Category: Shelter / Warmth / Cooling / Clothing
Transform Any Fan Into a “Free” AC System
I dislike the heat more and more as I age. Here in the Midwest, when the thermometer climbs over 90 degrees in July and August, it’s brutal outside to the point where I won’t go outdoors unless I have to. And even then I ensure it’s early morning when I do. But even indoors can…
Staying Cool Without AC
Summer is officially here, and if you live in the Midwest like I do, you already know it. The humidity hit before June even got going around here, and my AC has been running more than I’d like it to with our utility provider essentially forcing us to pay more during peak weekday times. That…
Make Off-Grid Engineering Easy With These 5 Strategies for Digging an Underground Shelter
Building an underground shelter is about more than just digging a hole and covering it up. It’s a full-scale engineering project that needs to hold under pressure, stay dry and remain safe to use over time. For preppers living off-grid, that reliability matters. The outcome depends on how well you read the land, plan the…
Another Winter Storm Hits the Northeast
Just a few weeks after “Snowmageddon” paralyzed much of the country (especially the South), the Northeast is right back in the thick of it with Winter Storm Hernando. I spent some time Monday looking at the live updates from the New York Times and NBC News, and the pictures coming out of New York City…
Are You Surviving “Snowmageddon”?
How did you do with winter storm Fern? We did well, but that’s mostly due to the electric and gas companies keeping the lights on and natural gas flowing. This brief video discusses some of the aftermath that many Americans endured: A lot of the troubles occurred in the southeast, from Texas to the Carolinas,…
7 More Winter Warmth Hacks
A few weeks ago, I posted about why you probably wouldn’t die during a winter power outage, but I neglected a few important additions that you’ll find in the video below. While The Patriot Nurse talks about how to reduce heat loss like I did as well as portable space heaters and whatnot, she also…
Beeswax Candle Warmth Hack
It’s been horribly cold here of late, and it’s not even winter yet. Ugh. I am so thankful that we have a home, central heat, suitable clothing for outdoors, a woodstove, and so much more that make life tolerable, even comfortable when the weather sucks. But here’s a survival hack that I hadn’t thought about.…
Why You Won’t Die In The Winter Without Central Heat. Probably.
The other day I was checking on some gear stored in my detached garage and noticed something I’d seen in previous winters: It was about 25 degrees outside, but my thermometer inside the garage read 45 degrees. That’s a 20 degree difference, and my garage isn’t even insulated. Just four walls, a concrete slab, and…
Results After 7 Years With a Pop Can Solar Heater
You know what surprised me the most about the video below? That he spent hundreds of dollars to make it! The entire point in these is to use scrap materials so the costs are minimal. And while he doesn’t tell us what he spent the money on, which you can find in the video description,…
