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Comment by Jan Carter on April 12, 2013 at 22:04

This is Mohammed Bah Abba's Pot-in-pot invention. In northern Nigeria, where Mohammed is from, over 90% of the villages have no electricity. His invention, which he won a Rolex Award for (and $100,000), is a refrigerator than runs without electricity.

Here's how it works. You take a smaller pot and put it inside a larger pot. Fill the space in between them with wet sand, and cover the top with a wet cloth. When the water evaporates, it pulls the heat out with it, making the inside cold. It's a natural, cheap, easy-to-make refrigerator.

 

So, instead of perishable foods rotting after only three days, they can last up to three weeks. Obviously, this has the potential to change their lives

Comment by Jan Carter on April 1, 2013 at 20:49

I like all the ideas but this one with the solar panel!  Just fantastic.  Put another room on it and I am IN!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on April 1, 2013 at 20:32

Great Pallet construction! We all should use discarded wood and any other discarded material, that we may make good use of, to improve , our homestead.

Comment by Jan Carter on April 1, 2013 at 20:13

29 Great uses for Pallets, some excellent ideas

http://willowhavenoutdoor.com/featured-wilderness-survival-blog-ent...

Looks like a nice shop to me!

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 16, 2013 at 21:42

The great number of members with knowledge of food preparation, should share their experience in perserving our food.

Comment by Stewart Holmes on March 10, 2013 at 12:26

Hallo, I have not posted on here yet. Have some background in bushcraft, growing food and survival. I'll read up on the other comments, then post somthing soon. take care.

In Memoriam Comment by Robert Burris on March 9, 2013 at 17:38

I don't have to worry about a fire but I do have to worry about being over run buy less prepared bad guys and gals. The idea of a group of helping each other in a time of need is the right way to go. I have friends and family, near that can help with alot of the things people will need in this type of situation.

Comment by Clint Thompson on February 20, 2013 at 19:29

You quickly break into your emergency supplies and drink a great deal of beer and then put out the fire.  LOL!  No I have done this.

You should have a network of friends and family where you store supplies for this type of incident.  They would store the same with you in case they loose their shelter.

Comment by Jan Carter on February 20, 2013 at 17:33

 Your home is well-stocked for any event…except suddenly your home is in the path of a raging wildfire.  You can’t cling to the fact that your preps are in your home. Your survival reality has changed instantly and you must evacuate with your family and find a new way to be fed and sheltered.

So how do you prep for something like this?  Do you store some provisions off site of your home?  Have extra bug out bags?

Comment by Jan Carter on February 17, 2013 at 13:42

Anyone Winter Gardening?

What makes a "winter" garden special? Or perhaps the question should be: what makes an ordinary garden a special winter garden? Quite simply, the fact that a garden appears at a time when everything else in the winter landscape is dull, plain and brown is outstanding alone.

Solar pods for winter gardening

Plants for Winter Gardens

Since you can never duplicate the heat of summer, you need to grow cool weather crops. The best plants for winter cold frames and solar pods are:

• Lettuce
• Spinach
• Radishes
• Swiss Chard
• Carrots
• Endive
• Kale
• Scallions
• Beets
• Parsnips
• Onions
• Turnips
• Kohlrabi
• Collard greens
• Broccoli
• Fava beans
• Chives

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