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How to make a paracord quick deploy bracelet with the blaze bar

There are many “survival” paracord bracelets out there, but have you ever asked yourself how quick you could actually untie one if you needed to? Using the blaze bar an an anchor shackle you can make this rapid deployment paracord bracelet in less than 30 mins. **From The Editor** We love this take on the [...]

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How To Make Compost Work For You

[Via TreeHugger.com]

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Homemade Chicken Coop with Beer Can Shingles Was Built in 10 Hours for $40

  Here’s an inspiring story for aspiring DIYers: Matt Pike, a contractor living in Marshall, North Carolina, realized just last weekend that he needed to build a coop for the quickly growing 20 chicks that call his farm home. Luckily for Matt, he was in the process of building two homes (for his family and [...]

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The WD-40 Survival Guide

It goes with out saying, but don’t leave WD-40 out of your survival stash. The WD-40 survival guide aka “toolkit in a can”. [Via WD40.com]

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How to Survive a Nuclear Holocaust

*Click on the image for the large version From: BestHealthDegrees.com

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Pick Your Gardening Tool (infographic)

Gardening chores can be therapeutic or a complete disaster depending on what tools you have on hand. As every seasoned gardener knows, using the appropriate tools for a given task can make gardening more efficient and can limit the amount of stress on your body. Not sure what implements to use for today’s gardening tasks? [...]

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