Today’s knot is the Taut Line Hitch. Since it can be slipped to tighten or loosen a line, and it also holds well under load, it is a great not for camping. This makes it useful for lines that may need adjustment. I learned it in the boy scouts and use it to tie tent […]
Category: Outdoor Skills | Survival
How to Extract Clean, Drinkable Water From Plant Leaves
As a child I used to read about solar stills made by digging a hole in the desert and covering it with clear plastic, I was an adult by the time I actually visited a desert environment, but I was very disappointed with the results. However, by placing a plastic bag over the leaves […]
How to Make a Homemade Cable Snare
My friend William Smith, who used to trap in Alaska and now builds very inexpensive, but quality snares. He agreed to show me how he builds homemade cable snares. The Parts are Pretty simple 3/32 aircraft cable Sure-lock snare lock Double ferrule Single ferrule. To Build a Homemade Cable Snare: First, you run the […]
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 […]
Knots: Figure Eight
If you are involved in either sailing or rock climbing, it is likely you know the importance of the Figure Eight knot. It is used to stop ropes from running out of retaining devices. Like the overhand knot, it will jam under strain, but unlike the Overhand, which often causes the rope to have to be […]