In an emergency situation getting to see a doctor or any healthcare professional may just not happen. As preppers, we prepare, but not many of us think about going beyond just stockpiling medicine.
Dr.Bones explains what questions you can ask your doctor NOW, to try and seek other methods or natural drugs to start looking into before SHTF. Click the link below to see this great article.
10 Questions Preppers Should Ask The Doctor
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In honor of the Pioneers of the past, here are thirteen skills that were everyday to them that you may want to learn. Most are skills that will be useful even now, while some may be more necessary in a grid down type situation.
Old knowledge is always proven to work, it worked for our forefathers and we let technology get in the way of those old skills. Learn the old skills to ensure your survival, see the full article below
13 Pioneer Skills You May Need
Chickens provide eggs and meat to survive after any collapse of society. They are cheap and relatively easy to keep, but do you know what breeds are best for you?
Chickens are a great addition to your survival plan because they produce fertilizer and eat pests that could ruin your survival plantings. Before you acquire chickens, there are some things to consider. Do some homework so you’ll choose the best breeds to suit your needs. Click below to read the full article and choose the right chicken breed.
8 Best Chicken Breeds For Preppers
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When you first start off prepping it is a daunting time, so much to organise – food storage, survival equipment, bugging-in, bugging-out and all the planning in between. You may think its going to cost you a fortune and you’ll have no time to fit it all in around your normal daily chores, but you’d be wrong, most people do a little bit here and there as they go along; in fact hardly anyone goes out and gets it all sorted in one go!
The key is to start off slow and pace your self, doing small tasks everyday soon mount up. I found a great article that shows you some 5 minute prepping tasks you can do to start getting prepared. Each task takes between one and five minutes to complete. Tick some of these off and get more organised. Read the full article below.
26 Five Minute Prepping Projects
Have you ever gone out to check on your vegetables and plants, only to fins something has ate them? I know I sure have! Thank god, there is a simple way to stop those pesky animals from ruining your crop. Build a bed enclosure.
This project is really simple to do and even looks really nice and professional. I would even hang some solar lights on them so they are a feature to look at at night, but Im a night owl, so im probably the only one that would ever think of that.
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Times being what they are we’re all trying to save a little money. Here’s some tips on how to stretch that dollar even further with a home garden. The ultimate in self-sufficiency in terms of food is, of course, to grow it yourself.
I have read many articles lately inferring preppers should buy seeds packaged for long term storage so that when SHTF they can dig up part of the lawn and grow their own food. Click the link below to see the original article
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Any citrus fruit can be used for making marmalade. Bitter or sweet oranges, lemons, grapefruit, tangerines, satsumas and ugli fruit, on their own or in various combinations.
Flavorings such as ginger, whisky, rum, brandy, treacle and apricots can be added but the citrus flavor must predominate. See how to make some below.
Canning 101 – Orange Marmalade Recipe
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Some fertilizers come in big 50 pound bags you find down at the local garden center and are nearly always full of harmful chemicals for animals or water supplies,did you know they can be hiding right inside your house.
Over at the Home Grown Fun website they have a list of 10 natural, organic fertilizer recipes. Click the link below to see all 10 natural organic fertilizer recipes.
10 Natural Organic Fertilizer Recipes
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Now is the time to preserve some of the season’s gems like tomatoes, peaches, corn, and peppers. Preserving isn’t just about canning, though. There are lots of ways to preserve your fruits and veggies.
There are lots of ways to preserve your fruits and veggies so don’t waste all of your time, effort and money by not preserving. Click the link below to see all of the tips today!
Tips For Freezing, Pickling, Making Sauces And More With Your Summer Produce
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There are many myths surrounding the subject of survival. Many more than I can write about today. Survival in an emergency situation in the wilderness often depends on being able to sort out myth from reality. People who find themselves in precarious scenarios may be forced to deal with such things as how to stop bleeding, how to help a snake bite victim and how to treat a badly sprained ankle.
Knowing what works and what is an old wives’ tale can be of great aid and possibly even save a life. Click the link below to see the top 7 myths.
7 Survival Myths That Will Get You Killed
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