Could you survive?

[dragonz]

if the shit does hit the fan, I sure as all hell hope I'm not up your way for work.
Will be far better off down here in NZ for sure.
Most of the world don't know where to find us anyway, & we know how to survive

[disco]

I'm going to host classes on non violent conflict resolution.  "we're all in this together."  "violence never solves anything."

[Bert]

Here's a few ideas for survival off grid

Fresh water - Sand point well

Water purification/cooking
Denatured alcohol stove - single jet, double jet, coil type. http://youtu.be/3Bl0Yr_wS0U

Solar cooking in pyrex containers

Heating
Rocket mass heaters (rocket stoves)  http://youtu.be/-jzKKIHhTU0

waste oil heater  http://youtu.be/X51gD6YXNko

babington burner http://youtu.be/pBC7fCOGmi0

brake drum heater http://youtu.be/Sir6r1xlHi4

Showers - solar

In my search for fire & fire related things I came across these videos.  Some of the videos are from tree huggers living off grid & I laughed at them but when America turns to crap everyone will need some survival skills & caveman technology. Is there an app for that ? 
 
The most appealing to me ? The rocket mass heater, they are used in 3rd world countries & are very veratile as they can be fired by animal dung.     People are cooking on top of them. A copper coil can be used for heating water or making steam.  The rocket mass stoves exhaust  (chimney) is ran underground & will heat the floor.  The chimney can be routed thru an earthern bench which absorbs heat during the day while the stove is in use & releases it slowly during the night acting as a heatsink offering a more comfortable nights sleep. Throw a sleeping bag on top & float away into dreams of refrigeration, electricity, cable TV & Raptors Cheap to build. Simple. They can be bought commercially as a table top stove.  A lot of possibilites.

I don't think the average person is prepared for a natural disasters or power outages. How many of you have hand crank weather radios or flashlights? Generators ? Candles ? Wood burners? I could go on... I hope it never happens.  I watched the movie Contagion the other day. That will get you thinking. If you haven't seen it I'd recommend it

Just for fun - Rubens tube - http://youtu.be/J9mgLcZv1Do

 

[Peelz]

sweet!

diggin a sand point in my back yard tonight

[Krandall]

liar. you're buiding an underground  meth lab.

[Peelz]

and.....? Even in a post apocalyptic world, I'll still need a little bump every now and then


also....been checkin out the rocket mass heaters....pretty cool idea. Even without armageddon lol Would be a kickass thing for a hunting shed or garage or something like that..... 

LOL at the professional terminology: "super rockety" 

[Krandall]

the vid bert posted. the only problem I see is.. how do you clean that sucker out?

[Peelz]

shovel or vaccum

[Bert]

also....been checkin out the rocket mass heaters.... Would be a kickass thing for a hunting shed or garage or something like that..... 

pool/hot tub heater. Heated patio. Domestic hot water at a cabin. With a water or glycol PEX system buried around the exhaust you could capture heat & reclaim it thru a  heat exchanger & have forced air heat. Creating steam power with the stove has its risks but the possibilites... Steam driven generator ?  Water super heater.   

[phucker]

ill just burn wood lol, much easier

[Peelz]

ill just burn wood lol, much easier

me too, but youll have to make it stretch with no sunlight under the shadow of nuclear winter.

[phucker]

then just hunt fattys if there are any left, fat burns well lol

[disco]

then just hunt fattys if there are any left, fat burns well lol

What worries me is I was thinking that too, lol.  I didn't say anything because I thought it was a bit morbid.  But you know, heck with it.  They died already, I'm gonna roll them and take what I need.  Then give them a Viking funeral.  <- Yeah yeah, that's it.

[phucker]

exactly, at times like those you cant let anything go to waste, liberals would be my first choice

[Peelz]

then just hunt fattys if there are any left, fat burns well lol

What worries me is I was thinking that too, lol.  I didn't say anything because I thought it was a bit morbid.  But you know, heck with it.  They died already, I'm gonna roll them and take what I need.  Then give them a Viking funeral.  <- Yeah yeah, that's it.

ever seen a viking funeral? wait for second preview clip.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s34kwHvg0Bs


note: Krandall...watch this!!! you will laugh, I guarantee it.

Jews in SPAAAAAACE!!!