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Best Hatchets and Knives For Butchering and Dressing

Best Hatchets and Knives For Butchering and Dressing

When it comes to skinning and butchering game and livestock, not all knives are up to the task. While the impression may be that someone can do everything with a…

Identifying Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms In America & Treating Poisoning

Identifying Poisonous Plants and Mushrooms In America & Treating Poisoning

Just as it is important to know about edibles in your area, it is also very important to know what things are poisonous where you live. Sometimes edible and poisonous…

How to Make and Can Butter: A Guide to Canning Ghee And Butter

How to Make and Can Butter: A Guide to Canning Ghee And Butter

The demand for canned butter can be so great that some survival oriented sites can run out, especially if there is any indication that things might get tough and people…

The Pros and Cons Of Mini or Dwarf Livestock

The Pros and Cons Of Mini or Dwarf Livestock

When it comes to raising livestock you have to be careful when picking out what animals and breeds to invest your time and money in. Mini livestock have gained popularity…

Garden Tower Review

Garden Tower Review

The Garden Tower was sent to us for an honest review. I have been late in reviewing it because my growing season was cut short last year due to a…

How to EMP-Proof Your Car, Even if You Don’t Really Have To

How to EMP-Proof Your Car, Even if You Don’t Really Have To

Some experts have stressed the importance of EMP-proofing your car to ensure you have transportation after a nuclear strike, while others have denounced the practice as unnecessary. Let’s take a closer look at the science behind EMP-proofing your vehicle, whether it’s essential, and how to complete this task if you choose to carry it out.

Sustainable Eating – Food Preservation for the Modern World

Sustainable Eating – Food Preservation for the Modern World

Sustainable Eating – the idea and practice of creating food production that you can maintain year after year. The idea that we must buy food is a product of urbanization….

Survival Lessons of the Mountain Men

Survival Lessons of the Mountain Men

The North American fur trade started from the first time Europeans made contact with native peoples in North America. It ran out of steam around the time of the mid…

Soil Health – Building Sustainable Gardens

Soil Health – Building Sustainable Gardens

Moving from growing a simple garden to planting a sustainable garden that provides most of your food intake for the year takes a little bit of work. If you jump…

Prep to Live, Not Just Survive

Prep to Live, Not Just Survive

I had an interesting conversation the other day on the idea of survival and emergency food. The words “good enough for survival use” and “if you are hungry enough, you…

13 Prepper Websites To Follow When Everything Becomes Censored and How To Beat Censorship In The Modern Age

13 Prepper Websites To Follow When Everything Becomes Censored and How To Beat Censorship In The Modern Age

I am not number ranking these sites because that is not helpful. Some people find better info for their situation on one site while another person may get more useful…

Tornadoes, Downbursts, Water Spouts, and Dust Devils Oh My!

Tornadoes, Downbursts, Water Spouts, and Dust Devils Oh My!

You don’t have to live in tornado alley to experience a twister. Sure they may not have the strength and size that the most catastrophic twisters but even in the…

Medical Preparedness: The Art and Benefits of Making Herbal Infusions

Medical Preparedness: The Art and Benefits of Making Herbal Infusions

Why We Should Strive to be Medically Independent? Increased Contamination and Altered Pharmaceuticals: In the past 6 years, big pharma has recalled over 8000 drug products, from capsules, tablets to…

Bug Out Or Bug In? Making The Right Choice For Your Situation

Bug Out Or Bug In? Making The Right Choice For Your Situation

Editor’s Note: This resource has been revised and updated for 2019. To bug out or bug in? That is a question that a lot of us may have given some thought…

How to Keep Your Car Prepped for Survival

How to Keep Your Car Prepped for Survival

A common bug out or survival strategy is to simply outfit a vehicle with all the necessary supplies and resources you would need. When you’re preparing for an emergency, your…

Appreciating The Skills Of Your Group & How Everyone Has Something to Offer

Appreciating The Skills Of Your Group & How Everyone Has Something to Offer

I have talked to and interacted with a lot of different types of preppers throughout my writing for Backdoor Survival, and one thing we all need to work on is…