Homesteaders have known for years the benefits of honey. We still remember, as a child, our Grandmother pulling out the honey jar during the first indication of a family cold and flu epidemic. A bottle of wine came later but that is another story … LOL. Over time we learned other things can be added…
Prevent Pantry Bugs From Destroying Your Stored Food With These Simple Tips
Bugs in our food! We hate it and we need to prevent it but how can we do that in a way that will not cost us an arm and a leg? We have all had those terrible moments when, as proud preppers – storing our food(s) for a rainy day – we become the…
[VIDEO] Herbs For Survival: The Hops Flower
During a survival situation it’s always important to find the best natural ingredients to aid in sickness or any other diagnosed mental or physical illnesses. She’s back! Survival Lilly shows us a flower that is worth its weight in gold when it comes to medicinal purposes! The hop flower, when well prepared, is an awesome…
6 Fire Starting Tips Every Survivor Should Memorize
One of the most important things to learn, as a prepper and survivalist, is how to start a fire. Yeah, we know. Bring your matches and/or a lighter and there are no problems, right? Not always. Sincerely, you have to think of the “what if”s in a chaos situation. And, with that in mind, learning…
How To Cure Ear Aches Naturally With Lavender Salt
If you’ve ever suffered through an ear infection, you know the only thing you want is for it to stop! There really is no cure for this sort of thing, much of the time it needs to rub its course, but relief is available either from a doctor’s visit or a number on home-made remedies. One…
[VIDEO] Awesome MREs In Mason Jars For Food Storage
Obsessive Prepper takes us into her well thought-out world of quart sized mason jars, large buckets, and MRE’s! She’s thinking about the future, which any good prepper will do, and the foods her family will eat should they need to bug-out at the last minute. O.P. has even considered the amount of water she will…
25 Survival Tips For Every Day Items
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ― Benjamin Franklin. Look in your pantry, laundry room, garage, or even your bathroom and you are going to find typical items that you might believe have only one use. However, you may be surprised by just how many uses a single substance can have! We…
Learn How To Get Rid OF Bugs, Bug Eggs And Nymphs In Your Garden
As wonderful as it is to garden, to have those vegetables on the ready for canning or fresh salads, there is an awful truth that cannot be ignored: Where there are plants there are bugs. And unfortunately these nasty pests can chew up and ruin our garden if we’re not careful. There are a number…
Super Easy DIY Rain Barrel
Let’s face it, utilities are sky rocketing, including the ever present water and refuse (trash). We always found it a little insulting that we had to pay for both when one or the other was not used from week to week. Our trash, if the barrels were not full, could wait another week, and our…
Learn How To Make Compost In Your Apartment
Pretty much anyone who has ever had a garden knows the rewards of compost. Some gardeners have a composting bin and others have a certain section of the yard; a pile of composting materials to scoop up and use when the garden is ready and the compost has sat long enough to be beneficial. Then…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make This Awesome Survival Spear
We really wanted to share this great video, something a bit different, with survival spears as the focus. We love the forethought and our hostess’s stick-to-it-ness when it comes to her own spear throwing skills. Survival Lily shows us various spears, ones you can make, cutting a point with your own sharp knife, and other…
Inexpensive Food Grade Storage Buckets That Are Perfect For Prepping
As we all know, disasters can hit us in any number of ways. It can be natural like a sudden storm, hurricane or earthquake or man-made, preppers waiting for the possibility of the grid going down one of these days. Whatever the case may be, preparation is always the key. However, saying this and doing…
Homesteading Items You Can Grab At The Dollar Store
We have to admit that over the years, in this tight economy, we have become Dollar Store connoisseurs. The things you can get there, everything from toothpaste to small tools, is pretty amazing. Not every item is top quality but, you know, for a buck if it doesn’t do exactly what you want, no small loss.…
How To Properly Prepare When You Or A Loved One Has Type 1 Diabetes
While many prepper and homesteaders have health issue there is always great concerns when it comes to Type One (1) Diabetes (aka: Juvenile Diabetes). There are so many things to consider. Not just medications, lances, insulin and syringes, but also special food preparation. Type One (1) patients differ from Type Two (2) in that their…
Make This Bushcraft Tray In 10 Minutes Using Outdoor Scraps
Sometimes we take every day items for granted. For example, in your kitchen you may have an array of pans and trays and pot holders, etc. But in the wild, or during a survival situation, those “luxury items” may not be available. In those instances, it’s important to be resourceful and work with what you…
[VIDEO] Check Out This Incredible Bug Out Camp
Survival Lilly has many videos on the internet dealing with prepping, homesteading and – of course – survival. This is one of our favorites, where she takes us into her own completed bug-out camp. It is a beautifully constructed camp/shelter with some terrific surprises, including a supply shelf, fire pit, and a simple chair for…
Get Rid Of Fruit Flies With This Natural (And Simple!) Method
In my household growing up, we had a few classifications for house flies and fruit flies. Most of the names we gave them are most definitely not fit for print, so with that in mind we’ll just reference those little buggers as “nuisances” and “pests”. Those words were pretty much high on the list of exclamations whenever we came…
[VIDEO] Super Easy DIY Herb Garden Container
When it comes to anything having to do with our backyard garden we like it to be simple. Certainly there are some things a gardener has to do that are time consuming but planting, whether it’s vegetables, herbs or even a trimming from the neighbor’s rose bush, should be easy. What is nice about the…
5 Homesteading Tips For Harvesting The BEST Tomatoes
When homesteading, your first goal is to produce. But once you’ve had some time to get a good production line going, you probably want to ensure the production plentiful but that it also tastes good. After all, what’s the good of growing your own vegetables if the ones at the store taste better? Some of the…
This Inspirational Hiker Lost His Eyesight But Continues To Take On The Wilderness
When it comes to hiking and spending time in the wilderness we are rather cavalier about one of the most important things in our personal arsenal of abilities. Our eyesight, what we can visually observe and recognize, is essential to any great survivalist experience. However, what if we one day lost that ability? Would we…