DIY Ceramic Planter Heater
This was an interesting find yesterday. It is a Ceramic Planter Heater that uses a candle to heat the core which is a steel bolt, washers, and nuts, which heats three layers of ceramic planter. The ceramic is dense and hard, holds, and distributes the heat evenly. Check it out. While there are no instructions […]
Cool Portable Mailbox Wood Stove
So I caught this on this guy’s blog today and had to share. It is great thinking in a situation where the SHTF and you would have to improvise. This is something you can build, and modify for cooking or heat if you need to. I am going to build one shortly and test it […]
My Thoughts About a Bug Out Location

So, I have been giving more and more thought to a BOL. Here is why: My family’s home, which is my current BOL is 100 miles from my home in NJ. It is rural, but still near major roads and is highly visible to the street, as is the garden, vehicles, etc. Conceptually, while 100 […]
9 Unique Alternative Housing Ideas, from the Survival Spot Blog
On the heals of one of my last posts regarding BOLs, here is a unique post from the Survival Spot Blog on 9 Unique Alternative Housing Ideas.
Urban Survival, a post by M.D. Creekmore of “TheSurvivalistBlog.net
This is about 18 or so months old, but I think it holds true and wanted to share it. I read it about a year ago, and combing though TheSurvivalistBlog.net again today, I came across this post: http://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/2009/01/urban-survival.html
Traveling for work, and my next post.
So this week I was traveling for work and had very little time to post, so for any readers, I apologize. This will happen from time to time. However, I have been giving a lot of thought to a BOL (Bug Out Location) recently and doing some research on what I think might make […]
My Morning at Newark Airport – X-ray Machine, Bullets, and Port Authority Police
A strange thing happened to me at Newark Airport , of all places this morning. I was up early because I had to be on a flight to Los Angeles. As I normally do when I go through Security I took off my shoes, jacket, belt, etc. I put my backpack though the X-ray machine, […]
Building an Inexpensive Bug Out Bag System with Dave Canterbury of the Pathfinder School
So, today I want to publish several videos by Dave Canterbury of the Pathfinder School. I have a ton of Respect for Dave. His videos are informative, he is thorough, and a professional survivalist. He has a new show on the Discovery Channel as well… Part 1: Building a Discount Bushcraft Kit httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkSscmFKKMM Part 2: […]
Urban Survival Kit Videos
I subscribe to the videos by Nutnfancy on Youtube. Thought this would be good for everyone to see… He has over 600 videos, reviews, and some excellent information on the Urban Survival Kit in this video series: Part 1: Concept U.S.K.” Surviving Urban Disaster httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVkntkChnnM Part 2: Concept U.S.K.” Surviving Urban Disaster httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOC901gcLng Part 3: […]
Apartment Security in an Urban area: Bug Out
Here is my perspective on apartment security if you live in an urban or suburban area. There is none… If you have prepped supplies my suggestion they should be for minor natural disasters only. People will be come refugees in a SHTF in urban areas and then they will be come locusts devouring every resource […]