Saturday, July 12, 2008

Survivalist Links

Appended below are some survivalist links that were recently sent to me. I have not had time to check them out, but I wanted to add them here for anybody who might be interested in them. Needless to say, if anyone discovers anything "unusual" or "noteworthy" amongst these links, please let us know. Thanks! Rob

rainwater:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/top_articles/2003_August_September/Harvest_the_Rain
http://www.composters.com/docs/rainbarrels.html
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/rainwater/introduction.html
http://www.cat.org.uk/catpubs/article.tmpl?sku=art9
http://www.savvyvegetarian.com/articles/water-collection-purification-storage.php
http://www.abundantearth.com/store/rainbarrelkits.html
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/well/resources/fact-sheets/fact-sheets-htm/drh.htm
http://www.motherearthnews.com/library/2003_August_September/Harvest_the_Rain
http://www.rainwaterclub.org/design.htm
http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com/rwh.htm
http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com/rwh_methods.htm
http://www.aboutrainwaterharvesting.com/rwh_methods_kunds.htm
http://www.r! ainwate<>rharvesting.org/
http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Urban/Model-Projects.htm
http://www.gdrc.org/uem/water/water-tipsheet.html
http://www.eartheasy.com/live_water_saving.htm
http://www.rwhdigest.com/compost.htm

solar stills:
http://watercone.com/pictures.html
http://www.txses.org/epsea/stills.html
http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/SOLRSTIL.HTM
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/sstill.htm
http://almashriq.hiof.no/lebanon/600/610/614/solar-water/unesco/35-46.html
http://www.solaqua.com/solstilbas.html
http://home.att.net/~cleardomesolar/solarpurewaterstill.html
http://nariphaltan.netfirms.com/swee.htm
http://www.redrok.com/water.htm
http://www.epsea.org/stills.html
http://www.solaqua.com/solstils1.html
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/sstill.htm
http://www.speedplastics.co.uk/solarstill.html
http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/dec/stories/water.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_still
http://www.ehow.com/how_12584_make-solar-still.html
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http://www.desertusa.com/mag98/dec/stories/water.html
http://solarcooking.org/pasteurization/metcalf.htm

solar cookers:
http://solarcookers.org/order/cookers.html
http://solarcooking.org/funnel.htm
http://www.williamgbecker.com/SolarCooking.html
http://www.sunspot.org.uk/index.htm
http://www.backyardnature.net/j/solardsh.htm
http://solarcooking.org/solarcooking-faq.htm

solar food driers:
http://www.epsea.org/dry.html
http://www.pathtofreedom.com/pathproject/offthegrid/solarfooddryer.shtml
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/shaffer58.html
http://www.organicdownunder.com/solar_dryer.htm
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/soldehyd.htm
http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~gloria/dehydrator.htm
http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~urbs530/Solar/Fruit_Dryer/fruit_how.htm
http://www.littlecolorado.org/solar.htm

composting our crap:
http://www.spaff.org/CompostOven/CompostOven.htm
http://www.smokytopia.com/bucket/freedesign.htm
http://www.omick.net/composting_toilets/composting_toilets.htm
http://www.blacksheepinn.com/CompostingToilet.htm
http://ag.arizona.edu/OALS/ALN/aln56/holden.html
http://www.nationalwatercenter.org/plans.htm
http://biorealis.com/composter/carousel/carousel.html
http://www.longbrancheec.org/pubs/composting_toilet.html
http://www.sunnyjohn.com/toiletpapers2.htm
http://www.ecovita.net/products.html
http://www.ecobusinesslinks.com/composting_toilets.htm
http://www.sunfrost.com/composting_toilets.html
http://journeytoforever.org/compost.html
http://gardening.about.com/od/soil/a/GardenSoil.htm
http://www.compostguide.com/
http://journeytoforever.org/compost_make.htmlhttp://journeytoforever.org/compost_worm.html
http://weblife.org/humanure/appendix3.html
http://weblife.org/humanure/appendix3.html
http://mailman.cloudnet.com/pipermail/compost/2000-November/007651.html
http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/soil/msg0107183324963.html
http://www.carolinascompostingcouncil.org/COMPOSTING%20101/What%20is%20composting.htm
http://mailman.cloudnet.com/pipermail/compost/2005-February/012969.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermicompost
http://www.yelmworms.com/vermiculture/
http://earth911.org/blog/2007/04/02/composting-with-worms/
http://www.metro-region.org/article.cfm?articleid=554
http://weblife.org/humanure/index.html

making our own methane:
http://www.ees.adelaide.edu.au/pharris/biogas/Building.html
http://www.ees.adelaide.edu.au/pharris/biogas/beginners.html
http://www.futurecrisis.com/alternative-energy-plans-4.php
http://flinthillsdiesel.com/BIOGAS.htm
http://www.discoversolarenergy.com/biomass/biogas.htm
http://www.green-trust.org/methane.htm
http://www.harvestcleanenergy.org/biopower/sub_biopower_anaerobicdigestion.htm
http://biogas.wikispaces.com/
http://biogas.wikispaces.com/Digester+Projects
http://www.cvps.com/cowpower/

making our own woodgas:
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/WoodGas/
http://web.axilar.net/LarenCorie/THE_COMPLETE_MIDGE.pdf
http://www.woodgas.com/
http://www.colostate.edu/programs/cowood/New_site/Useful_links/Links/Wood-gasifiers.htm
http://www.green-trust.org/woodgas.htm
http://www.gengas.nu/byggbes/executive_summary.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_gas_generator
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/T0512E/T0512e06.htm
http://www.fao.org/DOCREP/T0512E/T0512e0c.htm#2.5%20design%20of%20downdraught%20gasifiers
http://www.windward.org/notes/notes63/wal63_b.htm
http://www.garlington.biz/Ray/WoodGasStove/
http://www.woodgasificationfurnace.com/
http://www.alternateheatingsystems.com/woodboilers.htm

pedal power!
http://users.erols.com/mshaver/bikegen.htm
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html
http://www.amazon.com/Watt-Bike-Generator-Pedal-Power/lm/R3MJSL3I463BR7
http://www.webpal.org/webpal/b_recovery/3_alternate_energy/bike/bike.htm
http://www.webpal.org/b_recovery/3_alternate_energy/electricity/all_low_rpm/low_rpm_index.htm
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html
http://www.humboldt.edu/~ccat/pedalpower/josephSP2004/index.html
http://www.alternative-energy-news.info/pedal-power/
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html
http://www.scienceshareware.com/build-your-own-generator-bike-trainer-stand.htm
http://www.gulland.ca/homenergy/lindabike.htm
http://www.los-gatos.ca.us/davidbu/pedgen.html