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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Traditional breakfast methods that still work today
Woodstove breakfast preparation in a log cabin: cast iron cooking, garden vegetables, and off-grid morning routine without electricity.
Understanding 100% Whole Wheat Flour Part 1
Introduction to fresh-milled whole wheat flour: properties, uses, and differences from refined flour for long-term food storage and home baking.
Free Greenhouse Heating Winter 2026–27: 300W Solar Heating Experiments with Thermal Mass
Building and testing a low-cost solar thermal mass heating system for winter greenhouse production using passive solar principles.
Eating city squirrels: Viability and technique
Forty-five-minute exploration of whether and how to trap and prepare urban squirrels as a subsistence food source in a prepared lifestyle.
Fire Cider: Homemade Immune Booster Ferment
37-second walkthrough of making fire cider—a fermented vinegar-based tonic with citrus, garlic, herbs, and spices—for immune support and cold/sore throat relief.
Quick Hash Browns from Canned Potatoes
43-second walkthrough: pressure-canning potatoes for shelf-stable storage, then using them to make crispy hash browns in a skillet.
Few Giants Control Our Food Supply
When Ahold Delhaize's network went down, Hannaford, Giant, Food Lion, and Stop & Shop all went dark simultaneously—a demonstration of food-system centralization risk.
How to Close Down Your Garden for the Season
Fall garden cleanup strategy for northern climates: when and why to remove mulch, pest/disease management, and soil preparation for spring planting.
Spreading Redmonds volcanic clay on broomsedge and moss-covered pasture
Four-minute walkthrough of applying volcanic clay soil amendment to restore degraded hay fields, with regenerative ranching context.
Free Water in the High Desert
Short walkthrough on capturing rainwater in arid climates for off-grid living.
Cooking a Goat: Field Processing and Outdoor Cooking
Thirty-three-minute walkthrough of field-dressing and cooking a goat using primitive outdoor methods.
Cleaning the Cook Partner Stove | Overland East Field Notes
Two-minute walkthrough: maintaining and cleaning a two-burner camp stove in the field—essential gear care for reliable camp cooking.
Canning Carrots
Step-by-step pressure canning of carrots for long-term storage, with processing times and salt ratios for both pints and quarts.
The Reverse Rake: Speeding Up Hay and Grass Drying
53-second demonstration of tether rake technique for faster hay and straw drying in field management, applicable to small-scale food production.
Turn Any Stream Into Drinking Water on Your Hike
One-minute walkthrough: build a portable water filtration system from a bottle, prefilter, and pump for backcountry water access.
Making Soup Mixes – Dry Or Condensed
Panel discussion on dry and condensed soup mix preparation and canning methods, hosted with guest experts from Rebel Canners and ChefTech.
Global Grain Shortage Driving Food Prices Higher
Analysis of current grain-supply disruptions—South Africa production declines, Ukraine export collapse, and resulting food-price pressure on households and developing nations.
Homemade Electrolyte Drink
Five-ingredient electrolyte drink recipe using citrus, honey, and baking soda—a simple alternative to commercial sports drinks for hydration and mineral replenishment.
How This Modular Filter Turns Into a Virus-Fighting Survival Straw
One-minute walkthrough of assembling a personal water filtration straw and the filtration stages it uses to remove pathogens.
Why You Need To Stockpile Hay Now
How drought-driven hay shortages affect livestock owners, and why on-farm hay collection and storage are critical for keeping animals fed during pasture recovery.
What Actually Happens To Hay Before Baling?
Five-minute walkthrough of the windrow technique: how to rake and fold cut grass into uniform lines for faster drying on a homestead.
Water Filtration Kit Demonstration: Pump and Field Application
One-minute walkthrough of a portable water filtration kit in use, showing pump mechanics and how to collect water from difficult field sources.
Cutting Back on Ultra-Processed Foods: Homemade Bread, Plant Milk & Easy Swaps
Hands-on walkthrough of swapping packaged staples for homemade versions: bread, plant milk, granola, and snacks, with cost breakdowns and homestead sourcing.
Pasture Weed Management: Timing Your Mowing to Interrupt Seed Cycles
One-minute walkthrough on controlling invasive weeds in pasture by mowing at first flower to prevent seed drop and protect grazing land.
