Shelter
Bug-in resilience, bug-out shelters, hardening your home, off-grid construction, and what actually keeps people alive in cold weather. From renters to homesteaders.
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New M81 Oil Cloth Products Made in the USA | Tarp & Cordage Tips and Tricks
Eleven minutes on oil cloth tarps, cordage selection, and field-tested shelter setup techniques for bushcraft and emergency preparedness.
The Most Underappreciated Form of Prepping: Building Materials and Tools
Eleven-minute breakdown of why tools and building materials are critical to household preparedness and often overlooked in prepper planning.
How To Choose The Right Backpack for Camping, Bushcraft & Survival
Twelve-minute walkthrough of key factors to consider when selecting a backpack for camping, bushcraft, survival, and preparedness activities.
Off-Grid Living: 5 Things Nobody Warns You About
Learn five practical challenges of off-grid living that most guides overlook, from resource management to infrastructure reality.
Bushcraft Camp in a Cozy Warm Survival Shelter in the Woods with Outdoor Cooking
Solo bushcraft demonstration: building and living in a survival shelter, with seasonal outdoor cooking and fire management techniques.
Camping & Disaster Preparedness Haul at the Discount Store
Ten-minute gear haul walkthrough: evaluating liquidation-store survival and camping equipment and balancing comfort with practicality in grid-down scenarios.
I Accidentally Found the Perfect Post-Apocalyptic Fortress
Exploration of an abandoned concrete structure as a potential survival shelter, combined with gathering natural materials for friction fire-making.
Building a Family Bug Out Kit with Sportsman's Guide Gear
11-minute review of budget-friendly family bug-out gear: packs, shelter, and survival essentials, with practical guidance on what works and trade-offs.
The Trillion-Dollar Shift: Wood Framing is Officially Dead
Explore two modern alternatives to wood-frame construction used in a owner-built home, with cost and performance analysis.
City Survival Guide: Mexico City Sneak Peak
Overview of urban survival principles and tactics for navigating Mexico City during emergencies and disruption.
2 Year Timelapse: Everything We Built On Our Off Grid Property (from Scratch)
Timelapse documentation of structures and systems built during the first two years of off-grid homesteading.
Kid's Bug Out Bag Loadout Summer 2026
A walkthrough of age-appropriate bug-out bag contents and loadout considerations for children.
Camping Stoves
Hands-on comparison of the Toaks Titanium and Keith Titanium nesting camp stove sets for minimalist off-grid cooking and wilderness survival.
I Built a Secret A-Frame Cabin (Nobody Can Find)
Solo construction of a hidden A-frame dugout shelter using bushcraft techniques, terrain assessment, and camouflage to create an off-grid survival base.
Best Survival Knife? The Scout Feather!
Hands-on review of a compact fixed-blade knife with integrated ferro rod, sharpener, and whistle in the sheath.
The UGLY TRUTH About Building a House With Your Wife
Experienced owner-builders detail the relationship, financial, and decision-making challenges of building your own home.
5 Scariest Moments of Our DIY Housebuild
Owner-builders recount high-risk moments from their timber frame build, emphasizing steep metal roofing, amateur logging, and the role of equipment investment in reducing injury risk.
2 Days Alone in the Spruce Forest | Bushcraft Survival
Thirteen-minute walkthrough of tarp shelter setup and two-day solo camping in a spruce forest, demonstrating minimalist off-grid shelter techniques.
How We Built a 3,000 sqft Home for Under $125,000
A couple shares their five strategies for building a 3,000 sqft timber frame home for $125k through owner-build labor, off-grid living during construction, sourcing used materials, DIY floor planning, and selective help.
How much a House cost in Europe!
Detailed breakdown of Austrian homeownership costs including purchase prices, quarterly municipal fees, heating gas, and electricity with historical price comparisons
A cozy log cabin for survival: Bushcraft, dugout, catch and cook
13-minute shelter build in the forest using natural materials and root structures, with unexpected wildlife encounter during construction.
I Built a Wood Hot Tub Heated by Fire
A couple builds a cedar-stave hot tub with canoe joints, dado floor supports, and a submersible wood-fired stove while living in an RV.
Building a Warm and Cozy Survival Dugout Log Cabin | Bushcraft Overnight Stay
12-minute hands-on demonstration of building a dugout log cabin shelter in the forest, showing waterproofing and insulation techniques for overnight survival.
Customizing Salvaged Cabinets for Our Off-Grid Kitchen
14-minute walkthrough retrofitting reclaimed cabinets into a mountain homestead kitchen, showing practical salvage reuse and DIY adaptation skills.
