Tag archives for Tips
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…
The Amazing Steel-Belted Potato Factory
Much has been made of the fact that the potato plant can be encouraged to continuing growing longer and more productive root structure by gradually raising the soil level around…
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…
Off-Road Driving Techniques & Tactics
Some are recreational off-roaders, to whom, much of this will be core knowledge. Some of us drive off-road only occasionally to access some of the more remote portions of our…
Earth Friendly Pest Control for the Home & Garden
While we have a veritable cornucopia of toxins lining the isles of our stores, the “nuclear solution” is not always warranted or healthy. For nearly every single one of nature’s…
3 Ways to Bring Old, Dull Scissors Back to Life
With the advent of inexpensive, mass-produced metal implements for the home and farm, the necessity of making things last and getting extended use out of them had fallen to the…