Homesteading and Back to Basics

This is a guest post by Papabear [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win a number of prizes including an 84 serving storage bucket of Wise Food Storage, 500 rounds of 9mm ammo, a NukAlert a copy of my book The Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat and a copy of [...]

These small cabin plans were sent to me by B Fockler and with his permission I’m sharing them with you. If you’ve ever wanted to build a small cabin these are a great set of free small cabin plans. To view the full-sized cabin plan right-click on the image…

If you’ve listened to the news this morning, you’ve probably heard reports of the severe storms that hit the Southern U.S. late yesterday evening. It was bad here, with high winds, heavy rain, lightening and tornado warnings blaring over the radio. It was an interesting evening to say the least… But, with the cold air mixing [...]

Guest post by Jenny Lamb of The Last Frontier Blog It’s easy to make spruce pitch salve and oil. There are no pine trees in our area, but if that’s what you have, then you can substitute it for spruce, and make Pine Salve. Spruce pitch (and pine) has many wonderful uses, and is one [...]

Madison Co. to evict man from camper “Land of the free”, ‘home of the brave”? This would make the founders of this country turn over in their graves and goes against every principle this country was built on. Ya, it’s a free country as long as you do what they tell you to do. He [...]

How To Build A Solar Water Heater  My trailer like most travel trailers it’s size comes equipped with a small water heater and while this is efficient for most of my needs, being a tightwad I’m always looking to save resources and free alternatives.    I only need a few gallons of hot water a [...]

[Note: The winner of our non fiction writing contest will be announced Wednesday.] Real World Use Of Diesel Fuel In Kerosene Appliances And Other Observations:  Non-fiction Writing Contest Submission by Jeff in Ohio It is well-known that diesel engines are capable of using other fuels besides diesel. This includes kerosene (with added lubrication). But how well does diesel [...]

Highway to Self-Reliance – A Beginner Guide Non-fiction Writing Contest Submission by Steven Long Due to the way the economy and world has become, we are seeing more and more people going down the path of achieving self-reliance (Reliance on one’s own efforts and abilities). If your main goal is to break free from the imprisonment of [...]

Guest Post by Lorenzo Poe I would like to make the case for pigeons as an urban livestock. Pigeons have lived alongside man for thousands of years with the first images of pigeons being found by archaeologists in Mesopotamia dating back to 3000 BC.  Throughout human history the pigeon has adopted many roles ranging from [...]