What Are The Essentials Of Root Cellar Design?

This is what a root cellar looks like

Storage of food and other items is an essential thing to do when you are living off-grid or at any place that does not have proper storage facilities. In such cases, a root cellar would essentially help you in storing food. However, some people still fail to preserve their food even while … Read more

What are the Different Types of Tiny Homes?

A tiny home in a forest

Many people from all walks of life are being attracted by the pleasure of simple living. Today, there’s a wide variety of tiny home possibilities that can accommodate them. There has been an architectural and social movement that advocates living simply in small homes, which is called the tiny-house movement or the … Read more

Foraging: Getting Food from Mother Nature

Foraging

Foraging is finding and harvesting wild foods for free, and some people call it gathering. It can involve hiking in the mountains and going to different places to find unique but edible plants, fruits, and other foods. Learning how to forage is also a great way to practice preparedness and survivalism when … Read more

Edible Plants and Weeds

Edible Plants and Weeds

Reaching the true essence of survivalism requires the effective use of resources. This includes knowing the use of things that may seem insignificant or finding a way to survive with the bare minimum. It might never have crossed your mind that wild plants and weeds are edible, but this knowledge could mean … Read more

Communicating During A Disaster

Classic stainless steel radio

When your area is struck by a disaster of any kind, losing communication is one of the first things you worry about. Hurricanes and tornadoes threaten to pull down wires, while both natural and man-made disasters lead to signal failure, power outages, and worse.  What’s even worse is that we’ve now come … Read more

Must Have Items for Tiny Home Living

tiny home

Tiny homes are becoming more popular because of low price points and convenient mobility. Today, you will be able to see a lot of tiny homes on TV shows and even on Instagram and sometimes these make you think about living in a tiny home yourself. With the rise of minimalistic living … Read more

How to Make a Fishing Hook the Old Fashioned Way

Fishing Hook the Old Fashioned Way

  When it comes to survival and living off the grid, finding the source of food is one of the most important things. One of the easiest ways to get food is to go fishing. When SHTF, you might find yourself lost in the wilderness, hungry, then you’ll find a pond or … Read more

How to Make Your Own Toothpaste

Toothpaste

Making your own toothpaste is essential for a lot of reasons. It can be because you want to be self-sufficient, you can to save money, or you want to preserve the environment. But aside from those things, another valuable reason to make your own toothpaste is because it can be a valuable … Read more

7 Off-Grid Projects for Survivalists

Solar power system

When you go off-grid either partially or totally, you will not be relying much or completely on commercial electricity. This is actually a great thing because you can save a lot of money and it also prepares you in case of grid collapses because of disasters or other emergencies. But for you … Read more

8 Survival Uses of Cigarettes

Cigarettes

Cigarettes are known to be hugely addicting and are terrible for the body because of the negative side-effects they can bring. This is the reason why we see a lot of anti-smoking signs and as well as health warnings everywhere. But did you know that cigarettes can be very useful when it … Read more