Saturday, May 19, 2018

Never Leave Home Without at Least One

Written by Wild Bill on The Prepper Journal.

As you know we are all fans of a good knife, one of the most versatile tools anyone can carry and for true knife aficionados, Damascus Steel is a Force to Reckon With!

Who would not love a piece of history, in the form of a humble knife? Humble as it may seem, Damascus steel is far from that! From being a champagne saber to the perfect partner for your wilderness adventures, Damascus steel is the perfect metal for all to invest in.

When you have a real Damascus steel knife, you will have nothing short of a razor-sharp deal. Damascus steel has numerous applications in various kinds of knives. You just need to find one that fits all your needs and you are set for success!

WHAT ARE THE KNIVES THAT CAN BE MADE WITH DAMASCUS STEEL?

Whether you have a job in the kitchen or out in the wilderness, Damascus steel has application in all areas. You just need to find the right knife! Look for the knife of your dreams in the collection that hundreds of knife makers have to offer you. I have found mine, but have you found yours? Let’s have a look at the different knives, to find you your knife:

1. The Champagne Sabre: This is more a sword than a knife and gives you the feel of a dramatic period in history. This kind of sword is packed in the wooden case that has a stylish presentation stand! The sabres even have a protective guard on the handle to save you from any mishaps. So, go on and try your hand at one of these mesmerizing sabres, without the risk of cutting your hand.

2. Hand-forged Damascus Steel Knife: When you have a Damascus steel knife, you have the perfect wilderness partner. Depending on the blade length and thickness, you will have a knife, which is sharp and quite durable. Damascus steel is created by folding numerous alloys in to innumerable layers. This method has given the knives an immense strength. It is a time-consuming process, but the end result is fascinating. From a Bowie to a hunting knife, you will be able to definitely find the perfect knife for your uses.

3. Chef’s Knife: Slicing and dicing veggies and meat is just the tip of the iceberg. The jobs in a kitchen can range from the usual cutting and dicing to opening cans and tins. When you have a Damascus steel knife as your kitchen partner, you will be able to cut and slice through nearly everything! Reputed knife makers forge their knives at low temperatures and hence lend the knife great sharpness and durability. The unique texture and patterns lend your knife skills a beautiful showmanship as well.

4. The Sword: The original use for Damascus steel has been for manufacturing swords. The process remains the same, but it has advanced from a technological point of view. Forging each layer by hand and adding on one layer at a time. When you purchased your Damascus steel sword from a reputed knife maker, you will have a handle that is moulded to lend your sword great grip. This is in fact the secret to a top-notch sword knife.

WHAT ARE THE PERKS OF USING THE SERVICES OF A RELIABLE & REPUTED KNIFE MAKER?

Once you have zeroed in on the type of knife, you need, you will need to find a good knife maker! The benefits of a reputed knife maker, making your knife is as follows:

1. Skill Set: Forging a Damascus steel knife of any kind is no joke or walk in the park. You need to understand that the process is complex and intricate! This means that a novice can never get you the strong and beautiful Damascus steel knife, you have been looking for. They might mess up the process and ignore intricate details of manufacturing procedure. These steps might be the important steps and missing them will cause issues with the knife’s sharpness and strength.

2. Guarantee on the Knife’s Quality: When you have a Damascus steel knife from a reliable knife maker, you have the guarantee that the knife is bound to be of top notch quality. Why? Well, they have their reputation to uphold. This ensures that they will not dupe you out of your money! You will get the perfect knife for your use.

Whoa, enough information! It is time to start your journey to find a Damascus steel knife worthy of all your resources.

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Friday, May 18, 2018

Upcycling for Preppers – Maintaining Organization

Written by R. Ann Parris on The Prepper Journal.

Editors Note: Another guest contribution from R.Ann Parris to The Prepper Journal. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards  with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, then enter today!

One of the challenges when we get into preparing for disaster is keeping everything neat and organized. In some cases, we’re trying to maintain our own or a spouse’s sanity and keep some of our preparations neat, tidy and organized without being in plain sight while short on space, either square footage or because we rarely allow something to leave our grasp. Beyond the ease in counts and condition checks, and avoiding a hoarder’s larder, organization can help us with both rotating supplies and in some cases even rationing our supplies should we fall on hard times.

Happily, there’s lots of stuff out there that can help us. Repurposing some items that are inexpensive, commonly found curbside and at flea markets or yard sales, or that we might already have laying around can help us maintain that organization without breaking the bank.

Maps & Rolls

Keeping our wrapping paper neat and tidy might not appeal to preppers, but we can steal some of the ideas out there for keeping our maps, charts, and our property plats accessible and tidy. There’s one where you take an old wire shelf and affix it vertically to a wall or door instead of horizontally. The 250ml wine boxes are ideal for keeping both maps and wrapping paper contained and neat, and most alcohol retailers are simply delighted to let you have boxes.

Cutting the bottoms out of hanging shoe organizers lets us customize height. That one has added benefits because you can leave pouches intact to keep map pens, sprays, and dry erase markers and erasers right there with them. It also allows some mobility, so they can be re-hung by a work board, in a radio or control room, or at the desk and table where you do your planning.

Hanging Shoe Organizers

You have to watch the weight in these guys, but otherwise, the sky is the limit. They can hook us up in pretty much all wedges of our preparedness “health” wheels. I’ve got some in use for “daily” life, too.

