‘It’s simple to start a fire by connecting a standard paperclip to a car jump starting battery pack and …
Making a flint and steel from a Nicholson file
David West loves his Nicholson cross-hatched file. As he says, you can pick one of these up for about a …
Are Flying Cars Coming to the Skies?
Since the very first science fiction hit the shelves, the world has fantasized about flying objects. For nearly a century, …
The Post Office: Doing All the Wrong Things in All the Wrong Ways
Government is awful at doing…just about everything. In no small part because of the rigid, unyielding dictates of human nature. …
Oops, python kills owner in love squeeze
Dan Brando, a 31-year-old snake owner died of asphyxiation last year at his home in Church Crookham, Hampshire, reports the Daily …
Packing light tip from Lawton
Lawton is one of my favorite people in the world. He’s a potter, chef, bow master and maker, carpenter, crack …
Comedian robbed at gunpoint changes mind on CC
Comedian Tim Young was robbed at gunpoint in Washington, DC, on January 17 and he emerged from the incident determined …
Log Cabin guy shows us how to use a saw.
It’s the middle of a Canadian winter. The bears are hibernating and the deer have moved to their winter deer …
Looking hot! Would you let them do this to you?
After gel, cream and wax, the latest craze in hair styling is here, and it’s a candle! In India, this …
Primitive Culture: How to Cook an Egg in a Potato (Purple Yam, actually!)
A great guide from Cambodia on cooking in a fire pit. Here he bakes eggs in a hard potato-like yam. …
Off-grid cabin from scratch. And an ancient Japanese wood treatment.
Here’s another self-reliance proponent building a cabin off-grid. He’s very talented and brings his roofing experience to bear on his …
Can a $88 fix make your car driverless?
Famous or being the first hacker to jailbreak the iPhone at 17, tech-genius George Hotz is taking on Waymo, Tesla, …
The Streisand Effect and Cody Wilson’s 3-D Printed Gun
Conservation gadflies, Gabrielle Adelman and her husband Ken, took to their Robinson R-44 helicopter, she pilot, he photographer, and snapped …
Latest propaganda (dumba$$) video from ISIS – Destroying Washington
ISIS has released a new propaganda video depicting a full-scale invasion of Washington DC (and, oddly, London.) It’s been cobbled …
Bill Clinton’s shocking dereliction of duty recalled
On January 17th, Buzz Patterson wrote this Facebook post. It is a truly shocking recollection that more people should hear …
Scientists are breeding super-nutritious crops to help solve global hunger
A week or so ago I covered the amazing bio-agricultural chemist, Norman Borlaug, and how he saved India from staving …
You Can Thank American Indians for American Gun Culture
Europeans may have brought the guns, but Native Americans definitely brought the arms culture. It is widely agreed that …
California Has the Highest Poverty Rate in America. Why?
Can you guess which state has the highest poverty rate in the U.S.? Many people would say Mississippi. That’s how …
1st ever ocean surf rescue from a drone
Watch this. A drone detects swimmers in trouble and its operator drops them a flotation device. According to news.com.au two …
Do ticks die in winter?
According to Terminex, the answer to that question is, No. Ticks survive the winter in a variety of ways, but do …
Step-by-Step Guide: How to grow flax and make linen
Linen is such a hardwearing fabric. But it tends to be expensive. After watching this, you’ll understand why! Thank goodness …
A visit from the Leech – some ancient cures that still work today
There’s a book in the British Library called Bald’s Leechbook. It’s an Old English leatherbound, medical textbook, encouraged under King Alfred’s …
Fish antibiotics for when the SHTF
A few days ago I made the suggestion that fish/aquarium antibiotics would work in a desperate situation. This doctor talks …
Dry Wall – Ancient and Modern!
Dry walling is an ancient art. In Britain, where land tends to by fenced or hedged, dry wall is an …
Your smart TV is watching you.
Smart TVs go far beyond tracking what you watch. Your smart TV may well be listening in to your conversations …
How to grow homemade penicillin
WARNING: ONLY TO BE TRIED IN A NO-HOPE SITUATION We all know that penicillin was discovered by accident. It grows …
Four Reasons Why College Degrees Are Becoming Useless (& a Mike Rowe Video)
Students are running out of reasons to pursue higher education. Here are four trends documented in recent articles: Graduates have …
VIDEOS: Tips for Smart Concealed Carry
Want to make your CCW life easier? These guys have some useful tips. He’s big on a gun belt because …
Build Your Own Off-Grid Cabin in the Forest using Recycled Pallet Wood
See how this dad and son construct a cabin from repurposed, salvaged materials – mostly old pallets, old nails, …