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100 Skills Every Man Should Know.

Yes, I said every man, however, I believe that many women should know these as well.  Especially if they are preppers or survivalist types.  Don’t get excited, they are not all skills that require welding or something like that.  They are skills that just make sense to me, and I wanted to share them with […]

DIY – Alternative Method of Baking / Cooking – The Cardboard Box Oven

I am always looking for alternative methods of cooking if the grid goes down, the gas stops flowing to my stove, or the SHTF in general.  I came across this cardboard box oven post and thought I would share it. Here is the post: http://safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/2008/10/how-to-make-cardboard-box-oven.html

Going to Buy Some #10 Cans of Food for Storage and Use.

I have been researching food for storage.  However, I have been researching food for storage that I will actually use, because I do not want to waste any money on buying food that will just sit in the can or container and get no use at all.  It just seems like a waste of money […]

DIY – Old Fashioned Torch for Light

Please note that they are relatively unstable and should not be used for anything other than emergency or novelty purposes. I.E. I do not suggest using these to be part of some sort of dungeon themed room since they would probably light your house on fire. **Be careful, I do not want some law suit […]

DIY – Make a Simple Cardboard Box Solar Oven

The sun is arguably one of the humanity’s most important tool for survival. It gives off practically unlimited amounts of light that is used by plants to generate energy and animals for heat. It can be used to generate electricity with solar panels, hot water with solar hot water heaters, and many other uses. Even though […]

DIY – Build a Barrel Smoker for your Bug Out Location

Hopefully by the end of this you will be able to build your own BBQ smoker out of some barrels.  I believe this smoker is called an offset drum smoker.  With it you can smoke meats and foods.  It uses charcoal and fruit wood as fuel/smoke. How to build a barrel smoker – More DIY […]

DIY – Field Sink Project

On the heals of the DIY Washing Machine, I thought this would be a cool project that would work as well…  It is a DIY sink that you can build to keep things clean, including your mess kit, yourself, etc…  Have fun and enjoy. Field Sink – More DIY How To Projects

DIY – Hand Clothes Washer and Video

On the heels of my post regarding the SHTF DIY washing machine, I found this tool this morning on EmergencyEssentials.com. Check it, and the video out here. Mobile Washer (Hand Operated Washing Machine) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t11WC1lG_Po

DIY – Making Bio-diesel In Your Kitchen

So here is a post from a blog about making your own Bio-diesel.  I do not use diesel fuel, and I am not an advocate of making flammables at home, but my understanding is that bio-diesel is pretty stable.  Check out the post here:  http://goo.gl/2h3b