If you plan on growing tomatoes this year then don’t make the same mistake I did. The picture above are cheap tomato cages that they sell at most garden centers and they are absolute junk. Not only did my tomatoes tower over them but they fell apart rather easily and if you had any decent …
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Having the Right Information Helps The small details make survival possible so begin your quest for knowledge today so you do not get tripped up by the small things that add up to bigger things in a survival situation. Once the power goes out you have decisions to make. Your freezer is loaded full and …
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Most people consider the dandelion a nuisance, but in fact this little flower is very nutritious and contains an abundance of vitamins and minerals, especially vitamins A, C and K, and they are also a good source of calcium, potassium, iron and manganese. Dandelions are edible in their entirety and have many uses from making wine to even using their roots to make a caffeine-free dandelion coffee. Dandelions also …
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Water is one of your most important preps, without it you can only last 3 days. Having alternative methods to purify your water is an excellent idea. Desertsun02 has come up with a very inexpensive way to make a homemade water distiller that can be powered by your electric stove, rocket stove or a campfire. …
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Lock picking isn’t just for locksmiths and criminals, in fact it’s a skill that could very well save your life someday. Criminals are more likely to break a window, rather than waste their time dealing with picking a lock. Having this skill set could not only save you money on locksmithing costs to open things …
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If you have any questions about home food storage than this article should be able to answer them, it covers everything from the types of food to store down to developing and maintaining a deep pantry. It doesn’t matter if you only have a closet or a full basement to store your emergency food, this …
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For those of you that don’t know, slinky weights are fishing weights that will keep you in the water a lot longer than anglers using other types of weights. They are great for fishing those areas that are normally difficult to fish where snags and boulders are found. In the video below IntenseAngler shows you …
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A cache is a secret hiding place where valuables are hidden with the assumption you would come back at some point to retrieve what you have cached. Caches do not have to be buried in the ground necessarily but burying a survival cache in the ground makes sense in most situations. As a Prepper, …
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More and more people are waking up to the fact that their local municipalities are not always up to the task of providing for their citizens. Unfortunately, you only find this out during a crisis. Do you have the knowledge and skill sets to live off-grid, so the next time a crisis strikes your …
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Steps toward Self-Sufficiency Having a living and renewable medicine cabinet is something every prepping family should consider having. People have been growing medicinal herbs for thousands of years and many of the medications today are derived from botanicals. Aspirin, everyone is familiar with aspirin, for example is derived from willow bark (salix). The active ingredient …
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