How to make a survival cache

A survival cache is a container filled with food/water and supplies that is placed in a safe location protected from both accidental exposure and those aggressively searching for your supplies. A cache is used as a back up to your other supplies. They are packed with items you believe you will need in a survival situation.

Standard Capsule: 8” Schedule 40 PVC Pipe – 3 ft length

8” PVC Slip Cap

8” PVC Female Adapter

8” PVC Threaded Plug

PVC Cement

Choosing your PVC – The size of your capsule is really up to you. I choose to use 8". PVC is a lot like adult Legos. You can make almost anything from the simple building blocks. There are a few different ways you can configure a capsule using PVC. By using a slip cap on one end and an adapter with threaded plug on the other, we can create a water-tight container that won’t be a pain to get into when we need to. Assembly Steps: 1. If you’re cutting your own PVC, mark your pipe and go slow. Use a hack saw or miter saw to carefully cut through the pipe. Use a file or sand paper to smooth down any rough edges or burrs. This will help your fittings slide on easily. 2. Dry fit your container by sliding the slip cap on one end and the female adapter on the other. The fittings should go on without too much difficulty but still fit snuggly. Screw your threaded plug into the adapter end. If everything fits nicely you can begin to cement. 3. When you’re ready to cement, take the capsule apart and apply cement on the outside of one pipe end and on the inside of the cap. While the cement is wet slide the cap on the pipe and give it a quarter turn. This spreads the cement out and creates a nice seal. Hold it here for about thirty seconds while the cement does its magic. Do the same for the slip side of the adapter, but don’t cement the plug. This needs to open and close freely. When your capsule is glued give it an hour or so to dry.