06/13/13

Lighting a Bee Smoker

I want to give credit where it is due, I have spent a lot of time watching the “Fat Bee Man” on YouTube, and I really like how he does stuff. Today’s post is my adaptation of his technique of lighting a bee smoker.

The trick is to get a lot of smoke, but not a lot of heat – which in my experience is not all that easy.
What you need is cardboard strips and wither shredded paper, straw, burlap – or natural baling twine (I uses smoker pellets in mine, but I won’t be reordering them once I use them all up). Continue reading →

06/6/13

Lighting and Using a Rocket Stove

A few weeks ago we showed how to make a small rocket stove using a recycled #10 can and a few old soup cans.

It was a cool project, but I quickly got a couple emails from people wanting to see how to actually use the darn thing.

It is pretty simple.

Its called a rocket stove because the design causes a draft much like a rocket, so it WANTS to burn. Continue reading →

06/3/13

DIY Rain Barrel

I am going to go out on a limb (but it’s a very sturdy limb) and say that no matter if you are a prepper, a gardener, into sustainable living, or just want to have a green yard in the hot summer – nothing gives you more bang for your buck than collecting rainwater for gardening.

Now, if you live in some crazy collectivist state that has decreed that water falling from the sky is government property then this project isn’t for you – otherwise a rain barrel is something everyone should have.
I am not going to talk about diverters, even though I used an Oatey Mystic and found it extremely easy to use. I just want to give you a simple method of creating a rain barrel for very little cost. Continue reading →

05/30/13

We Now Sell Binary Explosive Targets

Last Man Standing DA-5 and DA-22 exploding rifle targets are made up of a two-chemical compound, separated until you are ready to use it!

The oxidizer and fuel are simply mixed together thoroughly to create a rifle target. The DA-5 exploding target will explode on impact only with a rifle round traveling over 2,200 feet per second. If you don’t have a rifle that will shoot a round going that fast, check out our DA-22 line of targets that will go off with a 22LR or larger! Continue reading →

05/29/13

Bottle Cap Candle

As a byproduct of keeping bees, I have a lot of wax, which lead me into candle making. Simple beeswax candles are very easy to make, last a long time, don’t smoke or leave soot, and make a very clear light. However, they can be large and take up too much space to put in small survival or bug out kits.