-Preparedness Information-

Site Index
New articles
every month!

Preparedness Information

Survival Stories

Law Enforcement Military and
Personal Defense

Basic NBC

Primitive Survival

Medical

Electronics, Commo
& Ham Info

Homestead & Preparing with Kids

Alternative Energy

Bug Out Vehicles

Illogical Logic

Camp Fire Chats

Product and Book
Reviews

Links

The Rubicon

Rubicon Entrance

Note: See the Main Page for current Rubicon Membership Openings.

 

Alpha has been online since
05/15/95

 

(Many more Advanced Preparedness articles are available inside the Rubicon)

The Rubicon

Rubicon Entrance

Note: See the Main Page for current Rubicon Membership Openings.


Monthly Checklist
 

The Alpha Tent (Small and portable)
Reposted and updated due to Popular demand
By: Warlord

More Than You Ever Wanted To Know About Ponchos
Warlord


Surviving Single
Warlord

Newer
Articles:

Marking My Car Keys
John1lt

Wet Tumbling Without a Tumbler
GVI

A Simple Way To Processes Honey
John1lt

The Sundial
GVI

Gun Cleaning Kits
GVI

Side Post Battery Fix
John1lt

"Cholera Belts"
Weird Garments and Weirder Science
GVI

Doggie Doo Bag Gloves
John1lt

Feeding Chickens
Garry

3 Years Of Using Our Supplies
Pistolshooter

Packless Pack for Day-Trips
GVI

Air Brake Anti-Freeze Tip
John1lt

GVI Plays Witch Doctor
GVI

Starlink - Fast Internet for Rural Areas
wmerrin

The Weather
Its Habits, and How to Learn Them
GVI

Replacement Grinding Wheel for a Hand-Crank Grinder
GVI

Post-Apocalyptic Employment
GVI

Level Table
A Simple Project With Many Uses
GVI

How to Evaluate a Tool's Quality
GVI

Good Hand Saws For Cheap...
GVI

Leather Stitching Awls
Why You Want One, What Kind, and How to Use It
GVI

Woodworking Tools - a Rubie Luddite's Approach
GVI

Lanyards For Small Items
GVI

The Almanac
GVI

Old-School Telescopes and How to Get More Out of 'Em
GVI

Arrow and Target-making
Martial Arts & Crafts
GVI

Identity Theft While Laid-Off
Pistolshooter

Портянки, Fußlappen and Lots of Other Foreign Words
GVI

Operation Abduct Grandma
GVI

COVID 19: My Returning Home Decontamination Checklist
TooshieGalore

Beekeeping: How To Install Wax Foundation In Pre-Assembled Frames
NorthSlope

The Dash Garden
Vikis

Baking Mix Longevity Upgrade
TooshieGalore

5-1/2 Year Old Yeast
Pistolshooter

Is Your Cat Or Pet Carrier Trained?
John1lt

Gym in a Bag
gvi

How To Unplug A Household Electrical Cord
John1lt

An Emergency Response Plan Comes Together
Gottin_Himmel

Thoughts on New and Improved Homemade MREs
Gottin_Himmel

Signal Kit Update
Stormhunter

"Iron Rations" From Around The World
gvi

The Blackout Kit in a Box
Boboroshi

Easy Line Locates
TexasOk

Camera Rain Bonnet
Hipshot

Golf Cart Lighting
Warlord

Reolink Outdoor Solar Home Security Camera
TooshieGalore

