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Survival Garden Seed Germination

Growing your own Survival Garden, similar to the World War II era ‘Victory Garden’, is not only a rewarding experience that builds a key survival skill, but it enables you to be less dependent upon today’s modern food systems, is

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DIY Cigar Survival Fishing Kit

Here’s a great way to shave a few ounces off any fishing kits you pack for your bug out bag, walk-about bag, or hunting bag. It fits in a glove box in your vehicle nicely too. Introducing the DIY cigar

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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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How To Determine The Size Of Your Survival Garden

There’s a saying that goes… If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail. And that couldn’t ring more true when it comes to your survival garden. And now that spring is almost here, it’s time for you to

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Cooking When The Grid Goes Down

In a grid-down scenario we may not have the easy access to our kitchen tools that we take for granted and rely on daily. Most kitchen appliances are powered by electricity or gas and if those go out due to

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How To Build An Infrared Solar Food Dehydrator

You have to add this to your list of must do DIY projects. Just the look on your neighbors’ faces when they see this contraption in your yard will be worth it alone! Plus you get to dehydrate your food

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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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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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