Perhaps the Coolest Alcohol Stove Yet!

I found this video on YouTube, and thought that this thing is just too complex, when I started watching the video.  I think I was wrong.  It is just BETTER, that’s all.  Yes, it takes longer to make than your typical coke can alcohol stove, but man is it nice!

Check it out below.  And remember, be patient, it’s worth the wait.



I have some bottles similar to this in my stash.  I’m going to make one this weekend.  You do the same, my friends.  Happy Easter to you!  Christ is risen!

Ciao,

Panchito

P.S. I’m going to try to video the process and then I’ll post it, so keep your eye out for the upcoming video!

Para los que hablan español/castellano, Feliz Pascua a ustedes!  Voy a empezar de escribir mis artículos aqui en su idioma de ustedes, lo cual es mi idioma segunda.  Bendiciones!

Adios,

Panchito

In Response to the Article “Why is the World’s Economy Doomed?”...

Greetings and salutations to one and all!

I hope your day is going well.  Mine is rather tranquil at the moment.  My mind is NOT particularly tranquil, however.  I just read through the above mentioned article, which was delivered to me by WND (World News Daily) in a newsletter that you could sign up for if you so desire HERE.

If you’ve read the article, it would be interesting to get your take on it.  For myself, a citizen of USA, I find it unsettling to say the least.  If it turns out that it is our fault, which it certainly is at least in part, I apologize for my country.  I suspect that we played only a part in the fiasco, though I’m not trying to cover our butts.  It seems as if all countries might be run by idiots, not just MY country.  I’m not saying that I would have done a better job of running the USA than others.  Don’t get me wrong.  I am NOT the guy to do that, trust me.

So really, the only question that remains is, “What are we going to do?”.  Personally, when the economy crashes, I think that we will be hosed, just like all the rest of you.  I really hope that we don’t see WWIII because of it.  I have readers in the USA, Canada, the UK, Germany, and Russia, at this point, and I don’t want to go to war against any of you.  I consider you my friends, and hope that we never come to blows, militarily or otherwise.  But I actually believe that it is inevitable that WWIII occur, and I honestly think it will be sooner rather than later.  Sorry for that!

There are rumblings here in my country about civil war right now.  “Freedom isn’t Free” is seen all over the internet. The conservative side of the equation is disgusted by the excesses of the liberals, while the GOP seems to be losing its’ grip.  The fact that all but one of the major news/broadcast companies is basically socialist and heavily or completely liberal, and doing an amazing job of controlling elections, public opinions, etc., in favor of the liberal dictator we now have in the office of President, is getting close to pushing things over the edge.  I foresee an outbreak of violence in short order, and it will be bad here.  The list of anti-constitutional actions by the Obama administration is quickly growing in length. The American Constitution is under attack by BO’s administration and cronies on a daily basis. Obama, true to his word, has created a civilian military force, by the name of DHS, that is armed to the teeth.  The last few weeks, it has become painfully apparent that DHS is buying up ALL the ammunition and arms, for obvious reasons.  This parallels the de-funding of the military branches, the leaders of which (in the case of the Marines) is asking their personnel to conserve ammo, gasoline, etc., so that they can continue to be battle ready instantly.  The problem is, by conserving ammo and other stuffs, they CAN’T be battle-ready, since they won’t be practicing like they have in the past.  That is not good news.  Is this Armageddon?

The Federal Reserve, an illegal entity, which happens to be privately owned - not part of the Government - is churning out fiat dollars like never before.  The US dollar as the worlds reserve currency is about to come to an end, and yet our fearless leader and friends claims that all is well.  NOT!

The Obama administration is actually asking applicants to the DHS whether they would be able to open fire on US citizens.  They are only accepting those who answer affirmatively!  To hell with their oath to preserve and protect the Constitution of the USA against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, eh?  I suspect that the BO administration and the “Democrats”/Commucrats will shortly attempt to amend the oath public servants take to NOT include that little tidbit.

I plan to be surviving the economic drought, do you?

Keep your eyes open, keep your head down, and get prepping!

Ciao,

Panchito

Why Is The World Economy Doomed? The Global Financial Pyramid Scheme By The Numbers

Why Is The World Economy Doomed? The Global Financial Pyramid Scheme By The Numbers

The Civilization Starter Kit

Greetings and salutations,

The following link http://issuu.com/amakaruk/docs/civilization_starter_kit_-_v.0.01/33 is something that I've just now found, and am thrilled to have done so!  Before clicking on the link, give me a moment to explain what it is...

There is a young physicist by the name of Marcin (think Martian) Jakubowski, born in Poland and now residing in Missouri, near KC, who found that despite having completed a PhD, became aware that he was essentially useless because of it.  So, he bailed out and purchased a farm in Missouri, bought a tractor with which to farm his land, broke his tractor twice, and decided that he needed to build a better tractor.  All of this lead to a profound change in thinking, the creation of an open-source maker movement aimed at enabling locally-based abundance/post-scarcity mentality, and a plethora of open-sourced designs, which I am now presenting to you.

