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  1. Off Topic Lounge
    Northern California man wonders if meteorite destroyed his house (kcra.com) Northern California officials are looking into if the bright ball of light seen in the sky Friday night is a meteorite that landed on and destroyed a Nevada County home. Witnesses came from all over the region following...
  2. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Which of these types of lighters do you use, which is your favourite, and why? My favourites are probably piezoelectric and spark-arc (I like my electricity I know :LOL:) because they don't tend to wear down overtime and if you get a good spark-arc, they can charge with basically any battery and...
  3. Vehicles, Transportation, & Overlanding
    Fire in RV from ebike charger and battery - iRV2 Forums Scarry stuff. Don't leave unattended or while sleeping.
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    Old gas canisters fuel deadly blasts in Venezuela homes | Reuters Deaths related to gas explosions have risen in recent months in Venezuela, where energy analysts say just 20% of an estimated 15 million gas canisters are fit for use in homes. Many canisters are as old as 20 years, according...
  5. Farming, Gardening & Homesteading
    I have 2 steel square pipes and I want to make a "roaster". I don't know the exact term in English so I will try explaining. 2 parallel pieces of steel planted in soil and another piece that is perpendicular to the ones in the soil that links them, and bellow this a fire pit. Normally the top...
  6. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    So I'm on Amazon looking to get a few fiberglass fire blankets to put out fires, since the apartment building next to mine burned down and freaked me out. But most of them are made in China (or "Chaina" as it says on the packaging of one of the products I saw) and someone left a review on one...
  7. Manmade and Natural Disasters
    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-wildfires-update-july-31-1.6125474 For days, thick smoke from wildfires has blanketed B.C. cities in the Kootenays and Okanagan. Now, Metro Vancouver is bracing for that smoke to reach the coast this weekend. On Saturday, Environment and...
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    https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-56784617 After recent dry weather, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service says there is a "high to extreme" risk of fires across north east, central and east Scotland. NatureScot urged people enjoying eased Covid restrictions to be vigilant...
  9. New Member Introductions
    Hello there. I joined this forum because it is the first one that came up on google. So far it seems very easy to use and I enjoy it. I hope to become a part of the community. I do not do social media for many reasons so I do not have a facebook etc. I miss being on an active forum (used to be...
  10. Off Topic Lounge
    As i sit here and scroll through post after post on multiple forums and site, reading a multitude of opinions from amateur and experienced survivalists alike, i find a single ideology somewhat disconcerting. There is this mentality among some of us that equates to an elitist mentality. By that...
  11. Wilderness Survival, Hiking and Camping Forum
    Hi Folks! This summer I started up at the Arctic Ocean in Alaska and hiked south over the Brooks Range. Then I paddled down a series of rivers including the Yukon, before doing a week-long portage to the Kuskokwim River. From there I paddled to Pacific tidewater. Needless to say I saw lots of...
  12. Manmade and Natural Disasters
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5796635/Wildfire-burns-Boy-Scouts-buildings-dry-New-Mexico.html ***More than 60 per cent of the U.S. West is experiencing some level of drought, the latest federal drought maps show, forcing national forests and other public lands to close because of...
  13. DIY - Do It Yourself
    Had some tinker time on my hands and thought to make a coffee can stove. Works really well and for someone with no plans and sketches i thought it turned out real nice. With stove pipe cement to seal the gaps, it runs real good. No backdraft at all. Have to make better legs as the stove is...
  14. Disaster Preparedness General Discussion
    Like many I keep my EDC with me everywhere, and likewise it has a smaller implement of most kit categories. With that said, my EDC fire kit consists of an Altoids tin with one wetfire cube, dryer lint, UST Sparkie, and a mini BIC lighter. I do not use black tape around the edge of the tin for...
  15. South African Preppers
    So, it was another brilliant weekend out... The weather was excellent and the fish was 'a-plenty'... My Bivi, once again, out performed itself and everything went well... :D: Something that is becoming very apparent by going to the same spot, over and over again is that the wood resource is...
  16. Manmade and Natural Disasters
    http://www.foxnews.com/world/2016/01/07/australian-wildfires-destroy-95-homes-in-single-township.html "PERTH, Australia – Wildfires blazing out of control in Western Australia state had destroyed around 95 homes in a single township and continued to threaten other communities, an official said...
  17. Primitive Weapons, Bows and Crossbows
    I have yet to find something of that flavor. The reason I want an ambidextrous bow is that I learned to fire a gun with both hands, so I want to learn to shoot a bow the same way. Any help would be fantastic.
  18. Manmade and Natural Disasters
    So there is this landfill west of St. Louis. There is an underground fire that is encroaching on some radioactive materials. Although the government propaganda says it is safe, everyone's gut reaction is, "No way," especially since the landfill and landfill fire can be smelled all over the St...
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