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5 Ways to Start a Fire Using Water

By Preparing for SHTF   Knowing alternative ways to create fire could save your life someday. Grant Thompson from The King King of Random has put together this excellent video showing you five ways to start fire with water. Yes…
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Keeping Farm Animals Healthy in the Winter

By Theresa Crouse   Whether you’re trying to protect your food sources in a survival situation or just trying to avoid expensive veterinary bills, protecting your farm animals from disease in the winter is crucial. Disease can be catastrophic on…
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Top 7 Must Have Survival Skills

By HandySurvival In order to be a good survivalist, you need to get the basics down. The following compilation breaks down the top seven skills that every survivalist must have in order to last the first few days.   7…
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10 Reasons You Need A Garden

By David Goodman  Gardening isn’t just a hobby for old people and eccentrics: it’s a skill we should all practice, no matter what our time constraints, land availability, income, age or physical strength. Simply put: everyone needs a garden. Why?…
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Home Security and Self Defense

By Ben  After we had the basic amount of “stuff” put up we turned our attention towards fortifying our home and improving the defense of ourselves. During this phase, we had to actually start thinking the way a criminal would….
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Vegetables to Plant Mid-Summer

By Mario Leal Everyone knows that spring is the main planting season. Once the first frost ends, the majority of vegetables are planted in your garden for harvest later on in the growing season. However, there are some vegetables that…
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