Air Conditioner Stand
TexasOk

Wildfire Response Cart
TexasOk

Off Grid Power Tools
TexasOk

2-Liter Water Storage
TexasOk

Spare Key Inventory
TexasOk

Simple Handle For Scalpel Blades In Survival Kits
MoDOC

Pawpaw Fruit Trees
TooshieGalore

Improving Field Corn (Maize) Vitamin Availability
wmerrin

Hurricane Irma Comes To Central Florida
Stormhunter

Quick and Easy Tick Removal
TexasOk

Prepping for Seniors: An Introduction
Gottin_Himmel

Sprouts: The Healthy Prepper's Best Friend
TooshieGalore

Emergency Sanitation Bucket
TooshieGalore

When #10 Cans Bulge
TooshieGalore

Preventing Rust on Canned Goods
TooshieGalore

Get Over The BOB Tarps Already
Chief

Hurricane Mathew Observations and Lessons Learned 2016
2manytoyz

Problem Solving 101
Morpheus

Using Your Supplies
Pistolshooter

Inspector Spotlight: Main Electrical Panel and Chlorine
Stats

Borax Ant Traps in my Strawberries
TooshieGalore

Hot Peppers as Organic Garden Insecticide ... and More
TooshieGalore

Signal Kit
Stormhunter

Carbon Dioxide Buildup in Shelters
Jeff_in_NoVa

D.I.R.T.
gvi

Making a Disaster-Cooking Plan
TooshieGalore

Chick Cage
Pistolshooter

About Water Filters/Filtering
TooshieGalore

On Merging Food Storage
TooshieGalore

Growing a Backyard Orchard
TooshieGalore

Winter Weekend of Improving Skills
TooshieGalore

Nomadic Furniture
gvi

Making Cheese
Casey

Adding Kale to Long-Term Food Storage
TooshieGalore

Space-Age Math in a Stone-Age World
gvi

Home Emergency Evacuation
TooshieGalore

Suit Pocket EDC
Landwire

Self-Storage Unit Auctions for Cheap Stuff
TooshieGalore

Problems
What to Expect and How to Find Them
Stats

Fatherhood
Warlord

Old VS New Cast Iron
Bignasty

Selling Anything
Warlord

I Hate Plumbing
Warlord

Shipping Container Storage
Leslie

Mini-Smoker
Pyrotech

Gable Vents
Stats

My New Plumbing Arsenal
Stats

Quality Axes on a Budget
Trommler

Replacing a Sledge Hammer Handle
Ephraim

Replacing An Axe Handle
Bignasty

How Much Does a #10 Can Hold and Other Errata
Boceph00

How to Watch and Read the News
Gottin Himmel

Using Our Stored Food for 3 Months
Pistolshooter

Freezing Red Star Active Dry Yeast
6 Years and Counting
Spitfire

Looking for a Job, My FNV
Pistolshooter

Fixing an Annoying Door
John1lt

Garbage Disposal Simple Fixes
John1lt

Putting New Fabric on Old Chairs
John1lt

How To Use a P38 Can Opener
John1lt

How To Hold A Power Hand Drill
John1lt

Welding Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Welding Safely
Eli

Why Did My Well Dry Up?
Was it the Drought or New Neighbors?
Shaman

Welding Rods
They're Not All Created Equal
Eli

Welding Tools
Basic Welding Tools for the Survivalist
Eli

Welding For The Survivalist
SMAW- Shielded Metal Arc Welding (Stick Welding)
A Recommended Welding Machine
Eli

