Kristina Phelan, Author at Homestead Survival Site

How to Build a Clothing Stockpile

Part of preparing should include stockpiles of clothing. These clothes could be in your bug out bag, or in a tote in the garage.

Garage sales are the perfect place to find all sorts of treasures, especially if you want to prepare yourself to live off-grid.

Even if you don’t particularly like barn cats, you can’t argue their hunting skills in ridding the homestead of rodents.

If your chickens are producing more eggs than you can eat, you can preserve the excess eggs by pickling them. Here’s how to do it.

There are two main ways to turn saltwater into drinking water. One of them is thermal distillation, and the other is membrane separation.

What happens if you forget your toothpaste or simply run out of it? Here are 11 ways to clean your teeth without toothpaste.

Tattler lids are reusable canning lids. They work much like metal canning lids but can be reused instead of thrown out after one use.

You might know a lot about gardening, but are you making any of these common garden watering mistakes? Make sure you aren’t.

You can preserve low moisture foods with the dry canning method. Learn more about how to dry can food with these tips.

Cream of tartar is a handy spice to have around the house for many reasons. You can clean things, make slime, and improve your health.