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How To Use Snow For Insulation

It’s that time of year again – snow season. If you live in a nice, new home you will already have good insulation that...

Do it Yourself Soap and Shampoo

Today, I'll go through the simple method to make both soap and shampoo by properly processing the root of the yucca plant. The first...

Make a Knife from an Old Wrench

Knifemaking is an ancient art, but it feels like it’s being lost in our modern world of convenience. It’s really a shame that in...

How to Make Candles – Five Ways

When an extended emergency occurs, using the resources you have available or around your property may be your only option and hope at surviving. Emergency...

How to Make Your Own Biodiesel

The current world is at its peak as far as consumption is concerned. With our finite resources, it’s time we start exploring alternatives. Biodiesel...

Water Level Indicator with Alarm

Today I am going to talk about a very useful project that I had taken up. It is called the Water Level Indicator. Nowadays everybody...

Do It Yourself Compost Tumbler

Drum composters convert yard waste to finished compost much faster than stationary compost bins do because they allow you to churn and instantly aerate...

Do It Yourself Laser Tripwire Alarm

No security system is complete without lasers. So in this project I am going to show you how to build a laser tripwire alarm...

Do It Yourself Tripwires

Sometimes the most effective alarm is one that you make yourself. You'll not have the luxury of an expensive high-tech alarm. In the event...

How To Sharpen Scissors, Clean Gold, Take Off Ink

You probably heard some helpful advices from your granny which you applied in your household and they were extremely economical. Here are some tricks...

Turn a Can Tab into a Survival Fish Hook

In survival situations and times of crisis a fish hook can come in handy, especially if you ever get lost in a forest and...

Survival Garden – How to test your garden soil

Have you been attempting to grow tomatoes however simply can’t appear to get them to thrive? Perhaps your cantaloupes simply won’t grow. If you live...

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