Category: Prepping Skills

DIY Survival Whistle

This is great little skill to have down, knowing how to make a whistle out of any type of pithy wood or bone could save your life in an emergency situation.  Plus my kids love them when we are out camping or hiking. EastWoodlandSurvival has done a good job in easily showing how to make …

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A Zeer Pot – Off Grid Refrigeration

I only learned about the Zeer pot recently, but its been around for a long time.  CrypticCRICKET  gives a great how to video on how to build and use a Zeer pot. Uploaded on Feb 10, 2012 A Zeer Pot is an ancient device used to cool things. It was invented by the Egyptians about 2500 …

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Build the framework for an outdoor shelter

I have made a few of these camping in the woods. They are a great skill to learn Howcast  is one of my favorite places to go and learn things. Published on May 15, 2013 Learn how to build the framework for an outdoor shelter from NYC Outward Bound’s Marko Yurachek in this wilderness survival skills …

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Faraday Cage: How to Make on the Cheap

I built a Faraday cage using a garbage can and I really like it.  LDSPrepper makes a big cage that I actually wanted to figure out how to make.  This is my next project. Uploaded on Jan 6, 2012 This may well be the best Faraday cage you can make on the cheap and the …

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DIY Fire piston

Ok I love this guy, i had never heard of a fire piston before but now I really want to make one.  Electronicdawg makes it look easy. Uploaded on Aug 12, 2011 Another great weekend project, and a new twist on an age old primitive back woods fire starter method. The DIY Copper, and steel …

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How to make an emergency survival cooking oil candle

jiujitsu2000  shows how to make an oil candle, I like these things they are eay to make and great to have in your emergency storage for when the lights go out. Published on Dec 16, 2013 In this video I take you through the very easy process of how to make an emergency oil candle …

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How To Make A Wood Gas Stove

Cheap and easy Wood Gasifier Stove, explained by Innovative Solutions.  He makes it even easier, make it in 20 minutes. Published on Oct 9, 2012 In this video my buddy Survivor Johnny shows off his latest creation. It is a wood gasifier stove. Very cool design that burns almost smokeless in a very efficient manner. …

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Preparing for an Unexpected Earthquake

  Earthquakes have increased in frequency and intensity, and they are happening in the strangest of places. It used to be that the only people that needed to worry about big quakes where residents of areas in which they happened. The reality is that any one of us can be impacted by an earthquake no …

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How to: Making Homemade Fire Straws

I have been making these little bad boys for ever and I found a few good how vids on Youtube but Coyotemtnoutdoors was easy to follow and he shows some great trick on putting these together.   Published on Mar 19, 2014 Fire is an important factor in any emergency or survival situation and having a …

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Finding North Using A Wristwatch

One thing that all survival peppers should know is how to navigate. In this video we found wranglerstar shows us how to use a wrist watch as a compass as well as some other great navigation tips. Hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Published on Jun 28, 2013 Finding North using a watch …

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