• 7 Reasons To Add Thermal Optics In Your Preps

    7 Reasons To Add Thermal Optics In Your Preps

    Are Thermal Imaging Scopes Useful? Having seen the movie Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger when I was young landed me with a fascination for thermal optics. That fascination is not what led me to start considering their use today. Not only as an aid to hunting but as an option for a variety of tasks that…

  • How To Build A High Quality Survival Armory For Just $500

    How To Build A High Quality Survival Armory For Just $500

    If you feel that you need a personal armory of firearms but are extremely limited in your budget to only around $500 or so, you may feel that your best course of action will either be to wait and save up for a single high quality firearm later, or to go ahead and buy a…

  • 99% Don’t Have This ONE Survival Item In Their Vehicles

    99% Don’t Have This ONE Survival Item In Their Vehicles

    He’s right, I don’t have this in my car… but I will very soon!

  • $5 Faraday Cage How To Guide

    $5 Faraday Cage How To Guide

    Have you always wanted a Faraday Cage to protect your sensitive electronics from an EMP, but were afraid of the cost? Well, consider this idea on making your own Faraday cage for about $5 each. And the best part: you can make several of these with the supplies you’ll need! Here’s how… “Although the EMP…

  • The Bronc Box: Durable Gear Storage

    The Bronc Box: Durable Gear Storage

    This guy always seems to come up with neat new gear, and the bronc box is no exception. If you’re looking for a very durable, modular storage option for your weapons and gear, this box may be just the thing. They say it’s “build like a tank,” floats, can be customized, comes in different colors,…

  • Off Grid Tools Survival Axe Review

    Off Grid Tools Survival Axe Review

    I was sent this Off Grid Tools Survival Axe with “31 features” in exchange for an honest review. And I told the representative that I’m not normally a fan of multi-use tools such as these… maybe I was wrong in this case. I do want to point out that I feel advertising a tool has “31…

  • Passive Solar Heating Panels

    Passive Solar Heating Panels

    This article on the Zen of Passive Solar Heating Panel Design is a neat write-up on how to make walls that can be used to gather the power of the sun to heat your home or, in this case, a workshop. The author clearly took this project very seriously, going so far as to angle…

  • Easy DIY Water Filter

    Easy DIY Water Filter

    With a little ingenuity and a few parts (of about $30 or less) you can build your own SHTF DIY water filter which can be reused over and over again. You only need an inexpensive hand pump, activated carbon, window screen material (or something similar), a small piece of PVC pipe, as well as some…

  • Fire Cider – Natural Cold Killer!

    Fire Cider – Natural Cold Killer!

    Want to get a head start on staying healthy for the cold season? Try this “fire cider” recipe which, to be honest, sounds like it would be a tough drink to stomach, lol. Regardless, the drink does contain quite a few beneficial ingredients such as apple cider vinegar, garlic, and ginger, each of which are…