30 Lost Ways of Survival from 1880 We Should All Learn
People really should avert their gaze from the modern survival thinking for just a bit and also look at how the guys who wandered the west 150 or so years… Read more »
Category: Self-Sufficiency
How To Store Meat For Years Without Refrigeration
From the time people roamed the earth as hunter-gatherers, their very survival might have depended on preserving meat — their main source of protein — to tide them over in… Read more »
Ways of Curing Meat & Smoking During the 1800s
During the early 1800s, cooking dominated the time and energy of the average housewife. There were no big grocery stores where families could go to purchase food, and eating out… Read more »
Smoking Meat and Fish – Keeping Food Edible For Months And Even Years
Across the ages, in every survival story, a disaster of some sort plays a prominent role. Sometimes the part is played by the government, sometimes it is played by Mother… Read more »
How To Preserve Food For Winter Like The Pioneers
During the winter months, pioneers did their best to keep warm. They would keep the fire in their log homes going all day and wear warm clothes made of flannel… Read more »
HOW TO MAKE POWDERED EGGS (Being Able To Make Your Own Powdered Eggs Is a Handy Skill to Know)
While you may not use it often, being able to make your own powdered eggs is a handy skill to know. For instance, if you’ve got a chicken coop and… Read more »
Do You Want to Create a Power Generator to Reduce Every Month Electricity Bills? ( To Avoid Today’s Terrible Bills, and You Can Save Over $ 1,000 a Month )
Blackouts are nothing new, but major storms over the past two years have hammered home the importance of electrical power. When the electrical power goes out during a major storm… Read more »
Raising Livestock Off-Grid: Everything You Need to Know
Many off-grid homesteaders choose to raise livestock somewhere along the path to self-sufficiency. Guest Author Raising your own livestock allows you to avoid the additives and potential diseases found in… Read more »