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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Rather than start a new thread for each video I thought I'd consolidate the videos in the one thread.

Steel cup cook stove.

https://youtube.com/shorts/O0DdA1cTvPY?si=5X4lBkZTWlMxJqfD

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 14, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Foraging for fatwood.

https://youtube.com/shorts/za07pFtoX50?si=PBsiTYHGg2iuzQGg

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 14, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Improvised lanterns and oil lamps.

Light globe oil lamp.
https://youtube.com/shorts/0a3Y_eivpDM?si=Hjvi4WzWITqkRjRr

Glass bottle candle lamp.
https://youtube.com/shorts/jydBtaVMFoI?si=1yW2PgEM0YO7z_o4

Improvised candle lantern
https://youtube.com/shorts/jydBtaVMFoI?si=1yW2PgEM0YO7z_o4

Improvised candle lantern.
https://youtube.com/shorts/FG8ku_LijLY?si=61i5M3FOxo4z-oV2

Improvised wax candle lantern
https://youtube.com/shorts/RGVFwCjA98Q?si=Vwzw8gfR5sKDCO-6

Last edited: Jan 24, 2024

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 14, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Mini rocket stove.

https://youtube.com/shorts/OvNdktXNilc?si=vZKPhvgQx_1tgNSF

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 14, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Wire and tuna can survival stove.

https://youtube.com/shorts/vRG7zPs8v-k?si=UsF5M6wkx1nnSqqI

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 14, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Snow rocket stove....seems counter intuitive but....

https://youtube.com/shorts/lBr8ZU3rJBM?si=p7XEL65wGnab59wg

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 16, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

The aluminium casting hack is interesting. Although the melting point of steel is higher than aluminium, am not sure how effective food grade tin cans would be effective as a smelting crucible. It is a hack with potential given that other useful objects such as tent pegs, wedges, arrow heads etc could be cast.

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 17, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Starting a fire with Potassium Permangenate crystals, glycerine / antifreeze, and a drop or two of water.

https://youtube.com/shorts/OagmNK3H2GQ?si=cYZQoNirBAY3a5oZ

Interesting technique.

Grinding potassium permangenate with sugar will also work.

Last edited: Jan 17, 2024

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 17, 2024

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Starting a fire with a fire plow.

https://youtube.com/shorts/9cjfx6gEyhg?si=ERmVPvri0amwK7PF

https://youtube.com/shorts/rME4xzp02_s?si=SgSckYgLAFKZSMoj

Last edited: Jan 21, 2024

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 19, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Wood and leather crafted knife sheath.

https://youtube.com/shorts/-nRrxvtEl0w?si=NX__LCd2FYSfN7-q

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 20, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Bush crafted mallet.

https://youtube.com/shorts/F1fvT3pVVLw?si=3-hJfwxPvS6E3nuz

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 20, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Prussic knot as a tensioning knot.

https://youtube.com/shorts/ygLdstumDOA?si=M92-h97rzR7ggGTV

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 20, 2024

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Camp cooking: eggshell cooking stove.

https://youtube.com/shorts/MjkqbTd3QEE?si=K1BRwqEJlozv3eBv

Tea Ball cooking stove.

Last edited: Jan 21, 2024

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 20, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Note that the improvised bottle water filter only removes some of the murky sediments...it does not sterilise the water...additional treatment such as boiling or chlorination will be needed to make the water potable.

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 24, 2024

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Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 25, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Jan 25, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Making fire starters with sawdust and wax.
https://youtube.com/shorts/r9MYK_CfzOQ?si=YaQzmI6Xq2zQRCdG

Fire starters with cotton squares, Vaseline and ductape.
https://youtube.com/shorts/r9MYK_CfzOQ?si=YaQzmI6Xq2zQRCdG

Firestarters using sawdust, wax and empty espresso coffee pods.

Last edited: Feb 6, 2024

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Feb 6, 2024

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chelloveck Diabolus Causidicus

Fire starting with friction using unravelled cotton balls impregtated with iron rust powder or finely powdered wood ash.

https://youtube.com/shorts/MT-wZxc4aG4?si=EDF4EUAI0XEpw3i1

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Feb 14, 2024

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Hollow log rocket stove.

https://youtube.com/shorts/e3ZhjP1fU1I?si=fTLWhQEWyueTJWrD

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Feb 14, 2024

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Make a hammer that Thor would envy.

https://youtube.com/shorts/wjZPVgymYRs?si=m2cva1an06R768li

Last edited: Feb 23, 2024

Rules are for the guidance of the wise, and the blind obedience of fools. - unsourced

To deny your oppressor's, or your own humanity is to descend into barbarism. - V. Chelloveck

Survival is a battle for the mind...mainly one's own. - V. Chelloveck

A beautiful idea founded on faulty reasoning is like a turd wrapped in gold foil, tinsel and glitter. Neither are wholesome if swollowed whole! - V. Chelloveck

What is a religion, but a cult with a larger following and a veneer of respectability. - V.C.

chelloveck, Feb 23, 2024

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