I’m pretty stoked that my wife and I just bought a hand operated wheat grinder; it’s a workout, but I works like a charm. In our basement with our food storage we had to 40 LB bags of wheat so while they were fine and are making great flour; it made me curious about average […]
Vertical Gardening
I’ve had some questions about vertical gardening, and as I’ve shared these with people I know I’ve found an abundance of interest in vertical gardening, but not a lot of knowledge. So it seemed like one more great idea to dig into and share what I find with those I’ve spoken with and others. As […]
Spider Identification
From Best Columbus Pest Control: “If you have seen spiders in or around your home and are wondering if they are dangerous to you, your children, or your pets, use the US Spider Identification Chart found below to help identify them. Just be careful. If you cannot trap or view the spider without getting bit, […]
What Type of Prepper are You?
Let’s take a quick look at the primate family tree; what do you see in common with a rhesus monkey and a mountain gorilla? Probably not much; but they are still primates. Now let’s take a look at preppers; as I’m sure you already know there are many varieties. I’d like to take a moment […]
Shemagh
Aside from a fit guy with a beard, few things scream operator more than wearing a shemagh. While on my first deployment, aside from my regular duties, I spent four hours every other day on a guard tower. The night shifts were usually pretty boring, but the day shift I got to experience and see […]
Hakuna matata
I’ve written a healthy number of articles about edible plants that can be found in the wild or even in your own garden; so let’s take a break from that and talk edible grubs and bugs. While not pleasant to consider, this knowledge could be a vital necessity if you ever find yourself in an […]
Improvised Zombie Weapons
Eventually you run out of bullets and arrows and have to resort to some hand to hand zombie killing goodness. While purchased weapons like machetes, tire irons, and hatchets are cool; let’s let a quick gander and some improvised beauties that have been sitting in on of my computer photo folders. Jon This […]
Cistern
I got interested in cisterns as a modern survival and sustainable idea while reading the book Patriots by James Wesley Rawles. In the book, at the wilderness home of the main characters; a well is dug on a hill side with a wind turbine continually drawling a moderate flow of water that slowly fills a […]
Sod House
If you grew up reading stories of the frontiers men and pioneers moving West in the mid 1800s then you are familiar with both sod houses and dugouts; many homes of that date being combinations of the two. Sod style roofs are still used in the western United States to cover large potato silos. […]
Pallet Floor
I saw something similar to this on the Living off the Grid page on Facebook. There are a bunch of sites with good info, but I was a fan of this instructional step by step written by Lee Carroll on SFGate.com; How to Use Wood Pallets to Create a Floor. This is yet again one […]
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