The Winter Blast Giveaway has been a lot of fun and a lot of great products have been reviewed and offered as reader giveaways. That said, one of the most fun…
The Backdoor Survival Book Festival 4.0 continues, this time with The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms: Helpful Tips for Mushrooming in the Field by Pelle Holmberg and Hans Marklund. As…
Sometimes we all need to go back to the beginning to regroup, redefine and start over with a new perspective Back in 2011, when I first wrote about 12 Months…
Peppermint essential oil is so useful that is it comes as no surprise that even folks that are not well versed in the use of essential oils will have a…
It is a bit offensive to find that many websites refer to “senior” preppers as doddering old people with limited vision to what is happening in this world and limited ability to fend for themselves. This stereotype is simply is not true. Regardless of your current age, learn about the plight of the senior prepper and take stock of the skills and wisdom they offer to the preparedness community.
Wildfires are typically associated with the summer months but in truth, they can occur anywhere and anytime. Whereas typical causes are lightening, droughts and freaks of nature, human carelessness as…
When the time came to decide which book to include in the next installment of the current Backdoor Survival Book Festival, I went to my stack of books and picked…
One of the first things newbie preppers do is get themselves set up with water. In my own case, I purchased a 55 gallon water barrel and lots of bottled…
There is nothing that beats a camping for learning about life off-grid, whether planned or not. Here are some tips that will help you get ready!
Learn everything you need to know about using potassium iodide following a nuclear incident.
Whether in a large way or small, almost everyone thinks about homesteading at some time in their life. Alas, homesteading in the classic sense is not always possible. Still, there are ways we can homestead without ever leaving home. I call that “homesteading in place”. Learn how.
Unless you live in the tropics, winter is likely to bring uncertain weather, including bone-chilling temperatures, severe winds, freezing rain and significant snowfall. Needless to say, such conditions are not…
Every once in awhile, a book will come along that fills me with inspiration and allows me to dream about things that perhaps I may never be able to experience…
Acquiring survival and prepping gear can be both a blessing and a curse. The blessing part is easy to figure out; if there is an emergency, you will have what…
Next up the in the current Backdoor Survival Book Festival is a Q & A with Ron Brown, the author of The Amazing 2000-Hour Flashlight. As always, there is also…
A while back I shared this list of 46 pioneer skills for the modern, 21st century homesteader. Here are three no one has mentioned: old fashioned photography and manual typing on a typewriter. And what about operating a slide rule? Can you think of some others?