All videos for the tag : Rainer Salzger (52 videos) - page 2
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This time: The animal fat Burner Things needed: 2 Tin cans, 3 wooden sticks, cotton strip, animal fat, pocket knife, matches or lighter. Some Facts about animal fat: The University of Georgia has been using chicken fat to heat buildings and water on its campus. Animal fat fuels are produced as waste in the slaughtering…
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Double-covered shelters consist of two plastic sheets separated by a layer of air. Double covering has a major benefit over single covering (where there’s just one cover of plastic sheet and no air layer): Keeps warm air in, meaning your emergency shelter is better insulated. Double covering prevents heat transfer by convection. The trapped air…
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Rose hips will can be eaten as a winter survival food. If in case you find yourself having colds and flu while out in the wild, this can serve as your natural medication. Check out my books:
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This time: Fire-starting with a Fresnel Lens. A Fresnel lens will save on using matches for cloudy days or nighttime while during sunshine you can start a fire for free. The compact and lightweight design of a Fresnel lens along with being inexpensive makes it a perfect addition to your survival kit. The Fresnel Lens…
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The candle emergency lantern, made of a old tin can, a candle, and a bit of wire for handle, is a device that will be found to be very useful in an emergency. The whole thing was a boxed light, shining ahead like a searchlight.
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Looking for a way to test your fire building skills? Try lighting a “one-match-fire”. This is even more impressive in wet conditions, windy weather, and in other scenarios that increase the difficulty for fire making.
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Soldier emergency tinder. Snipers, combat medics, even Mantracker carry the same good fire tinder with themselves. Few of them know it. (repost)
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This time: The desert cooker aka Benghazi stove. The ‘Benghazi Stove’ is an improvised cooking stove, consisting of three simple items, Dry Sand, Petrol and an Old Tin Can. The ‘Benghazi Stove’ was innovated by the “Desert Rats” in North Africa, during WW2. Partially fill the Tin can with Dry Sand and then pour either…
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This time: Finding North from the Great Bear. In the northern hemisphere the North Star (Polaris) indicates the position of True North to within 2°. It is a bright star and can be found by producing a line from the two end stars, or ‘pointers’ of the Great Bear (Big Dipper). The North Star will…
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Air has a low thermal conductivity but is very mobile. There are thus two elements that are important in protecting from the cold: 1: stopping the wind from penetrating and replacing the layer of warm air close to the body; 2: setting up a layer of still air which serves as insulation, by the use…
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The Self-Extinguishing Candle: There are some 18,000 candle-caused fires annually in the United States, and experts blame carelessness on the part of candle users. Some Candle fires occur because candles were left unattended, abandoned or inadequately supervised. To leave your candle burning so that it will safely extinguish itself at any estimated time, insert the…
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Uses for an old umbrella: 4 Amazing Tricks for Woodrunners, Camper, Hunters and Recyclers: Place 4: Coat hanger, in order to dry clothing. Place 3: Wind protection for your campfire. Place 2: Rain protection for a small campfire. And the number 1 is: A Hunting blind, cheaply and just as well as a commercial but…
