How to Cool Down When Your AC Dies

July 10, 2019 Click Here To See The Comments It’s almost inevitable that at some point in your life, you will experience a small stint of summer without air conditioning because of malfunction or...

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POWER OUTAGE: What Happens When Power Goes Out?

September 12, 2018 Click Here To See The Comments You're enjoying a relaxing evening watching television when suddenly all the lights go out. The TV shuts off, and the room goes quiet. The sound of silence is...

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How to Charge Your Phone with a 9V Battery

February 19, 2016 When SHTF and power goes out, it's important to have a way to communicate. This video will teach you how to charge your phone even without electricity....

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Blackout: How Did This City’s Lights Stay On?

May 6, 2015 Click Here To See The Comments When a massive winter storm caused widespread power outages on the East Coast, Bethesda, Maryland rode out the storm without losing electricity. Hundreds of...

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The Ecozoom Versa Stove… Is it worth it?

November 1, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments A few weeks back, the guys over at EcoZoom, asked me if I wanted to do a review on their “Versa” model stove. Being the ever curious gadget hound...

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How To Find Pitchwood

August 30, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments If you live in an area with pine trees, you probably have access to pitchwood, one of the most effective waterproof firestarters ever. In the northwest pine...

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Don’t Judge A Book By Its Cover

August 12, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments While I am not a Mormon and I don't always see the world in quite the same way that they do, over many years I've known quite a few LDS members, in anywhere...

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How Baby Food Can Help In A Crisis

August 5, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments Editors Note: Javan seems to think just like I do.  To me if a piece of gear doesn't have at least 2-3 uses it is essentially pointless to carry with...

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17+ Ways To Become Self Sufficient Before ‘The Crunch’

July 26, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments One thing you don’t want to be during the coming “crunch” is dependent on the system. The more you can take care of yourself, the better...

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Putting Solar Power In Reach

June 13, 2013 Click Here To See The Comments Solar power isn't new, it has been around for decades. But only recently has it become something that is “affordable” to the general public. I say...

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