Practical Prepper Diana

Welcome to Practical Prepper Diana — where I teach useful old-school skills for increasingly weird times.

From cooking and mending to foraging, crafting, and everyday self-sufficiency, this channel is all about becoming a little harder to break in a fragile world. Half practical guide, half cozy dystopian storytime, these videos explore the kinds of skills that might become very important someday… hopefully just hypothetically.

Whether you’re preparing for economic uncertainty, trying to rely less on consumer culture, or just want to know how to roast garlic during the slow collapse of civilization, you’re in the right place.


Practical Prepper Diana

Hey all! Do you have a go bag ready? If you don't, do you know what to put in it?

Fear not! I have prepared a free Emergency Go Bag Checklist.

links.dianapayton.com/practical-prepper

12 hours ago | [YT] | 0

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Canned tilapia for the win!

1 month ago | [YT] | 0

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New experiment: rhubarb vinegar!

1 month ago | [YT] | 2

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Applesauce and veggie broth. So satisfying to can the food I make!

3 months ago | [YT] | 1

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I just finished my latest upcycled quilt! I made it out if fabric samples, a curtain, and a sheet. The batting in the middle is the only part I didn't reuse. Well, and the thread.

4 months ago | [YT] | 3

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Blocking a wool and acrylic knitted shawl. I am pleased with how it turned out! Fun with knitting looms.

4 months ago | [YT] | 2

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Epic salad time! Radicchio, roasted delicata squash, golden tomatoes, blue cheese, and salad shrimp.

4 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Epic salad post! Pink radicchio, red speckled radicchio, yellow bell peppers, gold grape tomatoes, lime-pickled onions, and salad shrimp.

Yes, the shrimp are a little freezer burned. I am eating them anyway. :)

5 months ago | [YT] | 0

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Apples on sale means freshly canned applesauce! Four quarts worth. That pop is so satisfying.

5 months ago | [YT] | 1

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Canned some sweet potatoes today! Seven pints worth.

6 months ago | [YT] | 1