SAW
FEATURED NOWWATER / HOUSEHOLD
Big Berkey Water Filter
Stainless gravity-fed reserve system for home, cabin or base camp.
Price on requestVIEW ITEM →SAW OUTFITTER / FEATURED PRODUCT
Shop what moves the mission.
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FEATURED NOWCOMPLETE PREPAREDNESS · SELF-RELIANCE · ADVENTURE
Prepare. Build.
Explore.
Shop the equipment, vehicles, structures and upgrades that make preparedness, self-reliance and adventure work in real life. Start with what you need today; build the larger system over time.
EST. 2026 / DAYTON, OHIO
SHOP BY NEED
Find the right equipment.
Choose a direction and go straight to the gear, systems and products that support it. Planning help is available when you need it—SAW never needs an inventory of what you already own.
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I'm new
A clear, private starting point for building capability without sharing what you already own.
EXPLORE PATH →02Prepare my home
Water, food, backup power, sanitation, communications and longer-term resilience.
EXPLORE PATH →03Prepare to move
Evacuation gear, vehicle readiness, portable shelter and equipment that travels.
EXPLORE PATH →04Build off-grid
Property-scale water, power, food production, cabins, safe rooms and bunkers.
EXPLORE PATH →05Explore overland
Vehicles, trailers, recovery, remote communications and camp systems.
EXPLORE PATH →06Upgrade my setup
Focused comparisons and meaningful upgrades for experienced customers.
EXPLORE PATH →PREPARE BY PLAN
Stay. Move.
Adapt.
Prepare to remain home, evacuate, equip a vehicle, travel overland or build long-term independence. We organize equipment around the way you intend to use it—not around fear or a one-size-fits-all answer.
Explore every plan →THE OUTFITTER / SHOP
Buy the pieces that make it work.
From everyday essentials to major systems, find the equipment that connects into a capable setup. Every category is structured to grow into a full sales catalog with clear product paths.
01Water & sanitation
Storage, filtration, purification, pumps and hygiene
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02Food & cooking
Emergency food, preservation, stoves and field kitchens
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03Shelter & climate
Tents, sleep systems, heating and weather protection
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04Power & lighting
Solar, batteries, generators, charging and illumination
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05Comms & navigation
Weather radio, GMRS, satellite, GPS and mapping
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06First aid & safety
Foundational kits, trauma supplies and protective equipment
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07Tools & recovery
Field repair, tire systems, winches and recovery gear
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08Storage & organization
Packs, cases, dry storage, pouches and tool rolls
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09Home preparedness
Outage readiness, monitoring, fire and property systems
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10Vehicles & overland
Motorcycles, trucks, trailers, camping and cargo
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11Clothing & protection
Workwear, weather layers, gloves, boots and eyewear
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12Knowledge & training
Guides, maps, courses, planning and field skills
OPEN DEPARTMENT →THINK BEYOND THE GEAR BAG
From pocket gear
to permanent shelter.
SAW is being built as one place to research the entire preparedness and adventure lifestyle. Major systems will connect customers to qualified manufacturers, dealers and installers through clearly disclosed partnerships.
Cabins & tiny homes
Kits, prefabricated structures, remote retreats and permanent off-grid living.
OPEN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE →Storm shelters & bunkers
Safe rooms, underground shelters, air filtration and vetted manufacturers.
OPEN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE →Motorcycles
Adventure, dual-sport and utility machines from major manufacturers and participating dealers.
OPEN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE →Trucks & 4×4 vehicles
Capable pickups, Jeeps, SUVs, recovery equipment and complete vehicle systems.
OPEN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE →Trailers & expedition rigs
Overland trailers, campers, cargo platforms and mobile living systems.
OPEN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE →Property-scale systems
Whole-site solar, generators, wells, cisterns, greenhouses and food production.
OPEN CONSTRUCTION UPDATE →THE SAW STANDARD
Know what the label means.
Paid placement never earns an endorsement. Every listing will tell you whether we tested it, researched it or have a commercial relationship with the supplier.
READ THE COMPLETE SAW STANDARD →SAW Tested
Physically handled, used or evaluated by Robb or Blake.
Build Proven
Installed or demonstrated on an actual SAW project.
SAW Recommended
Researched and selected, but not represented as personally tested.
Partner Listing
A manufacturer, dealer or installer with a disclosed business relationship.
CONCEPT DETAIL / SAW FRAME GUSSETTHE HEART OF THE WERKS
The Four Horsemen
The store supports the mission. The builds give SAW its identity.
War, Death, Famine and Pestilence are rolling test beds for storage, power, shelter, field repair and unconventional engineering. They keep the advice grounded in real machines and real shop work.
WARDEATHFAMINEPESTILENCE
BUILD JOURNALS IN DEVELOPMENTSAW BUILDS / 001–004
Meet the Horsemen
Four survival machines, four different design philosophies—and the beginning of the original equipment SAW will develop and test.
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War
The ConquerorSuzuki GS1100 shaft-drive assault trike · wood-gas power concept
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Death
The ReaperBig-twin survival machine · range, protection and inevitability
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Famine
The StarverHarley-Davidson Sportster · stripped light to survive on less
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Pestilence
The Corruptor1982 Suzuki GS1100L · fast, light plague-runner concept
MANUFACTURERS · DEALERS · INSTALLERS
Build the outfitter with us.
SAW is developing a complete preparedness, self-reliance and adventure marketplace. We welcome conversations about affiliate products, qualified leads, dealer referrals, sponsored guides, field testing and integration into original SAW builds.
Discuss a partnership →FOLLOW THE WERKS
See what comes
out of the shop.
Follow the builds, original designs and outfitter development as SAW grows from a Dayton-area garage into a complete preparedness and adventure resource.