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Best Under Seat Bag You Can Buy

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Have you tried Allegiant? Spirit? Frontier? Ryanair? Certain United flights? If you have, I am sure your mind is already adding up the cost of every additional charge. Sure, the ticket itself is cheap, but with a la carte charges for seat assignments, carry-on luggage, checked luggage, and on-air beverage services, the cost can quickly add up. The one service that is actually free (for now), is a personal luggage item, or, anything that can fit underneath the seat in front of you. Size allowances vary between different airlines, but generally, a personal item is about 18” x 14” x … Continue reading →

Best Tumi Backpack

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Cheaper flights often mean traveling lighter. A travel backpack is a great option for such occasions. It might be your only luggage or even serve as a carry-on to your checked bag. And you’ll want to find a backpack that’s stylish and will last. That’s why finding the best tumi backpack should be your go-to choice for travel gear. Not only are these bags stylish, but they are also made with high-quality materials and offer durability. Plus, the Tumi brand is known for being a dependable purchase. Investing in good travel gear will pay off in the long run. Here … Continue reading →

How to Freeze Dry Foods at Home

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Imagine if you could prepare an emergency food supply that would last over 30 years without spoiling. Even better, imagine if you could store this food at room temperature, pretty much anywhere, without intricate storage equipment. And lastly, imagine if this form of food storage was actually smaller and lighter than regular food, and could be prepared very cheaply with minimal time investment. Well, good news friends! This technology already exists. It is called freeze-drying (or lyophilization or cryodesiccation, depending on how big of a nerd you are talking to) How Freeze Drying Works Freeze drying was first invented during … Continue reading →

Build a Vacuum Chamber

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A vacuum chamber is an enclosed space within a rigid structure that uses a  vacuum pump to remove all air and gases and creates a low-pressure vacuum state. This can be helpful in the production of products that need to avoid contamination or moisture. Vacuum chambers are also useful in some types of food production. Vacuum Chambers Uses Vacuum chambers have various uses in very different fields. They can be used to test objects that are built for outer space. A thermal vacuum chamber can be used to actually simulate the outer space environment the outside of a spacecraft would … Continue reading →

How to Survive a Carjacking

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How to Avoid or Survive a Carjacking Carjacking is the word used to describe an incident in which a person uses the threat of bodily harm to force a victim to give up their vehicle. Carjacking may be committed in conjunction with kidnapping when a passenger or driver in the car is taken along with the vehicle. The best way of protecting yourself is by understanding and becoming familiar with the methods, ruses, and locations that are commonly used by carjackers. Is Carjacking Common? Carjacking is on the increase there is no doubt about it. With so many cars now having … Continue reading →

Budget Friendly Ways to Start Prepping

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Prepping On A Budget In order to be fully prepared, it costs money and when you first begin to think about what you need, it can quickly become overwhelming. This is not TV, this is the real world, and although many of us would love to get everything we need and be immediately ready for anything the world throws at us, our finances just don’t make that possible. The sad fact is that because many people only see the money that they need to be spending, they never even start preparing for disasters but if they just took the time … Continue reading →

How to Survive a Riot

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A riot can turn out to be just as deadly as any other disaster and they are kicking off all over the world for various reasons. We live in times now where social tensions are at an all-time high. Riots are kicking off over anything and everything and it only seems to be getting worse. Riots are not just simply people expressing their opinion against something, they are not peaceful protests, they are dangerous and people can and have been killed and very seriously injured during these riots. First and foremost the safest thing you can do is steer well … Continue reading →

Top 5 Handheld GPS of 2020

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Best Handheld GPS A handheld GPS device is incredibly useful when hiking, trekking or mountaineering because it allows you to easily find your way even when the visibility is poor or the landscape has little or no distinct features. GPS devices are more durable and have a much longer battery life than Smartphones which are often used. Furthermore, they are typically equipped with batteries that can be replaced with disposable batteries if recharging is not possible. In comparison to the increasingly popular GPS-enabled watches, handheld GPS devices offer a better overview of the terrain as they can show detailed maps … Continue reading →

How to Choose The Right Survival Knife

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When it comes to choosing the right survival knife for you, nothing beats getting the chance to see it in person. Purchasing online is certainly easier but you can’t truly get a feel for the knife as much as going into a store. In this guide, we are going to try and help you choose the right survival knife for you. Aren’t They All The Same Not all knives are created equal and depending on the intended use of the knife will depend on which you settle on. The larger fixed blade knives such as machetes are made more for … Continue reading →

How to Make a Fast Acting Ant Killer

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DIY Ant Killer I have tried a few different methods of homemade ant killers but none worked quite as well as this one and it only uses three ingredients. The thing is, there are many products available that promise to rid your home of ants. The costs can quickly build and at the end of it all….. You still have ants. Don’t give up just yet until you have tried a little Borax. Deterrent sprays can work fine most of the time but if the ants are already in the home and waiting for dinner to be cooked, it’s time … Continue reading →

