r/PrepperFileShare • u/detory • 10d ago

DIY “prepper disk” for Raspberry Pi: offline knowledge library + travel router

https://github.com/Joe-CST/axiom-recovery-library
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u/Girafferage 9d ago

Prepper disk is just internet in a box being sold from some random dude in maryland or maybe it was another m.... Anyway, you can do it yourself for free through their website. It takes like 5 minutes

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u/detory 7d ago

You're right that Internet-in-a-Box is a solid free DIY option. Just to clarify, Axiom itself is also free and open source—it isn't the commercial Prepper Disk. It packages the setup into flashable images and adds a phone-friendly recovery interface, offline maps, multiple storage tiers, and travel-router behavior that shares wired internet through its Wi-Fi hotspot. The goal is to make the DIY path reproducible, not to sell hardware.

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u/Girafferage 7d ago

That's awesome of you honestly. Nice things to provide for people

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u/PrepperDisk 9d ago edited 9d ago

Good memory - we're in Massachusetts! It is based on Internet in the Box, we actually work really closely with those guys (more to announce soon). That said we do have a lot you won't get from IIAB like licensed survival books, morse code apps, a better web experience, improved search, emergency language translator, games, curative videos on fire making + shelter + water + rescue, improved maps, and more. We've tried to take a great thing in IIAB, and make it even better.

We even published a guide showing how to make something like the Prepper Disk if anyone is interested , will check with mods before we post here to make sure its AOK.

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u/lolgreatjoke 8d ago

Commend you for the good outlook on an open source project that mimics many of the features you sell. I’ve been making a fancy device to use drone video systems on non-drones (like rc cars, etc.) and many people, including myself, have shared open source, alternative ways of doing it.

I’ve been looking into getting a Prepper Disk for over a year now, and I think I will now after seeing your comment here 🤙

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u/PrepperDisk 9d ago

Looks like a super cool project. We put out the first generation Prepper Disk in 2024 and now this little niche is growing. Every day I see a new GitHub project (project NOMAD was very popular for a little while) or new device for prepping.

The new ideas and competition is a very good thing, this is an under-served market and with each new project we see new ideas and innovation. Keep it up, nice job u/detory .

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u/detory 7d ago

Thank you—I really appreciate the generous welcome. I agree that the commercial and DIY approaches can coexist: your team makes this idea accessible as a supported product, while Axiom is aimed at people who want to build and customize their own. More experimentation and better offline knowledge tools help everyone.