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.
Showing 252 videos · runtime 5–15 min
All curated· primary topic only
How to Read a Topographic Map ◦ Basic Elements
Samick Journey • Takedown Recurve Bow
Mountain Camp Cooking Experiment
Carving Chopsticks in the Forest • Bushcraft Skills
The Tools to Reprofile an Axe Edge
Greenland Pattern Axe • Condor Tool & Knife • Field Review
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
Paracord Box Knot
Seven-minute walkthrough of tying a paracord box knot from start to finish, a foundational knot for survival and gear applications.
Wet Fire Starting Test Part 2
Eleven-minute walkthrough of starting a fire in cold, wet, windy conditions with soaked wood and no dry kindling, using fire-starting implements from a prepper kit.
Wet Wood Fire Starting Test Part 1
Starting a fire in cold, wet, windy conditions with soaked wood and no dry kindling—practical technique using field-ready fire-starting implements.
Cotton Ball Fire Starter Test
Seven-minute comparison of cotton-ball fire starters: Vaseline-soaked vs. torch-oil-soaked, testing flame strength and burn duration for field use.
Technology in Prepping
12-minute walkthrough of reasonably-priced household technology useful for preparedness planning and everyday readiness.
Why Be a Prepper
Seven-minute case for household preparedness using Hurricane Sandy as a real-world example of why planning for the unknown matters.