Published on May 6, 2014 Sand casting with aluminum. Sand casting is relatively cheap and sufficiently refractory even for steel foundry use. In addition to the sand, a suitable bonding agent (usually clay) is mixed or occurs with the sand. The mixture is moistened, typically with water, but sometimes with other substances, to develop …
Category: Survival Tips
Looters Burglars and Securing Your Home
Delay – How can I make my home harder to loot or buy me time? Harden your house to make it a less attractive target for burglars and looters if the SHTF in an economic collapse or hyperinflationary scenario. The door club and rose bushes can combine to form an inexpensive first line of …
The Importance of Testing Water for Contamination
The Environmental Protection Agency requires that water meets a narrow set of quality guidelines before being made available for human consumption. However, there are hundreds of harmful contaminants that are not included on this list. Water quality can not always be determined by look, smell or taste alone. It’s very important to sample water from …
Build a high quality PORTABLE Solar Generator For $150
Published on Nov 30, 2013 More details and parts list: http://solarburrito.com/build-your-ow… How I built a portable 10 watt polycrystalline Solar Power Pack with 18amp Hour battery. aka solar generator for power outages and portable renewable power. Look at 10 watt solar panels mono crystalline or poly crystalline for the maximum amount of power in a …
Homemade Water Distiller – DIY – Stove Top “Pure Water” Still – EASY instructions!
Published on Nov 13, 2013 Homemade Water Distiller. This Stove Top “pure water” Still is great for purifying dirty or salt water. produces lots of pure drinking water fast. can be powered by stove, rocket stove campfire, parabolic dish etc. easy to make. cost $20.00. (i’ve seen these being sold for $180.00 – just make …
Beekeeping for Beginners -Hive Set Up
Published on Apr 19, 2013 Every thought about keeping bees? Tricia goes over the process of starting and setting up the hive. Check out our next video for how to install bees in your hive. Bees are great garden helpers that will improve yields of gardens and orchards and of course pay back …
DIY Prepping Tips: Cheap Area Lighting For Power Outages
Published on Apr 20, 2014 This is a quick and easy DIY Prepping Tip for having some decent area lighting that can be used in your home when the power goes out during a storm or even temporary grid failure. These landscape lights are very cheap and you can find them in any local hardware …