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Tiny Wood Stove Made From A Propane Tank

   This little wood stove was made from an old propane tank.

Homemade Camp Shower

Homemade Camp Shower     Having a shower when you are in the out doors is a must.  Here is a great DIY that anyone can do.  Just follow the step by step instructions in this video.

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How to Make Fire Starters out of Straws

How to Make Fire Starters out of Straws One of the biggest problems with using pre-made fire starting material is that it can be messy and difficult to store or transport. However, there is a nice technique that you can use to create portable and self-contained fire starters with some straws and other common materials. …

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The “Best” Home Defense Gun

The “Best” Home Defense Gun Many folks use a pistol for home defense. They can certainly be effective, and are a lot better for home defense than a spoon. They, like other systems, have advantages and disadvantages. Let’s look at both.

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How to Identify Clouds to Predict Weather

How to Identify Clouds to Predict Weather   Knowing what types of clouds are in the sky can help you to make short-term weather predictions that are surprisingly accurate. This can be a very helpful tool to have out in the field so that you can plan and make decisions based on what weather may …

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Make Thermite out of Sand

Make Thermite out of Sand Here, I show you how to make a thermite composition out of sand! Just get some sand (the whiter the better), aluminum, and sulfur and make sure everything is a very fine powder. You’ll have to grind the sand in a mortar and pestile (interesting side note: I found that’s …

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Pick a Lock in SECONDS with a Bump Key

Pick a Lock in SECONDS with a Bump Key     Picking locks is easy once you’ve made a bump key. Plus: learn to prevent break-ins. A lock, in its simplest form, is just a series of pins, each of which has two parts that are illustrated in red and blue to the left. To …

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How To Make Slow Burning Fuses

How To Make Slow Burning Fuses     For this project I used items from around the house to create a pyrotechnic time-delay. Here’s how to make a simple form of a slow burning fuse, because when experimenting with homemade pyrotechnics, you don’t want to be too close if your composition explodes.  

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How to Make a Rudimentary Egg Incubator

How to Make a Rudimentary Egg Incubator   Building and using a chicken incubator is one of the best ways to promote a productive hatch, and it doesn’t take a lot of time, effort or material to create one.  All you need is a container, light and heat to create an environment that is ideal …

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How to Cure Your Own Bacon

How to Cure Your Own Bacon Learning how to cure meats is a useful skill to have during a survival situation. This is particularly true for bacon, which makes for a delicious comfort food to have on hand during a difficult and stressful time. Let’s take a look at how easy it is to prepare …

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