Is it possible to go a week, month, or even a year without buying groceries from a grocery store? The answer is yes and you don’t necessarily have to be a farmer with a large amount of land and livestock either. Even if you live in the city you can feed yourself and your family without setting foot in a …
What will it be used for? Just to get from point A to point B? Or will you be staying in your bug out vehicle for an unknown length of time? This will determine how many mods and accessories you will add to your vehicle. A “point A to point B” vehicle, you can get away with less mods. At …
Bears have been depicted in several movies as predators that target humans, but in actual fact the majority of bear encounters rarely involve any aggression, let alone an attack. However, if you are in bear country when camping, hiking or even live there, you need to be prepared and learn how to react or better yet, prevent a bear encounter …
Whether you have an aquaponics system where you have fish as a source of protein or you just caught some fish while out fishing, here are the basics of cleaning a fish before cooking. Depending on the fish, it could have scales or a slippery outside layer. Using something like the back of a knife, in a firm steady motion, …
Prepping and homesteading is all about getting back to the basics and being self reliant, a huge part of that is having control over your food supply. With a simple Aquaponics system you can have an abundance of healthy organic food (vegetables and fish) year round. So what exactly is Aquaponics? It is the combination of raising fish (aquaculture) and …
In a disaster situation the priority first and foremost is to keep ourselves and our family safe, so we plan and prepare for any possible danger. Pets are part of the family and need to be included in the planning process. Animals (particularly dogs) can actually be a valuable resource for survival. They have an ability to sense danger long …