Border Insecurity and Your Safety Our exposed southern border represents one of the biggest threats to safety that we all face. While there have been a lot of improvements over the past decade in terms of boosting security, we have a very long way to go. As politicians continue to talk and debate about immigration …
How to Make a Water Wheel Cooker Using a barbecue spit or rotisserie is one of the most efficient ways to cook meat. The rotation allows for even heat distribution that has a wonderful way of cooking meat through without drying it out. Making your own is not all that difficult, but manually turning the …
Practical Uses for Binder Clips Binder clips are those thick and springy items that are used to hold thick piles of paper together. However, they can also be used to make life easier in a number of different ways. Let’s look at a few examples to see why they are a valuable resource to keep …
Learn how to make a self-feeding fire Self-Feeding Fire You can build a fire around a makeshift log-loader and let the thing supply the fire with fuel all night long. You can also customize it to meet your needs by making it bigger or smaller than what is described in the steps outlined …
What Can Really Happen if an Asteroid Strikes Earth Asteroids are a big problem that a lot of people don’t take seriously. Unfortunately, it only takes one collision to alter the entire state of the planet, and this should alarm everyone from government officials to conspiracy theorists. The problem is becoming so real that governments …
How to Make Snowshoes from Duct Tape Snowshoes are an essential resource to have when traversing large areas that are covered in deep snow. Their larger surface area helps to distribute weight and enable wearers to walk on top of the snow instead of making deep impressions. This helps to conserve energy and strain on …
Appreciating Natural Reactions to Life or Death Situations The human mind, in most cases, reacts in certain ways when we are faced with life or death situations. Some of these reactions are helpful as they prevent us from doing things that will be deadly. On the other hand, they can inhibit us from doing the …
Cyanide: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe Cyanide can be found in many forms to gases that have no color or smell to solids and liquids that have distinctive odors and features. It is something that is produced naturally in the environment, and manufactured cyanide is also heavily-used in industrial applications. Cyanide is …
How to Make Hot Ice for Generating Warmth Heating pads or packs are excellent tools to use when you want to quickly warm your hands, feet or other parts of the body. However, they are limited in their ability to warm large areas or provide heat for more than one person at a time. You …
Make a Smoker Out of Ceramic Planters You can take two large circular terra cotta flower pots and re-purpose them into a fantastic smoker in just a few minutes. You can cook all kinds of thick slabs of meat as long as you have access to some electricity and basic materials. Follow the steps below …
