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Survival Skills

Personal Defense: How To Make A Stun Gun With A Disposable Camera

I just came across this quick and dirty article showing how to make a device which runs on a battery and produces sparks at tens of thousands of volts very rapidly. In other words, a diy stun gun, and using a disposable

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How to Bug-In: What You Need to Know to Survive a Grid-Down Disaster

This is by far the most thorough breakdown on how to bug-in to survive a grid-down disaster. Disasters can devastate our most critical services including water supplies, medical facilities and first responders, waste and trash processing and removal, transportation options,

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4 Essential Wild Edible Plants That One Day May Save Your Life

Did you know that knowing just 4 wild edible plants could one day save your life? For the knowledgeable survivor and even the newbie, knowing just these four plants can make the difference between life and death if stranded in

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How To Build A Mailbox Stove

I thought I’ve seen it all when it comes to different concoctions to cook stuff without power, but this definitely is among my new favorites. Have you ever seen a mailbox stove? Well now you have. And if you want

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A Prepper’s & Homesteader’s Guide To Buying Seeds

Being that spring is only a few weeks away, it’s time to start thinking about your survival garden. And in the spirit of self sustaining and being frugal, growing vegetables from seed is a great option. Why? Seeds are a

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Easy DIY Greenhouse

Want to be able to get a head start on your spring survival garden? Build yourself a greenhouse. Here’s an easy to build DIY greenhouse I found that you could probably build over the weekend. Maybe even a day if

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Inexpensive Easy To Construct DIY FIFO Can Rack

If you’re ready to get into canning for long term food storage, then make sure you read this article on how to build your own inexpensive and easy to construct FIFO (first in first out) can rack. The purpose of

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How To Make A Field Expedient Water Bottle Out Of A Condom

 Here’s an interesting article I found on how to make a field expedient water bottle using a condom. Yeah I know, you don’t want to put a condom near your mouth – especially if you’re a dude. But it’s a

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How To Block IR Infrared Thermal Imaging

A warm body can be detected by the IR (Infrared) heat that it gives off with thermal imaging equipment, and provides a difficult challenge to someone or some thing wishing to avoid detection. You may be camouflaged in the best

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Dugout Shelters and Pit Houses as Sweet SHTF Survival Housing

Dugout shelters, pit houses, and what are sometimes called “sniper holes”, are sweet SHTF survival shelters in dire situations.  In a SHTF situation you won’t be able to browse the web for log cabins for sale, so this type of temporary

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