How to Grow Your Own Supplement Chicken Feed Anyone who has raised chickens knows how good, quality feed can quickly add up. Fortunately, chickens are opportunistic eaters who can often forage for themselves if they are given the opportunity. Despite this, it’s important that you supplement their diet with essential nutrients that may or may …
How to Clean or Pluck a Turkey Preparing a turkey is not a complicated process, and it is somewhat similar to what you do when working with a chicken or pheasant. However, there are some subtle differences to consider along with choosing the best option based on your needs or preferences. Let’s look at some …
Advantages and Disadvantages to Vacuum Sealing Foods Vacuum sealing foods for long-term storage is an efficient way to preserve a wide-range of items. The trick is to use a good sealer along with the right material in order to minimize the chances of spoilage from air or insects. Let’s take a look at the benefits …
Man Eating Crocodiles Found in Florida Swamps Most alligators and crocodiles in Florida do not actively seek out humans for prey. However, one of the most dangerous and aggressive crocodile species in the world has recently been discovered in Florida. The Nile crocodile is thought to be responsible for more than 200 deaths in their …
How to Make Corrugated Shingles from Aluminum Cans If you are working on a semi-permanent structure and don’t want to use forest debris or other material for making the roof, you can turn empty beer or soda cans into shingles. The process is very easy, but producing the shingles is tedious and time-consuming. However, if …
How to Create an Effective Steam Pit A good steam pit can be used for slow cooking certain types of food or keeping items warm for hours. It is very easy to build and can be put to use in almost any type of wilderness survival situation. Let’s look at some basic considerations that can …
Tiny Wood Stove Made From A Propane Tank This little wood stove was made from an old propane tank! The tools you’ll need to build something like this are of course an old propane tank, a metal grinder, some way to cut the steel (we used an air compressor and cutoff blade), a sheet of …
Simple Steps for Tick Protection Lyme disease impacts more than 300,000 people per year in the United States, and tick bites are the prime route of exposure. Ticks are found all across the country, and people in the west are just as vulnerable to being bitten as those in the east. Lyme disease produces a …
How to Forge a Big Knife from an Old Lawnmower Blade In this video we start with a beat up old lawnmower blade my next door neighbor gave me and we end up with a very nice chopper. This is a good tutorial on using a lawn mower blade and turning it into a big …
This video is just to show what can be done with household materials. No weapons or conduct experiments shown here without adult supervision. Please take all appropriate protective measures. We are not responsible for any misuse, we are just a provider of information shown. Another great weekend project, and a new twist on an age old primitive back woods fire …
