Food & Water
The two things a household runs out of first. Long-term food storage, rotating pantries, freeze-dried, canning and mylar — plus water filtration, storage, sourcing and treatment. The ground truth on what actually feeds and hydrates a household when the supply chain stalls. Plain reviews and honest taste tests, no panic.
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I Tried the Most Insane Freeze-Dried Foods I've Ever Seen
59-minute haul and taste test of Arctic Farms freeze-dried foods, evaluating unusual items (ice cream, pickles, pizza) for variety and palatability in long-term food storage.
Composting: Start Your Own Worm Farm with Natalie Argo
57-minute walkthrough on building and managing a worm farm for composting kitchen scraps into nutrient-rich castings and tea for garden soil.
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.
3 Days Solo Survival in Heavy Rain: Building a Cave Shelter with Fireplace, Bushcraft Camping
42-minute hands-on demonstration of shelter construction, fireplace building, and primitive cooking techniques during a multi-day wilderness survival challenge in wet conditions.
Make These 2 Freeze-Dried Meals in a Jar Right Now if You Want to Survive Any Emergency
34-minute walkthrough of two complete freeze-dried meal recipes (BBQ chicken sweet potato bowls, southwest corn chowder): ingredient selection, jar layering, storage tips, and customization for dietary preferences.
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.
8 Reasons Your Canning Jars Didn't Seal
Learn the most common causes of canning seal failure and how to troubleshoot, prevent, and safely handle unsealed jars.
A Homesteader's Seat at the Secretary of Agriculture's Table | Interview with AJ Richards
54-minute interview with a Wyoming homesteader invited to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on public-land grazing, regenerative agriculture policy, and direct-farm meat sales.
Growing My Own Groceries: July Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
54-minute garden walkthrough showing vegetable production, preservation methods, and seasonal growing challenges in a cold climate with the goal of producing a year's food supply.
Multiple Ships Hit in Gulf; Kyiv in Flames—WW3 Preparations Intensify
Analysis of Persian Gulf maritime incidents and Eastern European military escalation, with survival food sourcing recommendations.
Groundwork Begins Our Biggest Homestead Project Yet
34-minute walkthrough of off-grid infrastructure work: installing water and power lines, land clearing, access roads, and renovating abandoned stone structures on a 5-acre rural property.
Stockpile THESE in Your Prepper Pantry Before Prices Increase Even More
31-minute walkthrough of specific shelf-stable foods and freeze-dried staples to prioritize for a prepper pantry as prices rise, with current sale options.
We Cleared the Most Dangerous Part of Our Abandoned Land
32-minute walkthrough of land restoration on an off-grid homestead: clearing overgrown terrain, removing dead trees, managing erosion, chipping biomass, and making biochar for soil building.
Frugal Prepper Pantry Haul: New Finds for Food Storage
Walkthrough of freeze-dried foods, emergency supplies, and storage staples with emphasis on budget-conscious prepper pantry building and lesser-known long-term food options.
Our Daughter Took Over the Garden: What Happened
A multi-generational approach to garden management: delegation, systems, watering methods, and daily observation habits that reduce overwhelm.
How to Make Your Home Grid-Down Ready
50-minute walkthrough of grid-down preparedness: securing power, water, food, heat, and security on any budget, urban or rural.
What's Happening on the Homestead?
45-minute documentation of daily chores and lamb birthing on an off-grid Swedish mountain homestead, part of an ongoing renovation and self-sufficient living project.
Homestead Sights & Sounds from a Very Odd Spring in the Mountains of Wyoming
54-minute walkthrough of off-grid mountain homestead operations: gravity-fed water systems, wood heating, food preservation, composting toilets, gardening in harsh climate, and seasonal wildlife observations.
Rain in a Survival Environment & Q&A
Learn practical strategies for managing rainwater collection, storage, and use during survival situations, plus audience Q&A.
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.
Dollar Tree 2026: New Prepper Pantry Finds Worth It?
43-minute walkthrough of current Dollar Tree emergency food stock options, price comparisons to Walmart, and which items offer genuine value for budget prepper pantry building.
Turmoil Tuesday - The Great Hunger
Hour-long discussion of potential food shortages, price gouging, and household food storage strategies in response to supply-chain and economic risks.
From Zero Experience to a Booming Farm Business: The Power of Authentic Marketing | Freedom Farms NY
Two former corporate workers share how they built a 300+ acre direct-to-consumer meat operation from scratch, covering livestock selection, butchering, shipping, and scaling a profitable farm business.
Canoe Camping in a Blizzard with my Dog and Catching a Huge Lake Trout
Techniques for canoe camping in severe spring weather, including shelter setup, fire management, and cold-weather survival with a companion animal.
