Archives for Gear
Pre-Fab Yurt for Storage, Utility or Tiny Living
Tyler: Neat idea and sound quite economic for building and then transporting to site. Would love to see photos of some that have been built! The TenYurt eBook details a…
Patagonia Travel Belt
Tyler: We’ve all seen the classic travel and money belts, but this is the first one I might own. Belts are boring, but essential tools. Outside of holding up pants…
Binoculars, Understanding Features & Specifications and Selecting the Right Pair
Whether you’re a nature enthusiast, recreationalist, hunter or just a full/part resident of the outdoors one essential piece of gear that is often overlook are a good set of binoculars.…
Harnessing Well Water For A Free, Low-Tech Refrigeration Source
Many homesteaders and other people that choose to set up households in remote areas quickly realize that transmitted electricity is a premium resource, if not completely unavailable in some particularly…
Rope Craft: Two Techniques for Making a Rope Ladder in the Field
A few nights ago I was watching a documentary about an expedition into the Caldera de Luba, an isolated and steep-sided valley on Equatorial Guinea. With some descents as steep…
Low Tech: No-Power Water Filtering Barrels
Rain water barrels have been all the rage for the last couple years (unless, of course, you lived in one of those areas where the government "owns" the rainwater than…
Earthquake Survival Kit Design and Preparedness & Aftermath Plans
Earthquakes are among those handful of natural disasters that are at once, expected while simultaneously being unpredictable. That is to say that while we know that parts of the world…
Making Our Waterways a Little Friendlier with Biodegradable Fishing Line
It's no secret that we're fans of freshwater and saltwater fishing here at Extopian, both as a source of nourishment and as (one of many) motivators for responsible stewardship of…