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  • Old tech for a new use, the ww2 german army zeltbahn Poncho

    Creating one of these is really easy and if done well, can replace poncho tents Being a “grey man” is great but sometimes you also need camouflage.. the german army used these poncho’s to provide soldiers with rain protection and camouflage.. they can also be adapted to form tents and sheltars when used in groups… Read more

  • a few notes on SHTF firearms

    Hi all Ive been reading the forums lately and have seen some posts on SHTF firearms that really make me smile. One guy has 3 weapons and ammo along with a Kevlar vest… but only 3 days food, in his bug out bag. this really doesn’t make sense to me for bug out you are… Read more

  • Issues with 9mm casings —

    Without really looking I reloaded 100 rounds on the week-end , at the range i had 6 casings where the primers fell out in the magazine . failing to allow the weapon to go into battery and messing powder everywhere. I was lucky that nothing blew up … I picked up the casings at the range and hadn’t properly checked… Read more

  • Sod house

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sod_house The sod house or “soddy”[1] was a corollary to the log cabin during frontier settlement of Canada and the United States. The prairie lacked standard building materials such as wood or stone; however, sod from thickly-rooted prairie grass was abundant.[2] Prairie grass had a much thicker, tougher root structure than modern landscaping grass. Construction… Read more