How Much Warmth an Emergency Blanket Really Gives You
An ounce of foil does something real. It does not do what the packaging implies.
Editorial team · Tools, Power & DIY Editor
Nathan G.
Nathan covers backup power, tools and DIY resilience — what a thing can really do, and what breaks first.
Nathan G.
Give me a generator, a battery, a pump or a tool and I immediately want to know what it can really do — and what's going to fail first. I like simple systems, repairable gear and anything I can understand without needing an app, a subscription and three proprietary adapters. I'll happily spend too much time comparing cables, loads and little technical details nobody puts in the headline. If I can troubleshoot it myself, I'm already more interested.
What I cover
- Backup power
- Generators
- Solar
- Power stations
- Tools
- DIY
- Repair
- Technical comparisons
- Buying guides
Latest by Nathan G.
8 published articles.
Buying guide
Buying guide
Emergency Tents and Tarps for When the House Is Unusable
A tent solves where people sleep. A tarp solves whether the house gets worse.
Buying guide
What a 72-Hour Kit Really Needs Before You Buy One
Read the water and calorie figures first. Half the market disappears.
Buying guide
Before You Buy a Bug-Out Bag, Check These Three Things
Water treatment, calories, harness. Everything else on the product page is noise.
Buying guide
Your Car Emergency Kit Should Solve the Problems That Stop the Car
A flat battery, a flat tyre, and being invisible at night. Buy for those three.
Buying guide
What an Emergency Survival Kit Should Contain — and What It Can Skip
One kit stays in the cupboard, the other leaves in a minute. Not the same purchase.
Buying guide
An Emergency Backpack Has One Job: Be Carryable
Testers keep finding the same weak point in premade kits, and it isn't the contents.
Comparison
Go Bag vs Bug-Out Bag: Which One Should You Actually Build?
The bag is the same. The destination is not, and that decides everything.