If you live in a flood-prone area, knowing how to lay sandbags is essential to your flood preparedness. Here’s what you need to know about sandbags for flood protection, how many sandbags you’ll need, and how to lay sandbags.
Do Sandbag Barriers Actual Work?
When laid properly, sandbags are very effective flood barriers.
However, be warned...
If you think of yourself as a rugged individual with a pioneering spirit that requires few modern-day luxuries, then living off the land might be for you. For those who live off the land, a good majority of their basic needs are met by Mother Nature: food, water, shelter, and heat, for example....
MDM 23 – S R Technologies Next Generation Tactical Chassis
S R Technologies displayed a form factor model for the Marine Corps’ upcoming Expeditionary Dismount Backpack solution for EW/SIGINT missions. It incorporates two swappable payload slots, active cooling fans, and an advanced thermal cold wall design. It’s powered by two swappable BA-5590 batteries or...
There are many ways to make rocket stoves, but the brick rocket stove is the easiest. This design uses 17 bricks. You don’t need any mortar or special tools to make it.
1. Choose Where to Put Your Rocket Stove
Rocket stoves can’t be used indoors because of carbon monoxide poisoning risk. You’ll want an...
A big part of preparedness is having the right gear to keep you alive. However, this doesn’t mean you have to spend a fortune on survival gear. There are plenty of ways to make DIY survival gear from cheap or even free things you can find.
Below are some examples of survival gear you...
