Zipper Repair Kits and Misc. Sewing Tips
There is an assortment of zipper repair kits. I never thought of repairing them before, but it makes sense. Instead of having to rip out the old one, which you may or may not have …
Home Preparedness
Sewing and Clothing Repair
As a rule we take things for granted. We wear clothes everyday (a good thing for some of us), when we need new ones we go and buy them. But if you were in a …
Improve Your Home security
First, start by walking around the outside of your home. Start by looking around your yard and see what tools or other items could be used to help someone to gain entry. This would include …
Fire Prevention in Your Home
SMOKE DETECTORS Smoke is responsible for three out of four fire related deaths. Install smoke detectors on every level of your home, outside of sleeping areas and in bedrooms. Don’t install in kitchen, the false …
Washing Dishes with Wood Ash
Sanitation is always a major problem after any type of major disaster that dislocates a large number of people. Having clean dishes can help keep you healthy. I have often used clean sand to …
Getting Water from your Well without Electricity.
In the last few days I have received requests for information on deep well pumps. There are internet suppliers that sell hand pumps for deep wells. A search under “deep well hand pumps” will …
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How to Turn off Your Gas Meter
In case of an earthquake, fire, or gas leak it is important that you know how to turn off the natural gas at the meter. First know where your gas meter is located. If you …
What Type of Fire Extinguisher Do You need?
Fire extinguishers are something that no home should be without. In my experience I have seen small fires turn into big ones for the simple lack of an extinguisher. There are many different types of …