DIY — Build a Barrel Smoker for your Bug Out Location

by suburban | Jul 8, 2010 | DIY, Food, Homesteading, Stoves

Hope­ful­ly by the end of this you will be able to build your own BBQ smok­er out of some bar­rels.  I believe this smok­er is called an off­set drum smok­er.  With it you can smoke meats and foods.  It uses char­coal and fruit wood as fuel/smoke. How... Read more

DIY — Solar Water Heater for Your Bug Out Location (Parts 1 — 28) — Updated with 29+

by suburban | Jul 6, 2010 | Bug Out Location, DIY, Energy, Health, Hygiene, Preparedness, Water

Quite by acci­dent, I came across video num­ber sev­en of this series… I quick­ly found this project fas­ci­nat­ing and had to share it with every­one… Fol­low­ing these words you will find 28 YouTube videos chron­i­cling the project of build­ing a solar... Read more

DIY — Field Sink Project

by suburban | Jul 1, 2010 | DIY, Hygiene, Improvised Gear, suburban survival, Water

On the heals of the DIY Wash­ing Machine, I thought this would be a cool project that would work as well…  It is a DIY sink that you can build to keep things clean, includ­ing your mess kit, your­self, etc…  Have fun and enjoy. Field Sink — More DIY How To... Read more

DIY — Hand Clothes Washer and Video

by suburban | Jun 29, 2010 | Clothing, DIY, Hygiene, suburban survival

On the heels of my post regard­ing the SHTF DIY wash­ing machine, I found this tool this morn­ing on EmergencyEssentials.com. Check it, and the video out here. Mobile Wash­er (Hand Oper­at­ed Wash­ing... Read more

DIY — Making Bio-diesel In Your Kitchen

by suburban | Jun 29, 2010 | DIY, Energy

So here is a post from a blog about mak­ing your own Bio-diesel.  I do not use diesel fuel, and I am not an advo­cate of mak­ing flam­ma­bles at home, but my under­stand­ing is that bio-diesel is pret­ty sta­ble.  Check out the post here:... Read more