15 Emergency Preparedness Items For Bugging Out

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Emergency preparedness is an important part of self-sufficiency, and self-sufficiency is a natural part of homesteading, so naturally the topic of preparedness...

Homemade Beef Jerky Recipe (Dehydrator + Oven Instructions)

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   Homemade beef jerky is a delicious way to preserve meat for food storage and for easy transport to take on hikes, camping trips, road trips and to pack in a...

What To Stock Up On in Preparation For Coronavirus

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* This article contains affiliate links. For more information, please read my Affiliate Disclosure.   As COVID-19 (A.K.A. the coronavirus) continues to dominate headlines, causing fear and panic around the world as the number of cases continue to climb, the...

10 Emergency Water Solutions for When the SHTF

Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

Water. Clean, fresh, drinkable water. Besides air, it’s absolutely the most crucial element for survival. To many people around the world who have trouble accessing it, water is their most valuable commodity. In fact, fresh, accessible, potable drinking water...

5 Homesteading Skills to Practice while Camping

Self-Sufficiency & Simple Living

  We took our daughter on her first camping trip last weekend. She loved it. All the fresh air, staying up late in front of the campfire, eating al fresco and trying her first roasted marshmallow put a permanent smile on her face (well, at least when she wasn’t...