Water Bath Canning 101
Canning is one of those things that sounds a lot scarier than it actually is. Cloaked in grandmotherly mystique, it seems to be
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Technical skill
Cordage: Making Natural Rope
Making cordage is a fundamental survival skill that should not be overlooked. Such natural rope or string can be used for many things
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How to Make Improvised Arrowheads with Simple Tools for a Survival Bow & Arrow in Modern Times
Overview You will learn how to make what I consider to be the best and simplest arrowhead for hunting, and we will discuss
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A Prepper’s Guide to Biogas as an Alternative Fuel
Venezuela is, as I am writing this, a real survival laboratory. Those conditions created by the geopolitical threats have generated an apocalypse as
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How To Guide: Canning Pickled Beets
One of our favorite things to eat in the winter is canned pickled beet! My kids love beets and this is a great
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Success with Summer Squash
With summer squash there’s good news and there’s bad news. The good news is: The plants are rarely bothered by critters such as
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Camping Knots for Wilderness Survival
Knowing how to tie good camping knots is an invaluable skill in wilderness survival situations. Its also a great asset when having fun
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Growing Eggplants Successfully
Eggplants come in all shapes and sizes, from mammoth 3-pounders to long, slender Asian types, to baby patio varieties. Which type is best
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The Bowline Knot
The bowline knot is one of the few essential knots to know for wilderness survival, rescue, and maritime applications. The strength of this
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Home Canning Makes A Comeback
Home Canning dates back to the 18th century during the time where Napoleon Bonaparte realized the need to provision his army with food
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You Will Never Have To Use Yeast Again When Bread Making With This Old School Trick
Take the guesswork out of bread making with this old school trick. In times such as these, we are all looking for simple,
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Why you need a first aid kit and trauma kit for various medical emergencies
Some preppers might think that a basic first aid kit is enough to treat any and all potential injuries in a survival situation, but
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Power Tools for Preppers
Prepping can involve building things useful for survival or comfort during lean times. Here are the tools preppers should consider having to make
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Outdoor Survival Techniques
I have spent much of my life practicing outdoor survival techniques and searching for lost or injured people in the backcountry and over
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How to make a Wooden Mallet for Bushcraft & Survival
When I was about 10 years old, my Grandfather made my brother and I each a gift – a wooden maul for splitting
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All Circuits Are Busy: Emergency Collapse Communications
A “comm down” scenario is a very real threat, and happens more often than not. So, when we are in a post-TEOTWAWKI scenario,
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Tracking, a Valuable Skill for Preppers
Tracking. Maybe you heard about it from your grandfather or father during hunting season. Or you noticed it in some scenes from The
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Making Fire with a Bow and Drill
There is nothing quite like using a bow and drill to make your very own fire completely from scratch! Of the many ways
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Cattail Plants: Friend of the Forager, Bushcrafter, and Basket-Maker
Have you ever driven past a marsh, only to see a forest of tall stalks that seem to be topped with hot dogs?
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Tree Pruning Tips
There are two kinds of winter gardening. The first method usually starts in January as the gardening catalogs begin to arrive in the
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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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Practical Prep: Range Tips
For many preppers, static square ranges are the only opportunity to put rounds through the barrel. They do have some limitations, and they
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29 Essential Tips for the New Prepper: “Start Small. Develop Your Skills. Create a Plan”
Whether you are just starting out with prepping and are figuring out what to focus on first, or whether you are a veteran
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5 Easy Ways to Start a Fire Using Water
Starting a fire with water may seem counterintuitive, but water is actually a very useful tool for starting fires in emergency situations if
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