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Giveaway: Spot Satellite Tracker

Giveaway: Spot Satellite Tracker

GearCrave.com just announced a giveaway yesterday for four SPOT Satellite
Messengers (as endorsed by Survivorman himself, Les Stroud). This looks like a great giveaway! I’m definitely signing up for a free Spot Satellite Tracker.

Turn Your Old Waterbottle Into a Solar Lantern

Turn Your Old Waterbottle Into a Solar Lantern

DON’T THROW AWAY YOUR OLD POLYCARBONATE WATER BOTTLE – TURN IT INTO A SOLAR LANTERN!
The last thing this planet needs is any more plastic in the landfills. But what do you do with your old polycarbonate water bottle (Nalgene or similar) that you don’t want to use any more? Don’t throw it away! With [...]

Beating the heat while outdoors

Beating the heat while outdoors

If your an outdoor type that hikes and bikes or even has lots of daily tasks to do around the house such as mowing grass, or gardening, the heat so far this year in 2007 is going to hurt you. But this doesn’t mean you have to quit doing them, you just need [...]

How to purify water

How to purify water

Boil water at a rolling boil for 10 minutes. A pinch of salt added to each quart of water improves taste. You can also purify water with two chemicals: chlorine bleach and iodine.
Chlorine bleach (unscented) such as Clorox or Purex. Check the label to be sure that hypochlorite is the only active ingredient. Do not [...]

Be prepared when outdoors

Be prepared when outdoors

I recently came across this Equipped to Survive site and then with a little more digging I found Doug Ritters Mini Survival Kit. This is a survival kit that is meant to be very small and lightweight and great for hiking or camping or any other time where space matters. Some items include:

Compass
Iodine to purify [...]