Setting Up a No-Excuse Everyday Carry That Actually Gets Carried
How Much Equipment Should I Carry? Tolerance for how much gear can be comfortably carried varies, not only from one individual to the next, but by activity. You might feel…
Power Without the Grid – Historic Ways Cultures Worked, Built, and Produced Energy
Hand Tools Animals Water Wheel Windmill Which of these can be realistically adopted now on a small homestead? Hand Tools All historical cultures that I am aware of used hand…
Hospitality in Hard Times – Why Sharing a Meal Still Matters
The custom of shared family meals is common across most cultures. In all likelihood, our ancestors sat down together for shared meals as families, clans or tribes, before they could…
Homestead Hygiene – Low Water Ways to Stay Clean and Avoid Infection
Virtually every culture practices routines of hygiene to prevent illness. Homesteaders and survivalists must implement procedures for washing hands, showering or bathing, laundering clothing and washing dishes with minimal water…
Balancing Preparedness With Contentment In The Present
Preparedness attracts a certain kind of person. It calls to the man who notices weak points, to the mother who thinks ahead, and to the family that would rather act…
Knot Work for Homesteads and Camps
Cordage is one of the most important survival tools and tying knots is a fundamental survival skill, but getting started can be intimidating. The Ashley Book of Knots (Ashley, 1944) is…
Building Redundant Water Paths In A City Home
Most urban homeowners never think about water until the moment it stops flowing. You turn on a faucet, nothing comes out, and suddenly everything from cooking dinner to flushing the…
Food For The Soul: Native Feasts, Pioneer Gatherings, And Amish Community Meals
A hungry man thinks about food. A wise man thinks about what food does to a family, a church, a camp, or a whole community. That second lesson has been…
Protecting Vision, Hearing, and Hands When Medical Help is Far Away
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is basic not only to survival, but all things DIY. Your eyes, ears and hands are among your most important tools, and they are not easily…
Water Wisdom: Springs, Wells, And Rivers Through Native, Pioneer, And Amish Eyes
A man can stretch food. He can sleep cold. He can work through pain. But when water turns bad, runs low, or disappears, the clock starts ticking fast. That truth…
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