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 Years With Our Freeze Dryer and Why the Price Just Got Way More Accessible for Preppers
Ten years of field experience with a home freeze dryer: how the technology works, what's changed in newer models, space and budget requirements, and how to make the economics work for long-term food storage.
Gravity Water Filter for Urban Disasters
One-minute overview of gravity-bag water filtration kits and their role in contaminated-water response during urban emergencies.
Major FDA Seed Recall: What You Need to Check
Two-minute guide to fall 2026 seed recalls (broccoli, radish, alfalfa) affecting multiple vendors: how to identify recalled seeds in your collection and where to find official details.
Is Your Hen a Good Layer or a Poor Layer?
How to assess laying productivity by observing molt patterns and timing, plus protein-feeding strategies during molting season.
Transform Dirty Water with This Filter Kit
Ninety-second demonstration of a pump filtration kit converting murky water into clean, drinkable output with easy field setup.
Rotational Grazing for Chemical-Free Parasite Control
How to sequence goats, cows, and chickens across pasture to naturally manage parasites, maintain soil health, and maximize productivity without chemical inputs.
3-Stage Water Filter: Tested for Purity
Demonstration of a three-stage bucket water filtration system, showing how it handles contaminants and viruses plus initial flow performance.
Cooking Dried Green Peas: Rehydration and Preparation
Step-by-step walkthrough on rehydrating and cooking dried green peas from long-term storage into a complete meal.
Rabbit Care and Hutch Management in a Productive Garden
Eleven-minute walkthrough on rabbit husbandry basics: keeping rabbits healthy, moving them safely to new hutches, and integrating them into garden spaces without requiring manicured property.
See Inside Your Filter & Backflush Like a Pro
Fifty-second walkthrough of filter inspection and backflushing technique to restore clogged water filters to working condition.
Changing From Outdoor to Indoor Canning
Panel discussion on transitioning canning operations indoors, featuring Camppatton Family Compound, Rebel Canners, and ChefTech experts.
Cali's first retrieve of the season
Off-grid wilderness cooking by the water: finding purpose and self-sufficiency in manual outdoor meal preparation.
Planting Fall Garlic
Garlic planting guide for Zone 2B/3A northern Alberta gardens: timing, variety selection, and technique for cold-climate growers.
Know Your Local Farmers Before the Shelves Go Empty
Why building relationships with local food producers and small businesses matters for household resilience when supply chains break down.
Hackers Took Down 700 Supermarkets. Are You Ready?
How infrastructure interdependencies create supply disruptions, and why shelf-stable food stocks buffer against sudden store closures.
They Say 72 Hours. I Say 36 Days.
Why 3-day emergency kits fall short: planning supply reserves for 30+ days of self-sufficiency when roads stay closed and deliveries don't restart.
5 Gallon Bucket Survival Trap
Quick demonstration of a simple trap for small game using a five-gallon bucket and basic materials.
Versaflow Filter: Connect, Operate & Enhance
56-second walkthrough on connecting and operating a Versaflow water filter, including charcoal enhancement, lifespan, and freezing precautions.
5 Ways to Preserve Apples
Five methods for preserving apples year-round: dehydrating, canning applesauce, freeze-drying, fermenting into vinegar, and cold storage.
Sealing a Desert Pond Without Spending Money
How to seal a pond using the gleying method — a no-cost technique for creating water retention in arid climates on an off-grid property.
The Zombie Apocalypse of Pests: Tuta Absoluta and Garden Pest Management
Two-minute guide to identifying and managing Tuta absoluta (tomato leafminer), a destructive garden pest threatening household food production.
Making Yogurt with Yogurt
Three-minute walkthrough of yogurt fermentation using existing yogurt as a starter culture for continuous home production.
Why You Need More Than One Water Source
How to build water security through layered redundancy: combining storage, surface-water purification, and backup sources to maintain supply during utility outages.
DIY Water Filter: Extend Your System's Life
52-second walkthrough: build a simple pre-filter from sand, gravel, and charcoal to extend the life of primary filtration systems or filter rain-barrel and creek water.