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Category Archives: equipment
Converting a Coleman Stove to Use 5 Gallon Tanks of Propane.
If you have a Coleman stove that works on the small propane canisters, you can readily adapt it to work off a five- gallon propane tank. This lets you run your stove almost 20 times longer without refueling. It takes …
Read More...Tri Fuel Generator Conversions
Yesterday I spent about an hour and half converting a Honda Eu2000 generator to tri fuel (runs on natural gas, propane or gasoline). A while back, I had ordered a conversion kit from Central Maine Diesel. The kits cost about …
Read More...Make Your Own Penetrating Oil
In case of a major change in our life style that resulted in a collapse of society, we would be forced to improvise 
many things that we now take for granted. Just simple things like loosening a rusty bolt would …
The Care and Maintenance of Ropes
Unlike what many people think ropes are not something that you just throw in the corner letting them get wet and 
dirty. They require maintenance and care.
Ropes are not all the same. Climbing ropes are dynamic – they are …
Read More...All About Knots
Ropes and Knots are something that most of us no longer use in our everyday modern life. If you lived a hundred 
years ago, most of us would have at least a rudimentary understanding of ropes and knots. In talking …
Posted in equipment, hunting, Self sufficiency, Shelter
Tagged boy scouts, Howard, knots, rope
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A Good List of Hand Tools You Need to Work Without Electricity.
I have been reading a book on farm devices from 1909; the following list is the recommended contents for a farmer 
to have in his tool kit. Notice the difference between then and today, no power tools and almost all …
Why You Need a Good Set of Files
In the past when you had to depend on hand tools, files were very important. They were used to sharpen 
everything from your shovels to your axes. Our tools had too last and a sharp tool makes the work easier. …
Chainsaw Maintenance
This is some information that was provided me by people who run chainsaws everyday for a living. This list is very 
inclusive and if you only run your saw for short periods, you may not need to follow this schedule …
A Good Knife for Field Work and Self Defense
I know that some of you will disagree with me on this one. For a good knife for field use that is adequate for 
self-defense, I like the USMC Mark 2 Combat Knife, commonly called the KaBar. This was first …
Posted in equipment, hunting, self defense, Self sufficiency, survival
Tagged Howard, KaBar, knife, Mark 2
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Kerosene Cooking Stoves
Kerosene stoves are commonly used in many third world African and Asian countries. The brand that I have is the Butterfly stove from Malaysia. It is inexpensive, reliable, and readily available. A company that I have dealt with and found …
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Posted in cooking, equipment, fuels
Tagged Butterfly stoves, Howard, Kerosene Cooking Stoves
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