Here's another link - http://opensourceecology.org/wiki/Power_Cube_Design_Rationale that will be of utmost importance to anyone diving into this idea.

The thinking is - take it and run with it!

Enjoy!

Ciao,

Panchito

Another Earthship-type Design, Only Easier!

This morning I listened to an episode of the Survival Podcast, hosted by Jack Spirko (pronounced "Spearko", like a spear, or lance).  The Survival Podcast is, for me, a great way to spend some free time, or even while I'm working, if I've got a good set of headphones for my smartphone.  This episode was no exception to that rule!

The theme of the podcast was Earthship houses, but the guest was NOT the fairly world-famous architect and inventor of the Earthship building, Michael Reynolds.  This podcast was an interview with Biotechture CEO Mark Kirkwood.  Originally from Oregon, Mark lives somewhere in Texas now, heading up Biotechture Training, a cooperative non-profit organization.  Biotechture Training is dedicated to building community, as opposed to secluding oneself from society as a whole.  Additionally, Biotechture Training is focused on providing training for a means of enabling normal people to be free of the grid, free of dependence upon the "System", and to live decent lives in a happy way.  Ah, happiness!  That's a good thing, indeed!

Here's a link to their website - Biotechture Training.

Natural Born Citizen?

I've revisited the fact that Barack Hussien Obama was, perhaps, the son of a Nigerian exchange student to an American university.

Just a moment ago, I finished reading this rather lengthy dissertation on the real meaning of the term "Natural Born Citizen".  I already knew this in a very basic way, but reading this most excellent article put the entire concept into perspective.

"President" Obama is NOT a natural born citizen of the United States of America.  The definition of that esteemed estate, natural born citizen, is an individual born of TWO (2), citizens of the United States of America, not one citizen of the United States of America, and one foreigner.  That individual might be a ctizen, but not natural born, and thus would be ineligible to be elected to the office of President.  Therefore, despite my real desire to see a legitimate, black president in our country, I cannot agree that Barack Obama is that man, or can ever be that man.

As such, this is also a declaration stating that his cabinet, as well as all those who elected him, both times, are guilty of treason against the United States of America.  Additionally, all those who do not uphold their constitutional OBLIGATION to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States of America against all enemies, both foreign and domestic, are guilty of treason.  All military personel, Secret Service, FBI, CIA, DHS, National Guard, local police, state police, as well as all other citizens of these United States, are guilty of treason if they do not complete their national duty to our founding documents and principles in this matter.

Barack Hussien Obama, or whatever his real name is, his cabinet, and aides, MUST be arrested, tried and convicted, and jailed for their crimes, immediately.

Please read in full this article and learn what we stand for...

http://freedomoutpost.com/2013/01/what-our-framers-knew-the-constitution-vattel-and-natural-born-citizen/

Ciao,

Panchito

Keyline Design - Mark IV

Here is an interesting article I found on Permaculturenews.org.  I think that Mollison must have been very influenced by Yeomans' insights and genius.

You decide...


Keyline Design - Mark IV


Ciao,

Panchito

Rural Revolution: Want a free house?

Rural Revolution: Want a free house?: A friend sent this to me. No, I didn't write it; it's one of those circulating internet stories. However, I thought it was excellent and w...

Brilliant Older Farmer

I just watched this video by Kirsten Dirksen, and was really inspired to step it up.  This fellow shows that you can do all sorts of things if you set your mind to it.  It helps greatly to HAVE to do it, of course.

Enjoy!



Panchito

Sling Bows - A Cheap Alternative to Expensive Bows For Hunting

Upon awakening this morn, I seem to have entered into a scene from Narnia. Snow!

The really funny thing is that I started this post LAST year!  Today is the 27th of December, 2012, and we're snowbound again.  Well, not really snowbound, but there is a bit of snow out there, and to Cincinnatians, that is one and the same thing.  If flakes are only coming down, let alone piling up, we're snowbound and looking right into the eyes of disaster!  Poor souls, that they are!

Anyway, I felt the need to rescue this draft, that consisted solely of the first line of this post and nothing more, from the sad fate of forever remaining a mere draft.

"What should I tell you about?" I ask.  I think the topic of this post will simply HAVE to be, not snow, but...

Sling bows!  I know, that term got you excited.  I assure you that was my goal, and with this post I think I will be able to capture your attention and motivate you to try this "invention" out.  Note the quotation marks and remember them being there - their meaning will become clear as we go along.

