The Survival Show Podcast
Let's Get Prepped Together Family-Friendly Training for a Disaster-Ready Home
Join David and his guests for simple, practical "no fear" preparedness tips, gear reviews, and action steps you can take today.
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Featured tips
Below you’ll find survival gear tips and training including Tiny Survival resources, DIY kits, bug out bag builds and more.
• Tiny Survival Guide overview •
• Tiny Survival Card tips •
• DIY water bottle compass kit •
• How to sharpen the Tiny Card knife •
• $49 bug out bag build •
• Vital self‑defense tips •
Survival GUIDE: Tips / Review
Survival CARD: Tips / Tricks
Tiny Card KNIFE Sharpening
DIY: Water Bottle Compass Kit
Tiny Survival GUIDE: Quick Overview
Tiny Survival CARD: Quick Overview
DIY: Shaving Sharp Stone Sharpening
DIY: Make & Use a Leather Strop
David’s $49 (Dollar Store) Bug Out Bag – Checklist
Print the $49 Bug Out Bag Checklist PDF
Build a practical bug out / emergency “go bag” for each person in your family without breaking the bank using mostly dollar‑store items.
This checklist is a solid starting kit, not a final “ultimate” bag, so you can get equipped now and upgrade over time.
Simplify survival: listen along to Gear Cave – 001 on iTunes while you build, then click here to print the checklist .
How to Stay Left of Bang and Survive an Active Shooter Event
Listen to “Danger Zone – How to Quickly Get Out of Harm’s Way”
Learn how purposeful alertness, observation and basic self‑defense skills help you avoid or escape an active shooter situation without living in constant paranoia.
Discover where incidents most often occur, who typically initiates them, and how staying “left of bang” lets you see danger developing and move before you’re trapped.
Click here to listen now and apply these practical, real‑world tactics.
Vital Self Defense Tips
Self Defense Essentials – Part 1
Self Defense Essentials – Part 2