It may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it sure is cold. In some places, it's so cold that an extended power outage could be deadly. Hopefully, you've prepared your home for winter and have several ways to heat your home without power, but there is one way to heat your home that doesn't require any fuel or firewood: a solar furnace. A solar … [Read more...]
3 DIY Emergency Heaters That Will Keep You Warm This Winter
Whether It’s a Small Shed, a Garage, or Your Whole House, These Do-It-Yourself Heaters Really Deliver - But Be Careful. Winter is here, and in spite of your best efforts, there's always that one room that is too cold. Electric space heaters are the usual option, but they have some downsides. For one, they really burn up the watts. Most space heaters run … [Read more...]
How To Make Sawdust Firestarters
Whether you're going camping or surviving in the wilderness, having some firestarters will make your life so much easier. Imagine it's damp and a bit windy outside. Even if you find some tinder, you'll have a hard time getting it to burn, much less keeping it burning long enough to ignite your kindling. But if you have some highly flammable firestarters … [Read more...]
Build a DIY Emergency Toilet That Will Last
No Matter How Tough or Skilled We Think We Are, When We Gotta Go… We Gotta Go There are a lot of things in life that we take for granted, but there’s one in particular that we rarely think about. It’s the ease and convenience of a bathroom for a biological function that can occur several times a day and has the potential to be a bit messy. A simple flush … [Read more...]
17 Survival Uses for PVC Pipes
PVC is one of the most useful items you can have on hand, whether you're a prepper or a homesteader or just someone with a house. PVC (short for polyvinyl chloride) is strong, durable, lightweight, and affordable. And it's not just used for plumbing. If you're clever, you'll be able to find lots of uses for PVC pipe. Sensible Prepper, a very clever guy, … [Read more...]
How To Set Up A Medical Quarantine In Your Home
Of all the disasters that could happen, one of the most frightening is a deadly pandemic. I used to always say an EMP is the scariest disaster--and it is scary--but now that I'm a father of two small children, a pandemic is particularly frightening. At least with a widespread EMP (electromagnetic pulse), I could take my kids to a safer location and … [Read more...]
How To Make Bottle Blasters (Exploding Targets)
Here's a fun DIY project: bottle blasters. These things explode with a loud sonic boom when you hit them. They're great for target practice with slingshots, blowguns, BB guns, and more. In this video, The King of Random demonstrates his bottle blasters and shows you how to make them. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It on … [Read more...]
The Urban Survival Toilet
If the grid goes down and you're trying to stick out the disaster at home, one of the most immediate problems you'll have to deal with is what to do with human waste. If the water stops running, you won't be able to flush your toilets, and you don't want to just keep using them without flushing. Not only is that unsanitary, your whole house will smell bad, … [Read more...]
5 Things You Must Learn to DIY Before a Collapse
As we all know, after a major collapse, many important supplies will be hard to come by. This is why preppers stock up on essentials ahead of time. But while a lot of attention is given to stockpiling supplies, not much is given to making your own supplies. If you find yourself living through a long-term disaster, such as the economic disaster in … [Read more...]
How to Reinforce a Shipping Container to Bury It (EMP Proof)
Other than a full-blown nuclear war, a widespread EMP (electromagnetic pulse) is probably the scariest thing that could happen. The whole world would be plunged into darkness, followed by months--if not years--of anarchy. Your best chance of surviving such an event is to hole in a shelter or bug out retreat that you can defend. If you do this, you'll … [Read more...]
How To Make a Gas Mask From a Two-Liter Bottle
Although a gas mask is a great thing to include in your preparedness supplies, it's usually not a top priority for most preppers. There are only a few specific scenarios where you would need one, each of which isn't very likely. Still, I think we should be prepared for as many scenarios as possible. But if for some reason you don't have access to a gas … [Read more...]
Quick Trick for Keeping Your Feet Warm in Freezing Weather
Are you sick of your feet freezing every time you go outside in the winter? Sometimes even multiple socks won't stop your toes from going numb, especially if there's snow on the ground. There's a really easy way to keep your feet warmer that only costs a few dollars (if that). I learned this trick a few years ago, but for the life of me, I couldn't … [Read more...]
How to Make a Soup Can Stove in Just 5 Minutes
Here's a quick and easy DIY stove tutorial by NightHawkInLight. All you need is a soup can and an old fashioned can punch opener like this one. The great thing about this video is he actually tests out the stove by cooking a full meal on it. For those of you who prefer written instructions, here's what to do (use punch can opener for every hole): Make … [Read more...]
How to Make a Biogas Generator In 7 Easy Steps
In poorer countries, where blackouts are common and supply lines are tenuous, people have to be inventive if they want to heat and light their homes. One way they do this is by building their own biogas generators. You would think this would be very complicated, but it's a lot simpler than you might think. Biogas is great because it's made from things … [Read more...]
101 Paracord Projects
If you're a paracord enthusiast, then I have the ultimate article for you. PrepperZine made a list of 101 paracord projects complete with a table of contents, instructions, pictures, and videos. He even lets you know the difficulty level of the project and how long it should take. This is pretty much the best paracord article on the Internet, in my … [Read more...]
DIY Emergency Heater for $5
It's getting cold out, which means it's time to make sure you're prepared for a winter power outage. If you don't want to spend money on expensive propane space heaters and the like, you could try making your own space heaters, like VP Prepping & Survival does in this video. All you need to make this emergency heater is: An empty, clean small paint … [Read more...]
17 Things Preppers Should Do Around The House
If you've been prepping for a long time, you might feel like you're running out of things to do. Once you've gathered plenty of disaster supplies and learned all the most important survival skills, what else is there? A lot, it turns out. Ask a Prepper made a list of 17 things you can do around the house. Here are some of the projects he lists: … [Read more...]
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