DIY Projects

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)

Rats and mice are more than a nuisance. They are a genuine health hazard, a structural risk, and a food security threat that homesteaders and...

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....