Want to start making your own butter? For our Thanksgiving meal this year, we made our own butter using my grandma’s butter churn. It’s probably an antique, but you can get something similar here. The process of making butter is pretty simple, and it’s always a bit like magic when that butter pulls together at […]
Twelve Days of Christmas–Preparedness Gear
Christmas is the perfect time to get some preparedness gear under your tree or give some to someone you care about. And today I have the second half of the 12 Days of Christmas gift giving set–Preparedness Gear 12 Days of Christmas! Pick a loved one or unsuspecting neighbor and treat them to a little […]
Twelve Days of Christmas–Food Storage
Let’s be honest, who wouldn’t want to get some food storage or preparedness gear for Christmas? You know it ends up under my tree in some form every year. Well this Christmas I’ve got a gift for you–The Food Storage 12 Days of Christmas! Pick a loved one or unsuspecting neighbor and treat them to […]
The Best Way to Get Skunk Smell Off a Dog
Dogs and skunks. They go together like peanut butter and jelly, right? At least my dogs think so. We’ve had more than a few run ins with skunks that leave the dogs stinking in a serious way. And we’ve tried out more than one method to de-skunk the dogs, including commercial products, tomato juice, and […]
Top 10+ Prepper Uses for 2 Liter Bottles
The 2 liter soda bottle. Super cheap and readily available. Offer to help clean up after a party and you can go home with an armload of them for free! Once you’ve emptied the contents, don’t throw that bottle out! Here are the top ten ways for the preparedness crowd to reuse two liter […]
Make Your Own Super Simple Wallet-Sized Fire Starters
I love the dryer lint fire starters, but they’re kind of bulky to carry around with you every day. So today I’m going to show you how to make a fire starter that is lightweight, flat, and easy to carry with you every day based on one I was given by Leon Pantenburg of Survival […]
Canning Homemade Peach Peel and Pit Jelly
What do you do with your peels and pits when you’re canning peaches or using them for jam? Mine used to go straight out to the chickens, but I’ve found a new way to get one more delicious use out of them before passing them off to the birds. Peach Peel and Pit Jelly! To […]
Practically Free Egg Carton Dryer Lint Firestarters
Here’s a fire starter that’s easy to make from materials you probably already have floating around your house. These little balls of fire will burn for approximately 15 minutes after being lit, giving you plenty of time to get a fire going even if you have to dry out some of the wood. I keep […]
The Best Method to Get the Smell Out of Towels (Because it Actually Works!)
Do your towels ever develop a musty, mildew, yucky odor? Even when they’re washed they still smell bad? Thanks to my small helpers that leave towels, wash cloths, and dish rags wadded up randomly around the house, I’ve got some experience with getting smells out of towels. When I first decided to do this, I […]
Food Storage and Survival Radio Episode 54: Tips to Make Camping Fun for the Whole Family
Episode 54: Tips to Make Camping Fun for the Whole Family Listen here! Summer’s here! Bring on the camping trips! In this episode I share some of my favorite tips for making camping fun for the whole family, especially if you’re bringing kids along. From games to play to keeping things clean, be sure to […]
