DIY Camouflage Ghillie Suit Wearing clothing that blends into your environment works well for basic camouflage. But it doesn’t change the appearance of your shadow or basic body outline and works only if you limit your movement to stay near what you are trying to blend into. A ghillie suit provides three dimensional camouflage that …
Drones During a SHTF Situation If your preparations are for a warring type disaster than this will be something of interest to you. It can go where you physically can not or should not for your personal safety. Drones can be used as a tactical tool. But in the more likely scenario of a natural …
Preparing For Economic Collapse The list featured here was published in 2013, but just as valid today if not more so than when it was originally published! The economy in the USA has only continued in it’s downward spiral as are the economies in many other western countries. Some of the financial recommendations are a bit harder to do …
Bullet-Proof ‘CouchBunker’ If your bugging in and need a gun safe, a bullet-proof shield and have an extra $6700 to spend on a combination prep/furnishing item in your budget this is the sofa for you! I know of some places on earth including some spots within the USA where having any kind of bullet proof …
Open Locks with a Soda Can In “normal” times this trick should ONLY be used on your own property! If you have forgotten the combination or lost the key this can save you the cost of a locksmith. . In a long term emergency scenario is when knowing how to open these locks could be …
Bugging in When the Grid is Down Even if your plan A is to bug out this is valuable information to have. You may need to wait out the immediate effects of the SHTF event that caused the crisis, you could get cut off from your bug out location, or need to wait for an …
7 DIY/MIY Badass Weapons First and foremost never use any of these ideas during “normal” times, they are intended for a long term SHTF and “there are no authorities” situations. If you pre-make them, box them up and put them away in a locked area… but know that pre-made in a bad situation could = …
Faraday Cage Cloak Storing phones in odd places has become a favorite practice of those afraid of spies infiltrating their devices. National Security Agency whistle blower Edward Snowden famously asked visitors in Hong Kong to stash their phones in the refrigerator. And it’s not an unfounded fear: it is theoretically possible for even a phone that …
Some posts may include affiliate links. Hack Outdoor Solar Lights for Emergencies Solar lights are cheap and VERY east to get a hold of, these can be used to create a ton of different re-purposed things. Prephappy.com shows you 6 ways you can turn a solar light into a survival tool. You can use them in …
The 4 Rules of Property Protection While everyone’s location, property and emergency plans are different… they all have one thing in common, once there, we will need to protect ourselves and whatever preps we either have stored there, managed to get there or have managed to scavenge. The article featured here from The Tin Hat …
