Category: Tutorials

DIY Biodiesel

DIY Biodiesel

DIY Biodiesel If you use diesel fuel, you know the costs. Did you know that you can make your own? I don’t personally have a diesel engine myself, so I haven’t tried this. But initial reports are that it works well. Now I wouldn’t consider this a beginner DIY project and would recommend some personal trials …

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DIY Ammo Box Grill

DIY Ammo Box Grill

DIY Ammo Box Grill I do like the recycling and reuse of an ammo box. They just seem too sturdy and useful to toss away if not being used as originally intended.  I have seen them repurposed to faraday cages, storage boxes, and even a mini bar. This post has it’s reuse to being a …

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Survival Trapping 101

Survival Trapping 101

Survival Trapping 101 No matter how well you have prepared or how large your stockpile is, during a long term event your supplies will eventually run out. Hunting will be necessary for larger prey, but it is a time and energy consuming task which requires several skills to be successful. Trapping is less time consuming …

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Trapping and Prepping Skunk for Eating

Trapping and Prepping Skunk for Eating

Trapping and Prepping Skunk for Eating Hunting post SHTF will become imperative for the majority of us. Game will become scarce in some areas and frankly beggars can’t be choosers. Skunk was nowhere on my list of edible critters until reading the featured blog from Survival Cache. I apparently wrongly assumed that they were not …

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DIY Cinder Block Offset Smoker

DIY Cinder Block Offset Smoker

DIY Cinder Block Offset Smoker Who doesn’t love smoked meats?? This kind of smoker project is great in today’s world and can be a literal life saver in a post SHTF world. Smoked meats are tasty any time and a frugal way to preserve meat any time. But after a major or a minor SHTF …

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Get Fruit Harvests In Small Spaces by Espaliering Trees

Get Fruit Harvests In Small Spaces by Espaliering Trees I so wish I had thought of or known about espalier fruit trees when I first purchased my property!  I did not want the loss of open space in the back yard that comes with a fruit tree because I had young children at the time. …

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DIY Tin Can Alley Vertical Gardening

DIY Tin Can Alley Vertical Gardening If your gardening is restricted by space limitations or if you simply want to brighten up your landscape with vertical gardening this is a neat inexpensive way to do it! If you are a gardener at any level you have probably seen pictures of this vertical gardening idea before, …

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DIY Pontoon Boat

DIY Pontoon Boat It’s the time of year when I start daydreaming about being on the water! Even if you aren’t now a water enthusiast, after or during a SHTTF event the ability to traverse the water will be a big bonus. You need a boat. With a boat comes the ability to travel along …

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DIY Hanging Herb Garden

DIY Hanging Herb Garden I don’t need to tell you the benefits of having either an herb garden or even the extra touch of having it indoors. You know that or you wouldn’t have come this far in reading! There are tons of ideas and ways to make your indoor herb garden unique and tasteful …

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DIY Sculpted Oak Desk

DIY Sculpted Oak Desk I love this DIY project! I like everything about this desk from it’s shape and size to the fact that it is hand made. I appreciate oak furnishings, but you probably could use any wood that you like or that is available to you. Check out the material list, CAD drawings, …

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