If you ever end up without power (it happens sometimes) you can use some pretty interesting methods if you lose the ability to use traditional options. Imagine powering a lightbulb for 40 hours to illuminate bedroom with nothing more than a potato! Read the full article here or watch the video below. https://youtu.be/36hzlFVgVa8 Read more
In no time you can put together a very effective clothes washing system that requires no electricity or running water, just a little elbow grease. In a SHTF scenario sanitation is paramount for so many reasons. Interested in putting one of these together? Follow the Instructables link here. Read more
Effective homemade rat poison that cost next to nothing. As always for those who don't like to read you can find a video below. During the winter months they raid our country home and go after whatever food they can find. While a nuisance, the possibility of them contaminating our food with us unaware is always a prospect that has us uneasy. If one of us fell sick, it would be unfortunate,… Read more
15 Ways to make use of silica gel packets If you'd rather not read there's an accompanying video below. You have seen them before. Those little packets found in everything from beef jerky, vitamin bottles, shoe boxes, electronics and more. Usually people just throw them in the trash when we should be holding on to them. Silica gel is a desiccant, meaning it is a substance that absorbs moisture. It is a… Read more
Do not think that just because your battery can no longer power your vehicle it's useless. The hundreds of amps required to fire up your car may finish off your battery while under your hood, but there is an excellent after life. Yes, these batteries are capable of being used in many other ways, providing plenty of juice. The same goes for batteries found in laptops and cell phones. Just because they… Read more
While I wouldn't want these to be my initial cup for camping or any survival situation, they are excellent back up solutions that you can make on the fly. They fold down flat and can stack into each other when made in different sizes. These duct tape cups are as durable as any other drinking utensil and in some ways more so, its duct tape for crying out loud! As long as… Read more
DIY Convert an old refrigerator into a root cellar. Root cellars keep vegetables fresh for a very long time in comparison to other methods and they are an amazing addition to any home. There is a pretty nifty way to turn an old refrigerator into a very practical (and nice looking) root cellar thanks to the people over at the Walden Effect. Do you have a refrigerator laying around? if so then… Read more
When you're living off the grid you have a very limited access to utilities, or none at all. This might be a goal for you, or maybe you are just in a rural area and this is already a way of life. Either way you need to take care of human waste disposal. You have several options. A very popular method is the "Joseph Jenkins Humanure" method which involves composting the human… Read more
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