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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Pan Fishing Tips & Retro Gear: Why the Zebco 202 Still Catches Fish
Practical panfishing techniques and tips for catching bluegill and crappie using the classic Zebco 202 reel—low-cost, reliable gear for food self-sufficiency.
How I Preserve a Year's Worth of Food Without Burnout
Rethink pantry strategy: prioritize foods that preserve well, use fermentation and root cellaring, and skip what's cheaper to buy preserved.
10 Dirt-Cheap Household Items Every Prepper Needs
Practical household supplies that serve double duty in emergencies, with a focus on safe water disinfection methods.
Adding Seed Saving and Soil Blocking to Your Food Security System
Seed saving and soil blocking techniques to build a self-renewing food garden that reduces dependence on purchased seedlings and annual seed purchases.
American Crop Yields Down | Bear Brief 29JUN26
Analysis of declining US crop yields and implications for food security and agricultural planning.
Government Warning on Food, Oil & Interest Rates Signal a Global Crisis
Analysis of government food warnings, oil markets, and interest rate signals as indicators of economic and supply disruption risk.
Honey Brand Investigation: Which Are Real and How to Identify Quality
Investigates popular US honey brands for authenticity, explains pollen testing and ultra-filtration, and teaches how to identify genuinely high-quality honey before buying.
Raising the Timber Frame Maple Sugar Shack with my Apprentice: Off-grid Cabin Build
Master mortise-and-tenon joinery and timber frame raising techniques for a functional maple sugar operation on off-grid property.
How I'm Protecting My Beef Supply: Pressure Canning vs. Freeze Drying
Comparison of pressure canning and freeze drying for long-term beef storage, with practical setup and cost considerations for food preservation.
Full Garden Tour - Feeding Ourselves from 600 Square Feet, Crop Choices for a Cold Climate, & Pests
Tour of a productive 600-sq-ft mountain garden in cold climate: crop selection, pest management, and strategies for maximizing food self-sufficiency in harsh conditions.
The Truth About Soil Health (And Why It Changes Everything)
Learn how soil ecosystem health drives plant resilience, water retention, pest resistance, and harvest yields without extra inputs.
Off-Grid Log Cabin Exterior Reveal: The Last Finishing Touches
Complete an off-grid cabin exterior with rainwater harvesting, stone masonry, wood finishing, and functional fire pit construction.
60 Days… Then What?
Analyze how a 60-day Iran memorandum could disrupt energy markets, shipping costs, and food prices—and practical steps to prepare.
Extended Power Outage? You're Not Ready - What To Do
Twenty-five minutes on stretching two weeks of emergency supplies to a full month: water storage and filtration, generator and battery sizing, safe heating, and cooking without grid power.
The Emergency Meal in a Bag That Doesn't Taste Like Survival Food: Cheesy Taco Chicken Rice
21-minute walkthrough of a shelf-stable 'meal in a bag' recipe using canned chicken, soup, rice, and freeze-dried cheese — ingredients, assembly, storage in mylar, and cooking with minimal equipment.
The Biggest Canned Food Mistakes New Preppers Make
Fifteen-minute breakdown of common errors in building a canned-food pantry: calorie density, protein ratios, variety, and choosing foods your family already eats.
We Transformed Raw Land Into a Real Homestead (Year 2 Begins)
Document practical land clearing, garden setup, and structural improvements during the second year of off-grid homestead development in North Idaho.
A Warm Stone Cabin in the Frozen Mountains | Solo Night
18-minute walkthrough of off-grid winter survival: building and maintaining a stone stove, melting snow for water, and managing warmth and comfort alone in a remote mountain cabin.
America's Beef Supply Has a New Problem… and It's Spreading
How the screwworm fly outbreak is compounding existing cattle herd shortages, what it means for beef prices and food availability, and protein alternatives for prepper pantries.
10 Things You're Throwing Away That Could Save Your Life in a Crisis
Learn to repurpose 10 common household discards—bottles, containers, and scraps—into emergency supplies and survival tools.
My Off Grid Life In Florida
18-minute walkthrough of daily off-grid homesteading chores, permaculture food forest design, and subtropical self-sufficiency systems on a Florida property.
Preparedness When You're Starting From Zero
Budget-friendly first steps to two weeks of water, food, heat, and power for renters and homeowners with no prior supplies.
Nations Begin Nationalizing Food
Indonesia nationalizing palm oil and metals, India canceling soybean contracts on 41% price surge, copper and diesel price forecasts, and the shift toward sovereign resource control.
Why the Media is Finally Admitting the Food Crisis
Seventeen minutes on global wheat harvest declines, fertilizer shortages, and why official UN data is only now entering mainstream reporting.
