This simple, brilliant still requires only a stainless steel water bottle, copper tubing, a cork, and a catch container. Make sure to listen to Kenneth Kramm’s lessons learned as he experimented with this practical distillation method. He practices on sea (salt) water. He also mentions the Sawyer Mini Water Filtration … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: May 2015
The Greatest Water Crisis In The History Of The United States

What are we going to do once all the water is gone? Thanks to the worst drought in more than 1,000 years, the western third of the country is facing the greatest water crisis that the United States has ever seen. Lake Mead is now the lowest that it has … Continue reading
Build Your Own Bicycle-Powered Battery for Emergency Power
At some point, you’ll be caught without power. If you’re lucky, it’ll come back, but if you’re stuck in a situation like last year’s Hurricane Sandy, it might be a while, and you’ll need another way to keep your gear powered. This deep-cycle battery, charged by a bicycle-powered generator, will … Continue reading
Be Brave
If I may offer some advice…. original post: StraightForward in a Crooked World: If I may offer some advice…. I get inundated with “security advice” questions all the time in life. Riot breaks out somewhere, the emails and phone calls come in. Spree shooter sets about murdering as many people … Continue reading →