Simple Winter Car Survival Kit
By P. Henry Most of you who follow the news have by now heard of the plight of so many people in Atlanta that were stranded in their cars, forced to sleep in the floors of local stores and a…
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By P. Henry Most of you who follow the news have by now heard of the plight of so many people in Atlanta that were stranded in their cars, forced to sleep in the floors of local stores and a…
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By P. Henry The great thing about hindsight is all the wisdom it produces. How many of you have ever wished you could go back in time to a point in your life with all of the knowledge you have…
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By Ken Jorgustin Safe cooking is essential in preventing foodborne illness. You can’t see, smell, or taste harmful bacteria that may cause illness, so cook all meat to these minimum internal temperatures to destroy germs and pathogens as measured with…
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By Ken Jorgustin Can you survive anything? No, not literally anything; there are some “anything’s” that are out of your control. But, there are things that you can do to improve your odds to survive most anything… YOUR HEALTH…
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by Off Grid World Do what you LOVE! Stop following the path of debt slavery which chains you to a mortgage and living your life paycheck to paycheck just to make the bills for the month, and STILL have NOTHING…
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By fivegallonideas.com With regular large scale disasters already causing problems in North America, it’s a good time to talk a bit about disaster preparation and how a 5 gallon bucket can help provide some good physical insurance against a catastrophic…
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By Zombease Sometimes surviving means shelter, and it isn’t always as easy as taking over an abandoned building, crawling into a cave, staking out a store-bought tent, or stumbling across an old cabin in the woods. Sometimes a survivor has…
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By Alec Deacon So much for economic stability these days… The economic crisis is still going strong — no matter what politicians say in front of the camera — and we’re still struggling with hard times that force us to…
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A fire can be critical to survival when you need to combat hypothermia, purify water, or signal a rescue party, but getting one started can be tough—particularly under adverse conditions. The ability to build a bow drill or other primitive…
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By Steve Nicolini We have finally completed our 4 years-and-running earthbags building project. We wanted a natural cold storage for all of the root crops we grow here in the western foothills of Washington’s Cascade Mountain range. This is a…
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