This is an ongoing knowledge base dedicated to “How to” information that I’ve found already explained elsewhere. There are so many links (350+ after a recent culling) that you’re sure to find plenty to make use of. I hope you find this informative and that it proves useful in your time of need.
Note: Dates shown in curly brackets {such as these} are the date the link was added here. I also try to point out if the link is a file using square brackets so you’re not caught unaware, but I can’t say that I always remember to do that. 😉
DISCLAIMER: Some of this information can potentially be dangerous, even deadly… attempt at your own risk! As such, you should always seek appropriate medical/legal/professional/expert advice whenever possible. Therefore, I accept NO liability whatsoever for your use or misuse of this information.
FOOD AND WATER “HOW TO” POSTS
Water Treatment
Looking for the best water filters for bug out or at-home preparedness? Check out the top 10 portable water filters and top 7 gravity water filters.
- How to Desalinate Water for Consumption
- How to Build a Cloned Berkey Filter
- How to Clean Water Using the Power of Sunlight – SODIS
- How to Get Radiation Out of Your Water
- How to Make an Emergency Water Filter
- How to Build a Solar Distiller
- How to Make a DIY Gravity Water Filter
- How to Purify Water with Bleach
- How to Test Drinking Water Quality
Water Procurement and Storage
- How to Build a Hand Pump
- How to Build a Rain Barrel for Water Collection
- How to Drill an Inexpensive Water Well
- How to Design a Rainwater Catchment System
- How to Drive Your Own Freshwater Well
- How to Dig a Well by Hand
- How to Get Water from a Spring
- How to Make a Rain Barrel Hand Pump
- How to Create a Heavy Duty 275 Gallon Rain Barrel
- How to Make Deep Water Well Pump
- How to Build a Water Tower
Food Procurement / Gardening
Looking for the best survival foods for bug out or at-home preparedness? Check out the top 12 survival foods for bug out.
- How to Make a Soda Bottle Fish Trap
- How to Grow Potatoes in a Trash Can
- How to Clean a Fish
- How to Rig a Trotline
- How to Sprout for Survival
- How to Make Compost
- How to Build a PVC Greenhouse
- How to Grow 100 lbs. of Potatoes in Four Square Feet
- How to Turn a Pallet into a Garden
- How to Build a Potato Tower
- How to Build a Survival Fishing Kit
- How to Make a Chicken Coop for $40
- How to Aquaponics
- How to Build a Top Bar Bee Hive
- How to Construct a Maintenance-Free Solexx Greenhouse
- How to Make a Shooting Stick
- How to Make a Survival Fishing Spear
- How to Open a Can Without Any Tools
- How to Make a Minnow Trap
- How to Make a Sling Spear
- How to Build a Yoke-Out Trap
- How to Setup a 110 Conibear Trap
- How to Build a Very Inexpensive Grow Light System
- How to Build a Deer Fence for Your Survival Garden
- How to Trap Fish
- How to Make a Primitive Basket Fish Trap
- How to Plant Potatoes
- How to Build a Window Hydroponics Herb Garden
- How to Make Hot Pepper Spray to Deter Garden Critters
- How to Field Dress a Pheasant in 10 Seconds
- How to Make Your Own Compost
Food Storage and Preservation
- 25 DIY Root Cellar Plans & Ideas to Keep Food Fresh Without Refrigerators
- How to Build a Cold Storage Pit as well as temp specifics)
- How to Make a Clay Pot in a Pot Refrigerator
- How to Store Dry Milk Powder
- How to Store Fresh Eggs Without Refrigeration
- How to Build a Solar Dehydrator
- How to Store Wheat
- How to Make a Homemade Food Dehydrator Cheaply
