Downloads Earthquake
Feeling the Shakes? Here's a Brief Earthquake Review
Feeling the Shakes? Here's a Brief Earthquake Review
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Equipment How To
Starting a Fire with Steel Wool
<a href="/images/uploads/2011/02/fire.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3453" title="fire" src="/images/uploads/2011/02/fire-202x300.jpg" alt="" width="202" height="300" /></a>Continuing my<em><strong> Heat and Light Series</strong></em>, today we're going to look at an alternative way to start a fire - with Steel Wool and Batteries. Like I've said in previous posts in this series, this is probably something that every old Boy Scout and every long time Prepper already knows. The point of this series is to get back to basics and cover things that new Preppers will need to get up to speed on - and to remind some of you about the skills and knowledge you have that you may have forgotten. :)<!--more-->
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Events Gardening
Bee Keeping Classes in Utah County, Early 2011
Bee Keeping Classes in Utah County, Early 2011
2 min read
Family Preparedness Fire
How to Make an Emergency Stove from Common Materials
<a href="/images/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2320.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3399" title="IMG_2320" src="/images/uploads/2011/02/IMG_2320-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>The next installment in our Heat and Light series is Making a simple Emergency Stove from Household Materials. This stove is capable of boiling water in less than 10 minutes and is very easy to use and re-use. The materials required to make it can commonly be found in the home and should be stored in your preps. Required are: Paraffin Wax, cardboard and a couple tin cans.<!--more-->
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Family Preparedness Fire
Making Fire Starting Wafer Candles
<a href="/images/uploads/2011/01/IMG_2315.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-3379" title="IMG_2315" src="/images/uploads/2011/01/IMG_2315-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a>The next project in my Light and Heat series is making Fire Starting Wafers out of reclaimed materials mostly available at home. These wafer candles don't have the same burn time (but it's plenty long enough to get a fire going) as the egg carton candles but they have a much smaller imprint. This project will again be familiar to most Boy Scouts and long term Preppers and Outdoorsmen. However, the purpose of this series is to get back to basics and review how to generate light and heat with common household projects.<!--nextpage-->As has been mentioned in the comments on the other posts in this series, you can use old candles or other wax sources instead of the new bars of paraffin I use in the demonstration.
3 min read
Barter Equipment
Turtle Tuff Shelter Demonstration
As a web developer who freelances in addition to my full time employment, I sometimes take advantage of bartering opportunities. Last year one such opportunity presented itself—I was on the lookout for a military surplus tent of some sort, and came across a company called <a href="http://www.turtletuffshelters.com">Turtle Tuff Shelters</a> who made yurt-like geodesic shelters. Their website at the time was very.. ahem.. lacking, so I suggested a barter. They agreed, and a few months later I became the owner of a 24' Turtle Tuff Shelter.
6 min read
Announcement Equipment
Beginning Bee Kepping Class in Utah County April 17th
Beginning Bee Kepping Class in Utah County April 17th
2 min read
Equipment How To
SureWater high-capacity water tank review
SureWater high-capacity water tank review
4 min read
Events Family Preparedness
Protection Planning for Family and Property class
The city of <a href="http://www.salemcity.org/">Salem, Utah</a> has begun offering Emergency Preparedness classes on various topics. October's <strong>Emergency Preparedness Class</strong> is on Protection Planning for Family and Property. It will be held on Saturday, October 10th, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at the Salem Community Center, 151 West 300 South in Salem Utah. We are fortunate to have Dave Acosta come and teach this class.<br /> <!--more-->
2 min read
Food How To
Survival Food: How to Make Parched Corn
Corn - You can boil it, toast it, roast it, parch it, eat it raw, grill it, steam it, stew it, cream it, grind it, feed aCorn - You can boil it, toast it, roast it, parch it, eat it raw, grill it, steam it, stew it, cream it, grind it, feed animals with it or humans. You can eat it fresh, freeze it, can it, dry it, drink it or burn it in your vehicle. It's a diverse food that can serve a prepper well if they know what to do with it.nimals with it or humans. You can eat it fresh, freeze it, can it, dry it, drink it or burn it in your vehicle. It's a diverse food that can serve a prepper well if they know what to do with it.
4 min read
How To Water
DIY: Horizontal Storage of 55 gal. Water Barrels
<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2311" src="/images/uploads/2009/07/water_barrels_final.jpg" alt="water_barrels_final" width="200" height="310" />I stumbled across this DIY project recently for storing 55 gal. water barrels horizontally. The biggest drawback of standard upright water barrels is getting the water out when needed. This generally involves either a siphon or a hand pump. Storing the barrels horizontally and adding a spigot to one of the caps makes using the barrels much more convenient. You'll also be more likely to exchange the water every six months since it will be easier to do.
7 min read
How To Personal Preparedness
Lightning Safety and Preparedness
Lightning Safety and Preparedness
5 min read
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