Category: Prepping Skills

You’ll Never Buy Cough Drops Again After Learning This!

You’ll Never Buy Cough Drops Again After Learning This! We’ve talked about cough drop recipes a few times before, and most recipes contain similar ingredients and follow similar steps.  However, there is a new one that is by far the easiest to make, and you don’t need to worry about maintaining perfect temperatures or including …

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Rich, Natural and Delicious Homemade Ketchup Recipes

Rich, Natural and Delicious Homemade Ketchup Recipes Ketchup is one of those things that will probably be missed during a crisis or survival situation if it is not stored in the food stockpile.  While commercial products can last for more than a year, they are loaded with preservatives.  You can make your own ketchup that …

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Delicious! How to Make a Campfire Cake from an Orange

Delicious! How to Make a Campfire Cake from an Orange Did you know that you can bake with an orange or grapefruit and produce all kinds of tasty desserts?  All you need is a campfire, some modified fruit and the right kind of batter in order to add some sweetness to your survival food choices.  …

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How to Make a Portable Stove Powered By Used Oil

How to Make a Portable Stove Powered By Used Oil Rocket stoves are a popular option for starting small fires in order to cook small meals.  However, most of them are fueled by kindling and wood or alcohol and tissue.  Let’s take a look at a variation that uses used cooking oil and grease as …

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No poles? No problem! How to Pitch a Tent Without Poles

No poles?  No problem!  How to Pitch a Tent Without Poles Try this out for yourself, and see how this trick can also be useful if you find a tent without poles in the field somewhere as well.  This is a good way to make use of something that would otherwise go to waste, and …

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Mmmmm Bacon. How to Cook it in a Pot Over a Fire

Mmmmm Bacon. How to Cook it in a Pot Over a Fire Bacon is one of life’s little pleasures that can be very comforting during a crisis or bug-out situation.  However, making it in a frying pan is not always practical.  The good news is that you can still make bacon even if you only …

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Make Your Own Professional Grade Hammock at a Fraction of the Cost

Make Your Own Professional Grade Hammock at a Fraction of the Cost Some of the best hammocks for camping are made from nylon due to their strength to weight ratio and ease of storage.  You can make your own if you have some basic sewing skills and the right material.  Take a look at the …

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Simple and Delicious Stick Bread Recipe

Simple and Delicious Stick Bread Recipe There are lots of recipes for making bread while camping out there, but stick bread has to be one of the easiest and most delicious.  You don’t need to knead the dough or go through a lot of trouble to prepare it, and you can cook the bread to …

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How to Make a Sturdy but Lightweight Camping Toilet

How to Make a Sturdy but Lightweight Camping Toilet We all know that it doesn’t take a lot of ingenuity to make a basic camping toilet or to dig a hole that can get the job done.  However, these options are not always comfortable, and they may require a little bit of balancing in order …

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How To Process Big Game And Livestock

How To Process Big Game And Livestock Big game hunting can provide you and your family with a lot of high-quality natural meat. If you choose to process it yourself, you have even more control over your food supply. Processing your own big game animal is not the overwhelming task it may seem at first …

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