Preppers and off the grid homesteading families grow and raise the bulk of what goes onto their dinner tables, so keeping their crops and animals safe is a priority. Protecting the crops from critters and keeping the livestock safely tucked inside their pens often requires a lot of of fencing. Putting in fencing is a …
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How To Make Your Own Cheese And Cheese Press
Learning the basics of homesteading, even if you are not fortunate enough to live on a rural farm surrounded by livestock, will increase your level of self-reliance skills while enhancing the chances of surviving a TEOTWAWKI disaster. Homesteading skills will become valuable bartering items during a long-term disaster. If the power grid goes down or …
Making Your Own Sunflower Oil – And Why You Should
Making your own cooking oil is a must for dedicated homesteading families and preppers. While you can use butter made from your dairy cow’s milk to cook and fry many food items, oil will still be a very beneficial item to have in ample supply after the SHTF. Although there are various types of cooking …
Free Land For Preppers?
The government is giving away free land and farming equipment. Sort of. If you are eagerly awaiting the day that you can buy your dream land and build a prepper retreat or start homesteading, there are ways to accomplish the self-reliance goal without getting a loan. Even in our modern technology-addicted era, the powers that …
Top 5 Survival Medicine Preparedness Tips
Calling 911 will most likely not be an option during a massive or long-term disaster. Medical preparedness is often considered the most difficult obstacle when forming a well-rounded and thorough survival plan. Enhancing our first aid skills by taking a course is one important way to increase the chance of surviving a SHTF scenario. Learning …
Top 5 Best Dogs For Preppers
Man’s best friend can play an important and perhaps life-saving role in your preparedness plan. Dogs have been both versatile and helpful animals since they left the wild and became domesticated companions to millions of folks around the world. For centuries dogs have been used for hunting, herding livestock, pulling sleds, for search and rescue …
Top 15 Wood Ashes Survival Uses
Wood ash is the powdery residue left after the combustion of wood. Anyone who grew up on a homestead was likely tasked with scraping out ash from a woodburner and taking it outdoors for disposal. Before engaging in some research on the many possible uses for wood ash from a preparedness perspective, I typically dumped …
Survival Hacks – Of Label Uses For Everyday Products That Are Probably Already Inside Your Cabinets
Preppers are experts at penny-pinching and finding multiple uses for many of the items in their survival stockpiles. Expanding upon that notion, I decided to do some research and conduct a thorough inventory of the “non-preps” already gathering a bit of dust around the house. The results of my very unscientific study revealed that some …
Backyard Chickens – How To ‘Grow’ Your Own Feed While Increasing Flock Health
Raising chickens is a long-standing homesteading tradition that a multitude of preppers have capitalized on to help ensure their survival. Chickens do not take up much space and provide both an excellent source of protein via their meat and eggs. Backyard chickens are now often kept by folks living in suburban areas thanks to state …
Honey Medical Survival Uses
Honey has a multitude of emergency medical survival and natural hygiene uses. During a long-term disaster it will be difficult, or perhaps impossible, to call 911 and receive help. Grocery store shelves will empty quickly during a SHTF scenario. If you are fortunate enough to find a bottle of over-the-counter medication, the sticker price may …
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