Home made fire sticks

by suburban | Jun 13, 2009 | Cooking, Energy, Fire, General, Improvised Gear, Preparedness, Survival Gear

UPDATE 2021: I have not made these fire starters in years.  This is not to say they were not effec­tive, they cer­tain­ly were.  They were an amaz­ing aid when we went camp­ing and prac­ticed fire-start­ing skills.  They act­ed as a great accel­er­ant,... Read more

My first attempt at Hard Tack Survival Bread

by suburban | Jun 6, 2009 | Cooking, DIY, Food, Food Storage, General

Well, late this after­noon, after try­ing to con­cen­trate on read­ing my US Army Sur­vival Man­u­al I just could­n’t focus.  So I decid­ed to try my hand at Hard Tack.   For those of you who do not know, Hard Tack is a rock hard bread made of water,... Read more