- How to Build a Solar Fruit Dryer
- How to Store Apples
- How to Wax Hard Cheese for Non-Refrigerated Storage
- How to Make a Chest Freezer Extremely Energy Efficient
- How to Make Self-Rotating Food Storage for Canned Goods
- How to Build a Grain Bin House
- How to Build a Large Box Food Dehydrator
- How to Build a Cheese Press
- How to Make a Pull-Out Can Rack (next to refrigerator)
- How to Can Nuts
- How to Tell a Bad Egg
- How to Build Your Own Dirt Cheap Fridge
- How to Can Chicken Breast
- How to Build an Outdoor Canning Cooker
- How to Can Ground Beef
- How to Can Ketchup
- How to Dehydrate Refried Beans
- How to Can Nuts
- How to Label Cases of Food for Long Term Storage
- How to Can Butter
- How to Keep Animals Out of Your Garden
- How to Save Tomato Seeds
- How to Can Green Beans
- How to Dehydrate Cheese
- How to Get the Right Water Level in Your Pressure Canner
- How to Home Can Salsa
- How to Save Seeds
Other Food Considerations
- How to Use Honey for Health and Healing
- How to Use Apple Cider Vinegar for Healing (here’s how to make your own)
- How to Use Baking Soda for Nearly Everything (22 Uses)
- How to Control Pantry Pests (and a website dedicated to pantry pests)
- How to Build Your Own BBQ Barrel
- How to Build a Seed Huller and Oil Press
- How to Keep Bees 101
- How to Render Lard
- How to Forge a Cookset
- How to Cook Dried Beans
- How to Use Fruit Drink Mix from LDS Cannery
- How to Prevent Tomato Cracking
- How to Core and Skin Tomatoes
- How to Make Your Own Canner Rack
HEALTH AND SANITATION “HOW TO” POSTS
Health Concerns
- How to Use Bleach
- How to Find Alternatives to Potassium Iodide
- How to Power Medical Equipment During a Blackout
- How to Make Infused Oils
- How to Make Penicillin
- How to Make Pinhole Glasses
- How to Make and Use Spruce Pitch Salve
- How to Make a Disaster Birth Kit
- How to Swaddle a Baby
- How to Make a Calcium Supplement
- How to Test Food for Radiation
- How to Quit Smoking
First Aid / Emergency Medical Info
- How to Make and Use Oral Rehydration Salts
- How to Remove a Tick Safely
- How to Make Aspirin from Bark
- How to Survive – Shot, Stabbed or Wounded
- How to Make Dakin’s Solution for Wound Care
- How to Survive a Fall Through Ice {9/22/11}
- How to Survive a Gunshot Wound {9/22/11}
- How to Make an Emergency Gas Mask {11/25/11}
- How to Stop the Bleeding with QuickClot {7/1/12}
- How to Pack a Wound
- How to Use the Israeli Dressing
- How to Use HALO Chest Seals
- How to Improvise Butterfly Stitches
- How to Make a Finger Splint {7/2/12}
- How to Prevent Heat Stroke {7/2/12}
- How to Treat a Stye {7/2/12}
- How to Treat a Jammed Finger {7/2/12}
- How to Lance a Boil {7/2/12}
- How to Fix a Dislocated Shoulder {7/2/12}
- How to Treat Pinworms {7/2/12}
- How to Treat a Wound {7/2/12}
- How to Give an IM Injection {7/18/12}
- How to Treat Shoulder Injuries {7/21/12}
Hygiene and Sanitation Concerns
- How to Wash Hands Using a Soda Bottle
- How to Dispose of Human Waste
- How to Construct a Small Septic System
- How to Clean Pots and Pans Using Wood Ash
- How to Modify Your Dryer to Run on Free Energy {8/25/11}
- How to Make a Clothes Wringer from Buckets {11/2/11}
- How to Make a $1 Homemade Mosquito Bag Fan Trap {7/4/12}
- How to Build a Camping Shower from 2 Liter Bottle {7/6/12}
- How to Make a Portable Backyard Privy {7/13/12}
- How to Make Your Own Baby Wipes
- How to Make Homemade Tub and Sink Cleaner {7/13/12}
- How to Make Soap from Waste Fat {8/24/12}
- How to Make Olive Oil Bar Soap {9/24/12}
