Emergency preparedness from a Counterintelligence Agent

Start a fire without matches using a cheap Fresnel lens

Starting a fire is one of those manly skills you just gotta learn. Anyone can start one with a pack of matches or a lighter, but what if you don’t have any or you run out or lose them somehow? Starting a fire without matches is pretty easy if you have a little knowledge. There […]

10 ways how to start a fire without a lighter

You might not have a lighter or matches available when you need to start a fire. Here are 10 creative ways to start a fire without them.

Using solar to cook: DIY solar oven

You don’t need to build a fire or use fuel to cook food or heat water. In most cases, solar power is all that’s necessary. What you need is a little knowledge to let you harness that energy efficiently.

Free hot water forever DIY project

Hot water is super easy to have even in a SHTF scenario. This article shows you how to get hot water using solar power and cheap or easy-to-find parts. Great article.

Simple DIY portable solar power box for camping or emergencies

Building a portable powerplant that can be charged with either the sun, AC voltage or 12 volt DC is pretty simple. There are just a few simple considerations and then you have MANY options. Here’s how I hooked up a box for camping to run my ham radio and other electronics.

Portable solar panel review: scharger-12

Suntactics contacted me after reading my sCharger-5 review and asked if I’d like to take a look at their more powerful sCharger-12 and write up a review because they liked how I wasn’t such a kiss-ass like most reviewers. Well, duh!

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