Author: Damian Brindle

  • Parabolic Mirror Solar Cooking

    Parabolic Mirror Solar Cooking

    Makes me want to do solar cooking again…and to have a grilled cheese sandwich, lol. Just be careful where you aim that mirror because it could start a fire!

  • 9 Crucial Items Preppers Recommend In Case of Another Lockdown

    9 Crucial Items Preppers Recommend In Case of Another Lockdown

    Covid-19 has taught the world that we aren’t typically prepared as individuals or as a society to cope with sudden, massive upheavals. In order to avoid widespread shortages of food in the future, one would do well to seek the advice of those who have planned for events of this magnitude for years, if not…

  • 13 Exercises to Strengthen Your Mental Fortitude for Survival

    13 Exercises to Strengthen Your Mental Fortitude for Survival

    Have you ever wondered how some people become billionaires while others slave away at a 9-to-5 job their entire lives? While opportunity may have something to do with their achievement, success stories like Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma aren’t merely the result of smarts, physical strength or leadership potential. Rather, these people used perseverance, grit…

  • Why It’s Important to Build Roads and Trails on Your Homestead

    Why It’s Important to Build Roads and Trails on Your Homestead

    Roads and trails get you where you need to go every day. Millions of people drive for miles on the streets that shape their region to get to work, school or the store. Throughout national and local parks, marked trails tell hikers where they’re going so they can see main attractions and enjoy nature without…

  • 14 Common Misconceptions About Preppers

    14 Common Misconceptions About Preppers

    Perhaps you have seen the National Geographic series Doomsday Preppers and think preppers are insane. I hope not. Unfortunately, that show makes fun of people like us, but there are many good things you can glean from such shows if you can get past the misconceptions. With that in mind, the following are some stereotypes…

  • Home Security in Times of Strife

    Home Security in Times of Strife

    Below you’ll find plenty of solid advice, much of which I discuss in my own book on the topic, but if you want the quick and dirty home security ideas to implement right now then watch the following videos. And, while some of the advice is redundant, there’s still a lot covered in the first…

  • Rand McNally Road Atlas for Bug Out

    Rand McNally Road Atlas for Bug Out

    I was going through some of my preps the other day as well as some things in our vehicles when I came across some relatively old regional fold-up maps, you know, the kind you used to pick up at gas stations and even Walmart. I assume they still sell them but with the advent of…

  • Tesla Solar Roof: The Future of Off Grid Power?

    Tesla Solar Roof: The Future of Off Grid Power?

    I’ve been slowly researching off-grid power solutions the past month or two again and I was immediately disheartened at how costly it all is, especially if you want to include a battery bank. Granted, there have been quite a few innovations in the solar power market lately with the wider use of lithium batteries, for…

  • Tips for Cutting Weight Off Your Bug Out Bag

    Tips for Cutting Weight Off Your Bug Out Bag

    By: Derek Edwards Witnessing the wide array of events over the past year has highlighted one undeniable fact: the world feels a little crazier now than it has in a long time. Between the pandemic, the uptick in natural disasters, and civil unrest across the population, we feel there should be an increased emphasis on…