What to do if you are Lost in the Woods

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If You Get Lost in The Woods Okay, so one moment you are enjoying a nice stroll through the woods and taking in the natural beauty of the wilderness, the next, you suddenly notice that you must have taken a wrong turn somewhere and have no clue where you are. There comes a moment, when you get lost in the woods, when the woods begin to feel like home. Do you try heading back? Carry on going the direction you’re heading? What if it gets dark? What do you do? It was only meant to be a day hike, it’s … Continue reading →

Small Scale Aquaponics for Beginners

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Aquaponics is the combination of raising fish (aquaculture) and the soil-less growing of plants (hydroponics) together in one integrated system. The waste from the fish feeds the plants, and the plants naturally filter the water for the fish. There is a third very important participant and that is microbes (bacteria). These convert ammonia from the fish waste first into nitrites, and then into nitrates. Nitrates are the form of nitrogen that plants can uptake and use to grow.  Solid fish waste is turned into vermicompost that also acts as food for the plants. This may sound complicated but believe me, it’s … Continue reading →

Home Defense: Surveillance Cameras

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Having surveillance cameras is all good but oftentimes people are not quite sure when it comes to choosing a system. Below you will find some things to consider when choosing the best surveillance cameras for you. Entry Points The front and back doors are the main areas in which a burglar will enter your property which makes them prime candidates for your camera installations. Another common entry point for a burglar is windows. If fitting the cameras outside, place them high enough that potential intruders cannot tamper with them. Quality of Image Your surveillance cameras are not much good if … Continue reading →

Valuable Skills Every Prepper Should Learn

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Your chance of survival following any kind of disaster is not just based on what you have stockpiled but also on the skills that you have. Having what you need is one thing, knowing how to use it is another and if you ARE missing something, it may be your skills that keep you alive. You could ask 10 different people what skills they believe you should have and get 10 different answers. There have been many debates on this very subject so below I will share the skills that I believe every prepper should learn. Finding & Purifying Water … Continue reading →

5 Best Emergency Radios for 2020

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We hope that you would never have to actually use an emergency radio in a true disaster situation but if you do, you are going to need something that is reliable. The fact is, disasters, both natural and man-made are increasing in both numbers and destruction. Your emergency radio will allow you to keep updated on any weather and disaster alerts for your area so that you are always one step ahead. We have taken the hard work out of finding a reliable emergency radio by bringing you our pick of the 5 best emergency radios for 2020. If you’re … Continue reading →

How to Make Fire Straws

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This is a simple little DIY for fire straws that can be added to your survival kit and be ready for when you need to start a fire in a hurry. They take up hardly any room at all and more importantly, they’re waterproof. The great thing about these firestarters is that they are super easy to catch a spark if you’re using a Ferro rod. Start off by gathering together the following items: Plastic drinking straws (the wider, the better) Cotton balls Vaseline Scissors Lighter Pliers Toothpick How to Make a Fire Straw Begin by completely soaking/covering the cotton … Continue reading →

How to Prevent Car Theft

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Having a car broken into can be devastating, expensive, and time consuming.  Whether it’s a smash-and-grab job or a thief actually drives off in a vehicle, most of us know someone that has fallen victim to vehicle theft.  Some of us may have even fallen victim ourselves. This article will teach you how to prevent car theft by making your vehicle an unlikely target and making it harder to steal if it is targeted. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nearly 357,000 people filed insurance claims for stolen vehicles in 2006.  With that many vehicles being stolen in the … Continue reading →

10 Reasons You Should Bug In Instead of Out

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In the event of a major wide scale disaster, many preppers envision themselves grabbing their bug out bags and hitting the road.  We are all guilty of it.  For some reason the idea of leaving everything behind and depending on your knowledge and preps sounds thrilling.  Perhaps the feeling of true freedom, or just the thought of escaping from the mundane, makes us want to believe that we would thrive as a band of survivors in a remote location. In some cases, when the area you live in becomes inhabitable (fallout, flooding, etc.) the above ideas might hold true.  Most … Continue reading →

How to Prevent Burglary

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Preparedness is not just about being ready for a major catastrophe, it is about being one step ahead of the dangers that we are likely to face on a day to day basis. One of the biggest dangers that we could face in our lifetime is home burglary. According to statistics provided by  the  Federal Bureau of Investigation, there were an estimated 2,159,878 burglaries in 2010, and 60.5 % of those involved forcible entry. In this article I am going to show you how to prevent burglary. If you haven’t taken steps to make your property an unlikely target, you … Continue reading →

Why You Need a SHTF Generator

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Almost all of us have experienced power outages at one point or another in our lives. But what happens when the power doesn’t come back on? For about 8 million residents of New York, power was lost during hurricane Sandy. According to the Huffington Post, over 100,000 people remained without power two weeks after the storm hit. Sales of generators skyrocketed amidst the panic and those who really needed them were not able to get them.  A number of people actually died in the aftermath due to the freezing temperatures. If those in the disaster zone would have been prepared with a shtf generator, would … Continue reading →