Category: Homesteading

How To Make A 5 Gallon Bucket Hydroelectric Generator

How To Make A 5 Gallon Bucket Hydroelectric Generator   Opps this entry has been moved to…DIY Hydroelectric Generator-Hydropower  

DIY Trial Aquaponics W/5 Gallon Buckets

DIY Trial Aquaponics With 5 Gallon Buckets Our eco system has been damaged over the generations as pollution and neglect have taken its toll on our planet. However, we can recreate to a limited extent the timeless system of regeneration of resources developed by mother nature herself with aquaponics. It isn’t an easy system to create …

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All About Home Food Storage

All About Home Food Storage Lots of storage space is at the top of the list of any homeowner’s dream home. No one has big enough closets, storage rooms, nor pantries…. ever! But as a prepping family you can find it even more challenging to find the appropriate storage space. Preps can’t just be randomly shoved …

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DIY Emergency Can Heater

DIY Emergency Can Heater Even during the summer months the nights can get pretty cold especially should you be stranded somewhere in your car or camping. This can heater is made from a paint can but smaller versions could be carried in your BOB or 72 hour bag. I keep one made with a partial roll of toilet paper …

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Foods That Naturally Detox Radiation

Foods That Naturally Detox Radiation No one has forgotten the terrible earthquake and tsunami in Japan in 2011. This horrible disaster severely damaged the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant and radiation began leaking. Although we would all like to put that horrible tragedy behind us. It isn’t over yet. Not for those in the path of the …

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MIY Mice Repellents & Baits

MIY Mice Repellents & Baits

MIY Mice Repellents & Baits   Mice are nasty little rodents. They can even be a danger to humans as they carry fleas and mites that can carry disease. An infestation is the last thing you want in your home. Droppings, chewing on your preps or in your panty, possibly infecting your pets and generally …

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Making Your Own Knives

Making Your Own Knives (4 links) As pictured you can make a very unique knife from a number of different materials even other tools! I am constantly amazed by the creativity of crafty DIY people. Some of these knives are not only functional but beautiful and unusual. Even more impressive is how many different methods …

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3 MIY Cough Syrups

3 MIY Cough Syrups   If SHTF the stores will close and making your own home remedies will be the only way to feel better or to cure ailments. Under those conditions a cough would be a really bad thing not just for the person suffering but for the entire group. Coughing is noisy and …

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DIY Oil Lamps

DIY Oil Lamps You can never be sure when disaster will strike. You may not be with your supplies and that is when your knowledge, ingenuity, creativity and adaptability comes into play. If you take a look at the four DIY oil lamps made here one or more of the elements may stick with you …

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DIY Windmill Building

DIY Windmill Building Having alternative energy sources for survival is probably on every preppers mind. Also with rising energy costs important to all home owners. Solar is expensive and a bit spotty as it relies on sunshine. With wind generators you are reliant on the wind and ordinarily there is more often still wind even …

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