5 Primitive Skills Preppers Should Know for Survival
To easily operate in an off-grid environment, learn old, forgotten skills and make them new for you. To acquire is good, to improvise
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Sustainable Prepping: 5 Alternative Energy Types for When the SHTF
There are actually a lot of different types of energy sources to tap into after a disaster strikes. One of the major differences
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Making Arrowheads: The Art of Flint Knapping
Flint knapping is the age-old art of making arrowheads and other edged stone tools. Hunter-gatherers relied upon this key wilderness survival skill to
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Five Good Reasons to Grow Your Garden from Seed
You’ll Have Many More Choices Heirloom flowers such as Sweet William, Love-in-a-Mist, and Love-Lies-Bleeding offer romance, drama, and fragrance to the garden, and
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Skills – Stuff: When Stuff Matters More
I generally agree with the premise that skills are far more important than stuff, and that knowledge weighs nothing. There are skills that
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Native American Basket Weaving
Native American basket weaving was practiced by many different tribes for various uses. They can be used for food gathering, processing hides, cooking,
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Tips for Preparing a Planting Bed
If you are preparing beds for landscaping around your house this article should simplify the process for you. I say that because of
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Four Pemmican Recipes
Are you looking for some excellent pemmican recipes? Wait, what is this thing called pemmican and where did it come from? For starters,
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Prepper Gardens – Vertical Expansion
There are lots of ways to produce food, herbs, and medicines, whether we have small properties with just a patio or deck, or
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From being expensive to labor-intensive, here’s the truth behind some of the myths about organic gardening
People who want to try out organic gardening may hesitate because of the negative things they may have heard or read about it.
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Fire Craft: The Best of the Best of the Modern Age
Forward This article will look at a range of modern tools for creating fire, also known as fire craft, as well as a
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From Tree To Table: Tips For Fresh Maple Syrup
The freshest, unprocessed, maple syrup comes directly from trees and you can tap into all of that yummy goodness yourself! Not only does
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Prepare for Disaster with a Portable Generator
Living or working in a disaster-prone area always requires that you be prepared for the worst. When a natural disaster strikes, you might
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Prepping Your Truck In Case You Have to Live Out of It
Whether you’re out of work and lose your house, in a natural disaster, or SHTF scenario or are one of the sole survivors
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10 Medical Resources You Can Get from Nature
Your list of home remedies is about to get even more interesting and spicier. Although these natural herbs are have been used hundreds
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Nutritious Food Plants You Can Harvest Quickly
Admit it, we want things to happen fast. We’re a society of fast food, fast internet, and instant gratification. But when it comes
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Prepare for Disaster with a Portable Generator
Living or working in a disaster-prone area always requires that you be prepared for the worst. When a natural disaster strikes, you might
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12 Things You Didn’t Know You Needed in Your Bug Out Bag
Since hosting my free LIVE webinar titled 12 Things You Didn’t Know You Needed in Your Bug Out Bag, I continue to receive
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Household Survival – 15 Lifesaving Items You Probably Already Have
Many of us who are new to prepping become wrapped up in the things we don’t have. We scour the internet looking for
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Alternative Cooking Sources for SHTF Planning
So, the power is out. You have all of this wonderful food stored away but no way to cook it. Before you resign
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The Case for Hybrid Seeds
Once we join this prepper culture, we start getting pushed toward heirloom seed stockpiles. There’s definitely value in heirloom and open pollinated. There’s
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Fermented Foods: And No, They Won’t Get You Drunk!
Fermented foods are a staple in many cultures and are one of the oldest preservation methods. The earliest evidence of winemaking dates back
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Off-Grid Canning Techniques
Canning is a valuable skill because it’s completely low-tech. If you have a way to boil water, you have a way to preserve
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How to store meat long-term when living off-grid
Preppers know that there are several methods that can be used to prepare meat for long-term storage. However, canning is one of the
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