The Wildfire Got Close to Our Home… Here's What We Did
First-hand account of monitoring and responding to a wildfire threat near a Georgia homestead, with practical lessons for households facing similar risks.
No Way He Posted This Comment On My Video!! Bushcraft BS
Demonstrates one-handed ferro rod ignition using birch bark and dry grass, then compares ferro rod reliability against lighters in cold weather conditions.
Ice Storm Vehicle Prep
Nine-minute walkthrough on removing rime ice and protecting a parked vehicle during freezing rain, using tarps and warm water — tested technique from ice-storm experience.
PrepPro Australia Knife Review: Bushcraft & Wilderness Survival Gear Tested
Six-minute hands-on review of PrepPro bushcraft knives tested in Australian wilderness conditions, covering blade design, edge performance, handle ergonomics, and real-world durability.
Preparing for the Big Ice Storm - Essential Tips & Personal Preparations
Real-time ice-storm prep walkthrough: generator setup, equipment protection, pet safety, vehicle care, and chainsaw readiness from a Charlotte prepper.
Oregon Road Trip: Bug Out Location Search
Property scouting road trip through Oregon evaluating potential bug-out locations and off-grid survival homestead candidates.
Maxpedition Typhoon as Daily Carry
Seven-minute walkthrough of the Maxpedition Typhoon backpack: design features, pocket organization, and practical daily-carry and emergency-kit applications.
#29: Latest Family Travel Kit; Streamlined and Still Super-Solid
Walkthrough of an updated family emergency preparedness kit for travel, with gear selections and packing strategy.
Venting the Crawlspace to Eliminate Mold Beneath the Cabin: Building Access Doors
Five-minute walkthrough on building ventilation access doors for cabin crawlspaces to prevent mold and structural damage.
Nortent Gamme 4 Hot Tent Two-Day Canoe Tour: Cold Night, Warm Days, Campfire Cooking
Two-day canoe camping trip demonstrating hot-tent setup, fire management, and campfire cooking in spring conditions with hands-on gear evaluation.
The Off Grid Tiny House Canada
Rob documents his solo build of a budget off-grid tiny house from a trailer, covering solar panels, wind turbine planning, and land challenges.
Homesteading Ways: Simple Pleasures of Land Stewardship and Living in the Woods
Harvesting spruce trees for cabin construction, utilizing forest resources for wildlife, and 30+ years of off-grid woods skills.
Insulated Metalbestos Chimney Installations: Through the Wall or Through the Roof — Which Is Better?
13-minute comparison of through-roof vs. through-wall chimney installations for wood stoves, covering pros and cons of each approach for off-grid heating systems.
Family Stuck in Florida During Hurricane Milton
A family's firsthand account of sheltering in place during Hurricane Milton in Florida, with lessons learned and safety decisions.
Building the A-frame emergency shelter and the materials
Eight-minute walkthrough on constructing a basic A-frame emergency shelter, covering material selection and build steps for off-grid or bug-out scenarios.
Organizing My USB Cable Drawer
Practical techniques for organizing cables using mesh bags and color-coded tags to improve storage efficiency and retrieval.
Junk Drawer Overhaul: Systematic Organization & Must-Have Essentials
A systematic approach to organizing and labeling a household junk drawer with essential items families use regularly.
Memorial Day Weekend Log Cabin Update
Progress report on an off-grid log cabin build covering foundation work, timber framing, and next construction phases.
Hauling Logs: You Gotta Really Want To Do It!
Demonstrates techniques for lifting and hauling logs using a Logrite arch during a cabin construction project.
Log Walls Going Up!
Documentation of a three-day community effort to stack and pin 6.5 rows of logs onto foundation piers.
Mahindra Tractors—A Real World, Long-Term Review
Thirteen-minute owner review of a Mahindra tractor for homestead and small-farm use, covering long-term performance and practical lessons.
Hurricane Ian Preparedness and Lessons Learned
Six-minute walkthrough of hurricane preparedness essentials and practical lessons from Hurricane Ian for household disaster readiness.
Link Belt Update: Running a Link Belt as a Fan Belt on a Farm Tractor
Six-month field test of using a link belt instead of a standard fan belt on a John Deere 2155 tractor, covering performance and reliability.
Annual Mens Winter Camp Highlights
Seven days of winter camping in Alaska: shelter setup, fire-building, and cold-weather survival techniques demonstrated across two separate campouts.