There are many times when people wish they were more careful and better prepared for a situation. How many times you said to yourself “Oh! I wish I haven’t done that..” or “Oh well, it’s too late now, let’s check what we can salvage”. Preparing for something means you’ll have the resources available to get you past any difficult situation and you should avoid making mistakes. Some of the prepping mistakes described in this article are being made without even realizing it.
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Harvesting Firewood – How To Do It Properly
Harvesting firewood is a skill that provides many rewards: it saves you money, it keeps you in good shape and it provides the security of having your own fuel supply. It also gives you that satisfaction of doing something productive for your family. Here are some great tips regarding the art of cutting your own firewood with minimal effort and maximum safety.
Useful Strategies To Pay Down Debt
Life is already hard for most preppers and off-gridders as it is without having to deal with debt. If you add it up to the daily struggles it can be something truly difficult to manage. You have to pay it off every month, but with the interest added constantly, it seems like it will never go away. These strategies should help you paid down debt in no time.
Best Foods To Hoard When The Power Is Out
If you live off-the-grid, the loss of power might not seem catastrophic to you. However, for the rest of the people out there, having no electricity will drastically lower their life’s quality or even worse. Regardless of one’s condition, the following are the foods to hoard.
Top Survival Uses for Hydrogen Peroxide You Should Know
Hydrogen peroxide is one of those remarkable survival staples that most preppers already have in their homes—but few realize its full potential. Beyond cleaning small cuts and scrapes, this inexpensive, readily available liquid has dozens of survival uses for hydrogen peroxide that make it a must-have in any emergency preparedness kit.
Vegetable Gardening Crash Course – Easy Start!
Fresh produce tastes much better than produce bought from the store, it is sweeter and juicier. Imagine being able to have fresh vegetables right at your fingertips or about the money you could save on your grocery bill while still eating healthy food. Growing your own garden is ideal and regardless if you are a beginner gardener or an experienced one, these tips will definitely help you!
Items That Should Be In Your 72 Hour Bug-Out Bag
The idea behind a 72 hour bug-out bag is that it will provide you with the supplies you need to find shelter or safety. It is not a bug out bag that can keep you alive in the wilderness for days; it is just a transition bag. This kit is designed to keep you safe and alive while you are moving towards a shelter or to your bug out location. The following items should be considered for every 72 hour bug-out bag.
This Is The Next Big Thing For Wind Power Generators And You Should Keep Your Eyes On It!
Being able to harvest the power of the elements to produce our own electricity is something we all long for. We are used to see solar panels and giant wind turbines spinning in the breeze as we drive down the highway. But when it comes to wind turbines, the game is about to change. Some guys from Spain have decided to take the lead and make wind harvesting a lot less difficult. They are developing a new generation of wind turbines that we should all keep an eye on it.
SHTF Library – Build Your Own
Knowledge is power and having a SHTF library will help you out when everything around you crumbles. We stockpile food and water and we hoard the things we might need during a disaster We are also equipping our armory to fend off a small army. What are you doing about accumulating knowledge?
RIP Greece – How a Global Economic Collapse has started and what you should be doing!
Although I’m not a financial expert, I like to think of myself as an informed person. One who knows a thing or two about how the economy works and how it affects us all. While we were celebrating the 4th of July, at the other end of the world, the Greeks were digging their grave. According to partial official results, over 61% of Greek voters voted “No”, rejecting the creditors’ reform proposals. This has already caused a chain reaction on the stock markets and it’s just the beginning.
Survival Skills Your Great Grandparents Had That You Don’t
Our great grandparents were true survivors and they were able to thrive in challenging times. The following are the survival skills your great grandparents had. If we think of our childhood and of everything they had to do, to be self-sufficient, we will realize they had skills that, today, we lack for certain.
You Want To Live Off-grid? – Consider This!
Living off-grid has become one of the most appealing ways to reclaim independence and simplicity in today’s chaotic world. More people each year, preppers, homesteaders, and freedom seekers alike, choose to live off-grid to escape high costs, unreliable systems, and dependence on modern infrastructure. This lifestyle is about more than cutting cords and moving to the woods, it’s about building a sustainable life that’s both practical and fulfilling.
10 Reasons Why Earthships Are A Perfect BOL
Every prepper tries to prepare as best as they can for when SHTF. Besides stockpiling food, water, and ammunition, they also put a considerable effort into having a proper shelter. Following a new trend, Earthships may be the proper bug out location for them.