Job Hunting Tips
John1lt

The Shemagh
gvi

Chicken Feeder
Pistolshooter

MRE Recipes
Monte

An MRE Taste Test
Osage

DIY Water Filter
A $60 Berkey Alternative
BackDoc

YOUR Family Food Storage Plan
Osage

Waxing Cheese for Storage
bunkerbob

Inexpensive Roof Washer for Rain Water Collection
Tengu

Freezing Eggs
Tinman

Goal Setting
Rhino

Storage Solutions
For Plastic Bags
Kirstin-in-KS

"Just Add Water Food"... But How Much Water?
Vikis

Water Well Repair
Or... How I Learned to Keep the Water Flowing
Robard

Bugging Out - Planning for Allergy Needs
Viking365

Refrigeration And Air Conditioning Basics
Grundy

My Upside-Down Garden
Lindy

Being a Prepper in a Non-Prepping World
Bigstick

Get The Experience
Warlord

What Should I Be Preparing For?
NightHiker

Pros & Cons Of A Storage Facility
2manytoyz

Test - One Week Of Nothing But Beans And Rice
First Attempt
Thoth8

Bumble Bee Chicken Salad
Prozac

Meal Rotation
Varsil

Food Storage and the Reluctant Spouse
Dáire

A Reluctant Wife
Pistolshooter

Homesteading the Homestead
The Last Line of Defense
Legis

What Will You Do FIRST?
LizW

Providing for Post Fan School Needs
Kirstin-in-KS

Board Games
Varsil

Layering, Redundancy & Alternatives
NightHiker

The Beauty of Modular Checklists
Boboroshi

Cashing in on Your Used Books
NightHiker

Why Training Is So Important
R-squared

Preparing for Disaster
Trauma’s impact
WilsonD

Survival Kit In A Tin
Spike

Physical Check Of Preps That Are Seldom Used
Landwire

Dealing With the Mentally Ill ("Keep Your Left Eye Closed")
War

Brain Candy In Your Food Storage
Little Things That Will Mean A Lot
Osage

Strategies For Hard Times
How They Lived Through Hard Times
Fairplay

Disruption of Food Supplies
Garry

Overcoming Procrastination
SleeperNo1

The Cost of Convenience - Part II
One Year Later
Alpha20FP

College Survival Guide
Wez

Introducing the Prepping & Survival Mindset to Others
Tiaki-002

Changing Needs in a Post Fan Situation
K

!!!CRASH!!!
Car Wreck, What Should You Do?
Jaden

The Basics of Stocking a Retreat For One Year
Buckshot

Flea Market Negotiation
Econ

2 YEAR OLD EXPIRED YEAST: GOOD OR NOT?
Auflister_geliebte

Trust
Jaden

Disaster Contingency Preps
The Preparation Needs Assessment List
Helimech

Whacko Survivalists
Giving Survivalists A Bad Name
Jaden

Our Changing Times
Arkit2

Scarcity
CJ

DECLUTTERING
Wulfgar

Myth Busting: Plastic Tool Handles From Milk
SgtM8411

A Multi-Level View of Survival
ReadySet

Old Chemical Lights
Jaden

Introduction to Suburban Emergency Preparations
Ali_marea

Winter Gear
Entropy

What's In Your Vault
dog8dog

Updated ChiCom AK Chest Pouch With Mods
Spike

Know your Resources!
ali_marea

Testing Myself - Food and Water
nuckingfutz

Make Your Own Desiccant Packs and Save!
GVI

The Cost of Convenience
Alpha20FP

I Used to Think...
Blackjade

Testing Myself - Supplies (Part 1)
nuckingfutz

Home Brew CNC Milling Machine - Collet Holder and Coolant System
ixupi

Vacuum Sealers - More Than Just Saving Food
Phreakingeek

Indian Tank Maintenance
Jaden

Reliance Container Review
Jambi

Seaweed Harvesting
Jaden

Spike's Homebrew MRE
Spike

Rubicon Security Detail at the Gathering of Eagles
Shogun

Newbie Rubie Guide: 3rd Month In
Spike

Prepping On The Cheap
OhCanada

Off the Ground Campfire Drum
Navigator

What 6mos. of Preps Has Done For Me
