Preppers Blueprint: Practical Preparedness Steps for Jungle Survival

Preppers Blueprint: Practical Preparedness Steps for Jungle Survival (Preppers Blueprint, Preppers Blueprint books, Survival Blueprint) was a free book for the kindle when this post was written. Mischances and unforeseeable occasions can transform an evening trek through the forested areas into a survival circumstance that places your exceptionally presence into inquiry. Luckily, woodlands are brimming with assets, including water, wood and nourishment, which can keep you alive for delayed times of time. Then again, in light of the fact that jungle limits visibility you ought, to make moves to help rescuers discover your location.

Surviving in the jungle is not easy if you do not have any idea about how to survive. This book will give you an idea and step by step guideline that will help you to survive in the jungle. This book covers some exclusive tips and tricks that are must have items for the survivals of the jungle.

Hammock Tent

Get ready to discover the secrets of surviving in the jungle!

Here is what you will learn after reading this book:

• Quick idea about the essential equipment that will help you to survive
• The ways to manage fresh water in the jungle
• Mange shelter and safe foods in Jungle
• Quicksand is very common in jungle, how you can survive if you face quicksand?
• Quick demonstration about the dangers of jungle

Camping: Poisonous Intruders: Deadly Insects, Poisonous Bugs, and Insects That Bite

Camping: Poisonous Intruders: Deadly Insects, Poisonous Bugs, and Insects That Bite was a free kindle book when this post was written.

Deadly Insects, Poisonous Bugs, and Insects that Bite

Getting ready to go on a camping trip or nature excursion? This book was written as a guide to show aspiring outdoor enthusiasts what nature has in store for you, and what to do if you're one of the unlucky ones who felt the wrath of nature's most terrifying crawlers.

Millipedes, Arachnids, Beetles, Fire Ants, Moths, and Caterpillars that you want to stay away from.

Some insects on this list are no larger than your thumbnail, but have the ability to put you in the hospital, and depending on your allergies, give you a dirt nap.

Camping: Poisonous Intruders

Let's say you did use caution but for whatever reason, ended up on the receiving end of a nasty bite. You'll need to act fast and use your surroundings to develop treatments. Most of these items should be in your camp, but if they aren't, you should use this guide as a grocery list.

Don't be unprepared this camping season.

DIY: Homemade Chalkboards

Great thing to DIY for your homeschool. Let the kids help.


After spending several hours scrolling through Pinterest DIY pins, I decided that I wanted to make my own chalkboards! What a cute, simple task that allows me to personalize my own home and test my creativity at the same time! I wanted 2 chalkboards: one would be used in the entryway of my house, the other would be used to display what is for dinner in the kitchen! In this tutorial, we will make the chalkboards from framed pictures without having to take apart the frame and the glass and then reassembling it.

Here is what you will need:

- Framed glass picture (I found mine at Goodwill for about $3 a piece)
- Painters tape
- Latex gloves
- Sanding block
- Primer
- Pint of desired paint color (for frame)
- Chalkboard paint
- (2)1" paintbrushes
- Small roller brush
- Paint tray
- Newspaper, tarp or cardboard (for easy clean-up)
- Chalk
Optional (If you wish to hang the chalkboard):
- Nails
- Hammer

Preparation:

Start by taking all of your supplies outside or to some open area. Lay down the protective material you selected for easy clean-up (I used a broken-down cardboard box).

Getting Started:

We will start by painting the frame first, then finish with the chalkboard paint. Begin by taping the glass that is immediately surrounding the frame. Next, sand the frame with the sanding block. Be sure to sand until the frame has a rough texture so that the new coat of paint will stay on. Next, prime the frame with the primer and a paintbrush (depending on the original color, you may need 2 coats). By using a paintbrush, you can ensure that you are getting inside any grooves of the frame. Priming keeps the original color of the frame from showing up underneath the new paint color. Let any coats of primer dry completely.

