Bug-Out Bag For Kids!

My Little Man has heard us talking so much and seen us putting together our bug-out bags that he wants one of his own.The first thing that we have to do is find him his own bag that will be comfortable for his to use and not too big. Try not to fill it to full.

Some things that can be put into a child's bug-out bag are:

compass

flashlight

mre

water or personal water filter. I have LifeStraw Personal Water Filter in our bug-out bags and plan on getting one just for him.

There are a few things that he is adding for making himself comfortable. He has a little solar powered radio that also has a charger on it for his tablet and kindle. Yeah, he tries to think of everything. LOL

He also is adding some maps of our area into his bag. Which was a great thing for a 7 year to think of. We hadn't even thought of it. Crazy how smart kids are.

a small knife

a whistle

flint

mirror

granola bars

some stuff to add to bottled water for flavor, so he doesn't get bored with just drinking water!

peanuts

rain poncho

wipes

small first aid kit

hand sanitizer

paracord

fishing kit

and there are sure to be some other things that he want to add. So far it is not very heavy. Could easily be carried by one of us if we had to. But, now he feels better knowing that he has his own bug-out bag.

How to Make a Homemade Wood Stove

You know what's the best part about D.I.Y. guides? The fact that you can construct anything by yourself in turn saving so much on what you would have to spend so much on a normal basis. It's pretty amazing what you can build by yourself nowadays with the help of these D.I.Y. Guides. This time, I'll show you how to make your very own homemade wood stove without needing to break that bank account for too much.

Back then, building your own homemade wood stove meant finding an unused 50 gallon drum a starting from there, but times have changed and innovation has kicked in. Nowadays, using an unused discarded water heater has the capability to hold 3-50 gallons of water. The first step to finding the ideal electric water heater is by finding one without any damage and rust in the heater. Remove the steel wrap around the heater to check for corrosion and rust and remember that this step is very important due for health related concerns and should not be skipped. Next turn the heater on to its side to weld on the metal legs as this will keep the heater up.

The next step will involve making holes to the heater. So make sure to be careful as not to hurt yourself. Make a cut around the upside portion of the heater and weld it back upside down. It is this portion where you should make a few holes because this will aid in the circulation of heat during cooking. Make another hole in the back of the heater as an outlet which will allow the smoke to be taken outside your house via a metal pipe, add a lever here to make sure you can control the intake of air.

Build a grill to cook your food on by cutting vertical strips on the upside portion which you welded back to the stove. Once you're done with this step, you're pretty much done, but you can also add some ventilation pipes to your new "stove" and connecting them to your chimney (if any).

It's pretty amazing how people come up with their own ways to build and construct things and how many of us follow to find out that these innovations really do work. After following this guide on how to make a homemade wood stove, you can casually invite friends and family over because you've cooked dinner on your new homemade wood stove a.k.a. a discarded electric water heater. Interesting isn't it?

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What Does Being Frugal Mean?

In the Websters 1828 Dictionary the word FRUGAL Means :

Economical in the use or appropriation of money, goods or provisions of any kind; saving unnecessary expense, either of money or of any thing else which is to be used or consumed; sparing; not profuse, prodigal or lavish. We ought to be frugal not only in the expenditure of money and of goods, but in the employment of time. It is followed by of, before the thing saved; as frugal of time. It is not synonymous with parsimonious, nor with thrifty, as now used.

Frugality Means :

1. Prudent economy; good husbandry or housewifery; a sparing use or appropriation of money or commodities; a judicious use of any thing to be expended or employed; that careful management of money or goods which expends nothing unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable purpose; that use in which nothing is wasted. It is not equivalent to parsimony, the latter being an excess of frugality, and a fault. Frugality is always a virtue. Nor is it synonymous with thrift, in its proper sense; for thrift is the effect of frugality.

Without frugality none can become rich, and with it few would be poor.

2. A prudent and sparing use or appropriation of any thing; as frugality of praise.

 

This is what we all need to do - learn to use our time and resources wisely. Be frugal with everything. Not be wasteful. Being frugal is going to be different for every household. Every ones idea of being frugal is going to be different. 

 

We all need to step back and really search through how we are spending our time and money and decide how we can all be more frugal.

 

Grab a notebook and write down what you can live without. Ways to save! Time and money. Do you spend too much time on your computer? Facebook take up a lot of your time? TV? How can you save money in the kitchen?

 

There are many ways to save around your house. Take the time , have a family meeting, and work out ways to save. BE FRUGAL!!

Food storage recipe - homemade croutons

Great for adding to soups! Easy to make. Frugal recipe for a crouton to add to soups. Taste great in potato soup. i buy bread in the deli that is marked down to use for making  these. great way to save money.

NEED:

3 tablespoon butter

1 crushed garlic clove

1 tablespoon parsley

1 thick sliced white bread, cubed

Melt the bjutter in your skillet.

Add. The garlic , parsley, and bread cubes. Cook for about 2 minutes. Turn it often and cook until all sides are golden brown.

A Guide to Basic Wilderness Skills of the Southeast

A Guide to Basic Wilderness Skills of the Southeast was a free kindle book when this post was written.

This book is the published version of an ongoing effort at wilderness survival skills collection and other bushcraft skills.

Route Planning – Map and Compass Basics
-Parts of a Compass
-Attributes of a Topo Map
-Orienting your map with the real world
-Pace Counting
-Terrain Association
-Knowing Your Back Azimuth
-Navigating Around Obstacles
-Using Non-magnetic and Non-electronic Navigation Aids
-Weather
-Logging a Travel Plan

Gear/Equipment
-Building a Personal Survival Kit

Water
-Filtration vs. Purification Methods
-Creative Water Sources and terrain indicators
-Civilization
-SODIS

Food
-Pre-packaged
-Fish
-Wild Game
-Edible Plants

Fire
-Structures
-Ignition methods
-Safety
-Cooking

Shelter

First Aid