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How To Build A DIY Ballistics Plate Body Armor For Cheap

October 4, 2016June 23, 2024 James Burnette 4 Comments

How To Build A DIY Ballistics Plate Body Armor

Today I have not one but two youtube videos for you. You get a DIY build video on How To Build A DIY Ballistics Plate Body Armor and then the test shooting of that DIY ballistics plate.

I really want a real body armor plate. I also want to shoot the hell out of one. There in lies my problem. If I had a ballistics plate, like the great guys at AR500 (hint hint) I would want it for a SHTF scenario. But I also want to try to destroy one as well.

DIY 2 Survive!

My solution is to build and show you How To Build A DIY Ballistics Plate Body Armor. Will it be as good as a professionally made one? Nope. Will it stop a bullet? Hell yes, it will! I don’t recommend you building one of these and going out to fight ISIS. In a SHTF I would wear one of my DIY ballistic plates over wearing nothing.

The cost for this was around $30. I used a steel I-beam piece, a ceramic floor tile, duck tape and a can of plastidip. This thing is heavy as shit. And tough as a hell.

Prepare Wise Legacy Premium Food Storage First Thoughts

September 27, 2016November 11, 2016 James Burnette 2 Comments

Prepare Wise Legacy Premium Food Storage First Thoughts

The great folks over at Prepare Wise sent me some Legacy Premium long term meals for review. The two meals sent to me are the old fashioned pancake mix and enchilada beans and rice. Neither were tested in this first video. I filmed on a Monday and can’t eat any of that till Saturday. That’s my cheat day.

I like that both of the meals sent to me are GMO-free. The stuff you get from mountain house are pretty much a toxic storm.

These meals have high ratings on flavor. They were voted best tasting with 4 out of 5 people preferring them.

Prepare Wise also offers free shipping on all orders. And With bulk long term food that can get costly. They also have the cheapest price per pound on long term foods. So the average is $7.75 per pound. Compare that to Wise Foods at $12.54 per pound.

I am highly interested in their gluten free options. And It’s hard to find good gluten free options that are affordable. I may not be celiac but I know I feel and perform much better without gluten. In a disaster where I need to be on my A-game. So why do something to hinder myself?

I will have the full review out next week. So expect to see a mountain of Pancakes on my Instagram page btw. I have been wanting to have cheat day pancakes for a few weeks now. With these, I can’t wait to try.

What are your Favorite Long Term Storage foods? What do you take camping with you? Let me know in the comments?

Come Join Me For A Tour Of My Off Grid Tiny House

September 13, 2016September 13, 2016 James Burnette 2 Comments

Join Me For A Tour Of My Off Grid Tiny House

I finally did a Tour Of My Off Grid Tiny House. After several requests on YouTube to do a tiny house tour. I kept putting it off till I could clean up my house. To get it done I decided to set a deadline and shoot the video tour of my tiny house whether it was clean or not. Well, It is not perfectly clean but I’m a man and a messy one at that.

I realized that I forgot to show the loft. Also, I didn’t talk about the walls. I’ll answer some of the things here. If I get enough questions I will do a Q&A Video on my tiny house.

How To Build A Free Alcohol Stove Fast And Easily

September 6, 2016September 6, 2016 James Burnette 3 Comments

How To Build A Free Alcohol Stove Fast And Easily

Today I have a video on How To Build A Free Alcohol Stove Fast And Easily. I have built several of these homemade alcohol stoves in the past. Before I followed instructions with measurements. Mostly followed. I improvise and make things up as I go. Today I wanted to show you how fast and easy you can build an effective alcohol stove.

Endless Match Unboxing: A Great Cheap Survival Tool You Need

August 30, 2016June 23, 2024 James Burnette 2 Comments

Endless Match Unboxing: A Great Cheap Survival Tool You Need

I unbox the Endless Match I bought from Wish. With shipping, this great survival tool set me back three bucks. You are supposed to fill it with lighter fluid before use. Which I didn’t know because it does not come with instructions. In my case, I could smell lighter fluid in it. So the two times I light it didn’t damage it. Using it is simple. I figured it out in a few seconds.

It has a tiny ferrocerium rod on the side. The match has a tiny striker and wick on one end. You just strike it till the wick catches. The flame that this little match puts off is pretty impressive. Using it to start a fire would be no problem.

The Endless Match claims to be waterproof as well. I have not tested that yet but it screws in tightly with a gasket. This also hopefully retains the lighter fluid as well. The last thing I want is lighter fluid leaking out my endless match all over my pack or pocket. I don’t want to become the endless match myself.

Even though it is made to be carried on a keychain I would rather throw it in a pack or pocket. The tiny keyring to attach to a keychain is very flimsy looking. I am rough on Key ring EDC items and most don’t last. Either they break, get lost from poor retention or damage my pants. I had to stop wearing P38 can opener because it kept shredding my pockets.