Comments for Survivaltek  http://survivaltek.com Teaching the Ways and Means to Survive Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:07 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Edible Bamboo Shoots by Gil Palmer http://survivaltek.com/?p=3565&cpage=1#comment-1924 Gil Palmer Sat, 18 May 2013 14:30:07 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=3565#comment-1924 My notes from the videos of a Permaculture Design Course given by Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in Melbourne, 2005, available at tagari.com: All bamboos can be eaten. Some are high in prussic acid. These you have to wash out or ferment. Fermenting improves the quality a lot. Put them in earthenware filled with water and grasses to ferment. It’s done in Thailand, Vietnam, etc. In Thailand they put them in 5 gallon tins, seal the bamboo in there in water, and they stay fine. Open the tin, take some out, cut it up and eat it or cook it. It can be 2 or 3 years old! My notes from the videos of a Permaculture Design Course given by Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton in Melbourne, 2005, available at tagari.com:

All bamboos can be eaten. Some are high in prussic acid. These you have to wash out or ferment. Fermenting improves the quality a lot. Put them in earthenware filled with water and grasses to ferment. It’s done in Thailand, Vietnam, etc. In Thailand they put them in 5 gallon tins, seal the bamboo in there in water, and they
stay fine. Open the tin, take some out, cut it up and eat it or cook it. It can be 2 or 3 years old!

]]> Comment on Plastic Bottle Cooking – With A Twist by Erik http://survivaltek.com/?p=2669&cpage=1#comment-1893 Erik Wed, 15 May 2013 14:22:03 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=2669#comment-1893 Does it have to be cooked over a fire? I mean, is it possible to just put the food in a bottle, and drop the bottle into boiling water with the cap on for 30 minutes or so? (That is, if you have the luxury of having a large pot to put the boiling water into) That way, the temperature would be lower emitting less toxic gases, allow you the option to walk away and not have stay with it to turn it, the contents would be under pressure thus raising the temperature inside a few degrees more, (pressure cooking it), and lastly, not burn or blacken the bottom of the plastic? Does it have to be cooked over a fire? I mean, is it possible to just put the food in a bottle, and drop the bottle into boiling water with the cap on for 30 minutes or so? (That is, if you have the luxury of having a large pot to put the boiling water into) That way, the temperature would be lower emitting less toxic gases, allow you the option to walk away and not have stay with it to turn it, the contents would be under pressure thus raising the temperature inside a few degrees more, (pressure cooking it), and lastly, not burn or blacken the bottom of the plastic?

]]> Comment on The Swedish Log Candle by rob turner http://survivaltek.com/?p=1727&cpage=1#comment-1827 rob turner Sat, 11 May 2013 02:06:37 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=1727#comment-1827 there is also another method I was shown a few years ago. if you can find a dead tree, pine in northern bc is what I have used. you cut an 18 inch block off and if the tree has been dead for a couple of years it willhave 5 to 6 inches of rot in the center and be quite dry. clean out the rot from the center with a stick or axe handle, it usually comes out fairly easy. light a small campfire and place the block upright with the hole on top of the fire. the fire will work its way up the center of the log, in a short while the flame will reach through the top and burns like a large candle, hence this is the famous "Yukon Candle", Rob. there is also another method I was shown a few years ago. if you can find a dead tree, pine in northern bc is what I have used. you cut an 18 inch block off and if the tree has been dead for a couple of years it willhave 5 to 6 inches of rot in the center and be quite dry. clean out the rot from the center with a stick or axe handle, it usually comes out fairly easy. light a small campfire and place the block upright with the hole on top of the fire. the fire will work its way up the center of the log, in a short while the flame will reach through the top and burns like a large candle, hence this is the famous “Yukon Candle”, Rob.

]]> Comment on PVC Tube Fishing Kit by John http://survivaltek.com/?p=3436&cpage=1#comment-1819 John Thu, 09 May 2013 18:48:36 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=3436#comment-1819 Use 2" PVC instead of 3/4". Use 2″ PVC instead of 3/4″.

]]> Comment on The Swedish Log Candle by Ken http://survivaltek.com/?p=1727&cpage=1#comment-1812 Ken Wed, 08 May 2013 23:38:44 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=1727#comment-1812 I used gasoline in this illustration. Let it sit for a few minutes first, and don't flood it, just douse the edges in the center. Diesel would work well, but gasoline when used sparingly is not deadly... use discretion. I used gasoline in this illustration. Let it sit for a few minutes first, and don’t flood it, just douse the edges in the center. Diesel would work well, but gasoline when used sparingly is not deadly… use discretion.

]]> Comment on The Swedish Log Candle by Carolyn's Tips! http://survivaltek.com/?p=1727&cpage=1#comment-1803 Carolyn's Tips! Tue, 07 May 2013 15:28:23 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=1727#comment-1803 Never use gasoline it will blow up when you ignite it. Use diesel instead. But never Gasoline, I know from experience it is very dangerous!!!!! Never use gasoline it will blow up when you ignite it. Use diesel instead. But never Gasoline, I know from experience it is very dangerous!!!!!

]]> Comment on “Grid-Down” Talk At Wilkes County Library by TJ Miley http://survivaltek.com/?p=3539&cpage=1#comment-1726 TJ Miley Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:28:15 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=3539#comment-1726 As always you provide excellent info As always you provide excellent info

]]> Comment on Gum Wrapper Fire Method by Tracey G. http://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1723 Tracey G. Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:47:41 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1723 I can attest that this IS viable. It is a very common method used widely in tobacco-free prisons, where inmates are not allowed to have matches or lighters. They aren't allowed to have tobacco, either, but like everything else, it gets smuggled in. Since they can't have lighters, but ARE allowed small radios or alarm clocks, using the AA battery is the preferred method of lighting up... I can attest that this IS viable. It is a very common method used widely in tobacco-free prisons, where inmates are not allowed to have matches or lighters. They aren’t allowed to have tobacco, either, but like everything else, it gets smuggled in. Since they can’t have lighters, but ARE allowed small radios or alarm clocks, using the AA battery is the preferred method of lighting up…

]]> Comment on Gum Wrapper Fire Method by Michelle http://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1722 Michelle Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:49:39 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1722 Agreed ... initially the instructions sound harder than it is, but the following text, along with the video clears it up perfectly. Great post!! --- The folded piece of foil should resemble the “bracket” symbol. 6) Place tinder above the mid-point to capture the flame that is created when you place the AA battery between the 2 ends and touch each terminal simultaneously. Agreed … initially the instructions sound harder than it is, but the following text, along with the video clears it up perfectly. Great post!!
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The folded piece of foil should resemble the “bracket” symbol.

6) Place tinder above the mid-point to capture the flame that is created when you place the AA battery between the 2 ends and touch each terminal simultaneously.

]]> Comment on Gum Wrapper Fire Method by Harvey Wallbanger http://survivaltek.com/?p=3478&cpage=1#comment-1721 Harvey Wallbanger Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:33:16 +0000 http://survivaltek.com/?p=3478#comment-1721 Pretty neat with the video anchoring the written. Good to know but hopefully will never need to use. Pretty neat with the video anchoring the written. Good to know but hopefully will never need to use.

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