Self-Reliance Central readers love small houses. These ones come from dumped odds and ends, and a big heart. And as …
Lily’s back with an emergency survival shelter!
Lily shows us how to place, source and build an emergency shelter using a tarp and trimmed boughs. You’ll need a …
Is this the world’s best concealment holster?
Is this horsehide holster the best ever? This is the review on YouTube. What do you think? This is the …
UPDATE: The devastating Zika virus
Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, …
Off Grid Solar Power – How to Calculate Your Needs. Warning: Math and physics are involved!
Thinking of getting an off-grid solar powered system? As these guys will show you on their camper van roof, you …
VIDEO: Water Bottle Turns Humid Air into Drinkable Water
Retezár, an Austrian designer has invented a device that can extract water from the air and condense it into drinkable water. Called Fontus, it …
The Drinkable Book – Cleaning unpotable water with silver particles
“According to its developers, a simple book with twenty pages has the ability to provide enough clean water for a …
The Egloo warms a room with four tea candles – or so it says
The Egloo consists of a base, a grill and two terracotta domes. Candles can be placed on the base, and …
Routers: The hacker’s way in to your computer.
Your everyday router may be a vulnerable link in your home Wi-Fi network, allowing hackers to access personal information, sometimes …
So you got your conceal carry, now what?
In this video Michael Martin, author of Concealed Carry and Home Defense, and Tim Schmidt, aka Tactical Tim and president …
Who doesn’t want a flying car?
I’m a sucker for pushing technology to the limits. I love the idea of a flying car although I’m sure …
Savvy Industry Leaders Know Something You Can Use to Your Advantage
By Ryan Kirsch Industry leaders in healthcare, technology, energy or most any type of manufacturing know Rare Strategic Metals (RSMs) …
Who needs a garage when you’ve got something like this?
This is a Chinese solution to the urban problem of car parking and security. Because space is always at a premium …
Poison ivy? Get a goat!
Skip the lawnmower and herbicides! What you need are some goats to clean up poison ivy and poison oak. Save …
Outage? Charge your phone with body electricity (or do it an old fashioned way!)
Watch the video and you’ll see how you can charge your phone using your body electricity by making a capacitor …
Amazing invention – Tap your honey straight from the hive
Why crack open the hive and stress all the bees? Why move all the parts around? Why smoke the bees? …
VIDEO: How to survive being swept away in a flash flood
First video, this is what you shouldn’t do. Then there’s a life-saving video to tell you how to deal with …
Lily’s awesome bug-out camp
This simple, stable, warm and dry bugout shelter was constructed with safety and seclusion in mind. Lily can sleep, hunt and hide-out …
3-D printed steel parts. Not a threat anytime soon. But cool.
This video demonstrates the current process and technology involved in creating 3D printed steel parts. Currently metal 3D printers utilize ‘binder …
How To Pick The Right Rental Car Insurance Options
Renting a car this summer? Rental car insurance can be confusing and frustrating. Learn what you need to do before …
How to survive a shark attack
CNN First things first: Despite what happened to Mick Fanning on Sunday (see above), you are incredibly unlikely to be duking it …
Solar FREAKIN’ Roadways!
A super smart couple has come up with the idea of replacing conventional roads and making them work for us! Using recycled materials …
VIDEO: Grilled cheese roll-ups
Why didn’t we think of this before?
Balsamic vinegar is delicious, good for you and easy to fake
Balsamic vinegar (Italian: aceto balsamico) originates from Italy, as is popular throughout the world. The original, costly, traditional balsamic vinegar (Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale), is made from a reduction of …
DIY Self Filling Water Bowl for Your Dog
Luke’s new self-filling water bowl is a big hit. Could you make this water filler from wood, velcro, a liter soda bottle …
If you see something, say something
Here’s the Department of Homeland Security’s video on ‘If you see something, say something.’ The DHS and the FBI have …
Power rationing, the spy in the shower and the neighborhood snitch
The reason we are suspicious of smart meters goes back a ways. At the start of the Obama Administration, we predicted that …