"if an app is free, and you're not paying for it, you might be the product" is excellent advice!

@thechosenone8808

4 жыл бұрын

Open source applications are great and don't have any ads or sell your data

What a great find. Love from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Thanks so much for your helpful information on Survival Apps. I'm in my 70's and alone, so your info is greatly appreciated

I have been using Gaia GPS lately. Pretty interesting app for mapping etc.

Great info....didn't know about Swift 911

Arthur bradley did an emp test on smart phones, they survived. So just get a solar or wind power source and you can still use it for navigation and maps.

I've had my EOTW folder on my phone for like 3 years now. Apps included are topo maps, plant identification, knots, compass and field manuals, etc. As for charging, solar power. Choose apps that work offline.

Such great info! Going to check a couple of these out. Thanks

Great information! Thank you very much. I'm just starting to get into peeping. As a truck driver, I now have a get home bag in my tractor at all times. Again, thanks for the info.

More good ideas, thanks!

I remember when people cared about apps for plant and mushroom identification, animal tracks, basic herbalism, how to read clouds and stars etc... Now its all how to use your phone to register with 10,000 other companies that want to track you.

@JoseGuerra-ff9zj

4 жыл бұрын

Can you recommend apps for those?

@1369gemini

Ай бұрын

I would love to find apps to plant and mushroom identification, animal tracks, basic herbalism, how to read clouds and stars etc. Do you have any?

Good video Charley! Definitely agree with the simple google maps. I remember getting lost as hell in post Katrina Louisiana, that tech sure would have been nice when there isn’t a sign left standing for 200 miles.

I consider my smartphone to be a very good GPS receiver that happens to be able to communicate. It positions me faster and more accurately than a Garmin 60 series. Google Maps is crap for anything but finding a street address, and it relies mostly on a constant internet connection. For navigation, only rely on offline, pre-downloaded maps. There are programs out there that will let you download a whole country's worth of OpenStreet Maps for free, and apps that offer cheap subscriptions to download official maps from a national topographical survey. That will turn your phone into a hyper-accurate GPS receiver with large-scale topo maps - I keep a very large area loaded on a micro SD card in 1:25000 scale so I will never get lost, even deep into the wild (or on a light day hike, which is more likely). Some phones will let you program a physical button to act as the flashlight switch, or to activate an SOS signal similar to a personal locator beacon: the phone will call 911 (or 112 in Europe), send your location data to rescue services, strobe the flashlight and switches to the speaker to you don't need to hold it. All that only works as long as you have battery power. Keep a powerbank in your bag and a charge cord plus 12V lighter/USB charger in your car. If the phone is ruggedized, even better. It had better keep working if it gets splashed or even dipped in water, or falls out of your hands on rock. And find one with really powerful antennas if you hope for it to work in thinly populated areas. They may give you cancer in 40 years if you keep them glued to your head 24 hours per day until 2050, but that's pretty academic if you are lying in the woods with a broken leg and need to call 911.

@thopkins2271

3 жыл бұрын

It’s worth noting that Google Maps app does let you download maps. How much detail downloads? I don’t know. But still worth noting. I downloaded the entirety of the Houston area, and several routes to my ranch. Gaia is better, but not for navigating hundreds of miles on the road.

@filiphabek271

3 жыл бұрын

I live in Croatia and emergency call here is also 911, so 112 is not in every European country.

Good info. Thanks 👍🏻

What you missed: information and knowledge of the whole wikipedia offline via "KIWIX" App. ~65GB offline. Don't remember what snake is poisonous? Just to name one example... I really like this app, because its open source and free

@JackstandJohnny

4 жыл бұрын

65 GIGABYTES? Thats MASSIVE for a phone. Most phones have maybe 8-16GB internal storage and most people at the most get a 32GB SD card.

@amnesie6615

4 жыл бұрын

@@JackstandJohnny Since prices are low for a 128GB SD-Cards I see no problem for that :) To have the whole Wikipedia offline is worth it - at least for me ...

