7 Ways To Stay Clean Without Running Water

With all the conveniences around us, we rarely wish to learn how to stay hygienic without running water. However, the trick might be useful when you want to learn survival philosophy and emulate things that a prepper does. The typical

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Low-Cost Survival Hygiene: How To Make Lye Soap From Fat and Wood Ashes

One of the most prominent uses for wood ashes is as a soap-making ingredient. Lye soap is actually quite old, having been used by many different cultures and societies around the world as a way of profitably reusing meat drippings

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How To Treat Lice Naturally Using Essential Oils

Lice can be a pain in the butt. If you have school age children you probably have encountered these pesky little bugs at one point or another.There are many over the counter solutions to killing lice, but they nearly all

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Soap Making 101 – Making Cold Process Soap

While there are other methods of making soap (hot process and melt & pour), this tutorial will provide a basic overview on how to make your own all natural cold process soaps.  There may come a time when you can’t buy

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What Will You Do When The Toilet Paper Runs Out?

Toilet paper is used to clean (wipe) with after using the toilet but it is also protection for the hand to prevent contamination during the cleaning process. It is absorbent, flushable and soft to the touch. In certain situations, being

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Do You Have A Flu Pandemic Preparedness Plan?

With the H7N9 strain of making news lately with it’s Human to Human transmission a good review of Flu Pandemic Preparedness is in order. Most Flu Pandemic Preparedness isn’t about the sexy gear and guns driven survivalism/prepping but good old common sense stuff.  Flu

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10 Survival Lessons Learned In Combat

(Thomas Miller) My time in the Army taught me many things, from the “proper” way to make a bed all the way to how to correctly assault an enemy stronghold; and while every lesson is a valuable lesson, some seem

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How To Take Care Of Your Feet And Prevent Blisters

Ask any accomplished runner, hiker, backpacker, or outdoorsman how they prevent blisters and you’ll more than likely get different answers from each person you run across. Our buddies over at ItsTactical have discovered and sware by leukotape to prevent blisters.

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Sustainable Soap That Grows On Trees

You know the saying, “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” But did you know that soap does? I’m not joking you. There really is a soap-growing tree! In fact, other plants also produce natural detergent, but today’s focus is on the

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DIY: How To Build A Composting Toilet For Under $4

A composting toilet is a good idea for rural or remote areas where indoor plumbing isn’t available. Outhouses are common, but can be cold, smelly, uncomfortable, and can contaminate ground water. A compost toilet doesn’t have these problems, can be

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