Sling bow.  Slingbow.  I understand that that last bit was really NOT a complete sentence, but I'm just rolling the term around in my mouth, seeing how it should best be written.  I had tried this idea out in a very simple, primitive way several times in the past myself, before ever hearing the term slingbow, even thinking of a way to center the arrow in the sling.  But I abandoned working on my idea.  Who knows whether my idea was passed on through myriad relationships before coming to rest in the fertile mind of Dave Canterbury?  I will most likely never know.  I also thought up the idea of putting sliding doors on both sides of minivans, and putting a small, backward-facing door on pickup trucks well before they ever happened, but that is another story.

Think of that great little invention, or tweak to an existing invention, the "Wrist Rocket" slingshot.  Now think of using the slingshot to sling arrows instead of 30 calibre shot balls, or rocks.  Canterbury came up with a simple way of centering the arrow directly between the two arms of the slingshot at the same level as the elastic tubes.  Then he went one further and attached a "Whisker biscuit", which is available at Walmart, or so says Dave.  Canterbury that is.

Watch his video to learn more:



Hope you enjoy it, improve it, use it for yourself.

Ciao,

Panchito

As always, if you like this post, please comment on it, pass it on, tell your friends.  I really appreciate it!

Rocket Mass Heaters

Today's post is about Rocket Mass Heaters, a somewhat modern spin on the old, proven technology from Northern Europe - Masonry Stoves, Russian Stoves, Finnish Stoves, etc.

I'm not going to write much on the topic today, but rather introduce you via a video, to Vention4wh, a YouTuber who has 221 videos on the Tube.  This is the first one I've watched, and I feel that he does a very good job of explaining, in layman's terms, how a Rocket Mass Heater works.  So without futher adieu, here's the video:



Cheers,

Panchito

P.S.  Please leave comments, and if you enjoy an article, or it at least provokes you to serious thought, spread the word!  Thanks!

How to Build a Permaculture Vegetable Garden

Here’s a great idea that looks like it could produce quite a bit of food over a very long time with minimal investment, or even possibly NO investment.  I might build some of these on my land here in Cincinnati and see how they do.  Australians have been going hard after this since around 1978, when Bill Mollison and David Holmgren came up with the system and ideas that are now the bedrock of permaculture.  I’ve written several times about permaculture on this blog and elsewhere, and am starting to work the ideas into our life here in Cincinnati.

Being a prepper, I am working toward melding the two together into something I call Permaprepper, or Permaprepping.  I think of the whole thing as a new way of living a hunter/gatherer lifestyle in todays techno-savvy world.

As I’ve said before, if you aint preparing for hard times yet, you best get moving, because they’re here for many of us, and are bearing down on the rest at a rapid pace.

Enjoy the link...

How to Build a Permaculture Vegetable Garden

Ciao,

Panchito

Perma-Prepping Again

I met recently with a young man by the name of Braden Trauth, founder of www.this-land.org.  What the?  This Land?  What in the world could that possibly be?  Think "This land is your land, this land is my land..." but then think permaculture.  Permaculture, you might be interested in knowing, is a design system that can create super healthy, super abundant environments that can eventually replace most of your food expenditures - in theory.

At a recent outdoor event nearby I picked up a copy of Edible Ohio Valley, a local magazine that had a booth at the fair.  In the latest issue, Braden had an article published about permaculture.  I read the article.  It was good.

I checked out the This Land website and ended up contacting Braden, who came over to meet me and take a little tour of my property.  We had some great discussions, ate some grapes that were close to being ripe that I picked from our Niagara vines, and discussed potential workshops that I might want to host and/or lead here on our land.

I found Braden to be an intelligent young man, full of knowledge, and very concerned about the welfare of others.  Hailing from a well-to-do family of Cincinnati, at a fairly young age he seems to have had a bit of an epiphany regarding life, faith, and how to live that faith out in a tangible manner.  In his case, helping others to create healthy, productive, natural environments via permaculture.

I'm all for that notion.   I've been studying, researching, and trying to put into effect similar ideas here on my own bit of land in the Cincinnati area.  My main problem is that I have neighbors, and those neighbors desire that my land look much like their land, dead, grassy, dandelion-less desert.  To do such a thing is sort of anathema for the likes of me.

So, I'm hoping for a good year of business from here on out, to be able to sell this place and purchase a place with copious amounts of land, build a better house, and start creating a permaculture inspired system.  I think it may be the only way into the future for humanity, although I also believe that we're approaching the final hour, before apocalyptic events kick in.

So if you stumble upon this blog post, and find that you’d like to know more, do more, give more, and potentially create such a living situation for yourself and/or others, contact me, via a comment on this post, Google +, or some other manner.

Ciao,

Panchito

Break Down Armament

Today’s post deals with the topic of break-down archery equipment.  I’m including a clip from wilderness outfitters that shows a great demonstration of 3-piece arrows.  They are basically a regular carbon fiber arrow with a male and female screw together section between each part of the arrow, just like the screw in broad-heads/target points.  The question regarding their use is whether they would fly straight, or whether the joints in them would cause the arrow to fly erratically.

