Moisture is one of the largest threats to long term storage, and over the years a variety of commercial products have been created to absorb moisture in gun safes and other storage areas. I came across a unique DIY Sheetrock desiccant discovered during WWII as the Department of Energy at Oak Ridge experimented with […]
Author: David Nash
Green Onion Wraps Recipe
The recipe for green onion wraps is something I have not seen anywhere else, it’s not my original idea (a coworker at the prison’s girlfriend used to make them for him when her husband was out of town). Whatever the source, these green onion meat wraps are great at parties and well worth making. […]
How to Build a Water Bottle Skylight
I spend a lot of time looking at appropriate technologies coming from missionaries and other groups that work in third world countries. I figure – if it works in areas lacking infrastructure then it will work if we ever lose our infrastructure. This idea came from a couple of YouTube videos I saw of […]
How to Make Cowboy Sushi
I made some cowboy sushi because I wanted to make something nice for my wife. I told her it was to help her with her Thanksgiving meal at her school, but really I just wanted her to know I was thinking about her. She always says I am too inventive in the kitchen, but I […]
Using a Pencil Sharpener for Tinder
As far as survival gear goes, I like cheap, light, unobtrusive, and multi-use. Today’s tip of using a Pencil Sharpener for Tinder fits all those things. If you keep a small pencil sharpener in your gear you can use it to make tinder for your fire. It the outside of the wood is wet from […]