Gates of Fire is a national bestseller! At Thermopylae, a rocky mountain pass in northern Greece, the feared and admired Spartan soldiers stood three hundred strong. Theirs was a suicide mission, to hold the pass against the invading millions of the mighty Persian army. Day after bloody day they withstood the terrible onslaught, buying time […]
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Camping: How to Start a Fire With a Battery
Being a DIY Prepper involves learning multi-disciplines, and while I believe living off the land in a wilderness setting is a unrealistic TEOTWAWKI plan, I still think everyone should have basic wilderness survival skill. One outdoor skill everyone should possess is the ability to make fire. This is one skill that redundancy is especially […]
How to Use Potassium Permanganate Fire Starter
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 […]
How to Make Camp Fire Baked Potatoes in a Can
Here is a great recipe/technique for Camp Fire baked potatoes that would work well for camping, grilling out, or making food in a grid down SHTF scenario To bake a potato in a can simply: Remove the entire top of a soda can. (Using you P-38 can opener gets extra points) Smear the whole […]
How to Estimate Campfire Temperature: The Hand Test
This is camp cooking temp that tip is handy to know. If you have ever tried to manipulated something in a campfire fire, you know that the hotter the fire the less time you can stand to have your hands near it. This means that you can learn to judge the temperature of a […]