Lucy (Australia)

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DIY Light Bulb From Plastic Soda Bottle

DIY Light Bulb From Plastic Soda Bottle Now this is just pure genius… this alternative light bulb would work well in smaller rooms, sheds, cabins places like that. You can’t just fill a bottle with water and expect this to produce 55 watts equivalent of light. You have to mix a solution to put into …

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12 Smart Uses for Bleach

12 Smart Uses for Bleach You know it’s a great cleaning product, but you’ll never guess what else bleach can do! Like most people including myself, you most likely have a jug sitting in your laundry room at home. If you don’t this article will show you why you may want to start buying it …

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Anti Itch Spray For Humans or Pets!

Anti Itch Spray For Humans or Pets! Dogs itch for the same reason we do, did you know that dogs actually can have dry skin? Some dogs like my own have allergies that effect the skin. Or some dogs skin gets dry and itchy for the same reason humans do. Humans get bites and irritations just like …

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Make A Knife With Basic Tools

Make A Knife With Basic Tools If you are hard on your tools or like me and “someone” is always misplacing your tools, you are going to love this make your own knife project. The tools the maker uses could be used on a generator and the others needed to do so are inexpensive and basic. The only thing …

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Rooting A Sweet Potato For Planting

Rooting A Sweet Potato For Planting   The sweet potato is a warm-season, spreading vegetable of tropical origin. It is a good choice for a garden because it is easy to grow, is drought- heat-tolerant, and has few pests or diseases. But it is started a little differently than most other common vegetables. If you …

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Literally Building a Dirt Cheap House

Literally Building a Dirt Cheap House These homes won’t pass muster with most countries building codes and laws. But after a SHTF scenario if it is a long term event your home may be gone, confiscated, or so damaged it’s unlivable. A house structure built with the materials around you literally including dirt is fair game for temporary housing while …

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Getting Started: Survival Basics

Getting Started: Survival Basics We all have to start somewhere, even our troops. But there are so many considerations. So where to start and how? What is most important and what do I have to buy? What can I make on my own, which knowledge is the first I should obtain? Lack of what skill …

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MIY Cleaning Product Recipes

MIY Cleaning Product Recipes (2 links) Making my own cleaning products was one of the first ways I began prepping! I didn’t even realize it was prepping at the time. My thought process was that I didn’t want a bunch of unknown chemicals flying about my home in the air nor did I want to …

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Why Eat Bugs? & Bug Recipes!

Why Eat Bugs?  & Bug Recipes!   Ok, I have seen many pages on Facebook posting about eating bugs but never any real people saying they have tried them. Today you get to see REAL people eat bugs and telling you what they think in the video linked below. It’s not for the faint of …

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DIY Raised Garden Beds

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Raised Garden Beds Raised garden beds are just fantastic, they produce a better yield as the soil is better heated giving the roots an advantage. Easier to tend because they require less stooping and the weeds do not spread between beds as easily as they do on level ground …

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