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How to Ranger Roll Jeans

Just like most other types of pants, jeans can be rolled up nice and tight. This simple hack will allow you to pack your clothes in an efficient way without taking up a lot of space in your pack.

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DIY Portable Distiller – How to make seawater drinkable

With a few components you can pick up at any home improvement store, you can make a portable distiller that will make water from almost any source safe to drink. Even salt water.

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Primitive Technology: Cord drill and Pump drill

This video demonstrates making a cord drill and then it’s upgraded to a pump drill. A cord drill is basically a spindle with a fly wheel attached so it looks like a spinning top. the middle of a piece...

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Six Ways to Escape from Handcuffs, Zip Ties & Duct Tape

Get ready to learn some life skills – Brian teaches us a bunch of different ways to escape from handcuffs. And if you find yourself in some zip ties and duct tape, here’s a way to break out of those...

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Self Feeding Fire

The guy who made this video saw a photo of this self-feeding fire technique popping up in different places and decided to try it out. He says it worked well enough, burning for over 14 hours and...

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Spanish Windlass Survival Trap in Action (Graphic Content)

This video goes into detail showing you not only how to make the trap and how it works, but also showing it in action catching rats and mice. The trap can also be scaled up to catch larger animals.  

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5 Campfire Styles To Cover Any Situation

Did you know that how you build your campfire influences its output of heat, the cooking coals it will produce, how long it will burn, and the ease of replenishing it? Well, you will in the next...

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How to Make an Emergency Toilet

Make a portable, emergency supply kit, that could save your tush during a natural disaster. Or at least, provide a little cushioning for it. Some quick links to a few of the materials used: [✓] Pool...

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How to Make a Buddy Burner

In this video, I’m going to make what is commonly referred to as a Buddy Burner. This is a project that Boy Scouts have been doing for decades and it is a handy item to have around. It can be used for...

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How to Make a Bacon Fat Candle

A bacon fat candle is really easy to make and costs next to nothing since you’re using materials you would normally throw away. This video show you a quickly and easily you can make a bacon fat candle...

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