Category: Equipment / Supplies
Load Shedding Survival Kits
Have you heard of load shedding before? It’s basically the electric company purposefully cutting power to areas during scheduled times in order to avoid bigger problems down the road because of increasing consumer demand, a lack of maintenance, and probably a bunch of other reasons. It’s a common practice in developing countries and even places…
Are Storage Units a Secure Option in SHTF Scenarios?
As a prepper, you’re used to thinking in layers to avoid a single point of failure. Your home cache is essential, but what if it’s destroyed, compromised or you’re away when disaster hits? That’s where off-site storage units come into play. They offer space, redundancy and an alternate option to hold lifesaving gear, especially if…
10 Overrated Preps You Probably Bought
Prepping lists for me are like a gnat to flame – I can’t help but be dawn to them! But it also matters who’s sharing them. The Urban Prepper is a guy I used to follow a lot years ago, back when I lived in Washington State, but has since fallen off my radar because…
50 Million Without Power: Would You Survive?
I guess I haven’t been watching the news much lately because this is literally news to me! It’s interesting that he starts the video below talking about food and water as well as shelter (in the form of warmth) and an IFAK kit as your top priorities during a power outage, even before discussing comms,…
The Ultimate Costco List for Preppers
Thinking the world is going to end soon? Maybe the tariff wars still have you wondering what the future holds? I’m right there with you! In fact, I’m heading off to my local Costco today, in part, for our monthly grocery run but also to add to our preps. If you love Costco as much…
10 Survival Items to Get Before May 2025
I’d say this video is largely a rehash, though expanded, on the topic of tariffs and price increases from earlier this week regarding what to stockpile now while prices are still low. Watch the video and then I’ll share my comments below. Largely, the advice centers around the following supplies: Of these supplies, I suggest…
Flexible Solar Panels Better Than Rigid?
I saw the following video below and though there’s no way it’s possible that flexible panels outperform rigid panels, all things considered. Turns out I was right, but not because of massive performance differences. While both Eco-Worth panels performed nearly identically in their head-to-head test on a dollars per watt comparison (see data near the…
Back to Cast Iron
About a month ago, I started to complain about one of the pans we often use for cooking eggs, vegetables, and whatever else fits: It was a useful pan once upon a time, but the surface coating is really starting to fall apart: And because we’re trying to get healthier lately, I figured it was…
DIY Power Station Build
Portable power stations are nice to have, but they’re expensive. I recommend simply purchasing an appropriate power inverter and connecting it to your vehicle, but sometimes that’s not very convenient, such as when the weather is horrible outside. If you’re willing to spend a bit more to buy a lithium battery and an appropriate inverter,…
