Using Potassium Permanganate Fire Starter is a common topic for prepper and survival website. It is commonly found in lists of things you should always keep in your first aid kits. Potassium Permanganate or KMnO4 is a strong oxidizer and when mixed with certain materials it will spontaneously ignite. It will also kill bacteria […]
Month: December 2015
Kitchen DIY: Cooking in a Pressure Cooker
In any disaster situation, energy is a premium. If you are cooking over a fire – every second of heat is paid for several times over with work finding, carrying, chopping, and stacking firewood. If you are using a petroleum based fuel you have to rely on your supply – which is something you may […]
How to make Popcorn Over a Campfire
I make sure to buy my popcorn in 25 or 50 gallon bulk bags at the local warehouse store because it is cheap, easy, fun, and if push comes to shove can be ground into some resemblance of cornmeal. Most folks think microwave when they hear the word popcorn, but their are sorts of […]
Tueller Drill Test
You can’t be a serious practitioner of armed self defense if you don’t understand the legal and moral implications of lethal force. One tool used to discuss such things is a concept called the Tueller Test. Today we are going to talk a little about lethal force and handgun deployment. Over the course of this […]
How to Make an Inexpensive PVC Target Stand
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC4-K-h80JU The following guide shows how to make a PVC target stand construction should help you make a portable inexpensive option that is easily made at home with common tools. One of the troublesome aspects of shooting can be finding a place to staple up your targets. All too often we as shooters compromise […]