Editor's note
“If you only have a weekend and $200, fix water before anything else — it's the prep with the highest ratio of survival impact per dollar. On food: most $400 emergency kits could be replaced with $120 of supermarket staples plus mylar bags. The expensive part of food prep is the marketing, not the calories.”
— Cockroach editorial
There Is Something Wrong With the Food: Screwworm Scare, Warehouse Fire
Current food-supply disruptions including screwworm outbreaks and warehouse fires affecting availability and prices.
How to Instantly Recognize Thousands of Plants
Learn plant family identification as a practical shortcut to recognizing wild and garden plants without memorization.
Power Grid Threat: What Every Prepper Needs to Know
34-minute analysis of AI infrastructure's strain on power grids, at-risk regions, and updated household power-outage preparedness steps tied to food storage and emergency planning.
Growing a Year's Worth of Food | June Garden Tour | Zone 4A Minnesota
49-minute garden walkthrough showing what's growing in a northern Minnesota plot mid-season, with techniques for scaling production to feed a household year-round.
June Stock-Up Guide: What to Buy Now Before Prices Jump Again
31-minute walkthrough of monthly pantry priorities, price-trend analysis by category, and strategic shopping decisions to build food storage within budget constraints.
How To Convert an IBC Tote into A Self-Watering Raised Bed
32-minute walkthrough converting a 275-gallon IBC tote into a self-watering raised garden bed system for off-grid food production.
US Military Strikes on Iran - Stock Up on Food and Meds
Analysis of developing U.S.-Iran military conflict and recommended preparedness actions for supply disruption.
How to Extend Your Growing Season
39-minute walkthrough of techniques to lengthen the gardening calendar for year-round food production on small urban lots.
Rebuilding a Free Society After Infrastructure Failure
Explores community resilience through renewable energy, water purification, and food production after grid collapse.
2 Day Foraging Catch & Cook No Food No Water Survival
55-minute walkthrough of wild foraging and freshwater fishing techniques to sustain yourself in a wilderness survival scenario, from a 40-year bushcraft practitioner.
Stockpile THESE Breakfasts in Your Prepper Pantry | Meals in a Jar
39-minute walkthrough making shelf-stable breakfast jars with pantry ingredients for emergency food storage, camping, and power outages.
Building an Off-Grid Homestead in Winter Was Harder Than We Expected | S1E10
Pulling emergency water from a silted well, filtering it to drinkability, building a predator-proof coop, and winter solar placement.
Stocking Up Again: Prepper Pantry Haul
68-minute walkthrough of long-term food storage, freeze-dried items, emergency water, and everyday supplies for prepper pantry building.
Building a Large Secret Dugout with a Hidden Well | Bushcraft, Survival
51-minute walkthrough of excavating and constructing a concealed underground shelter with integrated water source using hand tools and natural materials.
Stop Watering Your Garden Every Day. Do This Instead
How to water vegetables deeply rather than frequently, measure soil moisture by depth, and adjust schedules for soil type.
Supply shortages, commodities, and economic risks: a 58-minute overview
Hour-long analysis of current supply-chain disruption, commodity markets, and policy responses. Geopolitical commentary from a preparedness lens.
Camping with a Kid 2026 - Autumn Edition
Father-daughter overnight canoe trip covering tent setup, wood stove installation, shore and trolling fishing techniques, and child-led camp routines.
When the War Restarts: The Hidden Crisis No One Talks About
Long-form analysis of supply-chain and economic risks tied to potential conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.
In 4 days it all goes down! Will you be ready..
Doug and Stacy announce their upcoming homesteading conference, new radio show, copper water storage benefits, concerns about 6G rollout, and updates on Missouri Tea Company products
The 1 Thing You Aren't Prepping For - Super El Nino Scenario
Two-hour scenario walk-through of extreme weather cascade effects on UK supply chains, infrastructure, and food security, with military logistics applied to civilian preparedness.
Building Shelves for Sprouting Seeds
Walkthrough building shelving units for seed germination and seedling care in a small-space urban garden setup.
No Well? No Problem. How We Got Water in Our Off-Grid Cabin
Installing a 2500-gallon buried water storage tank, gravity-fed plumbing system, and transitioning from hauled water to rainwater collection.
The Best Bushcraft Cordage for Fishing Set Line Trap
37-minute walkthrough of making natural cordage from wild materials and testing it in fish traps for food procurement.
The Journey to Growing Our Own Food (5 Years Later)
Five-year progress update on establishing a productive orchard and raising animals toward household food self-sufficiency and sustainable living.