@jozosaravanja1626

3 жыл бұрын

@@JackstandJohnny bro not one new phone has 8-16gb internal memory. Standard for new phones is 64gb and up. Memory cards are also dirt cheap.

Nothing wrong with having a phone. Extremely useful tool. In emergency situations Cell Phone companies throttle bandwidth to regular users and increase bandwidth for first responders. If you do get a connection send a text that lets your family and loved ones know what is going on. Send a short message first to get it through. Then follow it with a second more detailed message. Have a way to recharge it. Back up battery etc.

Make sure you turn off all the analytics and data collection on all these apps in the privacy settings. Dark sky has two that are on by default that collects anonymous screen views and events on your phone, as well as crash info, etc.

Waze gps is a excellent app use it all the time..

Very good info, what i like the most at the apps when i can use them offline is very important.I had a trip to Macedonia last year and the internet is very expensive around 12 Euro 1MB so i had to have like 2-3 gps apps working offline, currency , translator in a few languages that i dont speak stuff like that and guess what i had too used them all and it was holiday not survival so if you can have it on you phone and working without internet and phone signal they are the best.

In survival it might be best to have an offline map utility. If your out of the service area and have the maps loaded it can still be used.

Thanks, Charlie! Heard a couple in there that I will check out. Any recommendations for prepper inventory and other related tools?

Briar (Android) offline comms Bridgefy - offline comms but set it up first Survival from Fdroid (open source app)

Grab yourselves some go tena mesh's, you can use them even in grid down situations to set up your own communications network between you and family members, the more people that have them the larger the network! They are invaluable tools for the survival prepper.

If all you have is your kids phone (Maybe yours is out of power, or breaks or something), pokemon go has a compass and map in it. The map is poor. No street names or anything but is better than nothing in a pinch. The rule of thumb is more gyms and stops means more populated areas. Again, not fantastic, but if it is what you have in a pinch then it is better than nothing.

@hammerdude9able

4 жыл бұрын

MrKezzerdrix that’s super resourceful

@lucasdixon9989

4 жыл бұрын

True, keep in mind Pokémon go eats your battery

Also using discord you can do video and voice chats, even group ones.

You should also look into offline communication apps. I know of fire chat and Serval Mesh. They allow you to communicate with others as long as their within your cellphone's WiFi range and doesn't need the internet to work. For Android users I would recommend actually downloading the APK files as well as installing them. This way you can send via Bluetooth the app to other Android phones so they can use it.

google maps also can share the position of others peoples (vs life 360)

If you're looking for an app that is secure and doesn't collect information try SOS Light Beacon. It features a compass, GPS and a flashlight with SOS mode all on one screen, no ads, no tracking, no data mining. In the maps department OSM Maps is pretty good, since it has a lot of trails and pathways marked, even in the densly forested areas.

For a SHTF moment, the last thing I would want is a cell phone. It probably won't have a signal. It is going to need recharging. And that means you need electricity, which also may not be available. Id rather have a compass and map which never need a signal to use and i always charged.

Chuck, show cut-scene demos of these apps and make your videos more immersive! Thanks, good stuff.

I like the Osmand app offline GPS. 5 maps are totally free. Buy or download your local area and surrounding states or provinces maps. Totally off grid GPS and recommended by other preppers and I'd download it on an old phone kept in an emergency kit.

waze very cool for car navigation. Use it in Russia.

Check out Powerbanks for charging your phone when no AC is available. These can also be charged us AC, auto or solar panels.

you might want to check out atak its a really interesting team awareness kit.

How many of these will work without the internet?

@djmouad

4 жыл бұрын

Steve Lyons none. Which defeat the purpose of this video.

@billylee376

4 жыл бұрын

The walkie talkie app, and anything GPS based if you have map data stored locally.

Be sure to get that Camera app!!!!

