How the ‘Junk Man’ Could Save Your Life
In today’s increasingly unstable and dangerous world, the “Junk Man” is teaching people how to “survive on nothing, except junk,” popular television show host Jim Bakker says.
“They call him the ‘Junk Man’ because he creates amazing things from junk,” Bakker said on an episode of The Jim Bakker Show. “He’s going to teach you some survival methods. This could save your family and your lives with some of the things he’s going to teach.”
The “Junk Man,” or Bill Whaley, is a former Vietnam War pilot who taught survival skills in the military.
Today, Whaley, 66, is in the middle of writing his first book, Living on Junk, and writes a bimonthly newsletter, “The Junk Man Chronicles,” teaching people how to reduce expenses, “live off the grid” and even survive in the event of calamity on what other people throw away.
“I do this to help my fellow man who might have lost his job,” Whaley told Charisma News. “He may not have any money. An elderly lady may need an air conditioner, but she can’t afford one. I make them out of two-gallon buckets and car fans. All she has to do is fill it with cold water, put some ice in it and turn it on. Therefore, she can stay fairly cool in one room.
“It’s survival. That’s what it is. It’s showing you how to take what you already own and do something with it. The more you do for yourself the less control the system has on you.”
Whaley, who lives in a “self-sufficient” home in Missouri and offers preparedness talks at Bakker’s Ready NOW Expos, grew up on a farm in Missouri and learned at an early age how to live off the land and use whatever was handy for life’s basics.
“I realized all the stuff I was using came from God,” Whaley says. “He put it on this earth in a basic form—whether it be trees, the rocks or the food grown from the ground. It’s been that way since day one. Why not use it?”
In the military, Whaley learned how to make the best use of whatever was needed to survive and ensure military equipment worked properly.
“I was a medevac pilot and always enjoyed being self-sufficient, not relying on somebody else or another system,” Whaley says. “With that said, I have been showing people for years how to take trash and junk that you already have, and are going to throw away, and convert it into something you can use.
“For example, I use a self-contained solar cart. I can take it out in the field and work on my fence line with my saws and drills. So I have electricity wherever I need it.”
Whaley also shows people how to create a mobile garden using recycled lawnmower wheels and other household items.
“You don’t have to bend over, spend money on gas, and you can sit there and garden and grow food in less space,” Whaley says.
Whaley teaches people ways to cut or eliminate their utility bills, use methane gas from their septic tanks to cook and heat their homes, along with other money-saving tips.
“I’ve got the sun to cook with,” Whaley says. “I have methane gas to heat my travel trailer and Mother Nature to provide everything I need. If you learn the basics of the earth, you will never be without. Somebody is always throwing away what you need to make something out of. So why buy it when it’s being thrown away?”
To subscribe to “The Junk Man Chronicles,” send $22 to Bill Whaley, 108 N. Belleville Street, Freeburg, IL 62243. To find out more, Whaley can be reached at [email protected].
