Review of the Peak 1,200W Mobile Power Outlet/Inverter for My Bug Out Vehicle
I recently purchased a Bug Out Vehicle. Admittedly it is a 1990 Jeep YJ/Wrangler. It was clearly the base model. However, it has a lift kit, bigger tires, and a few amenities you might want in a bug out vehicle. But one thing it lacked was the proverbial cigarette lighter to power my low voltage devices… So, […]
September is National Preparedness Month
Our government has designated September as “National Preparedness Month“. This contrasts with the FBI’s profiling preppers as potential terrorists. I imagine the message is “be prepared”, but don’t be too prepared. We still want you dependent upon the government, so don’t become independent! 😉 So, what skill do you want to develop for National Preparedness […]
Gear Review – Duracell Powerpack 600
I recently purchased the Duracell Powerpack 600 (This now actually links to a new but similar product). It’s powered by a rechargeable 28AH battery and provides up to 600 watts of AC power. This device is primarily designed as and for jump-starting cars but has several great features. I purchased it primarily as a portable […]
A Cold Winter in Urbania
It may not be the coldest winter on record but the winter of 2010/2011 sure felt like it was in the Northeast. And it is definitely one of the snowiest in living memory and on record. Pretty much every week since the beginning of the New Year has brought a snow storm. Fortunately the price […]
Portable DIY Power Cart
In doing some research on a portable power source in the event there is no power, (since I am trying to save money, rather than spend it), I came across this two nights ago and wanted to share it with you. According to the website, it said these instructions are a work in progress, but […]
Saturday Videos and a Bit More
A couple days ago MD Creekmore over at TheSurvivalistBlog.net posted a pretty good article on “Survival for the Apartment Dweller.” Thought I would share it with you today. Now for Saturday Videos: Firefight: A Nutnfancy .22 Drill httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk8EEEA1vWg How to manage your Paracord httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjMcxK3dhWo Hydration Bladder and Sawyer Water Filter httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGhrimn2-vs Squirrel Cookin’ httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzPqwOYAdrg Wagan […]
Looking Into Solar Backup
So, I have been looking into solar backup systems for several low voltage pieces of equipment. I’ve been looking into this now for probably about a year. Of course, I’ve done nothing about it partly due to cost, and partly due to the fact that I have to retrofit some items with lower voltage bulbs, […]
DIY – Making Bio-diesel In Your Kitchen
So here is a post from a blog about making your own Bio-diesel. I do not use diesel fuel, and I am not an advocate of making flammables at home, but my understanding is that bio-diesel is pretty stable. Check out the post here: http://goo.gl/2h3b
DIY – Converting a Lawn Mower Engine Into a Generator
This is by far one of my favorite DIY projects. I have yet to do this, but I think that it would be good to know how to do in a pinch, or to just keep in the garage in the event you needed to pull it out and utilize it. I have seen multiple […]
Bugging in or being prepared to go nowhere fast.
So along the way over the past couple of months of creating preparations for tragedy and bugging out to a fallback point, I realized that I am unprepared if I am here, and there is a weather or other issue. What am I going to do if something as simple as the power goes out […]