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How to build a Survival Water Distillation System for under $5 and turn Salt Water Into Fresh Water

May 14, 2022Nov 20, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

  STEP 1 : MATERIALS REQUIRED This project goes into the build a simple survival water distillation system to turn your saltwater into drinkable freshwater. This setup can be made with little more than two … Read more

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How to build a simple and effective Multi Purpose Waste oil Aluminum Scrapping Foundry / Forge out of Scrap Metal

May 14, 2022Nov 20, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a convertible waste oil-powered aluminum foundry/forge made out of recycled materials. Waste oil-burning does get more than hot enough to melt down aluminum, which has a melting point … Read more

Categories Offgrid Living

How to build a Homemade Water Powered HHO Dry Cell Generator

May 14, 2022Nov 20, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a Homemade 19 Plate HHO Dry Cell Generator. The HHO generator works by the principle of electrolysis. Water is made from two types of atoms hydrogen and oxygen. … Read more

Categories Off Grid Power

How to build a Super Efficient Portable Rocket Mass Heater from reclaimed and repurposed items and save up to 80% on your heating bills

May 14, 2022Nov 19, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

  This project goes over the build of a homemade efficient rocket mass heater that is portable, uses less fuel, and burns clean. This heater is made out of reclaimed and repurposed materials. The cool … Read more

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How to build a Backyard Waste Oil Burner Powered Water Heater to produce Hot Water for your Home

May 14, 2022Nov 19, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a waste oil-powered hot water heater for your home. This converts an old used domestic water heater to run on waste oil, engine oil, or cooking oil. With … Read more

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How to build a Cheap Waste oil Barrel Heater for your Garage .

May 14, 2022Nov 18, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a homemade waste oil garage heater made out of an old standard 55-gallon drum and a propane tank. This setup also doubles as a cooker.   STEP 1 … Read more

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How to build a Super Efficient Outdoor Wood Stove Heater from an Old Propane Bottle

May 14, 2022Nov 17, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of an efficient outdoor wood-burning stove heater out of an old propane bottle and some scrap metal from the scrapyard. This stove has a secondary burn system that helps … Read more

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How to Install a Complete Micro Hydro Alternative Power Generation System for your Home.

May 14, 2022Aug 1, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the details on how you can set up and install a 300W Off the grid Micro Hydro System for your home. The water source mentioned in this project has a flow … Read more

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How to build a Offgrid Homemade Washing Machine that use no electricity.Also works as a Composter

May 14, 2022Jul 29, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the detail of how you can take an old 55-gallon plastic drum and turn that into a hand crank washing machine and a compost tumbler. STEP 1 : THE BARREL SUPPORT … Read more

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How to dig your own shallow water well for the garden

May 14, 2022Jul 27, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the instructions on how you can dig your own shallow hand pump water well using simple tools and save a lot of money.   STEP 1 : KNOW YOUR GROUND Before … Read more

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How to convert an Old Ceiling Fan Motor into a 70W Efficient Single Phase Alternator Generator

May 14, 2022Jul 17, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the conversion of an old ceiling fan motor into a single-phase alternator. You can’t take your standard AC electric motor and spin it and get an electrical current out of it … Read more

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How to build a Large 2000W Portable Solar Power Generator at Home from scratch.

May 14, 2022Jul 13, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

The idea of a completely silent power generator that can still run large power loads, and never need gasoline is a really cool concept. This project goes over the build of a large 2000W Portable … Read more

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How to build a Multi Use Simple Homemade Wood Gas System from Scrap Materials that can be used as a Generator,Cooking Stove and Lantern

May 14, 2022Jul 4, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a simple gasification system that functions to produce wood gas for running a generator, a cooking stove, and for lanterns. We feed the wood chips and other materials … Read more

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How to build a Simple Homemade Bandsaw Mill from Old Car Wheels

May 14, 2022Jun 21, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a simple Bandsaw from old car wheels. Car wheels are big and heavy, but in many ways, they are ideal for bandsaws. They are available everywhere cheaply. They … Read more

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How to build a Homemade Wooden Bandsaw Mill from Scratch.Step by step build Instructions

May 14, 2022Jun 21, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a simple Homemade Bandsaw mill that can that turn hard maple into smaller lumber.   STEP 1 : MAKING THE WHEELS The first step is to make the … Read more

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How to build a Simple Alternative Power Dual Refrigeration System that uses no electricity

May 14, 2022Jun 21, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the conversion of an old three-way refrigerator unit from an RV into an alternative power Off-grid Dual refrigeration system that uses no electric power. This can be really useful in case … Read more

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How to build a Super Efficient ,Multi Use Homemade Ammo Can Rocket Stove. Inexpensive,Portable and Leaves no smoke….

May 14, 2022Jun 21, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of an efficient clean burn multi-use ammo can portable rocket stove. Easy to build, small, portable, and leaves no smoke. The reason it is smokeless is that it uses … Read more

Categories Wood Stoves

How to build a Homemade Super Efficient Portable Solar Generator

May 14, 2022Jun 19, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

  This project goes over the build of a Homemade medium-sized and moderately priced portable solar power generator that is designed to be powered by a 100W Polycrystalline Solar Panel.     STEP  1 :CHOOSING … Read more

Categories Solar Power

How to make a Survival Rope Making Machine at home from easily available materials

May 14, 2022May 30, 2017 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a Homemade rope-making machine using a simple cordless power drill and some inexpensive materials that are sourced from the local hardware store. STEP 1 : MATERIALS REQUIRED Here … Read more

Categories Offgrid Living

How to build a Homemade Copper Pipe Solar Water Heater and get super hot water fast

May 14, 2022Dec 6, 2016 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the build of a Homemade Copper Pipe Solar Thermal Water heater that can produce super hot water fast. This reaches a temperature at or above 150F with air temperature from high … Read more

Categories Solar Power

How to build a Simple Backyard Bio Sand Water Filtration System from easily available materials .

May 14, 2022Oct 1, 2016 by Practical Survivalist

This project goes over the building of a cheap bio-sand water filtration system. This can filter out polluted water from your stream or lake or gutter. Bio sand filters are good for filtering parasites, bacteria, … Read more

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