The SilverFire Survivor Rocket Stove is the latest in rocket stove design. This style of stove has been around in various forms since the early 1980s. The original idea came about as part of research into creating a super efficient stove that people in third world countries could use to cook their meals with less fuel and air pollution. There have been a multitude of improvements to the rocket stove concept from both continued research...
Book Reivew: Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living by: Rachel Kaplan with K. Ruby Blume Summary: Urban Homesteading: Heirloom Skills for Sustainable Living is a cross between a political manifesto and a gardening book. The authors’ goal seems to be to bring about political and social change through introducing people to growing food in urban areas.
Book Review: Little House in the Suburbs by: Deanna Caswell & Daisy Siskin Summary: Little House in the Suburbs: Backyard farming and home skills for self-sufficient living is not a book about getting away from it all to live an independent life in the backwoods. Instead, it presents different ways that little pieces of the backwoods lifestyle can be pulled into modern life, no matter where a persons’ house happens to be located.
Flashlights have evolved markedly in recent years. As better LED technology has been introduced, flashlights have improved to give us levels or brightness and battery life that were unimaginable ten years ago. Quality modern flashlights are more resistant to weather, have bulbs that won’t burn out, batteries that last much longer than before, and can even offer multiple brightness settings. Gerber’s Bear Grylls Intense Torch is a good example of a modern flashlight that should...
A pretty common fashion statement these days is a bracelet made out of paracord. There are enough of these hanging off of the wrists of guys that we’ve pretty much moved past the “hey, what’s that on your arm” phase to the “eh, 550 cord…cool” level of recognition.
Here is a list of specific things to put in your first aid and emergency medical kits and a few ideas that will make packing and using your kits easier.
This is the second in a three part series on first aid kits, emergency medical kits and basic medical concerns during disasters. The emergency medical kit is more extensive than the first aid kit, so it can handle a larger number of problems as well as dealing with some issues more completely. If a real doctor is just not realistically available, then it can lessen your need to have to seek professional medical treatment during...
The RSK Mk5 is a balance of compromises. While most survival knives end up looking like what Rambo would need to single handedly take down a Polar Bear, this one was planned out with some very different goals in mind.
A common medical concern that is often discussed amongst people who are preparing for large scale or longer term disasters is the role of oral antibiotics in preparedness.
Paracord, also known as 550 cord, has earned a place alongside duct tape as a multipurpose item for repairs and more. This slim, green rope was originally used by the military to attach people to parachutes, so it is surprisingly strong and lightweight. Its design is basically a scaled-down version of the kermantle rope used by rock climbing enthusiasts.