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DIY Rope from Plastic Bottles
I’m wondering how useful this “rope” will be for any survival situation as he didn’t show it being used at all but this is an idea I’d never considered before and since plastic bottles can be found nearly everywhere it can’t hurt to store this knowledge in the back of your brain should you ever need…
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Form-A-Funnel Flexible Draining Tool
Although he’s using it for his motorcycle and around the house, I could see this Form A Funnel being tossed into a bug out bag or vehicle kit for various survival uses, such as for funneling water. He suggests the larger size might be of more use, particularly for being molded into a handy container…
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The Goodwill Store, Great for Preps
I was recently in a Goodwill store and, would you believe it, I’ve never set foot in one until about a month ago? What a mistake! I have, however, dropped off plenty of stuff I didn’t want over the years… seems now I get to be on the receiving end, lol. I won’t assume that you’ve…
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Boat Bug Out: 3 Days Was Plenty!
I found this an interesting read. After all, where I live I’m virtually surrounded by water so it has certainly crossed my mind more than once about bugging out by boat. Perhaps someday I’ll have the means to do so… until then my bug outs are landlocked. Unfortunately, he didn’t seem to take nearly enough…
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Cases of Water Bottles as Cover?
I know water is dense but I wouldn’t have guessed this…
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Oven Canning Crackers for Long Term Storage
Warning: I’m told this may be both unsafe and dangerous. Attempt at your own risk! See comments below. I’ve never tried to can crackers for long term storage but if you don’t have kids who consume all snack foods as soon as you buy them, then this may be a good idea. I think I’ll give it…
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Cooking With The “Solar Death Ray”
If you’ve been following my blog for years now you may remember when I used to post about my sun oven cooking experiments… I miss those days. 🙂 Sadly, all of the large trees around my house tend to block out most of the sunshine and so my lack of willingness to work around that…
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8 Effective Steps To Get More Prepared For SHTF Today
This is a guest post by John Lewis of Epic Wilderness. He’s got a lot of good things going on over there, you should check it out today. Introduction Prepping for the next SHTF situation can be quite costly if you are aiming to purchase the most sophisticated gear to keep you alive. In actual fact, I believe that knowledge…
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Neat to See This at Home Depot
I was at a Home Depot recently in mid-Missouri while visiting my folks and as I walked into the front door I immediately noticed this TwisterPod storm shelter by Survive-A-Storm Shelters: As I was intrigued I took a closer look: Sadly, there isn’t anything inside to get excited about. Just two seats on either side…