Fire and Energy

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 […]

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

[/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

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

  [/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,