If you've been waiting to grow your own vegetables until you have a large backyard, your wait is over. You can successfully grow veggies for your family in containers, and the best part is that those containers do not have to be fancy or expensive. Five-gallon buckets work very well. In addition to the versatility … [Read more...]
How To Make Firewood From Recycled Paper (With Pictures)
All it Takes is Paper and Water to Put Another Log on the Fire You can do a lot of things with old newspapers and other paper scraps. In another article, I explained how to make papercrete out of paper pulp and cement to make building bricks. But you can also make firewood or fire logs that you can burn in your … [Read more...]
DIY Saltwater Survival Bottle (Compact Desalination Kit)
Any water we harvest in the wild should be purified. But what do we do when the only water available is saltwater? In this video, NightHawkInLight explains how to make a DIY saltwater survival bottle. This portable desalination kit will make short work of converting saltwater to freshwater by capturing steam. The … [Read more...]
How to Make Char Cloth with a Zippo
For those who don't know, char cloth is a useful tool for starting a fire. It is so flammable that you only need a few sparks to create an ember. Then you can use that to get a fire going. Of course, you can start a fire with other types of tinder, but most of them won't catch fire as easily. Although you can buy … [Read more...]
How To Make A DIY Solar Reflector Oven (With Pictures)
All You Need is a Mylar Blanket, a Knife, and Mother Nature’s Hardware Store. A small, pocket-size Mylar blanket is a standard item in any survival kit. You can do a lot of things with them, even make a reflector oven. All you need are straight branches, some twine like your shoelaces or sturdy grasses, and some basic … [Read more...]
Best Plants For Your Bucket Garden
Growing your own groceries in buckets is the perfect way for urban homesteaders to live a more self-reliant style. Urban gardening requires preppers to take advantage of every inch of space available. Planting crops vertically, indoors, and in stackable containers allows you to do just that. Even if you live in the … [Read more...]
10 Vegetables That Even New Gardeners Can’t Mess Up
You know that home-grown vegetables taste great. You also like the fact that with a home garden, you can save money and avoid harmful pesticides. Perhaps you’ve even experienced the satisfaction that comes with growing your own food. But what if you’ve never had much of a green thumb? If you lack gardening … [Read more...]
23 Projects For Preppers To Do Around The House
While others may use the longer daylight hours and warmer temperatures of summer to kick back and relax, you are a doer, as are most preppers and homesteaders. So what’s on your “to-do” list? It’s time to tackle that list one project at a time. Here are some suggestions for DIY projects that will improve your … [Read more...]
How To Make An Easy Portable Can Stove
I've had a lot of fun making DIY stoves for camping trips and bug out bags. Homemade camp stoves are way cheaper than store-bought ones, and they're usually lighter and much more portable. That's why I recommend everyone try making a stove a two. Recently, I came across a very simple portable stove on the Youtube … [Read more...]
How To Make A Candle That Lasts 100 Hours
It's hard to imagine a prepper without some emergency candles. It's literally one of the first things you buy when scrambling to prepare for a hurricane or some other looming disaster. My mother had a drawer full of long white candles. The only problem with those is they only lasted about six hours and it was easy … [Read more...]
Growing Food in Buckets: A Step by Step Guide
Growing your own groceries in five-gallon buckets allows you to raise enough food to feed a family of four in a tiny space. When growing food in buckets, you don't need a 1/4 acre backyard to raise a bountiful garden as some people claim. It is always best to use a brand new bucket when growing crops. Buckets get … [Read more...]
How To Make And Use A Shepherd’s Sling
In case you don't know, a shepherd's sling is a sling used to throw a projectile such as a stone or marble. It can be used for hunting, self-defense, and fending off wild animals. For example, shepherds would use it to throw rocks at wolves threatening their flock. Thus the term, shepherd's sling. Want to save this … [Read more...]
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