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Cooking Your Fish in Mud
Cooking Your Fish in Mud Mud baking is a time-honored, yet almost forgotten way to prepare food in the wild. One of the greatest advantages to using this method is that you don’t need a grill, plate, skewer or any other cooking implement to prepare a fish. All you need is a bed of hot …
Three Practical Uses for Cork From Wine Bottles
Three Practical Uses for Cork From Wine Bottles Think twice about tossing the cork plug from your wine bottles, because you can benefit from using them for a few practical purposes. Remember that improvisation is king in terms of being able to make do with limited resources in periods of crisis or survival, and these …
Simple Solar Water Heater DIY Project!
Simple Solar Water Heater DIY Project! Here is a short video showing the small solar water heater. It consists of 136 feet of 1/2″ black tubing. Internal diameter is actually 3/5″ (cost approx $10.00), 4 connector pieces (to connect the various pieces together and to connect it to the house (cost approx. $5.00)), and finally …
Making Good Use of Greywater on Your Property
Making Good Use of Greywater on Your Property Greywater is usually considered wastewater from minor household applications such as washing dishes, doing laundry or bathing. It does not include wastewater from heavy chemicals or drainage from petroleum products and other toxic substances. Greywater can be processed and used for purposes such as irrigating trees, grass …
How to Build a Snake Hole Pit Shelter in Minutes
How to Build a Snake Hole Pit Shelter in Minutes A snake hole pit shelter is a fast and easy way to combine warmth and shelter together, and building one only takes a few minutes and some basic material. Learning this simple technique can open up many options for you out in the field if …
How to Wire up a Battery to Increase Power or Runtime
How to Wire up a Battery to Increase Power or Runtime Wiring Batteries in Series and Parallel is done to attain different voltages that is higher than the individual battery voltages. Each battery has an approximate voltage of 12V when charged to capacity. However, two or more batteries can be connected to get 24 or …
How to Make a Cord-Wrapped Tactical Knife
How to Make a Cord-Wrapped Tactical Knife Simple Knife for Beginning Knife Makers In this video, knife maker Walter Sorrells demonstrates the making of a very simple knife with a handle made from paracord wrap. The emphasis of the video is to show that high quality knives can be made by beginning knife makers using …
How to Make a Tepee Water Filter
How to Make a Tepee Water Filter Water filtration is one of the most important things to consider in a survival situation, and there are limitless products on the market to accomplish this task. However, you may find yourself in a situation where you don’t have access to these devices, and building your own may …
Six Reasons Why You Want to be Prepared for a Blackout
Six Reasons Why You Want to be Prepared for a Blackout Massive power outages occur with alarming regularity, and they usually occur at the worst possible times. Surprisingly, many of them are caused by either human error as opposed to weather or equipment failures. However, an increasing amount of power outages are occurring as a …
Preparing for Warm Weather Driving Hazards
Preparing for Warm Weather Driving Hazards Each season presents inherent driving risks that should be taken into account before and while you are behind the wheel. These include having the vehicle properly serviced and an appropriate survival kit in the trunk. When it comes to warm weather driving, there are a few hazards that are …