How to Make a Basic but Effective Knife A lot of articles and projects out there relating to making knives require at least one or two items that may be hard to obtain during a survival situation. The reality is that you can make a very basic, yet useful knife in a few easy steps. …
Tapping into the Benefits of a Log Cabin Fire There are a lot of mixed opinions out there when comparing the log cabin fire to other fire-building methods. Some of the chief complaints involve the fact that it is a little labor-intensive and requires a considerable amount of time to build when compared to other …
Safe and Natural Ways to Remove Bee Hives Bees are an essential part of our ecosystem, and they should be left alone whenever possible. However, there are times when removing a hive is necessary for health and safety reasons. While you can call a professional exterminator, beekeeper or apply pesticides to a hive, there …
Homemade Camp Shower Having a shower when you are in the out doors is a must. Here is a great DIY that anyone can do. Just follow the step by step instructions in this video.
How to Make Fire Starters out of Straws One of the biggest problems with using pre-made fire starting material is that it can be messy and difficult to store or transport. However, there is a nice technique that you can use to create portable and self-contained fire starters with some straws and other common materials. …
The “Best” Home Defense Gun Many folks use a pistol for home defense. They can certainly be effective, and are a lot better for home defense than a spoon. They, like other systems, have advantages and disadvantages. Let’s look at both.
How to Identify Clouds to Predict Weather Knowing what types of clouds are in the sky can help you to make short-term weather predictions that are surprisingly accurate. This can be a very helpful tool to have out in the field so that you can plan and make decisions based on what weather may …
Make Thermite out of Sand Here, I show you how to make a thermite composition out of sand! Just get some sand (the whiter the better), aluminum, and sulfur and make sure everything is a very fine powder. You’ll have to grind the sand in a mortar and pestile (interesting side note: I found that’s …
Pick a Lock in SECONDS with a Bump Key Picking locks is easy once you’ve made a bump key. Plus: learn to prevent break-ins. A lock, in its simplest form, is just a series of pins, each of which has two parts that are illustrated in red and blue to the left. To …
How To Make Slow Burning Fuses For this project I used items from around the house to create a pyrotechnic time-delay. Here’s how to make a simple form of a slow burning fuse, because when experimenting with homemade pyrotechnics, you don’t want to be too close if your composition explodes.
