Learning + Tutorials

Updated November 2025

There are certain items which are difficult if not impossible to recreate from raw materials in the wild.

They are:

Having long to medium-term food reserves can be a tricky subject for those of us who grew up relying on a refrigerator and mom going grocery shopping every week, or Dominos *cough* Pizza.

There is a simple and easy way to store months worth of food at home without purchasing freeze-dried foods (although we have those too, most with a 25 year shelf life!)

All it takes is a brake bleeder vacuum pump, some jars, a Foodsaver and Tattler lids.

Mr.BOBB breaks down exactly how to build a complete bug-out hydration system — how much water to carry, which Klean Kanteen bottle to choose, and how to layer filtration and chemical treatment so you never run dry in a survival situation.