How To Make the Most of Your Tomato Harvest

Have your tomatoes been especially generous this year? I don’t know about you now we have an overabundance of vegetables – specifically our tomatoes. This post will discuss how to use up that extra yield in your garden. Let’s start with what you can do with excess tomatoes. Tomatoes are a summer garden favorite and … Read more

{Video} Step-by-Step Instructions to Off-Grid Your Water

One of the key components in going “off the grid” is to alleviate reliance on city and municipal utilities systems. Water seems to be one of those tough ones, especially if you’re in an urban area where your house is hooked up to a water main and sewage system maintained by some government entity. If you’re … Read more

Living Off Grid: Debt Free

One big overlooked aspects is making sure all your debt is paid off. If you are making plans for your own homestead the best practical advice we could ever give I to make sure you are debt free..or at least attempting to get rid of your debt. Living off grid is all about self sufficiency … Read more

Home Remedies for Ear Infection in Kids

As a child I always got ear infections. They were very painful, but I didn’t mind taking the antibiotics – bubblegum and grape flavors. As I got older, luckily the ear infections decreased. Ear infections can be incapacitating; however, they don’t generally warrant anti-infection agents like antibiotics. Prescribing antibiotics for ear infections have seemed to … Read more

Prepper Fall Shopping List: 5 Deals To Look For in October

Seasonal parts tend to be at their best expenditures when they’re out of season. While numerous are nursing out for Black Friday copes next month, October is still proving to be a decent time to shop! Don’t wait if you are searching for slews, because with soaring inflation and predicts of more government spending, the … Read more

7 Backyard Edible Weeds With Extraordinary Super Powers

Did you know your garden is hiding all sorts of nutritional and medicinal gems? From curing heartburn, cystitis and coughs to providing free protein, vitamins and minerals, common weeds have some truly amazing benefits. Sadly, most people simply dig them up, mow them down or kill them in various ways. Why not take a look at what’s really growing … Read more

How to Make a Paiute Deadfall

As always, check with your local laws before using bushcraft and primitive methods in a non-survival situation.   The Paiute Deadfall is a fast acting kill-trap that uses cordage rather than solely sticks as seen in a figure-four deadfall. For the kill weight, it must be around five times the target animals weight. Remember, deadfalls … Read more

Solar Powered Air Cooler for the DIY’er

Beat the heat with this solar powered air cooler! This “Blast Chiller” air cooler is great for home, the workplace, and especially great when camping. More importantly, this DIY project won’t break the bank. Check this out. How It Works Solar powered air conditioning is not a new concept. For this particular solar powered air … Read more

Primitive Hunting Technique: Spear Throwing

If you are a fan of watching primitive videos, then you may have seen this one. If you want to learn how to build and throw a spear, then all you need to do is spend the next 4 minutes checking out this video. A spear thrower is a simple tool that allows the user … Read more