Painting:

We are going to paint right on top of the glass and on top of any picture that might be hiding underneath. Ensuring that the glass is still taped from the priming steps, we will begin painting the picture frame. Since we are using such a small amount of paint, it is not necessary to pour the paint into a tray. Dip your 1" paintbrush into the pint of paint and dab away any excess paint on the rim of the container. Paint the frame using long strokes, and be sure that your paint is being applied in just one direction (do not go side to side when you paint the frame with upward and downward strokes). By using a paintbrush, you can be sure that any nooks and crannies are seeing an equal amount of paint as every other spot on the frame. You will probably need at least two coats (let the coats dry completely before continuing).

Applying chalkboard paint to the glass:

Once the frame has completely dried, remove the tape from the glass. Next, you will need to tape the edges of the frame nearest to the glass to ensure that you do not get chalkboard paint all over your newly-painted frame. Next, you will need your chalkboard paint. You can buy chalkboard paint in a spray can or in a paint tub (I do not have excellent spray-painting skills, so I bought a quart of chalkboard paint). Pour your chalkboard paint into a paint tray and get your paint roller. Begin by rolling the chalkboard paint on the glass in long strokes (be sure that the paint goes on in just one direction). Let the first coat dry completely before adding the second. I like a very dark chalkboard so I painted a total of three coats onto my glass, just make sure that the coats are even. Once the chalkboard paint is dry, remove the tape from the picture frame.

There you have it! This homemade chalkboard cannot be any easier to make! Begin enjoying your new chalkboard by writing a creative welcome message, or displaying the dinner menu, or any fun message that you desire. If you wish to hang the chalkboard, hammer a couple of nails in the wall, hang the picture hooks on the nails and "Viola!!!" All done!

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Middle Ground Prepping: A Sensible Approach

Middle Ground Prepping: A Sensible Approach Was a free book for kindle at time of this posting. Learn how middle ground prepping can get you prepared without taking over your life.

Somewhere in between the fanatical preppers highlighted on the hit reality show “Doomsday Preppers” and the millions of Americans who have done nothing to assemble emergency supplies lies “middle ground prepping.” Middle ground prepping is a concept that provides a measured and reasonable approach to preparing for impending emergencies or disasters in order to protect yourself and your family.
The first 3 chapters of the book delve into the history of prepping in the United States and the modern psychology of prepping. You will learn why we need to prepare for emergencies and how to prepare for future disasters using the more reasonable concept of middle ground prepping.

Chapter 1 – Why We Prepare
Chapter 2 – The Government Can’t Do It All
Chapter 3 – Disaster Awareness

Chapter 4 – Don’t Focus on One Disaster will expand your horizons and thoughts about disaster preparedness to include not only natural disasters but local hazards you probably have not considered during your emergency planning. Some of the more realistic hazards considered include: civil unrest, chemical attacks, earthquakes, electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks, floods, hazardous material incidents, heat waves, house fires, hurricanes, infectious diseases, nuclear explosions, power outages, terrorism, thunderstorms, tornadoes, tsunamis, water supply disruption, wildfires, and winter storms.

Top 5 reasons why your disaster preparedness is not as good as you may think.

Chapter 5 – Required Supplies begins with a presentation of the top 5 reasons you are not as prepared as you think. This chapter shows you how to start assembling the critical supplies you may need to survive the worse natural disaster scenario in your neighborhood, city, county or state. You’ll learn that you don’t need to go to extremes, just do some prudent planning so you and your family can be self-sufficient for at least three days should the worse ever happen to you.

Discover an approach that will provide you with emergency preparedness independence.

Chapter 6 – Middle Ground Prepping provides five well-defined steps that will allow you to develop a comprehensive emergency plan in a reasonable amount of time. By simply following the Planning, Acquiring, Responding, Training, and Evaluating steps you will experience considerable peace of mind and knowledge that your family is prepared to survive any disaster that may come your way. You can be a sensible prepper on your schedule without becoming obsessed with over-the-top preparedness notions and low probability theoretical disasters.

