Making Fire with a Bow Drill. The components of the bow drill consist of the spindle, the hearthboard, bow and the bearing block. Downward pressure is applied by pushing down on the bearing block and rotation on the spindle is generated by the bow. In the right hand photo above, notice that the string closest to the left hand holding the bow is underneath the other half of the string. Back to Basics, DIY Soda Can Stove. Oil & Cola Emergency Lamp. How to read a compass. 10 Skills Every Survivalist Should Learn. A-Z Bushcraft. How to make a Solar Still. Solar still built into a pit in the ground Solar still "Watercone" A solar still is a simple way of distilling water, using the heat of the Sun to drive evaporation from humid soil, and ambient air to cool a condenser film.
Two basic types of solar stills are box and pit stills. In a solar still, impure water is contained outside the collector, where it is evaporated by sunlight shining through clear plastic. The pure water vapor condenses on the cool inside plastic surface and drips down from the weighted low point, where it is collected and removed. Overview[edit] Solar stills are used in cases where rain, piped, or well water is impractical, such as in remote homes or during power outages.[1] In subtropical hurricane target areas that can lose power for days, solar distillation can provide an alternate source of clean water. Puits Solaire Materials[edit] Variations[edit] Transpiration bag[edit] Wick still[edit] This image shows how a wick basin solar still works.
Desert Survival: The Solar Still. There was the man in tattered clothing, his body sweaty, his swollen eyes squinting over miles of sand.
Cattle skulls and scorpions scattered the ground while vultures circled overhead awaiting their imminent feast. In a futile last glance, he held himself up with shaking arms. Then his head cocked to the side like a confused dog -- could it really be? Practical Survivor. Water procurement during a survival situation could possibly be your number one concern.
The length of time you body will survive without proper hydration varies under different conditions. Increase in ambient temperature and activity will lessen your chances of survival. Under arid conditions the human body can succumb to dehydration within a few days. Beginning symptoms of dehydration can be muscle cramps, headaches, and fatigue. As symptoms increase your chances to find water diminish. How to Make a Solar Still for Purifying Water in the Wilderness. Solar still. DIY Survival Candles. Candles are an easy-to-use source of emergency lighting and a little bit of heat.
I'm shocked to see some of the prices that are charged for long burning candles sold for survival or emergency preparedness - if you want to buy a dozen or so candles, the cost really starts to add up. Never fear! You can make your own survival candles at home for cheap, using high-quality, long burning soy wax. It's an easy project - the materials are easy to buy and you won't need any specialized tools. DIY Dry Shampoo. This DIY dry shampoo recipe will sop up any excess scalp oil, and help keep you lookin’ fab and fresh on those days you need a quick hair pick-me-up and don’t have the time (or energy) for a full-on wash! Cocoa Powder Dry Shampoo What you’ll need: 5 teaspoons of cocoa powder (unsweetened)2 teaspoons of cornstarch5 drops of your favorite essential oil (I especially like peppermint) This recipe is perfect for brunettes.
Blondes can swap out the cocoa powder for extra cornstarch. Homemade MREs. For quite a while now, I've wanted to make up my own "MREs" for my Get Home Bag (GHB).
I was recently out scouting some properties, and realized that my GHB only had some packs of tuna and some candy in them. I had broken my own Cardinal Rule - If you use it, replace it immediately. So, I went about making up some MRE packages. Now, these are not true MREs, in that their shelf life is less than half of the 5 years of a commercial MRE, but I figured they were WAY less expensive (remember this later on in the post...). I assembled my "ingredients" based on "Best By" date, calories and protein content.
The idea was to put long-life food together and vacuum seal it in a FoodSaver bag. Setting Up A Food Storage Pantry. I strongly suggest you find a place in your home or on your property somewhere — either in a basement, spare bedroom, closet, junk room, under the stairway, heated garage, out building or root cellar — and turn it into your own home grocery store and pharmacy.
Somehow, get shelves in there: Build them, have them built or buy them pre-built. The room needs to be well insulated so it doesn’t freeze in the winter or overheat in the summer. My pantry is located in the utility room next to my kitchen. I had about 2 feet of wasted space between the door and the wall, so I had two sets of rolling shelves built to fit in the space. They pull out and can be loaded from the back so the cans roll down and get rotated before their expiration date. My freezer is also located in this room, and I keep it stocked with the meats and frozen vegetables. I call my pantry “my home grocery store.” My Dehydrating, Sprouting And Baking Center I also sprinkle Italian herbs on slices of tomatoes and dry them. How to Make an Emergency Car Heater. Make an Oil Lamp with an Orange – Portugal Smallholding. How to make a Hobo Stove.
How to make a Halcon Stove. Step 7.
Take the bottom piece of the can and start to ruffle the perimeter of the can with your thumb. (Figure 10.) You don’t want creases, just ruffles. These ruffles are to allow the top portion of the can to fit over the bottom portion easily. Pine Sap Harvesting & Use. Sorry this post is going to have a lot of reference pages and videos, but it is only because it is an old art and I know little about it. I am still a bit confused about the terms used to describe the different products. Click Here for some info on the difference.