Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Four Acres and Independence - A Self-Sufficient Farmstead

Mushrooms, sheep, geese, a small orchard, and growing/drying his own fruit and vegetables, working the soil to perfect it, rerouting rain-water, all to be independent. A nice story...


Friday, February 7, 2014

Build an Emergency Heater For Your Car

Here are simple instructions for making an emergency heater to keep in the trunk of your car, or behind the seat of your pickup truck. In a pinch, it could also be used for a very small room. This costs less than $10.00



Click the link below to download a 4-page instructional PDF with clickable links.
http://www.box.net/shared/iepvf7c2tj


Saturday, February 1, 2014

Wisconsin family discovers fully-stocked fallout shelter in their back yard

The family cleared away the bushes that had grown over the cover of the shelter and unlocked the chain that secured the doors closed, opened an ammo box and found... cool aid! Wait till you see what ELSE they found. It had been 50 years since built. Here's the link:
Wisconsin family discovers fully-stocked fallout shelter in their back yard 50 years after it was installed at the height of the Cold War | Mail Online

How To Build A Smokehouse From Pallets for Less than $100

I don’t know if you have ever smoked meat before, but it is a rewarding, yet time consuming task. Since your meat will be preserved, and therefore good for a long time, it makes the most sense to be able to smoke a lot at once. After determining how much wood we needed for a decent size smoker, we decided to go with repurposed pallets. For less than $100, we were able to put together this great smokehouse that can hold a ton of meat. Multiple racks for smoking as well as a place to hang sausages, you can even hang a whole deer in it if you like. Here is the Link:

DIY Smoker- How To Build A Smokehouse From Pallets for Less than $100 - DIY Ready - DIY Ready