Prepping

9 Scary FEMA Camp Facts You Must Know

Over the last decade or more, FEMA has become one more federal agency that everyone loves to hate. I wouldn’t say that it’s hated...

How To

How To Pickle Meat

Brining has been a common method of preserving meat, at least as far back as the 18th century, to ensure it did not go...

The Long-Forgotten Cheesecloth

The original purpose of cheesecloth was, as you may have guessed from the name, cheese making. This was used in the cheese making process...

10 Most Likely Ways You Can Die During an Economic Crisis

Who really has their pulse on the conditions of the market and the economy? Every day we get “flash signs” of things to come....

My First Batch Of Canned Cheese

I have always heard that "necessity is the mother of invention", but I also think of it as "the mother of learning something new."...

7 Ways To Repurpose A Beer Can

Fact: there’s no limit to what you can with a beer can. Why? Simply because it’s called a beer CAN, not a beer CAN’T....

Homesteading

Recipes

Can This Be A Better Alternative To Modern Antibiotics?

When bacteria and parasites grow resistance to our antibiotics, we've all learned of how 'superbugs' are becoming more prevalent. This escalation in resistant diseases...

Finding the Best Survival Knife

I like knives. Actually, there aren’t many knives out there that I can’t respect on a certain level for their utility and in some...

6 Inexpensive Skills Every Prepper Needs

Take a second and think if there is anyone you know who has loads of supplies packed in their home. Now ask yourself if...

Remedies

Why Put Onions in Your Socks Before Sleeping

When you have limited access to medical services – whether due to a temporary natural disaster or a more permanent grid-down situation – relying...

7 Golden Homesteading Rules While You’re Sick

Homesteading’s the fine art of getting your land legs while learning how to do most of the stuff on your own. It’s great to...

Black Seed – The Remedy For Everything But Death

Used throughout history for their incredible healing powers, black seed has historically been found in the tomb of King Tut. This spice has been...

How To Dissolve Kidney Stones Naturally without Surgery

As many as one in ten people in their lifetime will suffer from kidney stones with its predominance expected to increase. Even if you...

20 Reasons Why You Should Add Sea Buckthorn to Your Pantry

Hippophae Rhamnoides, Sea Buckthorn, produces a highly nutritious berry that has earned a super fruit status. The fruit and seed oil is full of...

SHTF

The Best Fowls to Raise for SHTF

Survival livestock comes in a variety of breeds, types, and sizes. What you decide to raise to continue putting meat and eggs on your...

DIY

Making Raw Apple Cider Vinegar at Home

Fresh, unfiltered, and raw (unpasteurized) apple cider vinegar are the best. I use scraps (peels and cores), actually. I get to eat my apples this...

How to Plant a Perennial Food Garden – Fruits & Veggies That Will Keep...

Perennial plants either live through the winter and produce the next year again, or they may die every winter and grow back from the...

How to Make All-Natural Homemade Turmeric Pain Pills

When you watch the news on every given day, it doesn't take long to know that there is a worldwide epidemic of drug abuse....

How to Make the Cannish (canned Amish Poor Man’s Hamburger)

I don’t need to remind just how darn important it is to know what to cook when the power goes out. There are so...

How to Use Herbs and Make Your Own Cold Medicines at Home

Most of us know the signs when it comes to coping with colds and flu, and try to get through it. We have a...

Tools

Hiding in Plain Sight – Innovative Ways to Discreetly Wear Survival...

Hiding in plain sight is a term everyone has heard at one point or another. What does it mean from a prepper’s perspective? How...