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6 Surprising Uses for Old Tires

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, drivers in the United States generate nearly 300 million used tires each year. I think you would agree letting such a mountain of a resource go to waste would be a bad thing and since I love using “free stuff” around the retreat, I’ve been brainstorming ideas on how I can put them to use around my place. (more…)

How to Make Solar Oven From An Old TV

Just this past weekend, I finally got rid of my old rear projection TV and replaced it with a flatscreen. (I know… I’m a little behind the times.) (more…)

Multipurpose Survival Items to Use in a Pinch

History has already proven how fragile the global economy is and it really wouldn’t take much to have it collapse altogether. If that should happen, life will get exponentially tougher for the majority of us, so being prepared in advance is crucial. As preppers, we’re always looking for ways to re-use, re-purpose and get creative with what we have on hand so in that spirit, we’ve put together a…

How To Make Homemade Survival Cement

There are many uses for survival cement, especially when you are trying to survive in the wilderness or if you lose your house in an unexpected natural disaster. Homemade survival cement can be a great solution to these problems and more. (more…)

10 Reasons to Add Glow Sticks to Your Survival Kit

Whenever I think of glow sticks, my first thoughts are of kids’ sleepovers or rock concerts. Despite the visions of the Dollar Store party supply section that are probably dancing through your head, the bright tubes are actually a great addition to your preparedness supplies. Glow sticks are also known as light sticks or chemical lighting.  Here is how they work: (more…)

How To Build A Pit fire

Want to know how to make a fire pit? Fire pits can be a fun and convenient way to cook outdoors, or just a great place to hang out. We have instructions, photos, videos, and pictures of our outdoor fire pit ideas. (more…)

9 “Crazy Simple” Tips To Build Your Emergency Food Supply

These days, it seems as though everyone has something to say about emergency food and emergency food storage. You will find advice telling you not only what to buy, but how much to buy, where to buy it, how to store it and to a lesser degree, how to eat it. For those new to food storage, all of this information can be overwhelming. And for the experienced food storage maven, every new piece of…

Learning the Ancient Arts: Knife Throwing

When you have nothing else and you need a ballistic weapon, what about learning to throw knives and tomahawks? It takes some practice but it can be done. Why would you want to learn to do a thing like that you might ask? Well, throwing knives and tomahawks was a Native American pastime as well as a hobby for lumberjacks back in the early 20th century. There are several decent YouTube videos on…

Improvised Weapons: So Easy A Caveman Can Do It

If you are ever faced with an imminent or active life threatening attack you can significantly increase your chances of survival by creating an improvised weapon out of everyday items that you would find around the house, on the street, or in the woods. Creating basic improvised weapons in most instances is not a complicated process. This skill, like any other survival skills requires…

21 Home Remedies For a Toothache

You can’t schedule a toothache and it never fails that a major toothache hits when it’s late at night and your dentist’s office is closed, or you’re somewhere remote and getting to a dentist any time soon is just not an option. Anyone who has ever had the misfortune of a toothache knows that it is not just your mouth that hurts. A toothache can be felt in just about every part of your body.  I…

DIY Tripwire Bang Home Alarm

Whether you need to secure the perimeter of your home, camp site, or just your playing paintball and need to know where your opponents are, the tripwire bang alarm will get the job done. The tripwire bang alarm is very easy to make, it’s super cheap to make, and it works great. This step by step guide will show you how to make it yourself. The below video will give you easy step by step…

When space is an issue, improvise.

Creating hiding places for items can be a challenge especially if you don’t already have handyman skills and a large budget. Fortunately, there are some options that are easy to take advantage of a lot of cost and also without standing out like a sore thumb Chest freezers; more than the obvious: Chest freezers have the benefits of being fairly common, heavy, cheap to get used and not a big deal…

Step-By-Step: The Essentials Every Prepper Must Own

If you’ve seen the show “Doomsday Preppers” on National Geographic, you know the extremes some are willing to go to. They take surviving the next natural disaster, war or government meltdown to a whole new level- kids with AR-15’s, underground bunkers and hazmat suits are all in the arsenal of the most advanced preppers NatGeo can find. (more…)

Zika virus: What You Need To Know

If you’ve been paying any attention to the news the last few weeks, you’ve no doubt heard about the zika virus as it rapidly spreads across the Americas. But what is this mysterious illness? And why is it suddenly spreading so quickly? Zika is spread through mosquito bites, when an infected person is bit and then the mosquito goes on to bite someone else. (more…)

How To Revive Dead Batteries

Today I have the privilege of bringing a great article to you from one of our own readers. The article below is a great example of taking some old “dead” car batteries and bringing them back to life with a new purpose. Uses For Dead Car Batteries And Sealed Lead Acid Batteries Many “dead” car batteries are actually perfectly good batteries.  They just can no longer provide the hundreds of amps…

20 Uses for Duct Tape

Duct tape is one of the most versatile products ever invented. Wannabe MacGyvers have found uses for it that the developers probably never dreamed of. As Tyler Durden might say, “With enough duct tape we can fix just about anything.” There are so many uses for duct tape that not only should you put a roll into your bug out bag, you should also add several rolls to your main survival cache. But…