Dugout Shelters and Pit Houses as Sweet SHTF Survival Housing

Dugout shelters, pit houses, and what are sometimes called “sniper holes”, are sweet SHTF survival shelters in dire situations.  In a SHTF situation you won’t be able to browse the web for log cabins for sale, so this type of temporary

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How To Make Iced Tea From Dried Flowers

Who would of thought you can take certain kinds of dried flowers and brew iced tea with them? Well, apparently you can. The Apartment Prepper shows you how to make iced tea with dried hibiscus. And being that tea can

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DIY Miniature Soda Can Solar Heater

This is brilliant – and easy to do. Using a few soda cans, some spare wood, some leftover plexiglass and a couple of old CPU fans – you too can make a miniature solar heater that is designed to sit

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How To Make A Hanging Gutter Garden

Talk about being creative. Read this post to see how to make a vertical garden using gutters. A great example of re-purposing and recycling. But why even bother using gutters? Gutter gardens are a great way to take advantage of

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How To Manage Risk During Civil Unrest

Risk Management refers to running of a business or performing a set of tasks, while controlling risk as much as possible; it is also called operational prudence. When applied to prepping and survival tasks, the basic idea is that all

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Affordable DIY Auxiliary Solar Arrays

Even though solar power is free and a sustainable form of energy, it doesn’t mean it’s cheap to put it to work for you. If you pay a company to install solar panels for you the conventional way, it can

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101 Uses For Paracord

Just came across a great list type article covering 101 uses for paracord. There are really over 100 uses, but Above Average Joe couldn’t think of the other 20. So he needs your help. Get the 80 and tell him

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Fighting Back: Will Montana be the First State to Allow Sheriffs to Arrest Federal Agents?

Montana moved one step closer to taking back the State’s power, after the Legislature’s House Judiciary Committee passed the so-called “sheriffs first” bill. The bill, which has many in the federal government already crying foul, declares the local sheriff to

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Survival Without Firearms

With all the craziness going on regarding gun control and the persistent attempts by government to take firearms out of the hands of the people, we must remember that although having a gun to protect your family, your food storage,

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How To Build A Concrete Block Raised Bed Garden

So you have lousy soil or limited space, but you still want to garden? Build a raised bed garden! Most people will tell you to use wood for your raised bed vegetable garden, but after reading this article, you’ll understand

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