Make a Honey and Onion Remedy for Chest Colds Honey and onions contain substances that are excellent for soothing and opening up airways. You can use them as a basis for creating a safe, natural and inexpensive home remedy for treating common chest colds and other respiratory ailments. Take a look at the recipe below …
How to Make an Improvised Glue Stick from Tree Sap If you have a glue gun, but ran out of glue sticks, you can get use the sap from a nearby conifer tree as an excellent alternative. This is an ideal solution for projects that require some adhesion without the need for the degree of …
Create a Self-Contained Water Filtration and Dispensing System One of the biggest limitations with water filters is that they are either too small or too big for emergency use. On one hand, portable filters are excellent for bug-out or wilderness situations. However, they are not that practical for in-home use. On the other hand, large …
Make Your Own Cooking Oil With Sunflower Seeds Sunflowers are ridiculously easy to grow, and they yield enough seeds to make producing oil simple and efficient. You can even make oil out of the seeds that you purchase from the store. Let's take a look at how you can produce a nutritious and steady …
How to Create a Simple Electrofishing System Electrofishing can be ah effective and relatively safe way to catch fish in ponds, rivers and streams. However, it is important to mention that this method is not legal in all areas, and you will need to do your due diligence in order find a spot where …
How to Prepare and Eat Acorns in the Field Acorns are an abundant, tasty and nutritious food source that not a lot of people think about while they’re in the woods. They make for a nice snack as well as a way to offset some nutritional deficits that are common in wilderness survival situations. Let’s …
Good Remedies for Treating Fungal Infections Did you know that there are more than 50,000 different forms of fungi out there? Fortunately, our bodies are built to resist most of them. However, there are a few fungal infections that are common, persistent and can be difficult to treat. The good news is that there are …
How to Make a Forge Out of a Fire Extinguisher You can turn a fire extinguisher canister into a very hot and efficient forge in a few simple steps. This option is far superior to using aluminum cans or other thin material as the thickness of the metal of the fire extinguisher will absorb a …
Make a Razor Blade and Milk Carton Survival Knife Everyone should have a good survival and pocket knife on hand in every bug-out-bag and survival kit. However, it’s also a good idea to have a backup knife in case these get lost or damaged. Let’s take a look at a very simple way that you …
How to Turn Bleach into a Safe Antiseptic Bleach by itself can be toxic if ingested and harmful to the skin. However, you can process ordinary household bleach into a safe and effective antiseptic solution that can kill germs, clean wounds and minimize the destruction of surrounding tissues and cells. Take a look at this …
