Add Garbanzo Beans to Your Storage
Garbanzo beans can be purchased dried or canned. If you are purchasing dried garbanzos, look for whole beans with less than 10% moisture content. Canned beans are a convenient way to purchase garbanzos, but with …
More on Rocket Stoves, DIY
A year or so ago one of my sons and I made a rocket stove out of a five gallon kerosene can and a some approximately three inch diameter steel pipe. With a cutting torch …
Reconstituting Dehydrated Foods
I give classes at church on Preparedness and have been asked not only by them, but from friends that haven’t done any food dehydrating. How do you reconstitute the food you dry and does it …
22 tips to Avoid Surveilance Drones
This is a list of 22 tips on how to avoid a surveillance drone that has been widely distributed by al-Qaeda. Now I am no expert on drones and how they function, so I can’t …
The Trangia Alcohol Stove
Here is an article from C.E. Harris on alcohol stoves. [/caption] Howard Another viable option is the military surplus Trangia burner which is made in Sweden and also used by several NATO militaries. I have …
A Review of the Esbit Alcohol Stove and Cook Set
In the past, I have written a blog on the Esbit Alcohol stove, today I have experimented with the alcohol cook set that is made by Esbit. This consists of the alcohol stove, a …
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Finding North Using a Watch
This method is not as useful as it once was; due to the fact, so many people wear digital watches. My watch is self-winding with an old-fashioned face. This means no batteries to worry about …
Using the New MealSaver for Vacuum Sealing Mason Jars
My wife collects FoodSavers. Not really, she only has three of them and she uses them all the time. She vacuums seals all kinds of foods and spices in mason jars. This is the second …
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How to Fix Loose Ax or Hammer Handles
[/caption] Loose ax or hammer handles can be a very irritating and dangerous problem. So what do you do to solve this issue? Years ago, I used to soak the ax or hammer in a …
How to Select a Campsite
The other day I was talking with one of my grandchildren, who is going camping with his scout troop in a couple of days. We got into a discussion of how to decide where to …