Category: Survival Tips

Cooking Meat for Survival – The Ground Oven

      Anyone who has experienced a contemporary Hawaiian lu’au (feast) will find kalua pig a main part of the menu. Traditionally, the pig was cooked in an underground pit and served in plaited baskets made of coconut fronds or on large banana leaves. The shredded pork was just as tender and moist as …

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Making a knife with only common tools – time-lapse

Published on Apr 21, 2013 http://goughcustom.com/ – Making a prototype bushcraft/camping knife using only simple tools. The blade is made from O1 tool steel, the handle is made from brown Micarta.  

DIY Paracord Slinky Weight

      Published on Mar 2, 2014 The uses for paracord are as limitless as the imagination. In this easy to follow DIY tutorial, I show how to make use of the small scraps from various other projects that you may have created… whether they be the ever popular paracord bracelet, lanyards, or other …

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Making and Shooting a Four Fletch Dowel Arrow

  Today we’ll be making a simple all-around target arrow with four feathers. I like this type of fletching as I can use shorter feathers and they look pretty cool to boot. I’m building this set for someone, so I’ll be showing you guys how I make dowel arrows that I would use. I’ll also …

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Portable Homemade Water Filter

Uploaded on Sep 27, 2010 This is a video of my bug-out/camping water filter. It is NOT a purifier…just a filter. Thanks to Colhane on Youtube for the design and concept…it really is a great working filter.  

Fire Tinder Burn Test

Uploaded on Jan 2, 2012 Test 4 different cotton type fire tinders to compare heat and burn time.  

Top 10 Calibers for Prepping …. (or a Budget)

         

Preppers! 14 Things That Will Instantly Give Your Location Away! Stay Hidden & Stay Safe!

    Comments: I am thoroughly intrigued by your thoughts and ideas! I welcome all comments. They inspire me and keep me thinking! Together we build better mousetraps 🙂 !! 14 Things that will Give you Away!: 1. smoke 2. cooking smells 3. cough 4. children 5. barking dog 6. garbage 7. footprints in snow …

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DIY Improvised Hammock Made Out Of Tarps

    The DIY improvised hammock is made out of tarps, cargo straps, 550 cord, and 2 tent stakes.  

Gold Fingers – How to Recover Gold from Electronic Scrap

    Published on Dec 19, 2013 http://http://www.goldnscrap.com In this video tutorial i’m showing how to recover gold from electronic circuit board scrap. Specifically the gold plating that is found on the board connector edge – A.K.A the “fingers”. This video is a complementary to the complete written tutorial on Gold-N-Scrap website (direct link below) …

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