How to Build a Mortgage-free Small House for $5,900

This article will show you how one couple built their very own mortgage-free small house for $5,900 and how you might be able to do the same using reclaimed materials that are inexpensive and many times completely free. All it takes is your dedication and labor. 

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Prepper New Years Resolutions

Whether you are a Beginner just getting started, or an Advanced Prepper, there are some gaps in your plan or some critical needs that are high on your list. Your critical need may be your first gun, home defense gun, a handgun, or some Ammo.  Do you have the basics covered as recommended by the US Government?  Too often, our plans do not include the "most critical items" like Water.  Instead, we jump right into the food.  While a healthy food plan is essential, it is not the first priority.

As a part of your New Years Resolutions, visit our Step by Step Prepper plan and Table of Contents to see what you may be missing. Then fine-tune your plan and set out some specific goals for the new year.

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Alone Season 3 Pack List

It the most exciting Wilderness Survival Show, we watch 10 Survivalist compete for $500,000.  But what 10 things do they carry in their back pack?  What Numbers would you Carry?  Below are the most popular items that the 10 cast members carried, followed by the list that you are allowed to pick from.

Alone Season3 Pack List

 My Picks are 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, 25, 27, 31, & 33, shown in BOLD above.

INDIVIDUAL ITEMS Which 10 would you pick?

*Each participant must choose TEN total items from the following list. Selections are final. Once chosen, no items may be swapped out or replaced. These will be each participant’s unique tools used to survive in the wilderness on camera.

 

Shelter

1.     12x12 ground cloth/tarp (grommets approved)

2.     8 mm climbing rope - 10M

3.     550 para cord - 20m

4.     1 hatchet

5.     1 saw

6.     1 ax

Bedding

7.     1 multi-seasonal sleeping bag that fits within provided backpack

8.     1 bivy bag (Gore-Tex sleeping bag cover)

9.     1 sleeping pad

10.   1 hammock

Cooking

11.   1 large (no more than 2 quart) pot, includes lid

12.   1 steel frying pan

13.   1 flint or ferro rod set

14.   1 enamel bowl for eating

15.   1 spoon

16.   1 canteen or water bottle

Hygiene

17.   1 bar soap

18.   1 8 oz tube of toothpaste

19.   1 face flannel

20.   1 40 m roll of dental floss

21.   1 small bottle bio shower soap

22.   1 shaving razor (and 1 blade)

23.   1 towel (30” x 60”)

24.   1 comb

Hunting

25.   1 300-yard roll of nylon single filament fishing line and 25 assorted hooks (No lures)

26.   1 primitive bow with 6 Arrows (must be predominately made of wood)

27.   1 small gauge gill net (12' x 4' with 1.5" mesh)

28.   1 slingshot/Catapult + 30 steel ball bearings + 1 replacement band

29.   1 net foraging bag

30.   1 3.5 lb roll of trapping wire

31  Food

5 lbs of beef jerky (protein)

5 lbs of dried pulses/legumes/lentils mix (starch and carbs)

5 lbs of biltong (protein)

5 lbs of hard tack military biscuits (carbs/sugars)

5 lbs of chocolate (Simple/complex sugars)

5 lbs of pemmican (traditional trail food made from fat and proteins)

5 lbs of gorp (raisins, m&m's and peanuts)

5 lbs of flour (starch/carbs)

2 lbs of rice or sugar and 1 lb of salt

Food

32.  1 pocket knife

33.  1 hunting knife

34.  1 Leatherman multi-tool

35.  1 sharpening stone

36.  1 roll of duct tape or 1 roll of electrical tape

37.  1 small shovel

38.  1 small sewing kit

39.  1 carabineer

40.  1 LED flashlight

41.  1 pair of ice spikes

CLOTHING/APPAREL/PERSONAL EFFECTS (Everyone gets all of these)

*These items do not count towards the 10 special items, but may not exceed the approved quota for each.

·       2 safety tools (may consist of 1 air horn and/or 1 flare)

·       1 rules and regulations guide

·       1 backpack

·       1 camera pack

·       Camera equipment

·       1 emergency flare

·       1 satellite phone

·       1 emergency personal flotation device

·       1 first aid kit (military type – tourniquet, wadding, ace bandage, alcohol, plastic bag, etc)

·       1 small mirror

·       1 10x10ft tarp

·       1 10x10ft tarp (solely for protecting camera and equipment)

·       1 GPS tracking device

·       1 head lamp

·       1 emergency rations pack to include water and food

Here is what the Cast selected:

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Complete Sustainable Living Plan

 

Alone Season 1 Pack List 

Alone Season 2 Pack List  

Alone Season 3 Pack List  

Alone Season 4 Pack List  

Alone Season 5 Pack List 

Alone Season 6 Pack List

Alone: The Beast S1 E1

Alone: The Beast S1 E2 

Alone Season 7 Pack List

Alone Season 8 Cast 

Alone Season 8 Pack List

 

Alone Winners Pack List

Alone Survival Plan  

Naked & Afraid Survival Plan 

Survive on a deserted island   

Wilderness Survival TEST

Survival Pack (Security Patrol or Bug Out pack)  
Wilderness Survival Pack (Video)  
Wilderness Survival  

Edible Wild Plants  
Greenbriar (catbriar) 
Cattails 
Dandelion  
Chickweed & Hackberries 

Survive on a Deserted Island

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