Living Off the Grid in Big Springs Idaho By Winnie Last weekend I went up to Wyoming and Idaho in hopes to catch some spectacular fall scenery in the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone. But because of the recent government shutdown, all access to the parks were closed. As disappointed that we were, there was a […]
What is Flint Knapping? By Winnie Last weekend I had a pleasant picnic along the banks of a river in Wyoming with my family. When we pulled out the salami and crackers, we realized that we had left the trusty pocketknife we usually have with us back in the car. The only thing we had […]
DIY Laundry Detergent Saves Money by Winnie I was walking down the laundry detergent aisle the other day and noticing all the different kinds of detergents that are available. There are some that make your laundry smell like a morning by the seaside, detergents that keep your clothes from fading and a myriad of other […]
A looter or burglar is in your home, what can you do? It’s everyone’s worst nightmare. A looter or burglar in your home while you’re home. So what are your options short of pulling out a deadly weapon? We came across an article that had a couple of ideas we could agree with in principle […]
What’s your favorite taste of Fall? I was watching out my window today after a day of working and low and behold the mountain tops have snow on them. So I guess it is officially Fall around here. That also means our apple tree is going to get picked soon. Now I’m a fan of […]
Could you live in a 350 sq foot Bug Out cabin? We love cabins for bug out purposes, and on occasion a tiny cabin catches our eye. Sometimes it’s for it’s aesthetic looks, sometimes for it’s floor design and sometimes for its location. We’ve shared enough of these over the year to know that any […]
How about some Outdoor DIY Ideas? Well if your like me, you better add this to your list of must haves for the backyard. A simple fire pit would work for us but boy would we love to have something of this caliber and size to cozy up to in the privacy of own backyard. […]
DIY to Make Your Own Survival Shelter When you consider what you can make if you were out in the wilderness and need to protect yourself and you need to protect yourself from the elements, what would you make? You’ve looked around the area and there is no cave to hunker down in, the weather […]
We have a trampoline chicken coop at home and when we came across this blog article at Four String Farm it warmed our heart. If you keep chickens you know that there are an endless supply of ideas, plans and DIY projects online to build almost any style or type of coop out there. […]
Easy to Make Bicycle Wheel Survival Bow Wow! That was the first thing that came to mind when we first saw this bow. We’ve seen a lot of different survival bow DIY projects in the past but this one really caught our eye from instructables.com. First off, it really looks like you could actually […]
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