Before You Chuck Those Salvaged Parts, Think Twice. Using Scrap Electronics You Can Make a Joule Thief Flashlight! Learn How: Nowadays, when something breaks, most people simply chuck it and grab the latest generation from store shelves. That’s all well and good (actually, it’s incredibly wasteful), but what will you do if you’re unable to…
This DIY Survival Grenade is Ideal to Have for the Unexpected
A DIY survival grenade is a quick and easy way to build a mini-survival kit that you can take with you on a hike, fishing or hunting trip or camping – or just have with your bug-out gear. It is compact, rugged and very inexpensive to make – the most expensive part is the carabiner,…
Preppers, Learn How to Make a DIY Gun Case for Your Handgun
Today’s DIY prepper project is an awesome idea if you have an old gun carrying case or really any case that can hold a handgun, associated equipment like a holster or gun clip and even some utility type knives and tools. In this case, the maker of the video used an old multiple guns carrying…
Learn How to Make a Paracord Survival Bracelet – Mad Max Inspired!
550 paracord is one of the most invaluable tools you could ever have if you ever find yourself in a survival situation. It’s incredibly strong (550 stands for how many pounds of force it can safely carry) and remarkably resilient to wear and tear. There are a million ways you can use it: making tools,…
Make a Bug Out Stove Out of Soda Cans – You Gotta Check This Out!
When making the decision to bug out, very often the first thing on a person’s mind will be food, and more importantly, how to cook it. Hopefully, you have a small camp stove in your bug out supplies. This will serve you as an easy source of comforting warm food and, if you need it,…
Do You Love Crackers? Here’s an Easy Way to Stockpile Them for a SHTF Situation
Stockpiling is essential if you’re a prepper and besides food basics, it’s nice to have some of your favorite food items if possible. Some are difficult to keep fresh, whereas some are quite easy. Canning allows you to store many types of vegetables and meat, for example, but it doesn’t always work for everything. In…
Using a Soda Can for Survival – Check Out These Cool Project Ideas!
Surviving by nature means being able to use everything around you to further your existence. That means being able to take everyday household items and improvising them to make what you need or want to make your survival prospects more likely. For example, did you know you can make a survival whistle from an empty…
This DIY Portable Solar Generator is Fantastic to Have When SHTF
In this day and age when it’s difficult to be certain of anything, it’s important to at least have electricity. Power keeps us going; phones, TVs, lamps, and even some stoves cannot start up without it. The problem is, electricity is becoming more and more expensive and if a SHTF moment should happen, it’s likely…
How to Get Hot Water Without Electricity – You Have to See This!
For most of us, preparing for a survival situation means storing food, medical supplies, clothes, etc., to be able to make sure we can make it through in one piece. As much thought as we put into tangible, physical stuff to store, however, we tend not to think about certain intangibles. Like, for instance, where…
Before the Grid Goes Down, Make Your Everyday Shoes Waterproof with Only a Candle and Hair Dryer – Genius!
Any tip or trick we can uncover when it comes to a prepping, homesteading or survival situation is gold – especially when it is simple and only takes a couple of items to create. In this case, it’s a candle and hair dryer and with them you can make your everyday shoes water resistant! While…
This DIY Flower Pot Powered Air Heater is Useful and Easy to Make!
There’s no doubt throughout the country it is cold right now. And, when the weather becomes frosty, survivalist and homesteaders like the idea of coming up with alternate heating methods. After all, the electric company will take enough cash from us without adding skyrocketing heating bills into the mix. The fireplace in your home is…
Check Out Survival Lilly’s Super Shelter (it’s AMAZING) and How You Can Make One Too
Get ready to see something amazing from our friend from Canada named Survival Lilly. She’s going to show you her magnificent super shelter! She built it with her own two hands and when it comes time to bug-out she will be living in style and comfort. She has thought of everything, including placing the shelter…
Warm Up Your Home with Homemade Metal Can Air Heaters? This DIY Project is Incredible!
This survival hack is so easy; almost anyone could do it! All you need is a metal can (soup, paint, something in the middle), a roll of toilet paper and rubbing alcohol (70%) and you have all you need to make your own light, heater, stove – or all in one! In a survival situation,…
Wind Turbines – Check Out This Amazing Tutorial on How to Build One and Improve Energy Production
Note: This is not a step-by-step tutorial, but rather some general advice to consider and pointers for making sure your wind turbine system does what you want it to do the first time! We do include a link at the end where you can secure step by step instructions for the particular components and their…
Survival DIY Stove: Make a Brick Rocket Stove for a Survival Moment
Cooking food is one of those challenges that comes with virtually every survival situation. This is particularly true if the issue is a power outage. While most of us have outdoor grills, if the survival situation is long enough, eventually propane stocks will disappear, and traditional charcoal will become scarce. Depending on the survival situation…
Several Ways to Re-purpose Your Old Yoga Mats and Make Them Useful Once More
For the uninitiated, yoga mats are used to protect a person from the hardness of the floor when doing yoga. Like any piece of equipment, though, they wear out and lose their protective coating and cushioning, rendering them useless as protection against hard surfaces. When that happens, they usually get discarded, but just because they…
This DIY Backpack is Incredible – Perfect for a Bug Out Moment!
Do It Yourself skills are a must if you are planning on encountering a survival situation, especially a long-term incident. If the grid went completely down and it took months to repair, for example, eventually, no matter how well prepared you are, your equipment will wear out, and your supplies become depleted. When that happens…
Increase the Efficiency of Your Wood Stove!
If you live in an area that has a cold climate and is rural, chances are you get most of your heat from wood. For most, some iteration of a wood stove is the method of choice and for many, that wood stove is a primary source of heat or, at least, is an auxiliary…
Natural Sunburn Relief Spray You Need to Keep in Your Bug-Out-Bag
Maybe you like to go camping, hunting and the like. Depending on where you are located it can be warm, and it may be very easy to get sunburned. If your sunburn is bad enough you may have to take a break. It’s then that you realize you don’t have anything to relieve the pain…
Learn How to Make a Burn Bowl – I Didn’t Know it Was This Useful!
A good camper or survivalist should always be prepared, but accidents can happen. Think about it. You bring along the food you need to cook, and your plate and utensils — but you forget to bring water and a cooking bowl! Or maybe that bowl was just too bulky and inconvenient to slide into the…