Prepper Skill – Pickling Eggs Pickling eggs is simple, easy, and requires nothing more than a canning jar and a stock pot. If properly canned eggs can be shelf stable for 1-2 years without refridgeration and is an amazing skill to have to any prepper. It’s a great way to add to your …
Trip Wire Alarm Homemade, simple, and loud. Using a GE personal keychain alarm and create a great little trip wire alarm which can be used to alert you to intrusions into your space or property. The trip wire pulls a pin that activates the alarm. Very simple and functional. Very inexpensive as well.
Most People Lack Basic Skills Needed in a Post-SHTF World Gadgets, apps, automation and all of the other conveniences of modern life have left us lacking when it comes to practicing basic skills. Things like arithmetic, writing, reading comprehension and basic knowledge about science are all things that we will need to utilize in a …
How to Treat Injuries Involving Impalement in the Field Wounds from impaled objects are some of the nastiest and most difficult to treat for a number of reasons. It is essential to follow some basic steps when rendering first aid to an impalement victim in order to minimize serious and potentially fatal injuries. Let’s take …
Teaching Kids How to Prepare My experience tells me that kids are more capable of adopting a prepper’s lifestyle than many of their adult counterparts. It’s fun, it engages their imagination, and they don’t yet have to worry about being self-conscious as their non-prepping friends and colleagues make fun of them or think …
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 …
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 …
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.
Practical Considerations for Bug Out Vehicles There is a tendency to lean towards the sensational when considering what makes a good bug out vehicle. Vehicles laden with armor-plated designs, self-contained weapons or communication platforms along with other military-grade configurations tend to get the most attention. However, in the vast array of circumstances that most …
