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How To: Build a rocket stove
The rocket stove, invented by Dr. Larry Winiarski, was developed to require much less cooking fuel than a traditional stove. The rocket stove also emits less dangerously, as most of the energy burned turns into heat. To build this rocket stove, you will need sheet metal or a 5 litre metal can, clay, water, sawdust, a wooden mold, a clay brick, vermiculite or perlite, and cement. Learn how to build a rocket stove by watching this video tutorial.
How To: Make a fork and spoon in the bush
In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make utensils in the wilderness. You'll see how to make a wooden fork, spoon, pot hanger and support when out in the woods. Also, learn how to clean your knife using moss. A nice piece of hazel wood is what you'll want for this survival bushcraft technique.
How To: Identify trees and their uses
Ever wonder what tree is which in the bush, or what each tree is useful for? This video tutorial will show you how to identify the various trees that are useful in Bushcraft. Andrew Price explains the difference between the trees, like Ash, Beech, Holly, and Elder trees, and their uses. If you need to survive in the wilderness, this is a great way to do it.
How To: Use a knife in the wilderness
The knife is easily the most important tool in Bushcraft. Learn various cutting techniques as well as the parts of knife, the qualities that go into a good knife, and how to maintain and take care of your knife.
How To: Sharpen a bushcraft knife in the bush
This video tutorial will show you how to make your bushcraft knife as sharp as possible by using the Japanese Water Stone. This Bushman how-to video will give you full instructions on how to use the stone plus an introduction to a lighter method.
How To: Start a fire with firesteel and petroleum jelly balls
Learn to survive in the outdoors or in case of a disaster by watching this how-to video. This disaster prep video shows you how to use the firesteel and petroleum jelly cotton balls to start a fire. All you have to do is pull apart a pj ball, take the firesteel and scrape your knife along the steel to throw sparks into the fire ball. Follow along with these easy steps and start a simple survival fire.
How To: Build a log cabin fire
Watch this how-to video showing how to build a log cabin fire, which is an easy to build and easy to light fire that can be built using woods from any environment (especially an environment where you find log cabins!)
How To: Make an ultralight wick backpacking stove
Remind yourself how to make an ultralight wick back packing stove with tips from this how-to video. Or, just plain teach yourself how to do it, depending on what level you are at in making ultralight wick backpacking stoves.
How To: Save your life with chocolate and a soda can
Learn this useful survival trick that could one day save your life! Survive by using this soda can and chocolate trick. Basically, you will create a fire with a leaf. Get tips from this how-to video, especially on how to best use the polished surface to point the sunlight into one small "dot."
How To: Gather basket making materials for weaving
Check out this video to learn how to gather basket making materials with tips from a how to tutorial. This is for weaving baskets with willow.
How To: Make cordage from plant fibers
Check out this how to tutorial to learn how to make cordage from plant fibers. Don't forget that the plant, dogvane, is ideal cordage material.
How To: Make flaked stone tools with flint knapping
Check out this video to learn how to use flintknapping to make flaked stone tools. Find an angle that is less than an ninety degree angle to strike the stone.
How To: Flint knap flaked stone tools
Check out this video to learn how to do flintknapping with flaked stone tools (The stones look like obsidian.)
How To: Make a wood gas stove
Make a small stove to burn wood chips using the wood gas method. Get tips from this how to tutorial.
How To: Use a compact wood burning stove
Use a compact wood burning stove. Check out this how to tutorial to learn how the features function.
How To: Use pop can survival tips
Could an empty pop can save your life? Sure it could! Just build a fire with a can using tips from this video.
How To: Make a fire piston from a flashlight
Learn how to make a fire piston or fire syringe from a MagLite flashlight.
How To: Light a fire with a mag light and wires
This video will show you an all-new fire starting idea that deals with steel wool and your flashlight batteries.
How To: Identify tinder fungus for fire starting
This is a short video showing what tinder fungus is, what to look for, and how it is used. Tinder fungus is nice to have because it does not combust quickly, but rather smolder for a long time.