Moonshadow

Bugging Out To "Somewhere" and Doing "Something"
Jaden

FiFi Ain't Gonna Make it, Are you?
Warlord

Preps: A Newbie’s Perspective
Concolor44

Dealing with the non survivalist wife
Brian

Portable Sharpener
Pike

Risk Assessment Basics
Fairplay

Pseudo-Money
Joe

Ten Essential Tools
TrainedMonkey

Nukes, H5N1 and Blood Feuds
Warlord

So you Want to Prepare?
LabLover

Medium-Long term food cache
Zymurgist

The Survival Ticket
Sierra37

Improved shelves for increased Storage
Roadgrime

Borrowing for Life
JYWolfe

Where Do I Start?
DevilDog

Job Applicants - the Employer’s View
Hayseed

How Are WE Supposed To Know What You Need??
Jaden

When YOU See An Emergency Vehicle
Jaden

"More Advanced" Saves lives
Warlord

The Law of Relativity Does Not Apply to Preparedness
ThePiedPiper

A Rubicon Guide to Storage of the Small Stuff
OhCanada

New Uses for Things You Already Have: Baking Soda
Gottin_Himmel

Dealing With "Unreasonable" Fear
Techsar

Show No Difference
brokenbrushstroke

My Maxpedition "Fatboy" Daily Carry Versipak
Shots

Opinions on preparedness
GreyLocke

So, You Want To Join the Rubicon?
GreyLocke

Survival Vests 101
Festus

How about a Disposable CACHE!
LrrpScout

Book List for a Prepared Library
Ahab

Some SOLUTIONS to being COLD!
CountryLady

Getting a Line Across
Centurion

(Almost) Everything I Know
Argus

An opinion of preparedness
GreyLocke

How To Use Water Four Times
Aricrn

Evacuating....maybe
GreyLocke

Hurricane Katrina Observations from South Mississippi
By: Stormhunter

Things that make the aftermath of a hurricane liveable
By: Ajax

Bugging out with the Crowd
By: Swabbie

Some More Responses For Nosy People
By: The Rubicon Message Board

Reorganizing BOBs, Gear and Preps
By: CountryLady

Storm Tips
By: RedDog

Threat Assessment - What Is Bugging You?
By: wmerrin

Hurricane Katrina - A Wake Up Call
By: Sleeper

Vest Contents
By: Festus

Bear Hunt
By: Festus

Setting Your GPS Datum and Coordinate System
By: wmerrin

Temporary Shelter Bedding
By: Spitfire

Family Emergency Operations Plan
By: MPBlue

How Vulnerable Are You?
By: Jaden

Hurricane Preparedness and Survival
By: Renegade

Time Management
By: Hayseed

Reflooring
By: Jaden

Changing A Toilet Seal
By: Jaden

MAYDAY!!! MayDay Bars!
By: Team VANCE

In 10 Minutes
By: Jaden

Survival preps, Surviving Ebay
By: Js-Shot

Money And Quarantines
By: Warlord

Making a Book Safe
By: RollingHitch

Making a Pack Stand
By: RollingHitch

Tornado Safety Warnings
By: RedDog

A Survivalist's Primer: Chapter 1 - What Is A Disaster
By: Haumana

BackPack Cover
By: Pike

Taxes
By: HeliumAvid

Travel and Airport Security Tips
By: Renegade

Mt Rogers
By: Skyjump

Intolerance
By: Warlord

Surviving The Blizzard of ‘05
By: General

Cold Weather Tips & Tricks
By: Jaden

Those Indispensible diaper wipes
By: Stoney

Latchkey Adult
By: AFarmer

Mt Mitchell
By: skyjump

Cheap Cold Weather Gear
By: Sasquatch

How To Survive Tough Times
(Intro)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 1)
(Finding Work)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 2)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 3)
(Creating Wealth)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 4)
(Acquiring Wealth)
By: Homesteader

How To Survive Tough Times (Part 5
(Generating Capital and Cash-Flow)
By: Homesteader