- How to Make Insecticial Soap {10/22/12}
- How to Make Deodorizing Spray {10/22/12}
- How to Make Bug Repellent
SAFETY AND SECURITY “HOW TO” POSTS
Home Safety / Personal Safety
- How to Protect Your Home While Away (and how to deter burglars)
- How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
- How to Survive in the City
- How to Put Out a Grease Fire {7/1/12}
- How to Turn Off Your Gas
- How to Shelther in Place Checklist {7/1/12}
- How to Install Window Security Film {7/1/12}
- How to Prepare Your Home and Family for Wildfire {7/2/12}
- How to Avoid Becoming a Flash Flood Victim
- How to Protect Your Home from Wildland Fire Part 1 and How to Protect Your Home from Wildland Fire Part 2
- How to Make Your Own Pepper Spray {8/24/12}
- How To Make a Kearny Fallout Meter {9/24/12}
- How to Pick Handcuffs {12/8/15}
OPSEC / Privacy
- How to Make Blackout Window Panels
- How to Make a Secret Book Safe {9/22/11}
- How to Build a Secret Toekick Drawer {2/24/12}
- How to Build a Secret Closet Door {2/24/12}
- How to Make a Secret Compartment in Your Wall {5/23/12}
- How to Build a Hidden Pivot Bookcase Door {5/23/12}
- How to Build a Secret Passage Behind a Custom Built-in Bookshelf {5/23/12}
- How to Build a Hidden Door Walkthrough {5/23/12}
- How to Vanish Part 1 and How to Vanish Part 2 {7/1/12}
- How to Make a Decoy Wallet {7/1/12}
- How to Make a Homemade Stash Can
- How to Opt Out of Google Tracking {7/18/12}
- How to Disable RFID Chip in Credit and Debit Cards {7/18/12}
Defense / Security / Weapons
- How to Choose Survival Firearms
- How to Make a Lockable Ammo Can
- How to Escape from “zip tie” Handcuffs {9/22/11}
- How to Reinforce a Door Jamb {10/15/11}
- How to Choose Pepper Spray {7/1/12}
- How to Shoot a Handgun Accurately {7/1/12}
- How to Make a 60 lb PVC Bushbow {7/1/12}
- How to Sight in Your Scoped Rifle with a Single Shot {7/1/12}
- How to Deal with Flash Mobs {7/1/12}
- How to Teach Your Kids to Shoot {7/1/12}
- How to Avoid Gun Accidents {7/1/12}
- How to Spring Clean Your Bushcraft Knife {7/13/12}
- How to Strop Knives Without a Strop {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Baton Stick {7/18/12}
- How to Build a Target Stand {7/18/12}
- How to Improve A Blowgun {7/18/12}
- How to Mod a Sling Bow {7/21/12}
- How to Make a Leather Axe Sheath {7/21/12}
- How to Sharpen an Axe {7/21/12}
- How to Replace an Axe Handle {7/21/12}
- How to Secure a Campsite {8/24/12}
- How to Build a Youth Recurve Bow out of Flattened PVC Pipe {10/22/12}
- How to Choose Your Survival Knife {3/31/21}
STOVES AND FIRE “HOW TO” POSTS
Fire Resources
Looking for the best fire starters for hiking, camping, or bug out? Check out the top 8 fire starters.
- How to Salvage Rear Projection TV Fresnel Lens
- How to Make a Dakota Fire Hole {6/21/12}
- How to Make a Charcoal Chimney Starter {9/22/11}
- How to Make Fire Starting Wafers with Parafin Wax {4/6/12}
- How to Make Feather Stick or Fuzz Stick {6/21/12}
- How to Make Charcloth {7/18/12}
- How to Fill a Butane Lighter {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Tripod {7/18/12}
- How to Get Tinder from Cedar Tree {7/18/12}
- How to Make Fireplow Friction Fire {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Firebed {7/18/12}
- How to Make Fire With an Aluminum Can {7/18/12}
- How to Start a Fire With One Match {7/18/12}
- How to Make Stick Fire (Napalm) {7/18/12}
Stoves and Ovens
Looking for the best stoves for hiking, camping, or bug out? Check out the top 12 survival stoves.
