Category: Survival Tips

Build a Compact and Productive Potato Tower

  Maximizing space and minimizing resources are key concepts to survival gardening, and making a potato tower will help you to achieve both goals. Not only is more resource-friendly, but they are easier to grow and maintain than preparing soil and tending to the land. Best of all, it frees up valuable space that can …

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Wild Teas for Survival – Medicinal & Nutritional

    Published on Sep 24, 2013 If you’re stuck out in the sticks, then there’s really no reason to be malnourished/nutrient starved. Here’s a few common wild plants, fruits & trees that you can brew in hot water to gain a multitude of health and medicinal benefits. Covering: Willow Bark Tea Acorn/Oak Bark Tea …

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Survival: What To Do If You Get Lost Outdoors

Published on Jan 15, 2014 http://paulkirtley.co.uk/ Knowing what to do if you get lost outdoors is more important than many people credit. Survival situations often arise from people getting lost but people don’t always see it as a survival situation at that stage. Every year hundreds of people get lost in the woods and on …

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How To Seed Start Tomatoes and Peppers Indoors Using Seed Trays

  Published on Apr 7, 2012 Just what it says. The quick basics for starting tomato and pepper seeds indoors. You can start your seeds easily indoors and let them grow by a South facing windor or under grow lights. Try it. It is effective and you will be successful.  

DIY Super Candle Heater

Published on Dec 27, 2014 Jeffy builds a 1 gallon candle heater with a terracotta radiator.  

pocket rocket heater stove

  Uploaded on Jan 23, 2010 Pocket rocket stove. I got this idea from the rocketstoves.com website as an excerpt of Ianto Evans’ rocket mass heater book. The book version is slightly different, but as you can see this version works quite well. It’s a 5 gallon metal bucket with stovepipe through the lid. An …

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Sawdust Stove

  Uploaded on Feb 5, 2011 This is my first attempt at building at sawdust stove. I’ve seen videos on youtube for some time, and now that I’ve got some sawdust and some tins. I wanted to try it out and see just how it does work. See Video Below for my inspiration.  

How to tell an egg is fresh – Delia’s How to Cook – BBC Food

  Published on May 27, 2014 Delia goes back to basics to teach the simple ways to test the freshness of an egg.  

Homemade Water Filter – The DIY “Straw-Style” Water Filter! – Survival/SHTF Water Filter – Easy DIY

  Published on Feb 5, 2015 Homemade “Straw Style” Water Filter!. Easy DIY. This Straw Style Water Filter is small, lightweight and powerful. good to have when hiking/camping and ideal for in a SHTF/Emergency situation. is 99.9% effective at removing many common disease/cancer causing water contaminants. also is excellent for purifying rain (or tap) water. …

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Homemade Solar Water Distiller – turns dirty water/saltwater into clean drinking water! – how to DIY

  Published on Jul 19, 2012 how to make a solar water distiller using only a bowl, plastic wrap, rubber band a cup and a rock. easily distill seawater saltwater and dirty water. makes water fresh and clean. cost me $3.00 to make three of them. the 3 small distillers made 1/2 cup of fresh …

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