4 Simple Bushcraft Tools You Need for Overlanding
Just as the men of the Hudson’s Bay Company, the Mountain Men of the American frontier, polar explorers, and others who have made
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Off-Grid
Essentials for Indoor Seed Starting
Even if you don’t have access to a greenhouse, you can create conditions that will allow seedlings to thrive. Tops on the list
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Creating a More Self-Sufficient Garden for the Long Term
I love gardening. It’s fun, it’s rewarding, and it saves money. However, it’s only useful for prepping purposes in the long term if
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Prepping Basics – Emergency Preparedness Checklist
Have you always thought it would be wise to be better prepared for emergencies but don’t where to start? This prepping basics emergency
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The 13 Best Survival Water Filters on the Market
Water is essential to human life, and whether you are trudging through the Amazon rainforest or surviving a post-apocalyptic disaster; humans need water!
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Go Bag: Building the Perfect Emergency Go Bag
Some situations in life do not give you time to think a lot. Sometimes you just must act in the interests of protecting
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How to Keep Food Cold Without A Fridge
In truth, we simply can’t think of living our daily lives without electricity. With the refrigerator working, preserving food, even at the peak
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How to Build a Simple Potting Bench
The potting bench that you are about to read about is not fancy, but very functional. It is also very easy to build
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Atlatl
An atlatl is an ancient survival projectile weapon used for hunting, warfare, and sport. Atlatl artifacts have been found on almost every continent
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Wilderness Survival Kits:Top Ten Items
Wilderness survival kits can provide you with just the right amount of tools and supplies to make it through a challenging outdoor experience.
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Gardening Keeps You Healthy
Thomas Jefferson famously wrote to Charles Willson Peale in 1811 at age 68, “But though an old man, I am but a young
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It’s not just for baking: 9 ways to use baking soda in your home
Baking soda is one of the most versatile substances that can be found in the kitchen. An ancient compound that got its start around 4 million years ago, baking
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Three Preps Your SHTF Stockpile Cannot Do Without
In a recent article written by Tess Pennington regarding why we should continue to prepare when nothing seems to have happened. My philosophy and hers
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Every Day Carry (EDC) Philosophy
Every Day Carry (EDC) is about as personal as it gets when it comes to discussing survival gear and/or mentality. I personally really
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MAKE A SHEATH FOR THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE
ABOUT THE OLD HICKORY BUTCHER KNIFE Before we dive into making your own sheath for the Old Hickory butcher Knife, let’s talk about
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7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden almost anywhere
There is nothing like enjoying the fruits of your labor, literally! The seeds you just planted turn out as little shoots and flowers
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The Prepared Home: 50 Essential Items to Put in Your Ultimate Survival Medical Kit
We all have our fair share of band-aids and antibiotic ointment, but do you have medical supplies that can help with true medical
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How to Get Rid of Standing Water in Your Yard
Do you have one or more areas in your yard that hold water after a rainfall? This is a common problem, and sometimes
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The Pros and Cons of Raised Garden Beds
Before we get started, I want to say that I’m a huge fan of permanent and raised garden beds. They don’t need any
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Essential homesteading skills for self-sufficiency
Homesteading requires diverse skills to truly become self-sufficient. You need to produce your own food, create and mend your clothing, till the land
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American Austerity: Are the Massive Power Outages Caused by Failure of Green Energy?
The Great Reset is continuing apace and every sign that austerity is in the cards for the Western world is flashing. The recent
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How to Make a Water Filter
Learning to make a water filter is a valuable survival skill. A thousand years ago people could wander through North America drinking any
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Grow your medicine: Japanese goldthread grown with hydroponics is just as potent as wild variants
Hydroponics is a form of gardening that doesn’t involve soil. Instead, plants are grown in a nutrient solution and a controlled environment. Hydroponics
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Why Your Medicinal Herb Kit Should Have Yarrow
Yarrow has been used in natural remedies for thousands of years and can be used to treat burns, boils, blisters, ear infections, sores,
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