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If you haven’t yet tried making your own butter, then don’t wait another day.  It’s kitchen alchemy at it’s easiest,...

When it comes to emergency food supplies a lot of people think military-style MREs are the gold standard. They do...

By Blake Alma Matches are a great and simple way to start a fire in a survival situation as long...

Beef jerky is becoming increasingly popular in today’s market. Several years ago when people thought of jerky, the first thing...

If you keep chickens, you’ll know that at certain times of the year, you’ll have more eggs that you know...

Across the table from a government worker I was discussing the importance of emergency food. The discussion was centered on...

If you've always wished you could put that awkward space between your fridge and the wall to good use, here’s...

Reasons to vanish Maybe it's the fact the we are inherently a corrupt race. Mankind in and of itself is...

By Anne Pickle season is here, and my favorite thing to pickle is cucumbers. This recipe is simple, it’s done...

By C. Nelson In the USA, or any other advanced economy, it’s now easier to get food than it’s ever...

My grandma always made the best canned foods…. Now, if you’ve never heard of this vegetable spread, let me tell...

by Bob Do-It-Yourself camouflage with spray paint is easy to do, inexpensive, requires no fancy gear, and doesn't require a...

Now that summer is over, I bet you’re looking for the best of all tomato sauce recipes to can. Well,...

Making cheese has been an art for nearly ten thousand years beginning in Europe, then spreading around the world. There’s...

Gel testing was made famous by the FBI. They used ballistic gelatin to test a wide variety of rounds and...

When it comes to prepping food for survival after the collapse, honey is one of the must-haves on the list...

If you don’t have space and your chickens are cooped up in small coop, or even if you need some...

Nature provides us with everything we need. The problem is that most people have long since lost the skills and...

Usually, when someone thinks of bread in a can, they imagine the unnaturally spherical, molasses flavored, and oddly textured store...

Keyhole gardens were first developed as a concept in Africa to help to grow food in dry areas. They are...

Homemade pine syrup is a great natural supplement that promotes overall good health and disease prevention. It's also a simple,...

Editor's Note: This article was gladly contributed by one of our readers. Mark Sharp got his Commercial Pilot’s License at...

Guns are mechanical machines. Machines that are designed and crafted by human hands, so we know they can fail, they...

In terms of plant growth, the pH of the soil the plant is growing in can have a massive impact...

Editor's Note: Lisa Farland is a content writer in Happy to Survive – a blog that will help you thrive...

Human beings have been using metals since Neolithic times, but the metals our ancient ancestors used were the type that...

When we think of the Wild West we often think of the old films with John Wayne or Clint Eastwood....

When talking about arrowheads, glass is not exactly the first thing that comes to mind. However, it’s a more widely...

Have you ever thought of how much you actually spend on heating during the winter? This original solution was created...

A gun is the most effective and easily available weapon, so in a disaster scenario, it’s obvious that gunshot wounds...