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My first paracord bracelets and belt
Back in the mid-1970′s I learned macrame and made A LOT of plant hangers and necklaces. When I saw paracord bracelets and belts, I thought, “I can do that!” Thank goodness for YouTube. Actually,...
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Alternative Items For Life Without Power
We have non-power hand tools including saws, drills, etc. We also like to plan for a life without disposables–toilet paper, napkins, tissues, etc. We recently thought about some other items for out...
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Off-Grid Water Pump–Video
SouthernPrepper1, one of my favorite YouTube preppers, has a new video demonstrating a hand pump he has installed in tandem with his electric water pump for his well water. We are on top of a hill and...
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Heavy-Duty Charcoal Grill
We have a typical propane grill, a two-burner propane camping stove, a charcoal cast iron hibachi grill, and a wood/charcoal Stove Tec stove that can all be used if we lose electricity and the use of...
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Put Aside Extra Shoes
When we started prepping over 30 years ago, one of the books I bought along with the appropriate hand tools was for making sandals and leather moccasins. We still have them. However, as I have gotten...
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Chickens and Coop–Part 2 Starting the Coop
“It’s only a chicken coop!” I ordered the chicks to be delivered the week of February 13. (See Part 1) We started building the coop that week. We were having excavation done of the coop site that...
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HAM Radio Expert Really Geared up at the NC Camp-Out
This article and photos were contributed by Repsfo, a member of the American Preppers Network. He attended the NC camp-out on June 8-10, 2012, and demonstrated the equipment listed below. Two of the...
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Advice for Taking the HAM Radio License Tests
My husband took and passed the Technician and General HAM tests yesterday and passed with getting one wrong on each test. As a result of a question from a reader of my blog, my husband wrote the...
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Learning to Tie Knots
Saturday my husband and I joined some other preppers to learn to tie some knots at the beautiful Glen Bridge River Park in Arden, south of Asheville. It was organized as a meet-up of the WNC Survival...
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Cool Prepper Stuff at Tractor Supply
I go to Tractor Supply in my small town fairly frequently–partly because they are often out of what I go there to buy, and I have to return. Bummer. However, I always enjoy browsing the tables of...
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Grain Mill Comparison
I own three grain mills and have been grinding grain for about four years. I often get asked about what is “the best” grain mill. There are questions every family must answer for themselves to...
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