Category: Storage

Up a Creek W/Out a Bottle-Carrying Water in Crisis

Up a Creek W/Out a Bottle Carrying Water in Crisis When SHTF, or if life just throws you a curve-ball and you find yourself in a survival situation without your preps, one of the first things on your survival to-do list is to find water. Once you’ve found a a source, though, there are two important …

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DIY Hidden Bookcase Door – Updated

DIY Hidden Bookcase Door This is an amazing DIY project anyone can do to secure a room or a closet. Maybe the stairs down to the basement? Either way, having a safe and hidden place in a house should be on everyone’s mind especially with the increased number of home invasions being reported. This article …

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Frugal DIY Sturdy Storage

Frugal DIY Sturdy Storage When you build your own storage space you eliminate some of the usual hassle of fitting your stuff into the storage shelves because you can build them to your own specifications. If you have things that are varying heights you can accommodate them by spacing your shelves to your desired heights. …

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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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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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Ceiling Sliding Extra Storage

Ceiling Sliding Extra Storage Are you sick of having no room in the house? Do you want extra storage off the ground where most people wouldn’t think of looking? Or better yet where flood waters may not reach? Whether your looking to use unused space  or you have documents and items that need to be stored and …

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OTC Medications to Stockpile

 OTC Medications to Stockpile Once the SHTF doctors, pharmacists and even drug stores will be closed, looted and generally unavailable for use by the average citizen. Many OTC medications began as prescription medications until it was determined they were safe for most people to decide when and if they needed it. The ones discussed in …

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DIY Canned Goods Storage

DIY Canned Goods Storage   Having enough food for a SHTF situation is everyone’s goal, the only problem with lots of food is storage! I found a great tutorial which shows us how to make our own canned food storage holder that can be mounted to wall like the one pictured above or add sides and create …

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The Ultimate Guide To Dehydrating

The Ultimate Guide To Dehydrating   Preppers, homesteaders, busy moms, and frugal families all dehydrate foods. For long term storage, preserving the year’s harvest, ease of use and to be able to take advantage of sales at the market or a generous friend’s over abundant garden gifts. Dehydrating is an awesome way to store food for long …

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Building a PVC Survival Cache

Building a PVC Survival Cache This PVC pipe survival cache is the brain child of John from Ohio and submitted to SHTF & Prepping Central. He created his thinking it was a good safety measure for the possibility of a SHTF event where he may have to go without his gear or if his gear were …

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