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.
Showing 171 videos · runtime Under 5 min
Top picks in Shelter
Curated by topic, not commissionAll curated· primary topic only
Upcycling An Old Recycled Lawn Chair
Becky demonstrates rewebbing a secondhand aluminum lawn chair using seatbelt webbing and repurposed feed bag thread with a simple over-under weave pattern.
Natural Disaster Evacuation Plan: Routes, Supplies, and Safety
Step-by-step walkthrough for building a family evacuation plan: mapping routes, assembling supplies, and deciding when to shelter or leave.
Billy Can Survival Kit
Four-minute walkthrough of a compact billy-can survival kit: contents, assembly, and practical field use for emergency preparedness.
Extreme Overnighter in the Forest
One-hour forest overnight build: shelter construction, fire, foraging, and survival problem-solving in real conditions.
Building a Shelter in the Forest! Bushcraft
One-minute demonstration of constructing a forest shelter using natural materials and basic tools.
Cold Weather Prep: Snow Storms, Blizzards, and Essential Go-Bags
Gear and kit essentials for extreme cold weather, snow storms, and blizzards—what to pack in a cold-weather go-bag and how to prepare.
Unpack the Runner Survival Kit—Your 24-Hour Comprehensive Go-Bag for Short-Term Emergencies
1:25 walkthrough of a 10-pound go-bag packed for 24-hour emergencies, covering food, fire-starting, water, purification, and other survival gear.
Unpack Our New and Improved SOG Special Edition Get Home Bag
Unboxing and walkthrough of the SOG Special Edition Get Home Bag, featuring survival tools, food rations, radio, and sleeping bag for emergency readiness.
Cheap DIY Flooring That Looks Amazing
Budget-friendly plywood flooring technique: durability, aesthetics, and materials walkthrough for homestead renovation.
Dropped Off in Alaska's Wilderness – The Train to Nowhere
Solo backcountry navigation and overnight shelter setup in interior Alaska: hiking without trail, fire-building, camp selection, and cold-weather survival on foot.
Stranded in Alaska in the Winter
58-minute winter survival challenge: navigating Alaskan terrain by ski in sub-zero darkness, route-finding, camp setup, and overnight survival in extreme cold.
Warmbond Fire Pit and Grill Package: Blowing Smoke or Legit?
3-minute hands-on review of the Warmbond Bond Stove fire pit and grill, comparing it to established brands for off-grid heating and cooking.
10lb Submission for PM101 10lb Bag Challenge
Three-minute walkthrough of a 10-pound bug-out bag loadout designed to sustain someone for a couple of days, with gear selection rationale.
Raising the Roof
Three-day process of setting log rafters for a self-built structure with family and community assistance.
A-frame survival shelter
Two-minute walkthrough building a simple A-frame shelter using basic materials and hand tools.
Safety Consideration for RV Outdoor Kitchen
Two-minute walkthrough on securing an RV outdoor kitchen slide-out to prevent road hazards during travel.
Living in Mass Care Shelters During a Disaster
What to expect if you must evacuate to a mass care shelter: setup timelines, basic services, logistics challenges, and how to maintain self-sufficiency in a shared facility.
Evacuation Notices
Overview of the three types of evacuation notices and how to recognize and respond to each one during a disaster.
To Shelter in Place or Evacuate
Two-minute primer on the key factors and decision logic for choosing whether to shelter in place or evacuate during an emergency.
How to Respond to a Disaster – Course Introduction
Introduction to a disaster-response course covering all-hazards planning, stay-or-evacuate decisions, home sheltering, evacuation logistics, and mass care shelter navigation.
Personal Care Must Haves for Your Bug Out Bag
Compact personal care and hygiene items to pack in a bug-out bag, with space-efficient packing strategies.
Emergency Preparedness Kits: First Aid, Get-Home Bags, and Organization
Overview of pre-assembled emergency kit options (first aid, get-home bags, firestarter, stop-bleed) and organizational systems for household disaster readiness.
Mobile Emergency Kitchen Chuck Box
Tour and use-case walkthrough of a portable kitchen storage system for emergencies, evacuation, and camping.
Emergency Lanyards for When You Must Evacuate Quickly
Four-minute walkthrough of emergency identification lanyards: what to include, why they matter in FEMA evacuation scenarios, and how they help with shelter access and property documentation.
Tac9r Multi-Tool Shovel Winner
Two-minute review of the Tac9r multi-tool shovel, covering features and durability for emergency and outdoor preparedness use.
Disaster Emergency Plan - Family Evacuation Preparedness
Four-minute walkthrough of evacuation planning fundamentals: shelter proximity, family coordination, and communication protocols when disasters force relocation.
Get Home Bag, Survival Bag, Bug Out Bag (Whatever You Want to Call It): 5 C's
Four-minute walkthrough of the 5 C's survival framework (cordage, cover, cutting tool, combustion, container) with specific gear examples for building an emergency bag.