The temperatures will dip into the ’30s this week. It will be cold! That happens every year. It happens to all of us and we need to be ready for it. We are in the midst of fall so winter …
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How To Find And Buy A Shipping Container – With 2 Secrets To Get Them Dirt Cheap
Shipping containers outlive their usefulness as cargo carriers within 5 years, and they used to sit abandoned at shipyards for years. Now, they’re gaining increasing recognition for their durability, adaptability, lightweight, low cost, and ease of stacking. I have been …
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Convert a Used Grain Bin to a New House
I’m pretty sure this could work for my family and I. From a distance they will look like a regular old grain bin and because of that if SHTF people may just move on by. As a regular tiny house …
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How To Build A Cheap Portable Home (Yurt) For SHTF
This article will show you how to build a cheap and portable home for any emergency. This project is awesome and could quite literally save your family’s lives. Building a “yurt” is really easy to do and is a strong …
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How to Safely Spend a Night in Your Car
Anyone who drives faces the possibility of spending an unplanned night in a vehicle. Bad weather, breakdowns, running out of fuel, getting stuck are some of the more common reasons why a driver might have to bed down for the …
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15 Ancient House Designs that You can Build Really Cheap
What would you do if one day you had to build your own shelter from scratch? No convenient housing materials or modern tools, just you and nature. It probably sounds intimidating to most, but we should remember that people have …
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How to Build an Earthbag/Papercrete Home
For those interested in green living or homesteading, the prospect of building a self-sufficient home doesn’t have to be a pipe dream. Kelly and Rosana Hart have used earthbags, papercrete, and a few other materials to create such a home …
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30 Free DIY Cabin Plans
Download 30 FREE DIY cabin plans and have your dream getaway location built in no time. Free plans are always a good find. So I am sharing them with you all today. Remember building a cabin or tiny house doesn’t …
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13 Car Hacks To Get You Through The Winter
Winter weather is challenging enough without taking vehicles into consideration. Snow fall or an ice storm can make it difficult to even get on the road, let alone drive on them. One Crazy House has a list of tips for …
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What is a Wofati and How Does it Work?
When building a homestead from scratch, one of the biggest challenges is building a home that is both comfortable and self-sufficient. While you can build a cabin from lumber and reclaimed materials, the winter months will be difficult without some …
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