Category: Skills / Knowledge

  • Designing Your Entryway for Maximum Security: 11 Features to Incorporate

    Designing Your Entryway for Maximum Security: 11 Features to Incorporate

    When considering infiltration options around your home, your doors are a thief’s first choice. They’re obvious entry points and are vulnerable to physical manipulation, so you should prioritize making them as secure as possible. However, it’s not just your doors. A better approach should also consider the entire entryway and find ways to make it…

  • SHTF and Layered Defense

    SHTF and Layered Defense

    Following are two videos I recently watched about SHTF and/or layered defense that I enjoyed. Hope you find them helpful and, more importantly, that you never need them. But, then, this is where I’m afraid we’re headed…

  • Black Markets During SHTF – Useful or Not?

    Black Markets During SHTF – Useful or Not?

    In keeping with last week’s post on hiding survival supplies during SHTF, I wanted to touch on black markets after SHTF. For context, the following video by Sensible Prepper got me to thinking about the topic again, if you’d like to watch it. FYI, I’ve skipped ahead to around the 18:00 mark to get to…

  • It’s Not Possible to Hide Supplies Post-SHTF

    It’s Not Possible to Hide Supplies Post-SHTF

    I watched the video below yesterday and got to pondering just how possible it is to hide our precious survival supplies after a real disaster, something like an solar flare or all-out civil war, comes to mind. Lesser concerns, such as a lengthier power outage or tornado, need not apply. Go ahead and watch it…

  • Tiniest Bug Out Cabin, And it Folds Flat!

    Tiniest Bug Out Cabin, And it Folds Flat!

    This video caught my eye because, like many of you know, it sure would be nice to have a bug out shelter in the middle of nowhere. One of the problems, however, is getting all of the building supplies to where you need them without breaking your back or the bank. Oh, and without being…

  • An Unexpected Benefit to Stockpiling

    An Unexpected Benefit to Stockpiling

    Months ago, when there was the huge problem with eye drops causing horrible infections, I started to pay attention to the eye drops I use. Eventually, I found this website that’s been quite helpful in keeping track. At some point, I downloaded a food recall app to my phone (here’s the iPhone version), which if…

  • GMRS Repeater for SHTF

    GMRS Repeater for SHTF

    As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’m still trying to understand communication options for STHF or general preparedness purposes. Apparently, it can get quite complicated and some people, believe it or not, spend their lives knee-deep in the nuances. 🙂 While I still consider myself a newbie when it comes to HAM, GMRS, and so on, I…

  • DIY Urban Get Home Bag

    DIY Urban Get Home Bag

    I know many of us preppers focus on bug out bags, SHTF scenarios, and whatnot, but disasters of all kinds–even smaller, localized ones–happen, too. In fact, they’re far more likely than any major catastrophe. With that in mind, your ability to get home, to where most of your supplies are–not to mention your family, pets,…

  • DIY Generator Box – 10x Quieter

    DIY Generator Box – 10x Quieter

    Do you have a generator but are worried that it will be too loud? Either because you just don’t want the noise or because it might attract two-legged critters? Then build yourself a generator box! Although I’m not a huge fan of generators, I do realize they have their uses when the power goes out.…