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 … [Read more...] about Survival Fishing: DIY Paracord Slinky Weights
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Growing Your Own Medicinal Herbs
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, … [Read more...] about Growing Your Own Medicinal Herbs
How to Build a Self Watering Rain Gutter Grow System
If you're limited on space and want a garden that has high yields and waters itself, then you're going to want to check out this awesome DIY project by Larry Hall. Watering even a small garden can be a chore, especially for those of us with a full work schedule and kids. This … [Read more...] about How to Build a Self Watering Rain Gutter Grow System
Why You Need to Start a Garden
Cantaloupes contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (a bacterium that causes the infection listeriosis) killed 33 people and sickened many more in 2011. This is just one of many horrific cases of contaminated produce sold to consumers, consumers such as you. How many … [Read more...] about Why You Need to Start a Garden
Out of The Frying Pan Into The Fire
Things to Think About Before Rushing Out Into the Night To stay and "weather the storm" or to evacuate, this decision may be one of the more difficult ones you will make during a crisis. In some cases, the decision is purely psychological. No one wants to flee his or her home, … [Read more...] about Out of The Frying Pan Into The Fire