Watch the video and you’ll get a good idea what the facts are…



At the moment, in the USA, where I reside, guns are still legal.  At least a good number of varieties of guns.  Day after day, the liberal (actually, they are NOT liberal, but are really just corrupt, mislead, immoral hoards of people with little or no connection to reality) elements in our society are chipping away at the public’s right to keep and bear arms.  The notion that this right exists to enable us to hunt game is not at all correct, that right exists to enable the public to take out those elements of government that are corrupt and have subverted, or otherwise perverted our Constitution.  The author of those thoughts was none other than one of our most beloved presidents, Abraham Lincoln.  I suspect he’d have a thing or two to say to the elected officials of today, were he here to speak today, don’t you?

At any rate, the reason for my post today is to turn you all on to another option for discreet armament, albeit primitive.  Archery still works, even today.  We may be one day reduced to only this…  if things continue to deteriorate in the USA, if Obama gets his way.

Ciao,

Panchito

Raised Bed Production

This Spring I came up with a great new source of free lumber.  There is a company nearby that purchases glass in bulk, making windows and doors for industrial situations.  They set the crates and skids outside their building with a sign saying "Free Lumber".  I avail myself of their lumber as needed, and have been able to build several nice raised beds as a result!

There are surely similar situations near where you live as well.  I obtained some great lumber from a sign company last year for the building of three other raised beds.  My thinking is that if there is lumber and other building materials to be had for free, why o why would anyone spend money on new lumber?  Why would us "Greenies" not do all we can to reuse, re-purpose, and recycle existing materials, instead of adding to the problem, enabling the lumber companies to continue making huge profits at the expense of our environment?

Anyway, here are a few shots of our raised beds for your personal enjoyment...

Wofati

So I'm wending my way through the permies.com website, and I cam across an article by Paul Wheaton titled "Wofati Eco Building".  What the...  So I read the article.  Paul is a guy who is very interested in building techniques that are really cheap, really cheap.  He is also one who desires to create structures that are made from local materials, preferably from your own land, or nearby, eco-friendly, quickly constructed, extremely durable.

I HAD a book by the name of "The $50 and Up How to Build an Underground House Book", by Mike Oehler.  I leant it to a friend, who decided he didn't want me building such a structure on his property, so he "lost" it.  Book?  What book?

Anyway, Mike Oehler has created some great, super-cheap houses from materials found on his own property, mostly.  Paul thought through Mike's ideas, visited Mike, visited other experts in the field, and made some interesting modifications, which you can read about here:

http://www.richsoil.com/wofati.jsp

I am very interested in this sort of thing, as I find that the housing industry is a joke.  Overpriced, under-built, low-quality housing without an iota of ecological leaning.  I say, "Go for broke"!  Under-price it, over-build it, max out the quality, and max out the eco!  Forget about building 2x4 houses completely.  There is absolutely NO reason to build the crap we've been building for the last 100 years or more.  There exists designs to tackle ALL aspects of green building TODAY, eliminating the need to order lumber from a lumber yard, order flooring from another store, order roofing from a roofing supplier, etc.  I'm interested in knowing your thoughts, whoever you are, so please leave a comment when you read this post.

Thanks,

Ciao,

Panchito

My Astounding Trip

Ah, Canada!  Or, Oh, Canada!

I've recently returned from an amazing trip to some of the most astounding fishing I've ever heard of.  Imagine catching one five pound Smallmouth bass after another till your arms ache! That was the scene for our entire party of five, for eight days!  Not only bass, both Large and Small-mouth, but lunker Walleyes, Northern Pike, and Lake Trout.  It was a trip to remember forever.

I'll be posting pics of some of our catch when the files arive.  You'll be amazed.  Unfortunately, I've been sworn to secrecy regarding our whereabouts.  Canada is a huge place, no?

Cheers,

Panchito

The World Bank and Greed

The following is an article written by Brandon Smith, founder of Alt-market, which as they say is "an organization designed to help you find like-minded activists and preppers in your local area so that you can network and construct communities for mutual aid and defense".


This article pretty much says it all, so follow the link below to the source.


http://networkedblogs.com/utVPg


Ciao,


Panchito

Cops These Days! What Are They Thinking?

I'm reposting this post from Alt-market.com regarding the liberties and extremism that some cops, and it seems like a large percentage of them, are taking these days.  Let's hope that more of them join Oathkeepers soon!

http://goo.gl/R1yje

Cheers!

Panchito

Red Skelton's Pledge

On the Ohio Minutemen Militia's website I found this video.



For those of you who are newer to this life than I, Red Skelton was a comedian from years gone by.  Crazy, funny, good guy.