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Topic-wide preparedness strategy: where to start, how to prioritize, how to keep going. Multi-topic Q&As, foundational planning frameworks, and ‘mindset content’ that helps everything come together.
Showing 115 videos · runtime 30+ min
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The Window Is Closing
Comprehensive threat assessment and action items spanning fuel storage, medical response, communications, home security, and tactical readiness.
Should You Carry an Axe, a Saw... or Both? (Part 2)
37-minute guide to choosing between axes and saws for bushcraft: when to carry each tool, how experienced woodsmen decide, and how to avoid unnecessary weight.
Axe vs Saw: Which Should You Carry? (Beginner's Guide)
46-minute breakdown of axe and saw trade-offs for bushcraft and survival: when each tool excels, safety, weight considerations, and how to choose based on task and trip length.
Ultimate Military Survival Knife Testing - Fire Craft Skills
34-minute walkthrough of survival knife selection and fire-starting techniques using minimal gear, including featherstick and magnesium methods.
They Should Have Died—Here's Why They Didn't
Three true survival stories reveal how mindset, leadership, and creative problem-solving enabled survival against impossible odds.
How We Turned Our Homestead Into a 6 Figure YouTube Business
Learn the operational and technical infrastructure required to document and monetize homestead projects at scale.
6 Months Building Real Resilience: Our Scorecard
Off-grid homestead self-audit across water, energy, food, land, skills, community, and emergency systems — what's working, what's exposed, and one actionable step per layer.
Best Knife? Everything Beginners Need to Know for Bushcraft, Camping, and Survival
30-minute walkthrough of knife selection for outdoor skills: fixed vs. folding blades, steel types, blade grinds, and matching tools to specific tasks.
6 Days Alone in the Alaskan Wilderness | No Food, No Water
85-minute solo wilderness survival challenge in Alaska: water sourcing, shelter building, food procurement, and wildlife management in unfamiliar terrain.
Preparedness Updates, Community Q&A | Prep Talk: Live #129
46-minute livestreamed preparedness discussion and community Q&A session covering current topics and viewer questions.
National Intel | Prepper Q&A | Kaleb House Telethon | Bear Brief 15JUL26
Community Q&A session addressing practical preparedness questions from viewers, with focus on actionable planning.
The Exodus Plan: Beyond the 72 hr Bug Out Bag
Comprehensive guide to extended survival beyond a basic bug-out bag, covering shelter, water, food, tools, medical care, repair, navigation, and self-defense.
New to Camping, Bushcraft, or Survival? Start Here!
36-minute primer on essential gear, skills priorities, and common beginner mistakes in bushcraft and survival training, emphasizing knowledge over equipment.
Surviving the High Desert with SERE Specialist | Finding Food, Water, and Shelter
54-minute walkthrough of survival skills for semi-arid environments: water sourcing via solar stills, shelter construction, and edible plant identification from a SERE trainer.
Societal Collapse Looks Nothing Like You Expect
Examine the realistic aftermath of prolonged collapse: normalcy bias, supply breakdown, civil unrest, psychology, and why mindset matters most.
Sinew Backing 101: Master This Traditional Bow Making Technique
32-minute walkthrough on sinew backing for wooden bows: material selection, hide glue preparation, fiber application, and finishing for maximum performance.
Green Wood Birds' Nests & Bow Drill Fires | Tips and Tricks for Fire by Friction
31-minute walkthrough of friction fire techniques: building tinder bundles from green materials, bow drill fundamentals, common mistakes, and tips for reliable ignition in non-ideal conditions.
Top 10 Reasons Your Gear Will Fail You in Grid Down
Analyze common failure modes in survival gear and learn which equipment types are most likely to disappoint when you need them most.
Right Doesn't Always Mean You Should Say It
Evaluate whether the time and resources invested in preparedness justify the potential benefits.
SHTF: It's Going to Be Worse Than You Think
Examine normalcy bias, social instability, and survival priorities when crisis recovery fails and systems don't return to baseline.
