Making the Most of Your Firewood Firewood needs to be prepared properly in order to produce heat and energy efficiently. Different types of wood also produce different characteristics that can impact the quality of your fire. Let’s take a look at some factors that influence how well firewood will ignite and burn so that you …
Category: Prepping Skills
Wheat Storage: How Much and for How Long
Wheat Storage: How Much and for How Long Wheat and rice can be stored for decades under the right circumstances, and both products provide essential nutrients and carbohydrates. However, there are some things to consider while calculating how much you will need and how the supplies should be prepared and stored. Here’s a brief …
Amazing and Practical Uses for Zinc Oxide
Amazing and Practical Uses for Zinc Oxide Zinc oxide is a compound that is readily available in powdered form, and it can be used for a number of purposes that are relevant to survival preparation. It is commonly found in a number of products that are used for skin protection, dental care and other applications. …
Make a waste oil and wood burning stove heater
Make a waste oil and wood burning stove heater Awesome amount of free heat from an easy to build waste oil and wood burning stove heater. Step by step 7 part video guide to Ozzirt style burner. Cheap easy project to build using a propane tank and works very well with tons of heat output …
Gun Basics: Difference Between Rifle, Shotgun and Handgun
Gun Basics: Difference Between Rifle, Shotgun and Handgun If you are new to the world of firearms, then it’s important learn the difference between the three main types of guns. Any one of them can be used for shooting, but you should choose one based on their intended purpose in order to maximize their …
Grow Onions Indoors the Easy Way
Grow Onions Indoors the Easy Way Onions are sturdy vegetable that can grow with minimal warmth and light. They also store very easily and make a perfect year-round crop to have growing at home. You can plant and grow a decent crop of onions without taking up a lot of space, and getting set …
Bow Trap ~ Lethal
Bow Trap ~ Lethal Demonstrating how to build a Bow Trap, with a Yew Self Bow. CAUTION!!! Please, be safe and take care if you build, practice or use this trap, its extremely dangerous. Its illegal in most countries to leave a trap of this nature unattended. This is a long term survival trap, or …
Homemade “Steel Can” Solar Air Heater!
DIY – STEEL CAN Air Heater! (140F+) – EASY Instructions! Homemade “Steel Can” Solar Air Heater. made with STEEL CANS. produces consistent flow of hot (140F+) air. video provides full instructions on how to build it. this thing moves a LOT of hot air. air enters through vents at the bottom of collector and is …
Are You Able to Fix What’s Broken?
Are You Able to Fix What’s Broken? The ability to fix things is going to be one of the biggest strengths as well as challenges that you will ever face in a long-term survival situation. The resources that you are working so hard to acquire and utilize may be all that you can count on …
The Hidden Dangers of Dust Storms
The Hidden Dangers of Dust Storms Dust storms are a common occurrence in the western half of the United States, and they can form with little or no warning. Most do not develop to large-scale events that can swallow entire cities, but even the smallest ones can present a threat to health and …