- How to Build a Cloned Solar Oven (and another article here)
- How to Make a Cardboard Box Oven
- How to Build an Adobe Oven
- How to Use a Cast Iron Skillet {8/27/11}
- How to Make a Woodstove {3/6/12}
- How to Make an Emergency Cardboard Stove {4/6/12}
- How to Campfire Pit Baking {6/21/12}
- How to Season Cast Iron Cookware on a BBQ Grill {7/2/12}
- How to Build a Rocket Stove {7/6/12}
- How to Make a Mini Alcohol Stove {7/6/12}
- How to Make a Thermal Cooker {7/18/12}
- How to Use a Barrel Wood Stove {7/18/12}
- How to Setup and Operate a Sun Oven {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Supercat Alcohol Stove – 1 of 2 and part 2 here {7/18/12}
- How to Install a Wood Burning Stove {7/21/12}
- How to Make a Wonder Box Cooker (version 1) and How to Make a Wonder Box Cooker (version 2) {8/5/12}
- How to Build an Outdoor Mud Oven {8/24/12}
- How to Make a Packable Wood Gas Stove (like the BushBuddy) {8/29/12}
- How to Make a Rolled Edge Bottle Stove {9/24/12}
- How to Make a Dutch Oven Survival Kit {12/13/12}
POWER AND ENERGY “HOW TO” POSTS
Solar Options
- How to Charge a Car Battery Using Solar Panel (and how to charge small batteries here)
- How to Build a Golf Cart Solar Welder (with more info here)
- How to Build Your Own Passive Solar Water Heater (and another article here )
- How to Make a Handheld Solar Power Supply (and another idea here) {8/25/11}
- How to Create a Pringles Solar Hot Dog Cooker {7/21/12}
- How to Build a Solar Dehydrator That Works {8/24/12}
Generators / Alternative Power
- How to Build a Lawnmower Power Generator
- How to Build a Bicycle Generator
- How to Build a Portable AC/DC Power Source {8/25/11}
- How to Build a Wind Turbine from 55-gallon Drums {8/25/11}
- How to Assemble a Baghdad Battery {10/13/11}
- How to Build a Wood Gasifier {2/24/12}
- How to Build The Dynapod – A Pedal Powered Unit {6/27/12}
- How to Make Your Own Biodiesel {7/1/12}
- How to Build a Methane Biodigester {7/2/12}
- How to Safely Install a Power Generator {7/4/12}
- How to Power USB Devices from an Old Cordless Drill {8/29/12}
- How to Start a Portable Generator {12/13/12}
Other Energy Considerations
- How to Power AC Tools on Car Batteries Without an Inverter
- How to Use One Less Battery
- How to Build a Safe Room Squirrel Cage Fan
- How to Renew Old Battery Packs {8/25/11}
- How to Make a Simple Battery Status Monitor {10/13/11}
- How to Store Batteries {7/2/12}
- How to Make a Cordless Tool Corded {7/6/12}
- How to Build a Microwave Transformer Homemade Welder {7/18/12}
- How to Make Biodiesel {12/13/12}
HEATING AND COOLING
- How to Make Heat Blocking Curtains
- How to Build a Solar Heat Collector (and another article here and another here)
- How to Build a Mini Solar Air Conditioner
- How to Build an Evaporative Air Conditioner {8/25/11}
- How to Make a Cheap and Portable Air Conditioner {8/25/11}
- How to Free Air Conditioning {8/25/11}
- How to Cooler Adaptation (and another article here) {8/25/11}
- How to Use the Sun for Cooling {8/25/11}
- How to Make a Hand Warmer {10/13/11}
- How to Make a Rocket Stove Mass Heater {11/2/11}
- How to Find Free Firewood {8/24/12}
LIGHTING / COMMUNICATIONS
Looking for the best flashlights and lanterns for hiking, camping, bug out, or at-home preparedness? Check out the top 12 flashlights and top 13 lanterns.
