When you live on a homestead or are trying to keep costs low, running an air-conditioner all summer long may not be an option. This is why I decided to put together this list of 7 tips that you can use to keep your home cool without the use of an air-conditioner. At the end…
First the real reason you are here. How do you store firewood? To properly store firewood you want to have it stacked neatly and raised slightly off the ground. Cover the top but leave the sides open and exposed to air. If you don’t then the cover will trap moisture. This will both cause your…
Storing emergency food is a vital part of prepping. For many preppers food is the first thing they begin stockpiling. It does not matter if you only have a few weeks worth or a year’s supply of MREs and freeze dried food. You are going to need somewhere to store your food. Unlike your normal…
With the plot of many post apocalyptic movies seeming even more plausible in the light of the recent pandemic outbreak. Many people have begun to wonder if they should consider purchasing a gas mask. After all the filters on them have to be able to keep out bacterial agents right? So if you are wondering…
Land navigation can be defined as using a map and compass to navigate between two locations. In today’s age most people are familiar with GPS devices. However, from a survival standpoint it could be beneficial to learn how to read a map and navigate with a compass. So if you are interested in this, then…
Many people have at least a small amount of food to carry them through several days. Some have taken steps to take this food supply much further. Oftentimes a Prepper may have a year or more worth of food stored up. They frequently have seeds, canned goods and other dried products as well. Most of…
There is always a running joke about preppers hoarding beans, rice and cat litter. While some of them are true and I am going to give you 14 reasons why kitty litter should be added to your stockpiles. As Preppers we are always looking for items that can solve multiple problems. Once we find this…
As described in our article Four Ways Your Food Stores Could Become Contaminated moisture is a very real danger to your long term food stores. In addition moisture is a potential danger in every storage space for more items than just food. Due to these very real concerns you should take steps to prevent this…
One of the craziest shortages that arose during this all was an extreme lack of toilet paper. It was so bad that numerous memes were made about it and stores put limits on how much you could purchase. Due to this shortage many people have hoarded toilet paper since then. Now there are a few…