How To Butcher A Chicken Butchering a chicken at home has so many benefits (bones for stock, a cheaper pound-for-pound price then any store brought chicken) and from what i can think off only one one drawback we can all guess what that is 🙂 the actual butchering. **WARNING: This post contains graphic photos. Because, well, …
Over 60 Shelters You Can Make From A Tarp Do you have a way to keep warm if you find yourself in a sudden rainstorm when camping? You can make any number of shelters depending on the materials you have available. If you have a simple tarp or perhaps a military poncho, then all you …
21 Rain Barrels, Chicken Coops, and Solar Panel Projects To Get You Off The Grid If you are looking to become more self sufficient, some of these rain Barrels, chicken Coops, or Solar Panels projects may just get you off the grid, this truly is a wonderful  collection of awesome do-it-yourself projects. They all contain step …
Canning Water In Case Of Emergencies There are many ways for people to prepare for a natural disaster or unexpected emergency. One thing that a lot of people do not realize is a supply of water will be needed. Water can be stored in many ways, but one of the best options is to can …
How To Make Your Own Low Cost Biodiesel Processor This is the second post about bio diesel, this one explains how to make a biodiesel processor, so you can convert vegetable oil into usable diesel, the second post will actually show how to use the biodiesel processor to make your own biodiesel.This biodiesel processor is actually …
How To Pump water with no electricity, no gasoline, just gravity This is a great project and personally i think this  would make a great addition to anyone’s homestead (well if you live near a stream or river that is)… If you are still  a little bit confused as to what this does, ill try …