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Off Grid Tools Survival Axe Review
I was sent this Off Grid Tools Survival Axe with “31 features” in exchange for an honest review. And I told the representative that I’m not normally a fan of multi-use tools such as these… maybe I was wrong in this case. I do want to point out that I feel advertising a tool has “31…
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Passive Solar Heating Panels
This article on the Zen of Passive Solar Heating Panel Design is a neat write-up on how to make walls that can be used to gather the power of the sun to heat your home or, in this case, a workshop. The author clearly took this project very seriously, going so far as to angle…
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Easy DIY Water Filter
With a little ingenuity and a few parts (of about $30 or less) you can build your own SHTF DIY water filter which can be reused over and over again. You only need an inexpensive hand pump, activated carbon, window screen material (or something similar), a small piece of PVC pipe, as well as some…
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Fire Cider – Natural Cold Killer!
Want to get a head start on staying healthy for the cold season? Try this “fire cider” recipe which, to be honest, sounds like it would be a tough drink to stomach, lol. Regardless, the drink does contain quite a few beneficial ingredients such as apple cider vinegar, garlic, and ginger, each of which are…
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Will Sunlight Fire a Bullet?
This caught my attention today. Around the 6:00 mark it begins to get more interesting, but too bad he didn’t try to send the .22 round down a rifled barrel of some sort. Regardless, it was a neat though experiment and just goes to show that focused sunlight can do almost anything…
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GoSun Sport Portable Solar Cooker
I used to love to cook meals with my All American Sun Oven (like this one) and would post about it almost weekly for quite a while. Sadly, we moved to the Pacific Northwest and, well… those tall trees don’t make for advantageous solar cooking conditions, lol. Maybe one of these days I’ll dust it…
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Rocket Stove Fuel Alternatives
If you’re “into” survival at all then you’re likely very familiar with rocket stoves… they’re awesome! And they can be fashioned out of all sorts of items, from sheet metal and tin cans to masonry bricks and even earthen materials. The thing is that I’ve ALWAYS used sticks and twigs to fuel them; however, as…
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Top 5 Most Concealable Handguns
The top 5 guns for concealment during summer carry, including single-stacks, pocket guns, revolvers and more. What do you think?
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How to Use a Smartphone Without a Signal
Smartphones… everyone seems to have one, yet few people choose to make use of them properly to better prepare for disasters. That’s way I wrote this book on smartphone apps for survival because your phone is a crucial, yet underutilized, survival tool that you should ensure is ready when needed the most. What I now…