Still working on my bug-out pack...

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large]If you haven't heard, my bug out pack is an emergency pack I would carry in my vehicle. It would have enough food and supplies to support me up to 5 days if for some reason I had to abandon my vehicle and walk home during a national disaster. Figuring an average man can walk 15-20 miles a day, if you've driven 100 miles from home you can figure a 5 or 6 day walk back. The supplies in this pack will just make it easier to accomplish that; the difference between an ordeal without it or a walk in the woods with it. Click photo's to enlarge~
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[size=large]Anyway, one of the things that I've got in the pack is these coke can alcohol burner. These are made by people who have a certain type of press that cuts and shapes the cans into these burners... very efficient and cheap, I believe I got 3 for $5. They run on alcohol or several other flammable liquids like HEET that is used to clear fuel lines. I've tested it a couple times and was pretty impressed. 2 Tablespoons of alcohol and this thing will burn for 12 to15 min. enough to heat a quart of water to a rapid boil. If anyone is interested, when I get my pack done I could do a more detailed presentation of what's in it. The bottom picture is the alcohol burner lit; I just used 1 teaspoon for this photo and it burned for about 4 minutes.

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[General Ray]

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[Ed SW Fla]

.... and he does a pretty good job of it too!
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Did I fail to mention that since the drapery business is so slow that Charlie has become a chemist?

Yep, he's already perfected the science of turning alcohol into urine.

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[charlie (ky)]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[General Ray]

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[Ed SW Fla]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/23oct_superstorm/

http://www.futurescience.com/emp/emp-protection.html

 

[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

[size=large] #1 ~ Have a plan or you'll get nowhere fast. Click to enlarge the pictures.[/size]

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[size=large] #2~ there really is safety in numbers![/size]
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[size=large]#3~ If you go it alone, try and stay one step ahead of the cannibals.[/size]
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[size=large]#4~ Foresight can really comes in handy when the manure hits the fan. [/size] .
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