Square Foot Gardening – Waste of Time for Preppers?
Square foot gardening can be an excellent way to produce a lot of food in a compact space. Added benefits come from the
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Technical skill
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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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 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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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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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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