How to prepare your family to survive and thrive in todays uncertain world
Something that’s often overlooked by folks getting themselves prepared for life’s ups and downs is making sure to store stuff for their pets. The concepts are similar to prepping for people, but there’s a few key differences (obviously…) Food Storage For Pets The basics here are pretty similar to figuring out what to store for [...]
Today I want to challenge you to learn something new. And I don’t mean just book learning, I mean actually pick up a skill. I think you should make a point to pick up at least two new skills this year. Here are a few ideas to get you started. Gardening The obvious one. But [...]
I’m sure this is old hat to some of you, but my wife has recently decided to make and test some of her own cleaners. She’s had this on the TODO list for quite some time, but it never really bubbled up to the top until now. Today I’m going to share the recipes that [...]
I’ve decided to take my solar and wind power books off the market for a while. I’m going to completely revamp them and create a new combined alternative energy package that has the wind and solar books, as well as books about micro hydro, steam power, and wood gas generators. As you know my energy [...]
Most of us can’t grow sugar in our back yard, but growing stevia is a completely different story. Even in areas where it’s too cold to grow it outside, you can grow it inside with a little bit of help. Now using stevia leaves on their own is good (Try crushed leaves at the bottom [...]
Today I bring you a fantastic article from Andrew Baze on the topic of Ham Radio. You might remember Andrew as the author of ‘The Road Home’ that I reviewed a few weeks ago. Be sure to go check out Andrew’s blog “Emergency Communications” and read his stuff. Well worth the time! Amateur radio is [...]
So a while ago I wrote an article about the benefits of grass fed beef. I touched on the side of beef we bought with some family, and provided some information about grass fed beef. We’ve since completely wiped out the beef we bought, and a few months ago we took delivery of two additional [...]
So for those of you who aren’t already subscribed to my mailing list, I’ve added a new benefit to subscribing! For what will probably be a limited time, I’m offering a free copy of my DIY Wind Turbine guide, which retails for $14.95. So if you aren’t already a subscriber, you can use this form [...]
So I’ve been a bit scarce lately. One of the biggest reasons for this is a minor (?) accident I had, which has resulted in me being stuck on the couch. I was moving an appliance down a couple of steps to load into my truck, and managed to dislocate my knee, tearing a muscle [...]
I was having a conversation about rainwater harvesting the other day. Specifically, we were discussing how to size rainwater collection systems to use rainwater for irrigation and animal watering. I wanted to provide a resource on how to actually calculate the amount of rainwater you could actually collect off of a rooftop. It’s a pretty [...]
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