Don't think Google Maps works without cell service. I use Sygic and have maps saved to my phone. GPS on phone will work without internet or cell service

To have 'technology' end would require that the batteries completely fail and all methods of providing an outside battery also dies _and/or_ that the electronic boards are destroyed (which is _not_ an automatic given in an EMP attack or solar event).

I curious bout this stuff.....I'm an 0ld man and I don't know noth'n bout any of these "Smart Phones" I don't even have a phone....I hate 'em. My brother is after me to get one or a Tablet. Will a Tablet work with these things you listed here, like the Zells, or Signal Messaging or Survival Library?? I don't know noth'n bout no Tablet either. I just don't want to talk to anybody.

@samuellewis7981

4 жыл бұрын

99% of the time all aps for phones will work on tablets but there is a slight chance it won't but for the most part your safe👍

I use "HERE" for our car for an off line option

Is Charlie related to Taylor from Best Damn EDC on youtube ? You guys definitely look related!

@Alan.livingston

4 жыл бұрын

KBABIN941 75% of the KZread survival community is middle age, white, American males who are going a little grey up top and soft around the middle. It’s hard to tell them apart 😉

Compass 55

I think anything made by apple is the antithesis of anything you want for survival as they have built in obsolescence. Here in the UK we have the best maps in the world from Ordnance Survey and what I have is most of the UK mapped at 1:25000. Android of course.

@metropolized5343

4 жыл бұрын

UK no.1 !

Can you provide me a link for a good survival manual to download

Check out Theodolite HD. I use this app all the time when I’m hunting, checking out real estate, whenever I want to take a picture that includes my gps coords, direction, elevation, etc

Hell searching the apps on the play store and some of the apps arnt on the store anymore

How about FEMA CDC how about updates on local riots ? Or local alerts from local law enforcement

mapsme ..... an app that after its downloaded you need no wifi or data . just your phone or any device. when theres no cell towers left then all your google apps dont work. you need apps that dont use internet.

Discord is kicking off patriots. I recommend riot or rocket chat

Check out What3words. It pinpoints you’re location using three words for every two meters. Giving someone these three words tells them exactly where you’re located.

@JFoxC

4 жыл бұрын

www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-england-49319760

Please remember it all depends on what's happening. Tech giants are NOT our friends especially if you are a conservative or Christian! It can and will be used against you in the future.

@jackkraken3888

4 жыл бұрын

Lol what's wrong with Tech companies and Christians?

@mountainskyaerialphotograp3921

4 жыл бұрын

@@jackkraken3888 In order to understand, you would have to know the Bible. Frankly, these tech companies are bad for everyone, including you. I know because I used to design security software for government and corporations for the soul purpose of surveillance and fraud detection and that was before all the social medias of today.

think ing outside the box

zello was very popular but it did not now. Telegram much better

Can’t believe they recommend ring. They are one of the worst security company out there.

@mattstorm360

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Benjamin Franklin told them how good it is.

Yea so Google and the NSA know all about it

Dependence on technology in a socio-political failure is simply the most dangerous path to be on. Actual radio communication is safest and it is extremely risky. Knowing how to not use technology is the greater skill in my opinion. Absolutely never use it from your bugout location. Avoid using the same area. Avoid using as much as possible and never have it outside a faraday cage unless using it in communication mode. Wireless connected devices are simple to track and locate.

This is for people who are just around the cities I guess because if you are in a remote area where there are no people. Guess what else is not there. Cellphone towers. No cellphone towers means no cellphone signal. So unless you have a satellite phone. All these advise is useless except for the compass. Besides if you have a signal and need rescuing just call emergency services. 911 or whatever is applicable in your area.

Smart phone survival.!? Are you freaking kidding me? Best smartphones survival tips is to throw it away... period.

Nothing wrong with having a phone. Extremely useful tool. In emergency situations Cell Phone companies throttle bandwidth to regular users and increase bandwidth for first responders. If you do get a connection send a text that lets your family and loved ones know what is going on. Send a short message first to get it through. Then follow it with a second more detailed message. Have a way to recharge it. Back up battery etc.