Author: denob

Bomb Calorimeter A bomb calorimeter is used to measure the food energy that is in a food item. So if you want to know how much food storage you need to survive for a month, you could stick some samples inside one of these babies, light it up, and then hire a scientist to interpret…

Cam and Michelle Mather are hosting another one of their fantastic workshops! The Hands-On, Solar Powered, Off-Grid, Personal Independence and Resilience, All You Can Grow, Ready for Rough Times Workshop     The next workshop will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2015. Cost is $120 per person and includes morning and afternoon refreshments and…

It’s 5am. I sit here, having woken out of a deep sleep with such a start that it launched me out of bed and into the general blurry direction of my laptop. My article! It’s due today! The screen blinds me as I try to make my sleepy fingers type. My brain strains to string…

I’ve been through a few real situations where life was on the line, and a few where it was borderline becoming real. And I’ve found that there is a very interesting few seconds between realizing there is a problem and deciding how your going to react. It’s the few seconds where your gut feels like…

WINTER BUSHCRAFT ADVENTURE Your aircraft has gone down, and it is winter in the Rocky Mountains…would you be able to survive? Aurora Bushcraft & Survival wants to show you how! Learn firebuilding, navigation, knife and saw safety and cutting techniques, winter survival, shelter building, winter foraging and snow travel on a weekend long winter bushcraft…

This Week On Movie Monday Che, from the Ontario Preppers Survival Network is a major contributor to the preparedness community not only in Ontario, but across the country. Every summer, Che hosts the Ontario Preppers Annual Meetup, where a multitude of leaders in the preparedness community gather to share their knowledge. Che himself is an…

Living through an emergency event is stressful enough to your health, but what if you have an immune system that is compromised by the things you eat and you are suddenly thrust into a situation where your food options are limited even further? I think about that a lot because I, too, am celiac. Thankfully…

WINTER BUSHCRAFT ADVENTURE Your aircraft has gone down, and it is winter in the Rocky Mountains…would you be able to survive? Aurora Bushcraft & Survival wants to show you how! Learn firebuilding, navigation, knife and saw safety and cutting techniques, winter survival, shelter building, winter foraging and snow travel on a weekend long winter bushcraft…

This Week On Movie Monday Yellowstone Caldera :  The Biggest Volcanic Eruption Ever Awaits Mankind  The Yellowstone Caldera is the volcanic caldera and supervolcano located in Yellowstone National Park in the United States, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano. The caldera is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, in which the vast majority…

This Week On Movie Monday Secrets Of The Castle Episode 2 How many times have we heard that an EMP would send us back to midevil times?  As disturbing as that statement is, how many of us understand exactly what that would mean?  Have you ever wondered what it would take to build a suitable…