If you find yourself with a lot of wood chips to get rid of, you can always compost them. Composting wood chips allows you to turn excess wood from your property into a rich, nutritious, organic growing medium for your gardens. Why throw all of that perfectly good money away, rather than having them hauled off or dumping them into the woods?! If you have a high quality compost accelerator like Urea on hand (or intend to obtain Read More …
In the Civil War Era, food was scarce and often the solders had to fight on empty belly. Even so, those times of need showed us that human ingenuity can prevail even resources are low. As you will see, the Read More …
In the old days people had to struggle to provide a meat dish for their families. Although now meat can be found in every grocery store, back then few people had access to quality meat. In fact, some of the Read More …
If you are carnivorous, just like me, you need your meat dishes and you can’t go more than a week without meat on your table. For decades, people were able to improvise and diversify their meat dishes using what little Read More …
Survival Camping Land Navigation Amid the incredible tech being put into clothing, tents, hammocks, boots, backpacks and various other gadgets, it’s easy to forget about the humble compass. If you plan on creating a little nook for yourself in the Read More …
Before we jump to the ‘how to get rid of carpenter bees’ part, I think it’s important that we learn a little more about these important insects. These carpenter bees are most commonly seen flying throughout your yard during spring months. Read More …
Salt storage is one of those less-than-glamorous topics for a preparedness blog but there’s no denying how useful and necessary salt is. Food grade salt is a combination of the elements Sodium and Chloride or NaCL. These two elements play Read More …
One of the basic prepping tenants is stockpiling easy-to-store foods that are readily accessible in case of an emergency or crisis. Yet, it goes without saying that while a fresh deli sandwich might sound great, some foods store easier and Read More …
Surviving 25 to 30 years off of stored survival food is just not realistic for a lot of us. Instead, there are 3 prepper food levels that I believe everyone can stockpile quickly. These levels will also increase your survivability. Read More …
If you’re at all familiar with the world of prepping for natural disasters or other life-changing, cataclysmic events, you may have made some simple provisions of your own. You’ve decided that having a bug out bag is a good idea; Read More …