- How to Make Your Own Oil Lamp
- How to Buy a Two-Way Radio
- How to Get More Performance from Your Hand Held Radio
- How to Make Olive Oil Candles {3/6/12}
- How to Make a Tallow Candle {4/6/12}
- How to Make a Crisco 45 Day Candle {5/2/12}
- How to Protect a Portable Radio from EMP {7/1/12}
- How to Get Your HAM Radio License {7/1/12}
- How to Make a Fatwood Candle {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Scandanavian Log Candle for Outdoor Lighting {8/29/12}
- How to Make Your Own Candle Wick
- How to Make Oil Lamp Fuel {12/13/12}
- How to Make an Emergency Lamp from Common Household Items {12/13/12}
- How to Keep your Cell Phone Working During a Power Outage {12/13/12}
MISCELLANEOUS “HOW TO” POSTS
Bug Out / Wilderness Considerations
Looking for the best backpack for hiking, camping, or bug out? Check out the top 14 backpacks.
- How to Build a Survival Kit {9/10/17}
- How to Survive a Deadly Snake Bite {5/3/17}
- How to Make an Instant Hammock
- How to Dress in Layers for Warmth
- How to Make a Bedroll
- How to Make a Survival Blanket Sleeping Bag
- How to Use Shadows to Determine Direction
- How to Find the North Star
- How to Modify a Soft-Sided Backpack for Easier Use {6/27/12}
- How to Use a Watch as a Compass {7/1/12}
- How to Put Together a Bug Out Bag {7/1/12}
- How to Build a Bug Out Bag {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Wilderness Vise {7/18/12}
- How to Build a Compact Fishing Kit {7/18/12}
- How to Make Plant Fiber Cordage – 1 of 2 and How to Make Plant Fiber Cordage – 2 of 2 {7/18/12}
- How to Hang a Bear Bag {7/18/12}
- How to Find the Northstar Using a Watch {7/18/12}
- How to Make a Tyvek Sleeping Bag Bivvy {7/21/12}
- How to Bulid a Paracod Hammock Chair {8/24/12}
- How to Make a Ditty Bag {2/21/13}
- How to Layer Clothes in Cold Weather {3/7/18}
- How to be Safe Around Bears (a step-by-step guide) {3/4/20}
Alternative Shelter / Clothing
- How to Build an Emergency Tarp Shelter (and more here)
- How to Make an Emergency Blanket Robe
- How to Build an Earthbag Shelter
- How to Build a Snow Shelter – 1 of 2 and How to Build a Snow Shelter – 2 of 2 {7/18/12}
- How to Setup a 10×10 Tarp for Primitive Camp {9/24/12}
- How to Build an Underground Bunker in 9 Steps {9/10/20}
Everything Else
- How to Transport Duct Tape
- How to Make Tire Sandals
- How to Build a Metal Forge
- How to Tie Rope Knots (and more info here)
- How to Make a Hand Truck from a Shopping Cart
- How to Keep Your Knife Razor Sharp {7/1/12}
- How to Make Unbuildable Land Buildable with Rainwater Collection {7/2/12}
- How to Clean Sharpening Stones {7/2/12}
- How to Sharpen a Chainsaw Blade {7/2/12} and another one here {6/16/21}
- How to Carve a Wooden Spoon {7/4/12}
- How to Replace Six Vital Documents {7/13/12}
- How to Make Survival Tools Out of Old Used Jeans {7/18/12}
- How to Tie a One-Handed Bowline {7/18/12}
- How to Accurately Predict the Temperature {7/18/12}
- How to Tell When the Sun Will Set {7/18/12}
- How to Properly Care for Wildland Boots – 1 of 7 {7/21/12}
- How to Sharpen a Chisel {7/21/12}
- How to Build a Timber Frame Bench {8/5/12}
- How to Convert a Bicycle Pump Into a Vacuum Pump {8/5/12}
- How to Sew a Simple Pillow or Dog Bed {8/24/12}
- How to Make a SHTF Air Freshener {8/24/12}
- How to Make a Home Made Foundry {8/29/12}
- How to Make a Knife With Basic Tools {8/29/12}
- How to Make an Altoids Tin Pocket Survival Kit {8/29/12}
- How to Field Expedient RFID Shielding {9/24/12}
- How to EDC Carry Rope {9/24/12}
- How to Care for Your Axe and Other Wood Handle Tools {9/24/12}
- How to Make DIY Scent Block {9/24/12}
- How to Make Your Own Gaskets {9/24/12}
- How to Service a Chainsaw (1 of 2) and How to Service a Chainsaw (2 of 2) {12/13/12}