Bushcraft Skills For Surviving in The Wild

Being survival veterans, we can assure you that survival in the wild is not easy! You need to have the right equipment and skills. Without this perfect combination, you could actually be stuck in deep mud! Being a novice, these skills may evade you;...

Review – Haybox Cooking on the Homestead

I first learned about haybox cooking in England, in the 1980s. It was part of a course in Biodynamic Farming and Gardening that included studies about what was known as Appropriate, or Alternative Technology. Because I was preparing to work in Africa, I felt...

Why Keep a Bolt Kit At Your Workplace

You never know when or where you may find yourself in an emergency (or worse) situation, but the odds are that it won’t happen when you are comfortably at home with every member of your family in your line of sight and all of...

How Paracord Can it Save Your Life?

  I recently got a question from one of our subscribers asking why they should use paracord instead of more affordable plain nylon cord. This is a great question because on the surface, we really don’t see much of a difference between the two. They’re both...

Homesteads and Horses: What to Know

Horses bring a variety of benefits to homesteads, whether by plowing fields or by providing compost for gardens or farmland. If you’re considering a horse for your homestead, there are a few factors to think about beforehand. Their Daily Care Like any animal, horses require daily...

News – Hurricane Irma: The True Reality

We are three to three to four days out from a likely Category 4 direct hit in South Florida.  We are here and we are prepped.  So are a lot of our neighbors, if not most of them.  Mind you, none of us are...