#DIY
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Lessons Learned Skills
Fixing it up: Refinishing a Table
Fixing it up: Refinishing a Table
Jayce
7 min read 
Equipment Shelter
Bug out/Camping/Utility Trailer
I've been wanting to get out camping more often, but I suspect like many have had trouble convincing my wife to give camping a try. For some reason, sleeping on the hard, cold ground doesn't appeal to her.
Ekim
4 min read 
TEOTWAWKI Survival
Making Better Char Cloth
When starting a flint and steel or striker type of fire, char cloth makes all the difference in being able to actually get the fire started or just making a bunch of sparks that never catch anything on fire. Char cloth (sometimes also called charred cloth) is one of those amazing mountain man items that is still very useful today. Char cloth is pieces of blackened fabric that easily catch a spark and burn similarly to the way steel wool burns--no big flame, but a nice ember burn that doesn't blow out once it's lit. The spark lights the char cloth and the char cloth is used to light the other tinder. I've been wanting to add char cloth to my fire kits and having used all my char cloth made by others, I decided to make a batch of my own.
Angela
5 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.
Royal
7 min read 
Family Preparedness Pandemic Preparedness
Pandemic Preparedness - DIY Sanitization
<img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1647" title="san-prods" src="/images/uploads/2009/04/san-prods-277x184-custom.jpg" alt="san-prods" width="277" height="184" />Pandemic Preparedness is one of the simpler types of prepping - mostly because it relies heavily on you already being prepped with other things like food storage, water storage, etc. A major component of Pandemic Prepping is preparation for quarantine. Sanitation is a major part of Pandemic and quarantine preparedness. While sanitzation is always important, during quarantine, sanitization will be extremely important in order to keep everyone healthy. In this post we're going to talk about killing germs and how to do it safely with household products.
Phil
5 min read