Sanitation and the use of Bucket Toilets
Here is a good article on bucket toilets and sanitation written by a friend of mine. Howard I can’t remember the year but I do remember the storm. We were well into our first day …
Off The Grid
Well Buckets for When the Power Fails
This was posted about three years ago, but I feel the subject is important enough to re-post for the benefit of our newer readers.. When the grid fails many of us will have trouble getting water …
Your Water has Failed What to Do Next?
The grid has just failed for one of many reasons, running from earthquakes to economic collapse. You are without power and don’t know when it will come back on, but it appears that it will …
Farm Bells as a Means of Emergency Comunication
Imagine you are at your homestead or bugout location after TEOTWAWKI and have an emergency at the house. Your husband is out in the field or over at a neighbor’s home, how do you alert …
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Inexpensive Solar Panels
A member of my family has a large number of solar panels for sale.  I am talking about several; thousand.  You can buy from one to whatever. They are Siemens SP75-CPL 75 watt solar panels The …
The Sunjack Solar Charger and Camp Light.
Update 2021 SunJack has upgraded their product line to include 15-Watt and a 25-Watt options which have replaced the original 14-Watt option reviewed here. Biggest changes to the review below are the fact that they …
The Pros and Cons of Cell Phones for Preppers
I am old enough to have lived before cell phones. When I was child we lived in a home with a wall-mounted phone with a hand crank and a party line. Now I am sure …
Solar Wagons can Provide Off Grid Electric Power
Last Saturday we had our preparedness fair and it was quite well attended. One of the things that I found quite interesting was the solar wagon that Aron from Sierra Solar brought to the fair. …
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Fresnel Lenses can be a Useful Tool for Preppers
[/caption] The other day a friend gave me a Fresnel lens that he removed from a projection television. It is huge, it measures 50 inches by 37 inches. We took and installed it in a …
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Solar Powered Light Bulb by Nokero a Review
It was my birthday a while back and my daughter sent me a box of miscellaneous preparedness items, she thought I might like to look at. One of the items that I was aware of …