Category: Skills / Knowledge / DIY
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How to Make Biodiesel From Used Cooking Oil
While I’ve heard of biodiesel and creating renewable fuels, I thought it was exclusive to corporations and a more eco-friendly future. As it so happens, many people can create their own from used cooking oil. Here’s the simplest way I discovered to make biodiesel, regardless of your skill level and knowledge. The more people try…
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Boil or Filter Water First? I May Have Been Wrong All Along…
When treating collected water for human consumption, I’ve long stated that you should definitely do more than just boil OR filter the water alone. Even though I very much believe in the effectiveness of the Berkey water filter system (and their black Berkey filters, in particular), you really don’t want to mess around with all…
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3 Ingredient Survival Rations
I was looking for something to cheer me up, and this video may have given me some hope. 🙂 FYI, I jumped three minutes ahead to get to the good stuff. Although he mentions prepper foods you may have heard of before, such as pemmican and hardtack, he’s come up with his own solution: fat…
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Better Than Solar for Bug Out Power?
This guy is really into over-landing, but I thought this was interesting from a bug out perspective. Enjoy!
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Your Water Supply is Vulnerable! Here’s What to Do About It…
This is a long video, but worth watching. Like the video starts out saying, water is a boring topic, until you don’t have any. And then it’s instantly the most important resource you could imagine! (Besides oxygen, I guess.) The sad truth is that we’re so accustomed to having clean, fresh, abundant water that we…
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7 DIY Home Repairs After an Emergency
Being prepared to handle basic home repairs yourself can make a big difference in ensuring your family’s safety and comfort after a disaster strikes. This blog post will cover the most likely types of disasters that could cause damage to your home, repairs you can handle yourself, when to call a professional, essential tools you…
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3 Knots You Should Know as a Prepper
Everyone has their opinion on which knots are the most useful, and I’m sure I do as well. This video discusses three—bowline, straight lash, and trucker’s hitch—that he believes are the most useful for every outdoorsman. Would you agree? More importantly, I suggest having a quality reference of knots in your home library as well…
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Most Common Disaster Scams and How to Avoid Them
Natural disasters are inherently chaotic. Sadly, while communities rally together to rebuild, there’s a darker element that seeks to exploit the chaos for personal gain: scammers who target the victims. These criminals leverage the vulnerabilities of those affected (and those willing to help), exploiting an emotional time for all. Understanding how these scams operate and…
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EMP Aftermath. Could You Get Home?
The scenario the video below discusses is that of an EMP strike and returning home after a short domestic flight. Of course, you probably don’t know what’s happened, but all electronics quite working (including your smartphone) and you don’t have the luxury of a bug out bag. That said, they packed more survival gear in…