“We started off an earlier article about rainwater by suggesting that a few 55 gallon drums of water taken from your downspouts would be a great source of
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Urban Foraging – How To Find Free Food In The City!
“If foragers search for edible wild plants, what do urban foragers do? Look for edible plants in the city, of course! Urban foraging is part of a larger
How To Make A Fishing Spear The Primitive Way
“The ultimate goal of the survivalist is NOT to build an arsenal of high tech gadgetry that will allow him/her to “survive” in the wilderness. Rather, the intention
How To Pickle Anything (No Canning Necessary)
“There are certain things I will never understand in this world: the rules of cricket, how fish reproduce, quantum harmonic oscillation… and people who don’t like pickles. That
How To Convert A Lawn Mower Into A Power Generator
“The first step is to remove the motor from the lawn mower base. Typically, there are 3 or 4 bolts holding the motor to the base, but before
How To Make Sugar From Beets
How to make your own sugar… “Sugar beets were once used to create sugar when it was an expensive item. Because it was costly, individuals who did not
Build Your Own Smoker From A 55-Gallon Drum
“Men can admit that they like making barbecue because it’s not really cooking – it’s a DIY project that ends with eating meat. After a few years of
Solarize Your Backpack & Power All Your Gizmos
“In this instructable I’ll show you how to build a detachable solar panel and battery charger for your backpack. This can power or charge all your gadgets (cell
Survival Gardening: 5 Unusual Grain Crops
“The most commonly grown grains in the world are: maize (corn), wheat, rice, and barley. These four crops together provide over 60% of the world’s food energy (FAO
How to Make Homemade Butter In A Stand Mixer
“Okay, so maybe I just tend to get overly excited about butter in general, but I am pretty sure that making homemade butter in my Kitchen-Aid is both
Stainless Steel Garden Incinerator / Patio Heater From Recycled Scrap
“Project: To build a replacement for the ugly rusted and burned out oil drum we have been using for a incinerator. Lets face it when it come to
How To Build A Rain Barrel For Less Than $100
“It’s pretty easy to build your own rain barrels from plastic drums or trash cans. Search online for “bottles” or “containers” to find an “open head” plastic 55-gallon
Make A Month’s Worth Of Green Smoothies
“I started drinking green smoothies during my first whole living challenge attempt, and ever since then they’ve been a staple in my a.m. intake. What thrills me even
How To Make A Terra Cotta Pot Meat Smoker
“One of the hardest parts of this smoker is finding the suggested pottery piece for the lid. I ended up using the drain pan for the pot size
How To Make Your Own Electrolyte Energy Drink
“Gatorade, PowerAde, electrolyte pumped-up sports drinks… they’re good for you, right? You see athletes chugging down bottles of the neon-colored liquid in every ad and real life, surely
How To Compost Food Scraps
“Composting food scraps at home is one of the most important aspects of home composting. Why? Because food scrap items such as vegetable and fruit waste, meal leftovers,
Growing Mushrooms Using The Log Inoculation Method
“Inoculating logs with mushroom spawn couldn’t be easier. Basically you drill holes in the logs 3-4 inches apart in a diamond pattern, pound in the spawn plugs, cover
How To – Cold Storage 101
“While many of you might partake in canning and freezing the harvest, cold storage is another option that is less familiar for the home preservationist. Cold storage requires
How To Make A Container Pond In A Stock Tank
“Over the years of blogging about my stock-tank ponds (a 100-gallon container pond in my former garden, and this new 717-gallon one), I’ve been asked many times how
How To Make Homemade Feta Cheese
“I have been promising to bring you my homemade feta cheese recipe for a while. Today is finally the day. You may be wondering why I bother making
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