If you’ve ever wondered what life is like in a homeless camp, we got something for you. The following video shows one prepper’s guided tour of an abandoned urban camp set up by the highway. Given the condition of the camp, it’s likely that the man that lived there was probably forced out by authorities as…
(Video) Check Out an Easy Way to Keep a Tent Warm When Battling Frigid Temps
Whether or not you’re camping during the winter or not, temperatures usually tend to drop pretty low. That obviously means that bugging out for a night might be a bit chilly. However, there are a few hacks you can use that can keep your tent toasty and warm on a cold night. So no matter…
(Video) They Live in a Canvas Tent and Stay Warm During the Winter Using an Excellent Technique That Works for Many!
Who says you have to wait until the warm summer months to enjoy the camp lifestyle. Take inspiration from one of our favorite vloggers UPNORTHOF60 and one of his adventures by the lake. This video shows you that it’s the simple things in life that make us happiest. All you need is a large canvas…
(Video) This Couple Survived Their First Tiny House Winter With -10 Degrees F Temps. The Tips They Offer? Invaluable!
Stay warm! That seems the best bit of advice any survivalist can give to another when facing temperatures below twenty and ten degrees! However, it is the way you get warm that counts and there are many avenues accessible to an individual if they are willing to open their eyes to see and ears to hear…
(Video) He Shows Us His Off Grid Home. How it Turned Out? He Offers Some Invaluable Building Tips!
Kris Harbour takes us on a journey through his round-house building project. It’s a home he is building in the middle of a forest somewhere in Wales. The home, made from wood and other natural materials, is coming along great and, considering he’s building it right in the middle of a rain and wind storm,…
(Video) Survival Lilly Shows Us How to Make an Incredible Shelter. She Never Ceases to Amaze Us!
You don’t need to lug around a heavy tent backpack on your next hiking or camping trip. All you need is a few good trees, spruce needles, and a large piece of tarp to create a makeshift shelter that will protect you from the elements of nature including rain. Watch this video after the break…
(Video) This Natural Shelter is Incredible! See What Makes it One Everyone Marvels At:
Give a man some twine or cordage, a tarp or two, and the woods to wander through and it really is amazing the type of shelter he can build! All he has to do is think logically about how branches connect, the use of sticks and leaves, and whether or not he wants his campfire…
(Video) This Solo Female Traveler Gives Us Serious Wanderlust and Demonstrates Vital Survival Skills Everyone Should Learn
If you’ve ever wondered what it was like to live a simpler life on the road with a trusty canine companion, we’ve got something for you! Meet Alex, a young woman who lives in a spruced up camper van with her dog Talkeenta, and find out why she chose a more adventurous route. In this…
How to Properly Design a Nuclear Fallout Shelter
During the Cold War, a nuclear fallout shelter was something anyone living near a major metropolitan area or military base thought about, but few could afford. Add to that the general belief that no one could survive a nuclear attack and fallout shelters never gained much traction. Then the USSR fell and fallout shelters retreated…
(Video) He Built a Sleeping Pod for Survival. How it Turned Out? I’ve Seen Nothing Like It!
A builder gets an idea in his head for a cheap but well-constructed shelter. Nothing fancy. Just a small place for a person to sleep in overnight. A nice place for anyone, homeless or just an unfortunate that is in need of a quick place to lay down their head for a few hours. Paul…
The Pros and Cons to Building an Earthbag House
There are always pros and cons when it comes to having a house built. You want a good home, something that will keep you and your family warm in the winter and cool during the summer. You also desire to have a well-built home that hits all the best marks when it comes to being…
Why Building an Earthship House May or May Not be a Good Idea
Economical housing is great for those who find themselves strapped for cash and needing a break. Unfortunately, if you buy something on the cheap often you get what you pay for. In other words, after a short period of time things go wrong! However, that is not always true. There are conscientious builders out there,…
Do Buried Shipping Containers Work Well as Bunkers? NO, and Here is Why!
We understand. Initially, it does seem like a really good idea. Let’s take an item used for a different purpose and make it into something we will want and need should a chaos situation ever show itself! Preppers are all for the idea of multi-purposing tools and ordinary everyday devices for other extraordinary functions. However,…
(Video) How to Build an Earthbag Fortress on the Cheap
Designing and building one’s own home is a dream come true. We know where we want to live, how much we have to spend, and the design we are looking for. Unfortunately, expectation often exceeds our bank accounts. It just does not seem fair when a potential home owner has all of these creative ideas…
(Video) They Show Us a Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process. All That it Entails? Wow!
Getting the chance to witness a home construction from the ground up is pretty exciting. You get to see just how well-built some homes are. It’s especially exciting when it involves a traditional Finnish log cabin. Have you ever wondered how they were made? They are quite beautiful and seem to last forever. You’ll see…
Are Buried Shipping Containers a Good Idea for a Bunker? NO, and Here is Why!
It is almost impossible to visit a survival or preparation oriented website and not see either an article or advertisement for using shipping containers as underground bunkers. They always look amazing – finished floors, a happy family inside, clean with more than ample supplies to last a veritable lifetime; some even have their own air circulation…
(Video) He Comes up With an Very Warm Shelter in the Heart of Winter and How it Keeps Him Safe is so Clever
We’ve seen shelters on these pages before and, one way or another, there is something special about each. However, the ones that really interest us are the shelters which take an old design and make it new again. A good example is the “sweat lodge” style of shelter built on page two. As you can…
(Video) They Explore a Log Cabin Hidden Deep in the Woods. Not a House Can be Seen or a Car Can be Heard for Miles…
If you live near the woods or are visiting a heavily wooded area, you might be tempted to explore around and see if you find anything good. Oftentimes, there isn’t much that the woods are hiding but there are exceptions. Once brave explorer finds an abandoned log cabin in the woods. What does he decide…
(Video) This Man’s Log Shelter is Awe-Inspiring. Take a Look at the Final Outcome!
It is likely that if a SHTF event takes place a prepper will need to leave their home and build a shelter elsewhere. It’ll be in a person’s best interest to build a shelter that is strong and that provides a lot of protection. That way it’ll be easy to get some quality rest and…
(Video) Discover a Secret Place in Death Valley Called the Boxcar Cabin
Survivalists take their shelter very seriously. They must be very careful. After all, this will more than likely be the place they live in for months or years to come! This is why when a secret place, in the middle of nowhere, is discovered we like to hear about it! Death Valley, from the sound…