Uploaded on Jan 9, 2010 This is a project building small root cellars out of 55 gallon plastic drums patterned from the information in Purdue Extension Application note HO-125. This is my nephew Ben lending me a hand. It is January and they are working great. Additional info: you do …
Category: Emergency Preparedness
The Herbal First Aid Kit
Published on Feb 1, 2013 Sam Coffman from The Human Path (an herbalism and survival school in Austin and San Antonio, Texas) explains the most fundamental concepts around creating and using your own herbal first aid kit. Sam’s experience as a former Special Forces Medic, while blending that world with herbalism, gave him some unique …
The Survival Bow: With Minimal Supplies
Came across this video I have seen a few of these different bow making videos and I think this one is one that most any one can follow and use in an emergency situation. Uploaded on Jul 9, 2010 The Backwoodsman’s Institute presents: the survival bow. In this video Logan shows how to make …
Forgetting Something in Your Kit? Dental Preparedness for Emergencies
You have your weapons, right? You have plenty of food and water and shelter? You have fire and toys and clothes? You have a bug out location, extra reading glasses and fish antibiotics? But what are you forgetting? That nagging thing that you don’t remember? Hmm..what is it? You teeth, silly! Dental health …
10 Plastic Bottle Life Hacks
10 Plastic Bottle Life Hacks Using items such as a plastic bottle to create useful tools is a good skill to practice. A creative thinker will have a easier time adjusting during emergencies and in SHTF situations….
Survival Skills 101: Clorox!! How to Purify/Disinfect Water.
Published on Jan 17, 2013 A detailed discussion about the benefits and the pitfalls of using Clorox to disinfect/purify/decontaminate water during a disaster scenario. This is generally for water that you get from a tainted outdoor water source or a contaminated city source. It generally won’t be “pure” but it will be “disinfected” …
How to make a DIY Tandoor oven with Flower Pots
Published on Sep 5, 2014 Mark Two Tandoor after my original Flower Pot Tandoor http://youtu.be/9lEwA7f8HIY . This one is bigger and better than the original and cooks meat perfectly. Can honestly say that I have not burnt any meat, thou the first Naan’s were over cooked. I now appreciate how quick they cook :-). …
Black Pipe Shotgun – Noisy Cricket
Published on Mar 14, 2013 The Noisy Cricket 12 ga. black pipe shotgun. This is not absolutely a safe thing to do so don’t do it… This homemade and BATF legal shotgun was made mostly from black pipe and black pipe grade fittings. JB Weld was used to glue the components together. The …