DIY Natural Noise-Canceling Walls
Has this ever happened to you? Staying in your backyard during a nice summer morning, thinking about what to do with this beautiful day and then...
I Tanned a Hide With Nothing but Eggs and Animal Brain
If you raise livestock or go out hunting, you might already be familiar with the butchering process. The meat goes in the freezer, the bones go in a...
The Most Overlooked Resource On Your Property
There is a high chance that you also have that one shed where you toss the things you don't know where else to put. Broken tools, half-empty paint...
5 DIY Wax Projects for Your House
I got into all these beeswax projects purely by accident. I was trying to find a way to use less plastic. I was tired of plastic bags, plastic...
Leftover Firewood? Here’s What to Do With It
I’ve been heating with wood almost my whole life and if your first choice in terms of heating is also wood, then you know that as soon as spring...
What Happens If You Boil Flour
I never thought much about what happens when boiling water and plain flour are mixed. I just imagined it sounds like something that makes a mess on...
How to Build a Predator-Proof Automatic Chicken Coop Door
Anyone who raises chickens is familiar with the usual list of daily, weekly and monthly chores. Clean and check the waterer, clean and refill the...
NEVER Throw Away These Items! (Do This Instead)
If you're anything like me, you've got a corner of the garage or barn where random stuff just piles up. Old jars, bent screws, a cracked garden...
DIY Smokeless Fire Pit: How to Build One That Actually Works (Step-by-Step)
If you have ever sat around a backyard fire pit and spent more time moving your chair away from the smoke than actually enjoying the fire, you...
Hurricane Ties: The Complete Guide to Protecting Your Home
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew tore through South Florida with winds exceeding 165 mph. When the devastation cleared, investigators made a shocking...
9 Practical Toilet Paper Alternatives for Emergencies and Off-Grid Living
Take a second and try to remember the last time you thought about toilet paper. Probably your answer is “not that recently,” and this is totally...
This DIY ‘Ghost Fence’ Works Better Than Electric Fencing – With No Power Needed
If you’ve never heard of a ghost fence, that’s no surprise. Most fences are defined by barbed wire, chain links, or are electrified. They’re all...
7 Amish Blacksmithing Skills That Will Save You $500 a Year
Blacksmithing is a skill that the Amish have embraced for centuries. It’s one of the key skills that enables their self-sufficiency and provides...
DIY Herbal First Aid Kit
Let’s face it: no one ever plans to cut their hand while doing household tasks, come down with a nasty cough after a weekend trip, or wake up with a...
10 Ingenious Uses for Flour Around Your Home
Usually when we think of flour we think of bread, biscuits, pie crusts and cookies. But flour has some surprising characteristics that lend it to...
The Pioneer Way to Dig a Well by Hand (No Equipment Needed)
Water is survival. Without it, even the toughest homestead will fail at some point. Long before power drills or modern rigs, pioneers dug wells with...
How To Start Your Own Apothecary in a Small Space
For years, I prepared medicinal herbs on the kitchen counter between baking bread and washing dishes. It was inefficient and risked...
Don’t Throw Away Your Used Tires! Do This Instead
It’s estimated that more than 350 million rubber tires are recycled annually worldwide. Most are shredded, melted down and molded into new tires....
20+ Everyday Tools That Will Save Your Life In The Next Crisis
Here’s the telegram: think off-grid. Power tools that plug in can’t do much in a crisis because the power-grid could be down. Battery operated tools...
10 Egg Yolk Uses You Didn’t Know About
They’re not just for breakfast anymore. Eggs yolks have remarkable properties that go beyond the traditional egg on a plate. They can be used in a...
How To Make Homemade Soap
Making your own soap is one of the most rewarding self-sufficiency skills you can learn. Not only do you cut out chemical-laden commercial soaps,...
DIY Tools You Can Make from Bark, Rocks and Trees
When the grid fails and supplies run dry, you won’t have fancy tools waiting on a shelf. Out here, it’s bark, rocks, and trees or nothing. Your...
15+ One-Hour Projects You Need to Get Done By Summer
Clock’s ticking. You’ve got a few sunrises ‘til summer… That list of “maybe someday” projects? They're staring you down like a stubborn goat. Time...
DIY Potato Growing Box
It’s easy to plant potatoes in the ground but creating an above-ground structure can give you a higher yield in a relatively small space. This is a...
The Best DIY Water Filters
There are many variations on water filters you can buy, but in an emergency, you can improvise your own. This is especially important during a power...
DIY Harmless Rat Trap (With Step-by-Step Pictures)
There is actually a way to make a harmless rat trap for catch-and-release. The idea is to capture the mice or rats alive and then take them to a...
8 Off-Grid Projects I Regret Building on My Property
Living off-grid looks straightforward until you are standing in a flooded root cellar at midnight in January, or lying awake listening to a ram pump...
DIY Ingenious Rainwater Harvesting Systems
I’ve been exploring rainwater harvesting systems, and they’re super easy to set up. They can lower your water bills and provide an emergency supply....
How to Collect Rainwater Without Gutters
Collecting rainwater is nothing new. Our ancestors did it long before us. It's surprising how much water goes to waste these days, especially when...
Ingenious Ways to Repurpose Old Furniture on Your Homestead
Thinking of tossing out your old furniture? Hold your horses! Here's how you can repurpose old furniture on your homestead. Those cast-offs might...
10 Household Items You Can Use as Mini-Greenhouses
Using everyday household items, you can transform your casual gardening into an innovative one through mini-greenhouses. Mini-greenhouses are a...
DIY Root Cellar In A Box
A root cellar is a storage space built underground to preserve perishable items like fruits, vegetables, and other root crops for an extended time....
