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DIY Miniature Soda Can Solar Heater

This is brilliant – and easy to do. Using a few soda cans, some spare wood, some leftover plexiglass and a couple of old CPU fans – you too can make a miniature solar heater that is designed to sit

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How To Make A Hanging Gutter Garden

Talk about being creative. Read this post to see how to make a vertical garden using gutters. A great example of re-purposing and recycling. But why even bother using gutters? Gutter gardens are a great way to take advantage of

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How To Manage Risk During Civil Unrest

Risk Management refers to running of a business or performing a set of tasks, while controlling risk as much as possible; it is also called operational prudence. When applied to prepping and survival tasks, the basic idea is that all

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Affordable DIY Auxiliary Solar Arrays

Even though solar power is free and a sustainable form of energy, it doesn’t mean it’s cheap to put it to work for you. If you pay a company to install solar panels for you the conventional way, it can

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101 Uses For Paracord

Just came across a great list type article covering 101 uses for paracord. There are really over 100 uses, but Above Average Joe couldn’t think of the other 20. So he needs your help. Get the 80 and tell him

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Fighting Back: Will Montana be the First State to Allow Sheriffs to Arrest Federal Agents?

Montana moved one step closer to taking back the State’s power, after the Legislature’s House Judiciary Committee passed the so-called “sheriffs first” bill. The bill, which has many in the federal government already crying foul, declares the local sheriff to

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Survival Without Firearms

With all the craziness going on regarding gun control and the persistent attempts by government to take firearms out of the hands of the people, we must remember that although having a gun to protect your family, your food storage,

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How To Build A Concrete Block Raised Bed Garden

So you have lousy soil or limited space, but you still want to garden? Build a raised bed garden! Most people will tell you to use wood for your raised bed vegetable garden, but after reading this article, you’ll understand

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5 Ways To Start A Fire Using Water?

Whether you’re camping, or in a survival/shtf situation, knowing how to start a fire is an essential skill. Here are 5 ways to start a fire. You may not have any bics handy. And even if you know one or

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DHS Supplier Provides Shooting Targets of Unsuspecting American Gun Owners

Yes, as sickening as that looks above, that is an actual shooting target DHS supplier, Law Enforcement Targets, Inc., is providing for officers to use for target practice. To see some other shooting targets of unsuspecting Americans like a mother

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