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If you were to bury something for an emergency, what would it be?
Buy a 5gal bucket of cosmoline. Open it, either vac seal your guns or field strip and just poke them in. Reseal the bucket, bury away. Sent from my SM-N900P using Tapatalk -
Fire from the Sun
I think I saw an old video from SJ with the sheet magnifier. If I remember correctly he lit the asphalt on fire. I bought one and man that thing is fun. With the right angle its an almost instant flame. -
Biomass Briquettes
Was reading about biomass and saw this video on making biomass briquettes. Anyone ever made/burned these? -
Missing Something?
The day after the apocalypse and I'll still be trying to turn on the lights. I'm soft, I want things like A/C and toilet paper. I might run to the blinding flash. No TP, no potty...will certainly kill my reading time. -
char-rope is way better than char cloth
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Question
Most times it takes a lot more care and prep to start a fire from a spark or ember. Mastering it the hard way helps you to be prepared for the worst. Like someone said ealier, without the proper prep, a lighter won't "create" a fire on its own. A person would be hard pressed to start a... -
It's that time of year....what are you loading / swapping out in your car/truck?
No doubt, the same clothes and overnight gear that works in the heat of summer falls a little short in the dead of winter. I'm normally in a suit away from home and have to keep a season appropriate change of clothes ready to go. -
Chef's Banquet ARK 330 (30 day food supply) for $99
Just as an FYI...Woot is owned by Amazon. -
How to make cordage from an empty 2 liter bottle
Could probably do something similar with some of the thicker drinking straws. -
Alcohol stove- NEVER DO THIS
The stupidity is mind boggling. You're right, lucky he didn't set his home on fire. -
Scissors / Striker
Was making a fire and the knife I had on me didn't have a squared off spine. Dug through my bag and found these scissors. Wow...they throw a crazy spark off the ferro rod. . $2.98 at Walmart. Just thought I would share. -
What's a good tactical/survival axe?
+1 on the Home Depot hatchet. Got one on clearance last year under $5. Yellow plastic handle...hard to lose. A couple of stokes with a file and it was plenty sharp. -
Making Fire in the Snow
Wow...thanks guys, some awesome stuff here. Definitely a lot of stuff to incorporate into my kit along with a lot of practical experience. Thanks again for being willing to share the secrets! -
Making Fire in the Snow
Knowing that reading about it and doing it are two different things, I've been trying to take advantage of this bad weather by practicing fire making. The first snow storm...no problem...fire in 10 minutes. Today, not so quick...maybe I was over confident. What I learned... I grabbed a 5... -
Fruitcakes?
Been on several bike rides down in Claxton. One time they had fresh fruitcake for everyone at the end of the ride. No joke, the stuff was stupid good...couldn't get enough. -
Camp Hatchet - Home Depot Find
Have been searching eBay for a hatchet head to re-handle and restore. Happened to be at Home Depot in Cumming and found this hatchet on sale. Regularly $18.99 on sale for around $5.80 and rang up at $4.70. Certainly not a high end product but hard to beat for 470 pennies.