Business Continuity - A Primer
By: Paul Martin

How long can you go?
By: Ajax

Know your Skills and Limits!
By: Mystic

Even More Bug Out Bag Contents
By: Ajax

Mounting Wood to Concrete
By: Jaden

Replacing A Bathroom Faucet
(Women At The Retreat)
By: Marsha3

Exercising Your Plan
By: Stormhunter

Husqvarna 350
By: Jaden

Homemade M.R.E.'s
By: Thoth8

Canteen Cup Stove Modification
By: Trigger

Survival Debt Elimination
By: Sleeper

Portable Duct Tape
By: Palidrome

Urban Survival – Advice For Beginners
By: Haumana

Heading for the Woods
By: TailGunner

So You Think Tou Have "Nothing"
By: MaryLou

Prep Check list
By: Fuchi

Filter Case
By: ARKit

The A-B-C’s of Fire Extinguishers
By: Cody

Sharpening A Lawnmower Blade
By: Jaden

Ice It!
By: Afarmer

The Ultimate Bandana
By: RollingHitch

The Other Side of the Rubicon
By: Sentinel

A Primer On The Real Property Purchase Process
By: MVOLK

Being Thrifty
By: Stallion

BOBs 101
By: Kosh

How To Bug Out Of An Area
By: Homesteader

Give Us Today Our Daily Bread
By: Bushman

Common Uses For Coffee Filters And Dental Floss
By: SleeperNo1

Survivalism in Denmark - special circumstances
By: DanSurv

Office Kit
By: Tailgunner

Patriotic Presentation
By: Stallion

My Pocket Papers Pouch
By: Stryder

Backpacking Tips and Tricks
By: MyndTryp

Fighting Fire Ants
By: AFarmer

Loss Of Liberties
By: Homesteader

Our First Cache
By: Striker

No Substitute for Experience
By: Tailgunner

What's In Your Wallet?
By: Studentnurse

Blackout in NYC 2003 - Urban tips for survival
By: NYC-M4

What Is A Survivalist?
By: Jaden

Where is the closest…
By: DanSurv

BugOut Saw
By: Jaden

Rolling Shelves
By: Stallion

Dealing With Disaster in Everyday Life
By: Rhino

Manual Toilet Flushing
By: Jaden

Increasing Your H2O Stores In A Hurry
By: Jaden

Storage of Camping Gear
By: MyndTryp

Pet Preparedness-Don't Forget the Furry Ones
By: ThePiedPiper

Pistol Belt Modification
By: Forester

Making Mo Space In Your Freezer
By: Jaden

Innocent Preparations
By: Jaden

Saving Pennies
By: Jaden

Winter Bug Out Bag
By: Rudy

Clothing Layers
By: Jaden

Paracord Laces
By: Jaden

Thoughts on Staying Warm
By: Fred

Carrying Spare Bulbs
By: Forester

Sealing Doors
By: Jaden

Sealing Windows
By: Jaden

Cheap Gear
By: ARKIT

The Snow Scoop
By: Forester

Rubbermaid Totes 4 Storage
By: Jaden

For FNG’s* starting out, food things
By: Serger

Prepredness for Wildfires
By: fred

Winterizing Your Home
By: Fireman

Using Wire
By: RollingHitch

Building A Fallout Shelter (Part 1)
By: Team SC

Reflections On Hurricane Isabel
By: Marcinko

Even More On Non Survivalist Spouses
By: Beanie

Checklist- Seldom Thought of Preparations
By: Jaden

Custom Sized Mylar Pouches
By: Osage

Thinking Out Of The Box
By: Jaden

Surviving A Wildfire
By: Jaden

Fire Extinguisher Maintenance
By: Jaden

Filling Big Water Jugs
By: Jaden

50 Things to Know about your Neighborhood
By: Renegade

Hurricane Isabel
By: Warlord

Hurricane Isabel Aftermath
By: Mamabear

Black Out
By: Jaden

Three Day "ready to eat" (well, almost) food supply
By: Freya

Trail and Camp Recipes
By: Rivendell

Basic Knots (Part 2)
By: Jaden

Quick Stocks For Soups And Gravy
By: Bushman

Saving Time
By: Relic

Why Survive?
By: GreyLocke

Colorado Hunters
By: Cabguy

Basic Knots
By: Jaden

Capsule Adventures
By: RollingHitch

Unemployment as a Survival Situation?
