Category: DIY

EMP Shield protection technology for an entire home and/or vehicle

EMP Shield protection technology for an entire home and/or vehicle

Some posts may contain affiliate links. EMP Shield protection technology for an entire home and/or vehicle EMP damage can be caused by a number of things from lightning strikes or solar flares to an act of war. Preppers have had concerns about protecting their devices and vehicles for years. This is a new product that …

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Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them

Fruit Salad Trees: What Are They & How to Grow Them

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Fruit Salad Trees: What They Are & How to Grow Them I have never had enough space to maintain both a garden and fruit trees. So when I first heard of a fruit salad trees I had no idea what they were but they certainly peeked my interest. One …

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Safely Doing Laundry During a Pandemic, Especially as we Begin to Re-Open

Safely Doing Laundry During a Pandemic, Especially as we Begin to Re-Open

Safely Doing Laundry During a Pandemic, Especially as we Begin to Re-Open Or During and After Any Airborne Crisis Recently our world was hit with a viral pandemic. Passed through the air and upon surfaces from one person to the next and in sadly too many cases particularly among our vulnerable population deadly. Most of …

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How to Know if There is a Fever Without a Thermometer

Got a Fever? How to Know Without a Thermometer

How to Know if There is a Fever Without a Thermometer Another shortage currently being experienced due to the virus is thermometers. If you didn’t have one before the breakout you will have a hard time finding them now. In any emergency scenario a thermometer may not be your first thought for survival equipment! That …

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DIY CDC-Compliant Face Masks for Personal Use or Donation

DIY CDC-Compliant Face Masks for Personal Use or Donation   Right now the world is experiencing a shortage of a number of medical supplies necessary to fight the Covid 19 virus and help curb it’s spread. Many of these shortages are for things that we as individuals can’t do much about like respirators. However, there …

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Using Plastic Bottles to Create Boats

Using Plastic Bottles to Create Boats

Using Plastic Bottles to Create Boats Plastic has become a major issue to our environment. One way of avoiding some of the damage our trash causes is to recycle and reuse it. Which is what Ismaël Essome Ebone of Cameroon is doing with his country’s plastic bottles and trash. He’s creating eco-boats for his countrymen.  Not …

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DIY Recycled Pill Bottle Lamp

DIY Recycled Pill Bottle Lamp

DIY Recycled Pill Bottle Lamp What to do with those empty pill bottles? I hate throwing them away as they seem to be in perfect condition and surely must have a good alternative use. I have stored a number of small items in them, made the pill bottle survival kit for my vehicle, and even …

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Convert a Work Van into a DIY Camper

Convert a Work Van into a DIY Camper

Some posts may include affiliate links.   Convert a Work Van into a DIY Camper If you desire to travel, camp, or find you need to bug out in a smaller vehicle than a regular camper, this could be just the ticket for you! Especially if you’re an avid DIY’er. Dipa Das took an ordinary …

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18 Alternatives to a Root Cellar

18 Alternatives to a Root Cellar

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 18 Alternatives to a Root Cellar Before or after a SHTF event we need a method of storing food stuff. Most of us currently have a power operated system like our refrigerators and freezers. What is your plan if the grid goes down and those appliances become inoperable? Even …

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12 Wild Medicinal Plants You Should Harvest This Fall

12 Wild Medicinal Plants You Should Harvest This Fall

12 Wild Medicinal Plants You Should Harvest This Fall Our featured link today is a great little article about 12 plants that you can harvest this fall.. If you haven’t investigated the world of wild medicine you are missing out on a skill that could eventually, in the event of a disaster, save you and …

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