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
10 Everyday Skills Your Grandparents Had That Most People Lost
Sixteen minutes on ten practical skills previous generations used for resilience—food preservation, sewing, repair, cooking from basics, waste reduction, heating, manual tools, and community support.
Stone BBQ Grill Complete Build | Improving my Forest Kitchen on my Off Grid Homestead
Building a permanent stone BBQ grill from natural materials at an off-grid homestead kitchen.
Emergency Food Storage: Best & Worst Foods During a Power Outage
Ranking emergency food categories by shelf life, safety, and usability during extended power loss; covers refrigerated, frozen, canned, and freeze-dried options.
Building a Multigenerational Homestead: Interview with the Fuhrmanns
Twenty-minute interview with a family operating a multigenerational homestead and farm, covering how they structure work, income, and decision-making across generations.
Building an Off-Grid Home: Systems Tour of a Congressman's Mountain Cabin
Tour of a functional off-grid cabin built on $1,000 using wood, gravity, and hand pumps for heat, hot water, and running water—with design principles you can adapt to your own property.
After the First 72 Hours: The Grid Goes Down — What To Do Next
Step-by-step guide to managing a prolonged power outage: water storage, food safety, heating, sanitation, and psychological resilience for UK households.
The Next Food Crisis is Here — Three Food Categories to Stock Now
Analysis of near-term food-price and supply risks, with practical guidance on stocking eggs, wheat products, and cooking oils before costs rise further.
We Turn a Cheap IBC Tote into the Ultimate Garden Bed (Self-Watering Raised Bed)
27-minute walkthrough converting an IBC tote into a self-watering raised garden bed, covering materials, assembly, and planting techniques for year-round food production.
The Tiny Canning Detail That Ruins Jars
Explains ring storage, headspace, siphoning prevention, and how to identify false seals in home canning.
What Farmers Are Seeing Right Now Should Concern Everyone
Examines upstream indicators of food crisis including fertilizer costs, drought conditions, and farmer planting decisions.
How long will we ignore it? Serious Question...
Doug reads and discusses a Mother Jones investigation revealing the U.S. Forest Service's widespread glyphosate spraying in California's Lake Tahoe area as part of post-wildfire reforestation efforts.
Girl Alone Restores an Abandoned Trailer | Off-Grid Living Ep. 3
Solo restoration of an off-grid trailer: roof repair, flooring, water collection from a stream, and cooking on a wood stove in a wilderness setting.
The Most Valuable Barter Supplies You Should Be Stockpiling Now
21-minute walkthrough of high-value barter goods, supply-chain collapse scenarios, and safety rules for trading in post-crisis community resilience.
Food Prices Are Spiking This Fall — Here's How to Prepare
Jonathan and Kylene cook fried rice from leftovers while explaining how to stock a rotating pantry, grow small amounts of food, and stretch protein with grains to counter inflation.
A Moose Attacked Cali while I was Butchering a Bear that tried to Break into my Log Cabin
Processing a defensive bear kill at an off-grid cabin, including butchering techniques, meat preservation, and managing aggressive wildlife behavior.
How To Make Great Camp Coffee From Dirty Water - Grayl Geopress TI
Field demonstration of the Grayl Geopress titanium purifier used to filter contaminated water and brew French press coffee over a compact backpacking stove
Something Feels Off at the Grocery Store
Why grocery store changes signal the need for smarter food storage choices, supply chain awareness, and critical evaluation of what you bring home.
Converging pressure points: fuel, food, heat, and grid strain this summer
Walks through how rising fuel costs, food system stress, and extreme heat could compound into household impacts over the next 50 days.
Planting 178 More Trees & Bushes - Adding Growth for Food, Wildlife, Bees & Birds
21-minute walkthrough of establishing perennial food sources (fruit and nut trees, berry bushes) on a mountain homestead, including site selection, planting technique, and long-term food security strategy.
Single Parent Prepping: The Emergency Plan Every Mum & Dad Needs
20-minute practical emergency-preparedness plan for single parents covering food storage, water, blackouts, home safety, emergency kits, and preparing children without inducing fear.
Soon This Is All They'll Talk About
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Transplanting 2 Fig Trees
Step-by-step walkthrough of transplanting established fig trees into containers on an urban lot, covering timing, technique, and aftercare.
Where Economic Pressure Hits Households Next
Maps how supply-chain and inflation pressures cascade into household budgets, with practical mitigation steps.
This Passive Energy Greenhouse Stays 50°F in Single-Digit Temps — Here's How
Owner and builder walk through a 36×18 steel greenhouse using thermal mass (water totes, concrete), earth tubes, and insulation to stay 50°F in winter with no electricity