Mister Prepper

A bucket from the paint aisle can ruin fifty pounds of rice. Paint buckets, mop buckets, and many cheap containers use plastics or release agents never…

Cold hands fail first. At around 40°F you lose fine motor control, and you can’t work a zipper, a lighter, or a phone screen. In a winter emergency…

When the cell network goes down, a handheld radio is the cheapest way to keep talking to your family. It needs no tower, no subscription and no…

Most home canning mistakes come from one error: using the wrong method for the food. A jar of green beans processed in a boiling pot can look perfect…

A fly rod weighs a few ounces, a spool of tippet fits in a shirt pocket, and a box of flies holds more meals than a tackle box ten times its size. That…

A shallow well can be built by one or two people in a weekend with hand tools, but only where the water table is close to the surface and the law…

A drawer full of mixed batteries is the most common emergency power plan, and it fails often. Cells leak, lithium packs sag to zero and never recover…

A composting toilet fails for one reason more than any other: too much moisture and too little carbon. Get those two right and the unit is nearly…

No state bans living off the grid outright. Where people get into trouble is the pile of local rules around houses: building permits, septic systems…

A single cow eats roughly 2-3% of her body weight in dry matter every day, which means a 1,000-pound cow needs 20-30 pounds of forage daily, and in…

Spices lose flavor and potency quickly when they’re stored badly. This article covers how to store them so your dishes keep their taste and you keep…

Rainwater Harvesting: Innovative Systems For Dry Climates. Are you looking for sustainable ways to conserve water in