Category: Equipment / Supplies

  • Rocket Stove Fuel Alternatives

    Rocket Stove Fuel Alternatives

    If you’re “into” survival at all then you’re likely very familiar with rocket stoves… they’re awesome! And they can be fashioned out of all sorts of items, from sheet metal and tin cans to masonry bricks and even earthen materials. The thing is that I’ve ALWAYS used sticks and twigs to fuel them; however, as…

  • How to Use a Smartphone Without a Signal

    How to Use a Smartphone Without a Signal

    Smartphones… everyone seems to have one, yet few people choose to make use of them properly to better prepare for disasters. That’s way I wrote this book on smartphone apps for survival because your phone is a crucial, yet underutilized, survival tool that you should ensure is ready when needed the most. What I now…

  • Apartment and Condo Prepping Book Now Only $0.99 on Amazon Kindle

    Apartment and Condo Prepping Book Now Only $0.99 on Amazon Kindle

    My latest book, Prepping Strategies For Condos, Apartments, and Duplex Living: How to Prepare for Emergencies with Limited Space, is currently only $0.99 on Amazon Kindle for this week only! Inside this book I’ll show you how you can prepare yourself and your family with very little effort, minimal time, and sometimes for free… even in a small…

  • Two Best Lockpicks

    Two Best Lockpicks

    Video on lockpick choices. He recommends two: The Titanium Bogota lockpicks for better feel than stainless, plus they fit easily in your wallet or pocket. The folding pocket pick set because it’s all conveniently contained in a single unit, sort of like a Swiss Army knife. Remember, of course, that picking locks other than your own…

  • Top 8 Portable Stoves for Survival

    Top 8 Portable Stoves for Survival

    The following is quite an in-depth article detailing the eight best portable stoves on the market in 2018 and includes specifics on the different types of stoves available, why you should have one or two (or maybe all eight, lol), as well as key features you should look for in a portable stove. The list…

  • 25 Uses for The WaterBrick, Besides Storing Water

    25 Uses for The WaterBrick, Besides Storing Water

    The WaterBrick is a very good way to store water for emergency preparedness, especially for those with limited storage space. And, while I don’t use them personally (I prefer to use 55-gallon drums and other transportable containers) small water storage solutions like the WaterBrick do have their place. The only major problem is that they’re…

  • Rechargeable Batteries Dirty Little Secret

    Rechargeable Batteries Dirty Little Secret

    Skip to about the 3:10 mark to get to the heart of the video about rechargeable batteries. In the video he talks about simplifying the devices he has in order to get rid of odd batteries sizes (always a good idea), why you should have Eneloop battery adapters (which are great to have), battery storage…

  • How to Make a Faraday Cage in 4 Easy Steps

    How to Make a Faraday Cage in 4 Easy Steps

    “If you’ve been in the prepper world for long, you’ve probably read some horrifying books about what can happen after a disaster called an EMP. And if you’ve done that, you know you need to protect vulnerable electronics. Today, we’ll talk about how to make a Faraday cage to do just that. Don’t worry –…

  • 3000 Watt Parabolic Mirror Solar Array

    I’m not quite sure how the video creator came up with this being “3000 watts,” but if you watch the later half of the video you’ll see some of it in action. Of course, as with any large DIY solar mirror project, it can be dangerous to use! Please be cautious if you intend on…