More Than a Bucksaw: 10 Tools in One Simple Design
35-minute walkthrough of a DIY wooden frame that functions as bucksaw, square, level, compass, measuring stick, and angle finder for field carpentry and navigation.
Family and Household Disaster Preparedness
Hour-long webinar on household emergency preparedness basics: threat awareness, family planning, alert systems, emergency supplies, and community involvement.
Bucksaw Master Class: Geometry, Blade Selection & Performance
42-minute deep-dive on building a functional bucksaw from landscape materials—frame geometry, wood selection, blade choice, tensioning, and the physics behind efficient cutting.
What Would You Do in Another Great Depression?
Doug and Stacy discuss practical strategies for economic collapse, covering food production, preservation, and self-sufficiency fundamentals.
Editor's note
“Audited 2026-05-30: tightened from a junk-drawer category to a deliberate one. If a video has a clear single-topic home (shelter, water, geopolitics, etc.) it goes there — not here. Education is reserved for genuinely strategic multi-topic guidance like "16 steps to get prepared in 2026" or a year-end Q&A.”
— Cockroach editorial
Q&A - Preppers Fireside
90-minute live Q&A on household emergency preparedness through a military logistics lens: communications plans, security rotations, rations organization, and evacuation strategy.
The Psychology of Collapse and Totalitarianism, Why Governments Hate Preppers with Mattias Desmet
Explore how mass psychology drives totalitarian systems and why preparedness threatens centralized power structures.
10 Biggest Preparedness Mistakes
Identify blind spots in your plan by learning the most common mistakes experienced preppers make in capability building.
You're Right… But Is It Worth It?
Learn when to assert your rights and when to conserve resources by choosing battles strategically rather than fighting every principle.
25 Survival Items in Your Junk Drawer, Closet & Tool Shed
Identify everyday household items already in your possession that serve critical survival and preparedness functions.
Normal People are Prepping Now... We're in Trouble
Two-hour discussion comparing mainstream prepping trends to military-grade readiness: what works, what fails, and why mindset matters more than gear.
The Family Compound: Building a Modern Homestead
Natural Pest Control That ACTUALLY Works
The Hidden Dependencies That Will Blindside You When the Power Goes Out
Survival instructor Tim MacWelch covers cascading failures during power loss, critical first 72-hour needs, and practical family skills.
White-Board-Girl Wednesday 3JUN26
Weekly whiteboard session covering preparedness topics and viewer questions with Bear Independent's team.
6 Prepping Priorities That Must Be Organized
A framework for organizing six foundational preparedness priorities into actionable systems.
Rebuilding a Free Society After Infrastructure Failure
Explores community resilience through renewable energy, water purification, and food production after grid collapse.
Total Preparedness Program TPP Tuesday Live Stream City Survival Guides
Overview of a comprehensive prepper training platform covering tactical, medical, and survival modules.
How to Future-Proof Your Family in a Changing World
Know Your Hazards Webinar
Hour-long webinar from Gillespie County Emergency Management on identifying natural and manmade hazards in your area and assessing household preparedness needs.
Prepper School Q&A
Hourlong Q&A covering ammunition supply concerns, precious metals as wealth insurance, infrastructure vulnerability, threat assessment prioritization, and vehicle bag essentials.
Restoring My Axe, Harvesting Logs and Woodstove Cheeseburgers: Off Grid Log Cabin Life
Top 5 Current Concerns of Preppers: Steps to Take
Hour-long discussion of inflation strategies, supply chain vulnerabilities, fertilizer shortages, ammunition availability, and navigating political division with practical household adjustments.
Back to my Roots - Log Harvesting for my Next Cabin, Rabbit in Cream Sauce and Cabin Maintenance
We had a fugitive head to our house...again! Tool Kit Set Up.
The Biggest Mistake Beginners Make When Planting a Garden
Lost Your Bug Out Bag? Have a Mini Survival Kit
Trapped by Fire: How People Really Die
