Thread: BASIC LIST / SUGGESTED ITEMS FOR LONG TERM SURVIVAL

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Quick Orange Peel Vinegar Cleaner:

Orange peels, vinegar in a quart jar, let sit for 10 days or so…strain out the liquid and use as an all-purpose cleaner. Easy, cheap, natural, smells good!


How To Clean and Season Old, Rusty Cast Iron Skillets:

1. Place your rusty skillet in the sink and sprinkle a couple tablespoons of salt into it.
2. Take your chunk of potato and start scrubbing. The moisture from the potato will be enough to help the salt dig in to the rust.
3. The salt will get dirty very quickly. You may choose to rinse out the pan to survey your progress. If there is still rust, add more salt and repeat Step 2.

Complete instructions here: How To Clean and Season Old, Rusty Cast Iron Skillets | Apartment Therapy

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Wooden Pallet Garden




How to Make a Drip Water Irrigation System for a Container Garden: How to Make a Drip Water Irrigation System for a Container Garden - YouTube

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How To Make An Organic Roundup Replacement:

Vinegar is a fantastic weed killer. It is non toxic, biodegradable, readily available, and it is cheap. Go to your local grocer store and purchase a gallon of white vinegar. It usually sells for around $3. You can find a heavy duty squirt bottle at your local garden store. I recommend buying a good one, as the cheap ones do not last. For a few dollars ...See more



How to Remove a Tick Safely and Quickly:

Soak a cotton ball in some liquid soap. Swab the tick with the soapy cotton ball several times and then hold it lightly on top of the tick so that it is touching. Within 15 seconds or so, the tick will dislodge itself and come away from the skin stuck to the cotton ball.

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Pretty cool recycle idea for the homestead?? Outdoor hanging bed or lounge/play area ... made out of an old TRAMPOLINE.



"A fun way to recycle old windows... build a greenhouse. I built one for our organic gardening and for growing veggies over the cooler winter." - Malcolm

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Benefits of Green Roofs. (Please share!)

Green roofs are excellent insulators. Studies have shown that a green roof can reduce your cooling costs by 50% and more during the summer months and in the winter your home will retain 15-30% more heat than if you had a conventional roof. On a sunny, 80-degree-F day, a black roof can reach 180 degrees F; a white roof 120 degrees; and a plant-covered roof...See more




Awesomely creative way of making corrugated roofing from soda bottles for a greenhouse or shed.

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Where the rubber meets the....soil?




This home takes "living with the Earth" to a whole new level!

Hey guys check out this "bright" idea! Turns out light bulbs make for a great miniature greenhouse. you can buy them on etsy





It doesn't take Bear Grylls to procure drinking water in a survival situation:

This stereo is "stumpin"!




Some good financial advice!




Join the Growing Revolution! No Marxist affiliation intended, we who run this page are proud Capitalists!

Seriously clever! A headlamp around a gallon of water = ambient light for your tent and a great night lamp when the power is out.



Here's how you can make your own sub irrigated planter out of a 2 liter bottle!

Instead of making a marinade with rosemary for grilling, place the herb right on the coals. The smoke enhances food in the same way burning wood chips does. Once the coals are uniformly gray and ashy, loosely cover them with fresh rosemary branches (be careful not to burn your hands). Almost any meat or vegetable will benefit from this savory smoking. www.homesteadingsurvivalism.com




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