Preparing for SHTF barter: Skills to learn and items to stockpile No one can predict the future, what we will or will not experience and what those experiences will cause us to need. None of us can be an expert on everything and no one man or woman can survive completely alone for an extended …
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 …
DIY Table Top Greenhouse The perfect little greenhouse for the urban gardener with limited space. Small enough to fit on a patio or balcony and portable if you need to move. Great for those with small needs, bad backs, or space limitations. Get the material list and instructions at the featured link below from Dremel, …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Recycled Carport Greenhouse There isn’t really any debate on how useful a greenhouse can be to your food security long or short term. But there are literally hundreds of types some commercially made and some DIY. This particular one uses a recycled old carport as it’s base. Part …
DIY Cedar 8X8 Greenhouse Kit Love this greenhouse kit! It’s quaint enough yet urban enough to fit nicely into any landscape. Made of cedar and best of all in kit so that you get the satisfaction of DIY without having to do all the cutting and planning. Having a greenhouse at your disposal is the …
DIY 8X8 Greenhouse Now while the weather is fair in most parts of the western world is when you need to be thinking and planning for the harsher weather to come. If you simply love gardening, rely on the food security of gardening or are making sure you are fed in an emergency scenario when …
DIY Dog’s Backpack/Bug Out Bag The majority of pet owners take their pets with them on hiking or camping trips and definitely plan to take them with them if they have to bug out. But we already have enough to carry when dealing with supplies for ourselves and even in some cases small children. Like …
DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse I really just like the coop-style of this greenhouse. It could fit into any landscape and handle a small number of plants. Good prep or preservation of the less cold resistance plants from your garden. It’s rated as a beginner to intermediate skill level and the plans are free. Linked below from …
DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse I really like this idea. I like that it uses recycled materials but allows you to later reuse those materials as originally intended. As your own children or grandchildren out grow the swing set, you can convert it to a double decker green house and when the next …
Hardening Your Home Against Invasion Sadly what we used to consider normal security measures are no longer enough to stop those who wish us harm or to take what is ours for themselves. I remember a time in our countries history where very few of us locked our doors at night. Now I find if …