Food Storage Recipes - Beef Stew

I had gotten a couple of cans of this Hunt's, Dinner Starters, Seasoned Tomato Sauce For Beef Stew from the Dollar store a while ago and decided to make it tonight.

You just add some cheap steaks that are cut up into bit size pieces, some vegetables ( like potaotoes, carrots, celery, etc ) and this Hunt's, Dinner Starters, Seasoned Tomato Sauce For Beef Stew, and 1 cup of water. Add it all to your crock pot and let it cook all day.

It is smelling great already. I am going to serve it with some homemade biscuits.

Homemade Solar Hot Water Heater Plans - A Simple Way to Build a DIY Solar Powered Hot Water Heater

The need for hot water is an essential part of a human being's daily activity, with importance running in different ranges such as that from bathing to cooking to first aid and medicine. Electricity and consumption of resources are readily consumed to fulfill this necessity, in the United States of America alone, each household consumes an average of 1000 to 2000 gallons of oil every year just to heat up water and with an almost depleted source of fossil fuels in the earth's crust using hot water in ones home may sooner or later be considered a thing of the past. However with the development, innovation, and simple homemade diy solar hot water heater plans, life in terms of water heating can never be the same again.

Solar hot water heaters capture the sun's unlimited light energy and convert them to heat energy which is responsible for warming up the water source. Home made solar hot water heaters are usually built with aluminum window designed panes lined up with glass windows which act as solar panels or the catchers of the sun's radiant power. Within this glass made container are pipes and tubes which contain copper wires. The copper wires are used to turn the heat it receives to heat-up the stored water in the tank. The lacking step to finish off making a do it yourself home made solar water heater are connections between the device and the storage tank where one keeps the water which needs to be heated up.

The heating panel assembly is usually located below the tank; this is, so that natural movement of water is used to move around the water, need for pump to drive water is thus not needed lessening installation, manufacturing and processing costs.

The heated water initially found near the heated port goes up in the tank and pushes the cold water down replacing it in the system, giving this time a chance for this water to be heated up. This cycle continues until most of the water system has gained thermal equilibrium.

Buying a solar hot water heater is already available in local market stores however building instead of purchasing a personal solar hot water heater is not only good for one's electric monthly consumption (by making the cost of heating water halved or totally eliminated), the environment (it is ecologically friendly giving off lesser pollution directly or indirectly) but also personal satisfaction in knowing that it was through one's own toil, sweat and hard work that such household apparatus was made. Initial cost is also much cheaper when making one as compared to buying, especially if one uses old, recyclable or about to be thrown away materials found hidden behind the shelves of the attic or the garage door.

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Food Storage Recipe ~ Chicken Fajitas

Got out the old crock pot !

Chicken Fajitas

NEED:

Boneless chicken strips - I was lucky enough the other day to get about 5 pounds on meat markdown and for this I used about 1 pound. Just enough for sons.

About half a bag of 3 pepper stir fry mix - get in frozen section of Savalot

1 package of fajita seasoning mix.

1/4 cup of water.

Pour everything in the crock pot and turn on. I put mine on high for about 30 minutes to get it started and then turned it to low. It is slow cook all afternoon and be done just in time for supper. Serving with tortillas, spanish rice, and refried beans.

I always find out too late... ( food storage, stockpile)

Went to the store today to get some potatoes and notice that they now have 20 pound bags of beans. Of course, I find out after they all sell and did find one 20 pound bag of Pinto beans for just $10.00!! So, better than nothing, but the cashier did not know when or even if they would get more. She said that they are one of those things that they do not order, they just come every once in a while. So, I have to keep an eye out. I want some Navy Small White Beans .Hubby will go next week and stock us up on canned hams that taste so good in beans.

Winterize

I know it is nice weather now, but it is not too early to start thinking about winter. It will be here sooner than you think. Here are key areas of your home/property you should winterize to save money.

