Category: Homesteading

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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What Foods can be and How to Store Them Underground

What Foods and How to Store Them Underground

What Foods can be and How to Store Them Underground Not everyone has the space or financial ability to install and maintain a full fledged root cellar. But you can still preserve foods from your harvest or hunting adventures underground to store for later use. Native Americans and other cultures have and continue to do …

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Predict Weather, Detect Drones and More with SDR-RTL and NooElec

Predict Weather, Detect Drones and More with SDR-RTL and NooElec

Predict Weather, Detect Drones and More with SDR-RTL and NooElec As the world’s technology broadens and update it can be harder to stay on top of what is happening around you. Does that neighbor who appears just a bit nosey actually have a drone surveying the neighborhood? Where did that drone you saw over your …

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DIY Vertical Garden Planter

DIY Vertical Garden Planter

DIY Vertical Garden Planter We all know the value of having a garden. Having a small space, a bad back, poor knees, limited mobility, children, or pets doesn’t have to hamper your ability to have a garden. You just need to do it a bit differently! Vertical gardening is one option. In this post we …

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This Man Has Lived Off the Grid For 20 Years—Here’s How

This Man Has Lived Off the Grid For 20 Years—Here's How

This Man Has Lived Off the Grid For 20 Years—Here’s How A lot of us would like to save on utilities and live life a bit simpler than we do today. I am not sure I really want to go completely off grid myself, I feel I am a little too old to begin again …

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The “Simple” Life VS Simple “Living”

The "Simple" Life VS Simple "Living"

The “Simple” Life VS Simple “Living” Living simply is something we talk about a lot in the prepper world. We maintain it’s a life style not a hobby or even a matter of control in what could be an uncontrollable situation. What we don’t discuss often enough is the difference between living simply and the …

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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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Off Grid Appliances

Off Grid Appliances

Off Grid Appliances   Being off grid as stated in the featured blog from Practical Self Reliance linked below, doesn’t have to mean being returned to the stone ages. There are different levels of appliances and convivence. The appliances talked about in the featured blog are of the higher level. For the most part they are …

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25 Questions to Ask Yourself if You Think You Want the Simple Life

25 Questions to Ask Yourself if You Think You Want the Simple Life

25 Questions to Ask Yourself if You Think You Want the Simple Life     If you have been feeling overwhelmed with daily life and all the outside assaults on your peace of mind from the media, your job, social media, your family and friends, even the traffic, the simple life may sound like the …

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Swedish Home Inside Greenhouse to Grow and Heat Year Round

Swedish Home Inside Greenhouse to Grow and Heat Year Round

Swedish Home Inside Greenhouse to Grow and Heat Year Round A couple in Sweden decided to take full advantage of their desire to save on energy bills and grow year round. Located in Stockholm where the winters are particularly long, the need for a greenhouse if you desire to grow the bulk of your own …

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