by Tammy Trayer | May 23, 2014 | 30 Days of Preparedness, Blacksmithing, Butchering, Curing, Jerking & Smoking Meats, Fire Starting, Food Storage, Gardening, Foraging, Canning & Preserving, Gatherings, Homestead Animals: Raising & Harvesting, Living Off The Land: Hunting, Fishing & Trapping, Off-Grid Living, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Solar Cooking, Survival Skills, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Wilderness Survival, Writings
What's Your Threat? What's the biggest threat to you and your family? Check out some amazing blogs and how they attack their biggest threats to being more prepared and more self-reliant! I was very excited to opt-in with a bunch of my wonderful peers to write about...
by Tammy Trayer | Dec 5, 2013 | Preparedness, Writings
As I am typing this the temperature has dropped to 5°. You know it is cold when breathing the air catches your breath. You also know it is cold when the sun is shining, you are milking the goats and the milk bucket has frozen fast to your hand. Not good!! I would...
by glentrayer | Sep 21, 2013 | Fire Starting, Preparedness, Product Reviews, Wilderness Survival, Writings
The home of the original MultiFlame Tools, the multi purpose fire pistons. Be sure to watch our How-to videos to see how these tools can benefit you in the outdoors. Great addition to your packs. A necessity for those that hunt, hike, mountain biker, boat,...
by Tammy Trayer | Jun 11, 2013 | Homestead Animals: Raising & Harvesting, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
It is that time of year again…. The unwelcome skunks start making their rounds in both urban and rural areas looking for that unsuspecting family pet that is just oh to curious… Well – I have just the recipe for you to print and keep handy. We have...
by Tammy Trayer | Nov 14, 2012 | Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Writings
I believe this is a good question to ponder these days. Our family lives day to day practicing, teaching and living a frugal self-sustaining traditional lifestyle. We know how to be prepared, but since the devastation of Sandy three weeks ago there are many people...
by Tammy Trayer | Oct 19, 2012 | Off-Grid Living, Preparedness, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Traditional, Primitive & Bushcraft Skills, Writings
We can say “We did it!” It was a bit grueling, but the mission was accomplished…. To read more about it, click here – http://givenagift.com/?p=885
