Part of being prepared for that SHTF moment, survival situation – short and long-term or just being self-reliant as much as possible is to grow and harvest your own meat. You have a lot of options – from cows and pigs to chickens or sheep, ducks, even goats. One option that often gets overlooked, but…
Camping Hack: How To Make Popcorn From A Beer Can
We have all be on a camping trip and realized that we forgot to bring something we really need (or several somethings if you are like me.) Popcorn is a campaign favorite and using an old beer can (or any aluminum can) you can create this amazing “automatic” popcorn machine. Before anyone brings it up,…
Low Cost Root Cellar Alternatives That Are Easy And Cheap
Almost everyone has a concept of a root cellar – be it one they saw in a movie, read about in a book or something they witnessed from someone they know. Growing up in southern New Jersey, a friend of mine had a root cellar on his parent’s farm’s property, but the only time I…
See How You Can Build An Inexpensive 3 Month Food Supply
In the event of an emergency or disaster, we want to ensure we have the essentials necessary to survive. One of the biggest, if not the biggest obstacle to a long and safe survival journey, is to have enough food to sustain yourself and your family for a duration none of us can know for sure. Many…
[VIDEO] How To Cook With A Dutch Oven In Nature
In a survival situation, being able to cook your own food is not only key to making it out in one piece, it also greatly enhances your morale. A warm meal in a tense situation, especially one where you are worn out from completing basic survival tasks not only nourishes you, but also serves to…
[VIDEO] Learn How Dandelions Can Be A Great Survival Food
Anyone who ever thought a dandelion was just a weed and should be torn out and discarded needs to take in the video on the following page hosted by none other than Survivor Lily! Not only are dandelions filled with nutritional value, including calcium and potassium, but their leafs make a fine salad! We are…
Did You Know You Could Dehydrate THESE Foods?
If you dehydrate food you know the basics, how to do it, and what items are the best foods dehydrated. While some foods dry better than others, there are some foods you might never have considered – and they dehydrate super-well! Now, there are the basics, the foods we typically dehydrate: Apples, plums, cherries and…
Can This Miracle Tree Cure Cancer?
The fruit known as Soursop is a tangy and sweet treat which, when squeezed, takes on the consistency of a pineapple and mango milkshake. Not only is it delicious, but there are many who believe Soursop, which grows on the Graviola tree, is a curative. Believe it or not, it’s been rumored to fight cancer as well…
How To Make Pemmican: The Ultimate Survivor Food Of Our Ancestors
Invented by Native Americans, Pemmican is a high-energy, calorie dense food made of meat and rendered liquid fat. Inside, there can also be dried fruit (crushed into a powder), honey, peanut butter and raisins for flavor. Its creation is ideal for preppers and survivalist because a little goes a long way and it can sustain…
Great Survival Bread Recipe With A Long Shelf Life
Ready for a bread that has been about since the time of the Egyptian Pharaohs and is hard enough to have been around since that time? Sounds unpleasant but it really it’s an important staple for survival! You might know it as hardtack. A bread that was hard and eaten during wartime, usually made about…
Learn How To Properly Divide Perennials
Just a reminder and a bit of history: A perennial is a plant, in this case a vegetable, that lives for more than two years. The term is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. Dividing your perennials make them healthy, grow quickly, and keeps them from forming large “clumps”. It…
[VIDEO] How To Grow Sustainable Food In A Small Space
Many of us want to grow potatoes, tomatoes, radishes, etc. Being able to grow vegetables is essential for being self sufficient. But often times we simply don’t have the room. It’s difficult to have a homesteading spirit, the heart of gardener, without the yard space to actually plant in. But as we will soon find out…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Cook Bacon And Eggs In A Bag When You’re Out In Nature!
Just because you are out on a camping trip or deep in the wilderness doesn’t mean you have to go without a traditional breakfast. Who says you have to munch on power bars or jerky when there is an easy way too have bacon and eggs for breakfast? It is not a hard process at all actually.…
[VIDEO] Learn How To Make This Awesome Tank Garden
We have always said that gardening is one of the best things for a self sufficient person can do for themselves. AKA – when the grid goes down you still have food. And knowing what we do now through our research and lifestyle, we’ve learned that people around the world have have created and and…
Perennials: Plant Once And Reap The Benefits For A Lifetime
If you know anything about gardening you know perennial vegetables are nearly the perfect plant, easy to grow, nutritious, and good for the environment! It’s also less dependent on water and fertilizers than many regular crops. Perennials are extremely hardy vegetables, can even be neglected for a bit, and will still grow nutritious and abundant…
[VIDEO] Bushcraft Skills: How To Find and Cook Food On The Beach
Life beach-side can be especially pleasant and tasty if one decides to live off of the land and learn to cook what nature has to offer. Our host in the video on the next page is working his way up the coast of Scotland and has stopped at a lovely beach where he decides to make dinner. Now,…
[VIDEO] Simple Bushcraft Rotisserie Chicken In Nature
A good, tender piece of chicken is always tasty but more-so when it is cooked over an open fire in the wilderness. There is no reasoning behind such a thing, other than the exercise and fresh air of the backwoods brings on a great appetite, making anything you eat all the better. But this bushcraft…
[VIDEO] How To Bake Bread In The Wilderness (Yes… It’s Possible!)
Bread is a wonderful basic that nearly everyone enjoys and incorporates into their diet. Really, there is next to nothing tastier than a warm piece of bread with butter, or any other topping, for that matter. Making bread at home is especially tasty. You put the ingredients in so you know exactly how it should come…
[VIDEO] Make Your Own Beef Jerky
There are certain foods available to us that are an incredible convenience. One of these foods is beef jerky. It’s crunchy, chewy, meaty, salty and delicious. Granted, to some of us who have sensitivity, jerky can be a little rough on the teeth and gums … However, for prepping purposes, beef jerky can be a life saver during…
How To Make This 90 Minute Survival Bread
When it comes to survival and prepping what is easy is a blessing and when it comes to food it is most definitely a keeper! Ninety Minute (90) Survival Bread. AKA – “Man Bread”. So called because it was create by a man — by accident! We are told it is even easier than Overnight…