Category: Prepping Skills

Common Desert Plants and Trees Produce Excellent Foods

Common Desert Plants and Trees Produce Excellent Foods There are a number of cacti and trees in the desert southwest that provide an assortment of edible, and sometimes tasty foods. You can enjoy fruit buds, seeds and starchy components of certain trees simply by knowing where to get and how to prepare them. Let’s take …

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How To Make A Pocket Survival Chainsaw

How To Make A Pocket Survival Chainsaw Making a pocket chainsaw is not hard. You don’t need any fancy expensive tools. Buying chainsaw chain in bulk will allow you to get your chains for around half the price of buying pre made hoops from the saw shop.

How to make a sourdough starter

How to make a sourdough starter With so few ingredients used in sourdough starter, it’s essential that the ingredients that are used be of the highest quality. To make a truly good sourdough starter you need just three things: flour, water and time.  It’s easy, but there’s a few things you should keep in mind …

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Storing Insulin and Perishable drugs in SHTF

Storing Insulin and Perishable drugs in SHTF We discuss today an option for protecting and prolonging the shelf life of your insulin and refrigeratable drugs in a grid-down scenario.

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Tuna Can Wax Stove AKA Buddy Burner Survival Camping Stove

Tuna Can Wax Stove   Empty can, will with cardboard. Melt and add wax, let dry and you have a mini stove. Can be used for cooking, Heating a small area, light source , ect.  Perfect for camping or to stick in your bug out bag….

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How to make Butter in a Jar! Homemade butter

How to make Butter in a Jar! Homemade butter How to make butter. Homemade butter recipe. How to make butter in a jar using with whipping cream also known as heavy cream…great science experiment as well as a good skill to learn and teach!

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Learn the Difference Between Organic, Heirloom, and Hybrid Seeds

Learn the Difference Between Organic, Heirloom, and Hybrid Seeds Ever wonder which type of seed to plant in your garden or flowerbed? Learn what the difference is between organic, heirloom, and hybrid seeds is.  

A Knife Sheath Made From PVC Pipe

A Knife Sheath Made From PVC Pipe An easy neck knife sheath made from PVC pipe using heat to soften and shape the pipe. I also use a Dremel tool, and a drill press as part of the process.

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Simple Sheltering Tricks That Can be Used Anywhere

Simple Sheltering Tricks That Can be Used Anywhere Creating a shelter in a hurry is priority number one in any survival situation. Fortunately, you can build one with minimal material in a matter of minutes in most situations. Let’s take a look at a couple of different options that are available based on whether or …

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How to Cast Thermite for Practical Purposes

How to Cast Thermite for Practical Purposes   Thermite is a mixture of common chemicals that either be used as an ignition source or for generating tremendous heat. It is most commonly used by welders, but there are many practical applications that make it a fantastic resource to have on hand. Let’s take a look …

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