Homesteading can be defined as establishing a life of self-reliance in the home through growing crops and vegetables in a garden within the family compound. These gardens help in production staple food for the family as well as helping to raise
Whether it is natural or man-made, you have to survive the initial event or it is game over. In many cases, however, survival comes down to God’s grace. A tornado may make a direct hit on you, an earthquake could
In a survival situation, a belt is actually a great thing to have. A belt can save someone’s life! However, leather belts can rip, rot, and can become unreliable for survival purposes. The IndestructiBelt is a belt that is, well, indestructible!
Even though I am now surrounded by 20” or so of snow, I am thinking of spring when I do the checks on my prepping gear. One item on the list is to bring out my generator for its
There is an old saying in the military that a plan is good until the first shot is fired. If you have ever been involved with creating and executing any kind of large scale plan, military or not, you know
There is a general rule of thumb that covers “events” or disasters be they local and generally small, or the “doomsday” type. For an easy way to remember them, I call them the 5 C’s. These are: CONFUSION: Better known
You took your time and carefully squeezed out your prepping supplies and gear from your budget. You put together your plans based on the knowledge of your local threats and conditions but with an eye towards the possible major “Level
Ever have trouble trying to burn wet/green wood? I do! But that problem can be easily solved by chopping the wood into smaller pieces correctly. The video below shows you how to the chop the wet so that it will burn.
The battery bank is the most important component of your off-grid powering system (See How to Build an Off-Grid Power Source). Once the sun goes down, the battery bank will provide electricity throughout the night if built correctly. The trick to
Surviving, in the simplest term, is just not dying. Every day we survive life, hence we are always surviving. However, we survive with ease because of modern conveniences. We go to the faucet for water, the heater for warmth, and
