How The Martian Exemplifies Survival Strategies The 2015 film, The Martian, provides valuable insights into how to handle a catastrophic crisis in order to survive. While looking to a movie for advice on how to work through a survival situation may seem a little far-fetched, there are some important lessons that we can take away …
How to Make Your Own Potting Soil One of the most important, yet least discussed, aspects of self-sufficiency is producing good soil for farming. Unfortunately, a lot of soil is not productive enough to grow hearty and healthy crops, which is one of the main reasons that we use chemical fertilizers. However, you can make …
How to Make a Trip Wire Alarm From a Clothespin Trip wire alarms are an excellent first-line of defense against intrusions along a perimeter. The trick is to make one that will be loud enough for you and the intruder to hear. The following design is an excellent example of how you can use ordinary …
Making a Breakaway Lanyard is Easy and Important A breakaway lanyard is a makeshift necklace that is created to automatically detach if it gets snagged or pulled. Neck injuries are not uncommon due to these unfortunate occurrences, but they are also completely avoidable. Let’s take a look at how easy and important it is to …
Fishing for Northern Pike in the Spring Northern pike are exceptionally easy to catch in the springtime, especially for those who fish from the shore. However, pike are also easily frightened and rather particular when it comes to whether or not to bite on a hook. Let’s take a look at some things to consider …
When SHTF: How to Repair the Inner Lining of Shoes Most people throw away shoes after the inner lining starts to fade or tear. However, there is a simple process that you can follow in order to make repairs and keep otherwise good shoes around for a little bit longer. Considering that we may not …
Why Fire Ants Sting and How to Deal With Them Fire, or red ants, are particularly aggressive and produce a very painful bite. Their bites are also potentially-lethal to pets and humans, especially if a victim has an allergy to bee stings. Let’s take a look at some reasons why they bite as well as …
How to Make Can Rotator Shelves You can never find enough uses for scrap wood or used pallet material, and building a unit to store and dispense cans is a great way to organize and maximize space. All you need is some wood, screws, nails, glue and some ingenuity to get this project done in …
How to Efficiently Pluck Game Fowl for Dinner Hunting and killing popular game foul is the easy part when compared to the struggles that many people have with preparing their kill for dinner. However, plucking a bird is not as difficult as it seems, and you can clean an entire bird in just a few …
How To Build a Hydroponic System from Coffee Containers Hydroponic growing systems can be as simple or complex as you want, and you don’t need a lot of resources or experience to get started. If you have a plastic coffee container, some common parts and a little bit of ingenuity, you can built your own …