#1: Check seals on doors & windows

If the heated air is escaping your home through creaky, leaky doors and windows, you'll be wasting hundreds of dollars heating your home. On the next blustery day, check to see if cold air is blowing in by holding your hand next to windows and doors. If you do find a drafty door, try an inexpensive fix - those sand-filled, fabric-covered draft stoppers for doors leading in and out of the house. For windows, check to be certain that they are properly closed and, and if you have them, that storm windows are in properly. Thick drapes are also helpful at nighttime, but during the day, be sure they're open for windows that get direct sunlight.

#2: Check the chimney

Be sure your fireplace damper is closed when there is no fire lighted. Think of it this way: Leaving the damper open is like keeping a 4- by -4-inch window wide open, thus allowing that precious warm air (and the hard-earned money it took to heat your home) to go right up the chimney. In addition, check the seal on the flue damper to be certain it's as snug as possible. If you never use your fireplace, then go ahead and plug/seal the chimney flue. There's no sense in losing heat from something you never use.

#3: Care for your heat & water

Have your heating system serviced and be sure that anything on your heating system that is covered under warranty is replaced. Change heating filters and walk through the house to make sure that all heat vents are clear. You don't want any of your children's toys melting when you turn the system on for the first time. In addition, changing the filters will also help remove pesky allergens. For the water system, drain sprinkler pipes if you have them. Otherwise, the pipes underground can freeze and break over the winter, costing you money and time next spring. Also, never turn your heat off fully, even if you are going on vacation for a week. Your indoor pipes can freeze and burst, causing an indoor flood. Having a friend drop by to check on your home during winter months if you go away.

Bushcraft 101 Box Set: Survival Skills, Strategies, Tactics, and Tips to Help You Make it Through the Wilderness (Wilderness Survival Tools)

Bushcraft 101 Box Set: Survival Skills, Strategies, Tactics, and Tips to Help You Make it Through the Wilderness (Wilderness Survival Tools) was a free book for the kindle when this post was written.

Book One: Bushcraft 101: Survival Guide with Tips and Hacks to Help You Survive out in the Wilderness

Surviving on the buschraft can be a challenge for anyone. Unless you are a seasoned traveler who has done this kind of surviving for many years, you probably are going to be a little lost on the right steps to take in order to stay safe. But with the right tools and a little bit of common sense, you will be able to survive no matter what the conditions are around you.
In this guidebook, you will be able to learn all of the things you need in order to be successful if you get stranded in the bushcraft.

Some of the things that you will learn in this guidebook include:

• What to do when you are stranded
• How to determine your location and to make a compass to go the right way
• How to make a shelter that will protect you
• How to purify and take care of your water to make it safe for drinking
• The different ways you can make a fire to keep warm and to cook your food.
• Different ways to get food including hunting, trapping, and fishing
• Tips to survive no matter what weather you are dealing with.

Surviving in the bushcraft can be a challenge. But with the help of this guidebook, you will be able to get started on the right foot and your chances of surviving will be much higher.

Book Two: Bushcraft Survival 101: Survival Skills, Strategies, Tactics, and Tips to Help You Make it Through the Wilderness

Living in the bushcraft is a fun way that you are going to be able to learn how well your survival skills are going to work and if you would be able to survive in the wilderness. Known in the United Kingdom because of some really popular survival shows and getting its name from the bush area in Australia, bushcraft survival is a great way to see how strong you are and if you are going to be able to make it out in the wild. This guidebook is going to spend some time talking about the things that you need to know in order to make your survival possible.

In this guidebook, you will learn a lot of things about bushcraft survival.

Some of these things include:

• What bushcraft survival is and why so many people seem to like the idea
• Some of the skills that you should learn to have the most success when it comes to this survival
• The tools you should bring along to get the best results with survival
• 7 things to know about bushcraft survival before going out.

This is a great way to become one with natural and learn all of the things you need to know to have fun with surviving. Use this guidebook to get started with the newest adventure of your life.