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Basic survival, emergency preparedness, some politics with a few fun do-it-yourself skills thrown in.

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    • Home Defense
    • Recycling
    • Looking Good
    • Pets
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    • Suburban
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Jul 1, 2025

Nancy says “Glass is Class” and she’s right. (She won Bake-off, you know!)

Nancy Birtwhistle is a Sunday Times bestselling author, eco-lifestyle advocate, and the winner of the BBC’s The Great British Bake …

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Jun 3, 2025

Cat-Linked Parasite Decapitates Sperm, Threatens Male Fertility

A new study reveals that Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite tied to cats and infecting over 40 million Americans and 30-50% …

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Sep 13, 2024

Handy Tip: Banish Those Annoying Tomato Stains in Your Food Containers

Don’t you hate it when a perfectly good plastic food container looks completely ruined? Tomatoes are not only a staple …

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Aug 27, 2024

Watch: Woman absolutely raves over homemade mosquito repellent

Vanilla extract for mosquito repellent and a dash of cinnamon. 😉pic.twitter.com/wjCMptVpra — ⚔️Love Me When I'm Gone⚔️ (@TSH2_) July 12, …

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Jun 4, 2024

Hydrogen Peroxide – Uses and Warnings

Hydrogen peroxide is a versatile chemical that can be used in various household and first aid applications. However, it’s essential …

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May 14, 2024

Making soap the backwoods way

Soap – it keeps you clean. It prevents disease. It fights infection. Best of all, it is relatively simple to …

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May 13, 2024

I ran out of laundry detergent so I used these commonly found leaves instead

Saponins are fascinating compounds found in various plant species, including English Ivy (Hedera helix) and chestnuts (buckeyes). These natural surfactants …

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Jun 14, 2023

Sleep Tight, Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite!

Bed bugs have made recently made an unwelcome resurgence in the United States. Bed bugs are tiny, brown, flat, oval-shaped insects …

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Aug 3, 2022

Killer Hantavirus Map USA

As we have written about before in this article, Heads up! These mice droppings can kill you the hantavirus can …

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Apr 12, 2022

Foot-powered washing “machine” for emergencies and tiny apartments

Meet the Drumi from Yirego, a compact portable washing machine that can clean around six or seven garments without any need …

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Nov 12, 2021

Life Hack: Grimy Shower Basin? Fixed!

Shower basins pick up every scrap of dirt off feet, every bit of soap scum and never really dry out. …

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Sep 17, 2021

WATCH! Multi Surface Laser Cleaning is Amazing!

Laser cleaning and surface structuring is a chemical-free alternative to paint stripping, rust removal, and weld-preparation steps such as removal of aluminum silicon coatings. …

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Sep 15, 2021

How to Magically Clean the Bottom of a Pan

The alliance of science! Using a couple of household products the bottom of this frying pan comes up like new! …

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Jan 2, 2020

Cleaning the grossest carpet

Using a homemade mixture of OxiClean, dish soap, spray window cleaner with ammonia and rubbing alcohol this guy from Sweet …

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Dec 27, 2019

How to clean gross cookie/baking sheets

My baking sheets look pretty terrible after Christmas. So I went online to see what the YouTuberverse recommends for a …

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Aug 27, 2019

VIDEO: Dollar Store Cleaners vs. Expensive Name Brands

Cleaning up is important and you want to make sure the cleaners you use get the job done. So you …

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Apr 22, 2019

America Finally Admits Recycling Doesn’t Work

A couple of years ago, after sending my five-year-old daughter off to school, she came home reciting the same cheerful …

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Mar 5, 2019

Love this snow removing device!

UPDATE: The last video was faulty. Here’s another one. This is nifty gadget for a low-tech idea for removing roof …

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Aug 27, 2018

ICYMI: Grandma pulls two pythons out of the grill!

The advice for snakes on the barbie in Queensland, Australia is to call the authorities. This lady, Nanna Faye Morgan, …

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Jun 2, 2018

Coffee: Keeps bugs at bay and it’s great for the garden

This guy came up with a great mix of sawdust and coffee to keep mosquitos at bay while he was …

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May 28, 2018

Woah! This paper is made from POOP!

Someone in Sri Lanka figured out a way to make a 100% eco-friendly paper out of….elephant poop! The elephant excretes …

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Mar 2, 2018

Fighting hate: With a power washer

Corey Fleischer was driving through town one day and spotted “KKK” spray-painted on a moving van. He had his power-washing …

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Dec 19, 2017

Why the government blocked your toilet and left you holding 1-ply

Those of us over a certain age (and those of us lucky few with old homes and their own plumbing …

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Nov 21, 2017

Bee hive under the bed? No problem

This was a VERY unusual bee removal/relocation. To start with, I was revisiting a job site that I had removed …

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Sep 12, 2017

16 Great Household Tips from 1957

These Life Hacks are over 60 years old but still work great today! We’ve picked out our favorite 16 Life …

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Sep 8, 2017

Life Hack: Inside bathroom for dogs

Hurricane tip from www.orlandodogtraining.org and their Facebook page “EveryDog has its Day” Put pieces of sod in a kiddie pool and put …

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Aug 11, 2017

How to make your own cleaning products from scratch and save a fortune

Painted Walls and Woodwork Use one of the following to wash painted surfaces: 1/4 cup ammonia and 1 gal warm …

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Jul 10, 2017

How to remove rust with just one pantry item!

Love this! Get those tools good as new with an item you probably have in your pantry! And it’s all natural.

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Jul 10, 2017

Easy trick to clean cast iron

Cowboy Kent and his stuck-on cackleberries… Cowboy Donny says: Sea/kosher salt is expensive, so I save all the old baking …

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May 22, 2017

Save money and reduce allergens with these life hack fabric softeners

The idea of fabric softeners is great. Who doesn’t want softer clothing and sheets? You don’t. And your little kids …

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