Keep Your Family Safe
It’s the most common mild acid. It’s greatly used in industrial, medical and household purposes. It’s not only a cooking ingredient, but also an efficient household cleanser. It is found in liquid state, and it’s composed of acetic acid (CH3COOH) and water. It the result of either
Just about any common household object can be turned into a survival tool. You’d be surprised at the uses of things you use every day. The key is to remove all preconceptions about the object and what it was made for. Think outside the box.
I discovered witch hazel in college. I was not exactly the owner of the clearest skin in Britain, and dabbing a little witch hazel extract on my blemished skin stopped me enduring a mountain of abuse. But there are way more uses for this shrub than clearing up spotty skin
Sodium tetraborate decahydrate. It may sound like a highly volatile, complicated, and dangerous chemical composition, but in reality it’s a natural mineral made of simple things like sodium and boron. Inexpensive and readily
And because it’s so affordable, soap makes an excellent addition to any prepper’s stockpile. Here’s a look at just a few uses of soap in and around the house. Make sure to comment with any other ideas you’ve found for bar soaps.
Wine is more than just a social platform.
You pop the cork on that 2004 Bordeaux that you’ve been saving for a special occasion, only to find that it’s gone so tart and vinegary, even the most ardent wino wouldn’t touch it. Don’t pour it out! You could use it to trap flies, dye fabric, clean the
Ever been caught in the woods with nature calling you to a squatty position? If you forgot the Charmin, you’d still be a happy camper with Cowboy Toilet Paper (AKA – Common Mullein). It’s velvety soft leaves have wrangled many a woodsman and camper from certain disaster over a cat hole. The fuzzy leaf of this botanical wonder may cause skin irritation (contact dermatitis). That’s not a bad thing if you happen to be a Quaker in the new world.
Whether you find yourself stranded in a hostile environment, or you’re facing a long term collapse of the grid, you’ve got to learn how to put everything to good use. You have to carefully consider every little thing that you would have normally tossed in the trash. Everything
I’ve just come out of hibernation from writing another survival book (details to come soon). I really need a fun ‘creative’ and not too serious survival project. I figure since my SURVIVAL TAMPON post went over so
Altoids have been freshening bad breath since the turn of the 19th century. But while they are touted as “Curiously Strong Mints,” perhaps the real curiosity is not the allure of the mints themselves, but the popularity of turning the tin in which they’re packaged into all sorts of truly
