Education
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.
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How to Wire a DPDT Relay for Chicken Door
Step-by-step wiring walkthrough for an automatic chicken coop door using a DPDT relay, timer switch, and linear actuator.
Controlling All Protein and Nutrition
Swiss Chump? Ozark Trail Multi-Tool Review
Hands-on review of an Ozark Trail multi-tool knockoff: build quality, usability, and how it stacks up against the original Swiss Army version.
Hewing Bigtooth Poplar: 2020 Axe Cordwood Challenge with Harbor Freight Axe
19-minute hands-on demonstration of hewing a 6x6 timber from a poplar log using a budget hand axe, showing practical technique for processing cordwood.
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
2020 Cordwood Challenge: Rick
22-minute demonstration of cordwood cutting technique using a low-cost Harbor Freight axe to show that sharpness matters more than price.
Birchbark sheath and fire starting techniques
25-minute bushcraft walkthrough: making a birchbark knife sheath and troubleshooting fire-starting methods in the field.
Strike a Fire Test
Fifteen-minute hands-on demo of strike-a-fire matches: testing reliability, usability, and performance as a fire-starting backup.