By: Pooch

Good Cook Can Opener
By: Mamabear

Avoiding Criminal Assault
By: Goshin

Storing bricks Creatively
By: Ian

Choosing a Martial Art School
By: Goshin

Emergency Tire Replacement And Remounting
By: Samaritan

Eye Splicing
By: Eli

My Home Gym
By: Murph

Rotate your storage water
By: Serger

Layering Personal Defenses
By: Goshin

The Proper Lanyard
By: RollingHitch

Wild-Land Fire Behavior
By: Eli

Fences and gates for Security
By: Goshin

Ladders
By: Eli

Packing and Camping
By: Warlord

Pocket Survival Kit
By: Bulldog

Poor Man's Escape and Evasion Vest
By: Aries

Introduction to Food Storage
By: Freya

One Month Storage Food Menu
By: Greentree

Potable Water - Figuring Minimum Water Needs
By: Serger

The wally-world light belt kit
By: JonBot007

Waders For Fishing
By: Cabguy

Oxygen Tank Safety
By: Wab

Does Your Cookware fit?
By: JonBot007

Courses of Action & Escape
By: Eli

Disaster Preparedness Resources
By: Mick Chesbro

Adding an Extra Spare Bulb to Your Light
By: Eli

Shape up your vacuum sealing
By: Sentinel

Potable Water
By: Serger

Sewage Handling
By: Serger

Sewage Treatment
By: Serger

Disinfecting Your Well
By: Hillbluffer

Homestead or Retreat
By: Serger

Planning Your Shelter
An Introduction

By: Mad Dog

Wheat Mills
By: Serger

Snow And Removal
By: Eli

Food and Water Storage
By: Eli

Hose Outlet for Apartment Dwellers
By: Pyrotech

Product Review-Dorcy Flashlight
By: Eli

Survival Preps, How It All Came About
By: Eli

Survival In Apartments and Urban Settings
By: Warlord

Youth Bug out Bag / Disaster kit
By: Stallion

Learn From the Veteran
By: Sitkastan

Alpha/Rubicon - What We're About
By: Green

Cooking Grains
By: Sitkastan

Cooking Legumes
By: Sitkastan

A Pocket Kit
By: Powderdry

Why Prepare?
By: Eli

Making AppleSauce
By: Stryder

Energizer Folding LED Light
By: Mamabear

Mini-BOB
By: Bulldog6

Food Storage Inventory
By: Osage

Portable AC
By: Alamoguy

Protecting Your Survival Library
By: Winchester

Safety Glasses
By: Winchester

Making Homemade Yogurt
By: Stryder

Storm Spotting Basics
By: Reddog & Cammoguy

More on Water Storage
By: Fuchi

Don't Be Ashamed
By: KingPin

Southern Stealth Shelter
By: Narrowboat

Home Canning
By: ArJay

Osmosis Water Filtration for the Retreat
By: GrayFox

Lessons From Survival School
By: BullDog6

Garden Tips
By: WAB

Easy reconstitution of Desiccant packs
By: WAB

Verbal Jujitsu
By: Goshin

Looking for a Job
By: Warlord

Sewing
By: Serger

Hurrican Season is Here
By: Fuchi

Even More on Water
By: Fuchi

Water Filter
By: Pointman

Where Were You?
By: Goshin

More Bug Out On A Budget
By: Powder Dry

Suicide Bombers
By: Stormhunter

Cloth Maps
By: Ian

Home Made Food Dehydrator
By: Stryder

Dutch Ovens
By: Tailgunner

Fencing
By: Kingpin

Surface Bonding
By: Pyrotech

Disaster Proofing Your Workshop
By: Centurion

Illogical Logic:

Illogical Logic Articles
By: Relic




Hot Links

The Red Cross

Stratfor
Excellent intel

Jane's Information Group
Info & analysis

WorldNetDaily
Top quality news

Osama bin Laden
Know your enemy

 


This site is hosted by
Rubicon Members

www.alpharubicon.com
All materials at this site not otherwise credited are Copyright © 1996 - 2019 Trip Williams. All rights reserved. May be reproduced for personal use only. Use of any material contained herein is subject to stated terms or written permission.