBlog.net

Jun 12, 2010 | Preparedness, suburban survival, Urban Survival

This is about 18 or so months old, but I think it holds true and wanted to share it. I read it about a year ago, and combing though TheSurvivalistBlog.net again today, I came across this post: http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/2009/01/urban-survival.html

Traveling for work, and my next post.

Jun 12, 2010 | Bug Out, Bug Out Location

So this week I was traveling for work and had very little time to post, so for any readers, I apologize. This will happen from time to time. However, I have been giving a lot of thought to a BOL (Bug Out Location) recently and doing some research on what I think…