How To: Identify fatwood for fire starting
This is a short video to help in identifying a fatwood stump. Fatwood is what happens when a tree dies a sudden death, and the roots continue sending resin to the rest of the tree, which creates resin-rich fire starting fatwood.
How To: Put together a good fire starting kit
This is an instructional video on how to put together a fire starting kit. The kit includes everything from a lighter to fatwood. The second video in this sequence will show you how to use the items detailed in the fire starting kit.
How To: Use a Wind King rope lighter
This video is a short demonstration of the wind king rope lighter, a small lighter that uses a length of cloth rope and a flint to create an ember for fire making. With this helpful lighter, you can make fire in places where the wind would normally destroy your lighter's flame.
How To: Light a self starting lighter
This video is a short demonstration of a self-starting lighter from the New Method Co. in action.
How To: Use an empty lighter to create fire in an emergency
Even when your lighter (whether piezo or flintwheel) is empty, you can get another light or fire! The Isobutane propellant and flammable base gives you a temporary ignitable fuel source.
How To: Use garlic and ginger for a cough remedy
Garlic ginger syrup is an herbal cough remedy. This cough home remedy would make use of cough herbs such as garlic and ginger. Learn how to make this garlic remedy that is garlic ginger syrup.
How To: Use rose hip recipes
The how to video contains rose recipes, such as making herbal vinegar and honey. This rose recipe makes use of rosehip. Learn some of these rose recipes by watching this video. Rose hip honey can heal a sore throat.
How To: Treat coughs and fever with elderberry
The elderberry is an excellent herb and can be used to treat cough and fever. This video shows how to make cough syrup using elderberry.
How To: Dry stinging nettle herbs
Learn how to dry herbs, particularly nettle. Yay! This how to video is a great step-by-step tutorial on drying stinging nettle. Nettle is a great spicy herb that can add extra flavor to any dish.
How To: Prepare for Y2K
Tim Carter of AsktheBuilder.com demonstrates the best way to prepare for Y2K.
How To: Make a paracord using a knitting spool
This short video shows how to get started with 550 paracord and a 3 peg/nail knitting spool made from a wooden napkin ring and 3 nails. This just show you how to start. Follow these steps: After the initial wrapping of the nails with the paracord at the bottom of the nail, you take the working end to the next nail above the cord that's wrapped around it, use a hook of some type to lift the lower cord up and over the top cord and the nail. Continue from one nail to the next, up and over with t...
How To: Make a round sinnet paracord fob
You'll need two pieces of gutted paracord, one 30 inches the other 25 inches. This will make a finished fob with a 3-inch loop and a 2-inch body. You'll also need scissors and a lighter.
How To: Tie a monkey's fist
The main trouble spot in making a monkey's fist is in tightening up the knot. The key is to gradually tighten it by working the slack out. Do just a little at a time, following it all the way through your fist.
How To: Tie a lanyard knot
This video tutorial will show you how to tie a lanyard knot with a loop. You can try with an 18 inch length of paracord for the demonstration, but this will work with various lengths and diameters of cord.
How To: Make a cool oil emergency lamp for under a buck
See how to make a very cool oil lamp for just under one dollar. This emergency lamp will help you out in emergency power outages, or if you're just getting sick of normal candles. Make a cool oil emergency lamp for under a buck.
How To: Use atlatl accuracy tips
Check out a few accuracy tips for those who are having a tough time learning to make and throw atlatl darts.
How To: Fletch atlatl darts with no glue
Check out this method of fletching atlatl darts with no glue. Start by trimming feathers.
How To: Eat American Lotus
Learn with Green Deane about a prime wild edible, the American lotus, cousin to the lotus in Asian cooking.
How To: Eat duck potatoes
Learn from Green Deane about duck potatoes, a wide-spread highly-esteemed root vegetable.
How To: Eat Spurge Nettle
Learn from Green Deane about Spurge Nettle, a root that can be eaten all year round.
How To: Eat lichen (Cladonia)
Learn from Green Deane about lichen, a potential food found everywhere on earth.