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Animated Knots
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Found this neat website that shows you step by step how to tie knots. They have a large variety of knots for use in household, surgery, outdoors, etc. Check it out: Animated Knots
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Want to know how its done? Here are a few recipes for making fruit leather at home.... Good to make on a cool day, since the oven will be on all day. These recipes all use an oven but there are other ways to go about this ie: solar dehydrator or electric food dehydrator. Do you have a recipe you'd like to share? Feel free to send it to me via my contact section. Need an idea for a boy's birthday party or just looking for a little bit of fun? Thought this was an entertaining little item.
I don't drink coffee but I do have a bunch of cans sitting around for baby formula, one of which is a similar size to a coffee can. I really don't like getting rid of them because they seem really good for other purposes. I decided I needed some inspiration for what to do with these. Here are some ideas:
...or cooking during power outages. I was reading an article the other day about services that would be good for barter during a dire situation and came across off grid cooking as a service. That hadn't really occurred to me as something that people would be willing to barter for, but in this day and age of instant everything...it makes sense. In a world where you pick up a phone or order online for your food or simply toss the food into the microwave and hit a button or families dine out on a frequent basis, it makes sense to me that people will likely appreciate such a service. Then I came across a blog post about off grid alternatives to the regular appliances that we use in the kitchen. It points out all of the appliances and tools that we currently use in the kitchen that would be useless without power and provides ideas for alternatives. Without futher ado: Off-Grid Alternatives to Everyday Kitchen Tools Here are some additional links: I have had to resort to a few of these methods due to power outages. Our BBQ and small camp-stove are what we've used in these situations. This just randomly crossed my mind and I decided to look into it a little further. Not to mention, its one of those things that if you know how to do it now, it might come in handy later... So, how does one go about waterproofing their shoes? For starters, I discovered that there are products that can be purchased to achieve this:
For ideas on how to DIY:
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The ability to generate your own electricity during a crisis will certainly help alleviate a little stress... Came across this just the other day and thought it was pretty neat. Check it out for yourself at the link below. DIY Vertical Axis Wind Turbine |
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