Our good friend Sootch00 recently made a video on how to make your very own mini-stove that burns on denatured alcohol. You simply use aluminum cans and cut them to specific measurements as the video show. If you decide to do this project, be very careful and use all the necessary safety equipment to avoid […]
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How to Escape the Frustration of Sod’s Law or Murphy’s Law
My first experiences with feeling rage as a kid came while I was doing yard work in our backyard. I remember it distinctly but I’m not sure if it was before I was nine or ten years old. In any event, I hated having to sweep the back porch and then our patio.I hated how […]
Featured Post: A Review of the British Berkefeld Water Filtration System
This article appeared on The Survivalist Blog and we are happy to have another satisfied customer. Jason in Virginia wrote this article. I recently purchased and received a British Berkefeld Water FIltration System, and here is a general run down on my thoughts and experiences with it thus far. Pre-Purchase and Purchase I did quite […]
Looking Beyond Ourselves
How many times have you ever felt burnt-out, spent, or unproductive? Although you are working and working, accomplishing priorities and achieving your goals little by little, you might feel as though you are in a rut. Although success is often perceived as the end-result of a continual applied effort, success is present every step of […]
Video: Shocking Water Filter Review & Comparison
Do you own any of these systems? If you own anything other than a Berkey system, it might be featured here in this video by LDSPrepper. He has over 150 videos and has tons of subscribers on his YouTube channel. If you get a chance, visit his channel and subscribe to it. We recently heard […]
Featured: What Else Happened on the 4th of July?
Our friends Dr. Bones & Nurse Amy authored the following article on July 4 and we are glad to share it with you here: To the Self-Reliant, This is a very special day in American history. On this day in 1776, some influential patriots from 13 British colonies united to throw off their shackles and […]
Featured: DIY Soapmaking – How to Make Cold Process Soap
I have always had my reservations about lye. I think that it stems from the fact that as a young boy I heard more than a few instances of how lye killed someone or an animal from that person or pet from ingestion/direct contact. That has always stuck with me. The actual ingredient is sodium […]
Did You Know…
We wish you a happy & safe July4th! Since we are all celebrating the United States’ Independence Day, we thought it would be fitting to feature the following article which touches on little known facts about the holiday that offers many employees a coveted day-off. The following article originally appeared on our National Archives website: […]
Featured Post: Exercising Free Will
This post comes from Survivology101.com. Check out the great info on his site & his YouTube channel. For starters this is a test to check and see if I can post to my blog via email. If it doesn’t work you will never know, if you are reading this post then I have succeeded. I […]
Interesting Facts About the Queen Bee
The queen bee is the most important bee in the hive. She is the bee that births all other bees that live in the hive. Although she begins her life as any other larva, she is nurtured to queen status by being fed a special diet. Even then, the queen has to wage battle before […]