For as long as I can remember, I have been told to use red lights at night to protect my night vision. Red lights have been used by the military since before WW2. Recently, the …
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Recently I read the Survivalist Series by A American and enjoyed it. In the first book, he kept mentioning a light called the Glo-toob. He made it sound so good that I couldn’t wait to …
Propane is a by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining; it is commonly used as a fuel for engines, barbecues, portable stoves, residential heating and can be used for lighting. I consider propane the best fuel to store in bulk. It is …
Here is a post from a friend Joe Miller on the Homelite UT49103 Log Splitter Howard If you heat your home with wood, gathering fuel is a year-round occupation. We’ve heated our home in Lancaster …
Summer is fast approaching and due to the drought, the grass is dry and ready to burn early this year. Now I know this does not affect everyone, but I am sure that many of …
[/caption] For some time I have been wanting to train my wife on the use of dry chemical fire extinguishers. I have a never used dry chemical fire extinguisher that is dated 1984. First, I …
30 Year Old Dry Chemical Fire Extinguisher Still Works. Read More »
[/caption] There are three types of fuel that we will discuss for the purposes of this article. They are on road diesel, off road diesel and home heating oil. First, I will define what I …
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Lately I have been writing quite a bit about improvised heaters. After a bit of experimenting, the first thing I want to stress is that these heat sources are not going to replace your forced …
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Yesterday, I wrote about alternate uses for rancid cooking oils. One of the ideas was to make an homemade oil lamp. This morning I showed one of my grandchildren how easy, it is to make …
[/caption] Depending on the climate, that you live in, heating your home in an emergency may be a matter of life or death. Where I live it would be cold, but with dressing warmly, …
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