If You Have This Plant in Your Backyard, You Will Never Run Out of Soap
It’s easy to focus on the major needs when talking about survival. Food, water, fire and a few other things get a lot of airtime, when it comes to...
How to Keep Eggs Fresh for Months with Mineral Oil
A lot of the Egg Substitutes out there are good for baking, but what about when you have the urge to stick them between your toes, or feel the need...
10 Things To Do To Winter-Proof Your Home
Cold exposure can kill you or leave you miserable all winter long. So why don't you just turn up the heat? Well, heating your home can be expensive,...
How To Build a Solar Heater from BEER cans for FREE
Have you ever thought of how much you actually spend on heating during the winter? This original solution was created in order to reduce heating...
Easy DIY Winter Doghouse
Roughly two-thirds of US families have one or more dogs. Most allow their dogs in the house, but there are some families who keep their dogs...
The One Tree That Every Homesteader Should Plant
While there is no one perfect tree that will benefit every homesteader, the mulberry tree has a lot to offer. If you’re looking for a tree that...
7 Mistakes To Avoid When Harvesting Rain Water
Water storage is essential to any household system, for general or emergency use. Your ability to access and clean water sources will assure you...
How To Make A Self-Watering Planter From A Water Bottle
If you’ve ever come home from vacation to a house full of dried-out plants or realized too late that you forgot to water something, you’re not...
18 Plants That Should Never Be Planted Together
There are many reasons why certain plants should not be planted together. Sometimes it is a matter of height. For example, a tall tomato plant will...
The 10-Dollar Jerky Maker
There was a time when you could purchase good jerky, but not anymore. Today it is illegal to sell jerky unless it has been raised to a temperature...
DIY Bicycle Generator
Making your own bicycle generator is a good addition for those who are interested in going off the grid and finding a way to live on their own...
Urbanites Moving To Rural Paradise Ruining It For The Locals
People from the city regions with their urban ideas can make it difficult or disrupt the way of life for those who live rural. What do I mean by...
What Foods Can You Bury Underground For Winter?
Are you familiar with the term "starving spring"? How about "the hungry gap"? Well, these were two terms that represented the struggles of the...
How to Build a Smokehouse In Your Backyard (with Pictures)
One of the best and tastiest ways to conserve meat is to smoke it. The meat is delicious, and if you keep it in a cool, dry place, it can last up to...
When Did Independence Become Illegal?
Over the last year, I have really started to notice a growing trend. At first, it was a news story here or there, usually talking about someplace...
DIY – Mason Jar Soil Test
Have you ever wondered what the structure of your garden soil is? It would help when making decisions on what and where you might plant, as well as...
Homesteading After 60: What You Need To Know
My grandparents had a farm in Georgia, where they raised nearly everything they needed. I remember my grandmother telling me that they bought...
DIY Stove Made From Used Tire Rims
I had two used tire rims and I decided to make a stove. They have enough holes for the fire to breathe well, and I could easily create an opening to...
Is It Legal To Go Off The Grid In Your State?
Living off grid is not illegal in any of the 50 states - at least not technically. There are many simple off the grid living activities you can do...
How To Install A Trip Wire Alarm On Your Property
There’s nothing more important than keeping your home and family safe from intruders. While you can get a professional surveillance system anytime,...
15 Reasons To Add 4lb Of Lard To Your SHTF Stockpile
My grandmother rendered lard for her family once a year when the hogs were butchered. She used that lard for cooking, baking, frying, household use,...
How To Change An Electrical Outlet
Being able to repair your own home is important. But I’ll have to say; the ability to make them in the midst of a disaster is even more so. It’s not...
How to Properly Harvest Seeds
Why should you harvest seeds? Harvesting seeds can be tricky, requiring patience, practice and a good amount of knowledge. That being said, it’s an...
24 Best Foods To Stockpile
The classic prepper way to build up a long-term food source is to stockpile bulk staples like rice, pasta and dried beans. This is cost-effective...
Best Fuels For Off-Grid Survival
If you know what you’re doing it’s not hard to take yourself off the grid in many ways. Growing your own food just takes some land – it doesn’t have...
How To Make Money Off-Grid: Living From Your Homestead
There are literally hundreds of ways to earn an income from your off-grid homestead, the trick is finding a way to earn income that still allows you...
How to Build a 44-Day Stockpile for Only $2.40 a Day
The average meal for two in a typical NYC restaurant is $102.60. I wondered how much food I could buy with that same amount of money to add to my...
How to Make Emergency Survival Bread
Ahh, bread. There’s a reason that we, and by “we” I mean almost the entirety of the human race, have been consuming bread in one form or another for...
DIY Canned Food Dispenser
This past week I had some spare time and I decided to put it to good use. I finished a survival project I had in mind for a while now and I am very...
Five Benefits Of Living Off the Grid
Living off the grid has been somewhat romanticized throughout American history. While many enter into this lifestyle change in the efforts of...
26 Esentials For Off-Grid Living
Off-grid living is something that many of us aspire to. Not only does it provide for excellent self-sufficiency and sustainability living in a...
DIY Mini Root Cellar For Your Backyard In Less Than Two Hours
Once upon a time, root cellars were the only way people had to preserve their food. These wonderful cold-storage areas became less common when...