One’s in the kitchen keeping small packets of instant cereal and snack foods and the last bar of one kind or another from either getting lost in the abyss or from having the boxes continue to eat up space. One’s for winter, and keeps hats, scarves, and gloves neat and organized. The bottom row holds some quick slip-on slippers for household members and the dogs’ various booties. There’s another set up with each person’s preferred garden and yard work sets of gloves and pocket detritus.

For preppers, the value goes up further. With stick-on labels or clothespins, we can use them to track dates for at-a-glance organization. We can also take a space where we would be limited to boxes or shelves and turn it into basically a rack for them. A couple of freebie curbside-pickup filing cabinets, a bar or two to go across the top, and we can string our organizers on dowels or sturdy branch/sapling trimmings.

The filing cabinets here are actually reading nooks, but it gives you an idea of how the addition of a plank (freebie-pickup shipping pallets, walls/shelves from curbside bookshelves) and a curtain (surviving sheet from a wrecked bedding set) can keep it from being “ugly” even if it’s out in a home where somebody cares. If appearance is less of a concern, some suit hangers and any ol’ pole can be hung in sheds, basements or a storage room to accomplish the same – a flip or slide-through storage area for small items.

Those items can be anything. It can be a great way to keep veggie seeds separated by planting/growing season and year. We can use them for sewing supplies or art supplies. Instant drink packets, seasoning packets and shakers, granola bars, little packets of vitamin-rich gummy treats, boxes and packets of pudding or gelatin mixes, and other kitchen items fit easily. We can arrange them to be a general category like snacks or spices, or we can set each up by expiration or best-by date.

Educational goodies, supplies for the radio room or office, entertainment items, hygiene items, and especially first-aid and medical items that do start separating or losing efficiency are all other options for storing someplace we can find and see them easily and check those dates without pawing through boxes.

We can use hanging closet organizers much the same way to buy some extra space, although they’re not as handy for the tiny little items and still have the weight restrictions.

We can also use them to help us ration, just like we can with canning jars. We can pack each with a week, a month, or a quarter’s “goodies”. That can be seasonings or instant helpers like gravy or dressing mix. It can also be things like chocolate chips, tea bags or a brick of coffee, smaller packets of cookie, edible cake decorations, or Slim Jim’s. Some of the shoe organizers are big enough we could even seed them with fresh games like Qwixx or Dog Bites Man, new decks of cards, some specialty feel-good lotion or chap stick, or something seasonal to brighten the mood.

Another option is to use a shoe organizer as a pre-staging area. Rather than those things that jump in buggies getting tossed in a box or drawer for a while, they can get slotted by category. It can also help with those items that seems like a great idea but then hide when we want them. That can be everything from eyeglass repair kits and those mini sewing kits, to things like outlet and light-switch wall plates, overhead pull cords, and those plastic twisty-cap wire connectors that like to multiply in drawers and tool rooms.

Curtain Rods

While we’re hanging things to improve our organization, we can keep an eye out for curtain rods. With some rings and-or big S-hooks, they can help us in all kinds of spaces. We can mount them in our bathrooms – and our outdoor camping/solar showers – to drape bathroom organizers and avoid having stuff sit on ledges and floors. With hooks affixed to light baskets and tubs, what we can hang for easy access increases even further.  Those baskets can easily be the bathroom organizers or oddball dishwasher or silverware baskets that show up here and there or wire or plastic bins form the dollar store, and get used for school and office supplies, kitchen spices, each individual’s hankies and bandanas, or anything else we like.

We can arrange them under cabinets or against walls to keep items like spools of thread, bungee cords, and weed-eater wire accessible. With hooks or loops, we can add our extension cords, gloves, and tools. By our doors, they’re another easy way to keep hats and gloves organized, and the airflow they’ll get will let them dry faster.

While I specified curtain rods, be flexible while we’re upcycling and repurposing. I see swingsets and bed frames on freebie listings and by the curb on a regular basis. Tree trimmings can yield nice, straight pieces. The scrap guys in town will let us have pretty much whatever we want at about a halfway between their cost and sale price. Be flexible.

 

Garage & Shed Storage

We can use all kinds of oddball wrecked, found, used, or inexpensive items for storage, although the garage and shed where we don’t have to hear anything from family members really shines. We can use coat hangers and hooks with a piece of looped rope, chain, or bungee cord to keep heavy extension cords, hoses, and heavy rope neatly coiled and off the flat surfaces. A wrecked binder offers three rings that can hold anything, from our bungee cords to cleaned cans with a hole punched that can then hold our paint brushes, garden pruners, gloves, or safety glasses.

You have to pretty much murder somebody to find them now, but a plastic 2L soda bottle is awesome for allowing us to stack and move bottles and for keeping stuff in a pickup or van right where you want it. They can also be screwed flat to a wall to use the holes as shallow storage nodes, but they’re too shallow to have much value for me there. Instead, see if a plumbing outfitter or company has PVC scrap. It’s usually deeper and you can cobble that into a honeycomb with some screws and get a lot more use out of it.

Throw-Aways

All kinds of things that hit our recycling and trash have other uses, particularly in keeping our storage neat and tidy. The cardboard boxes that soda comes in get a lot of play for upcycling into soup and veggie can organizers, but we can also just slit the top off entirely. Swiffer pad tubs are awesome for stacking and labeling the sides, but really only for lightweight stuff. Old-school laundry detergent boxes with the flip-up lid and the little plastic handle are sturdy, stackable, and you can hook that handle around a screwdriver on your belt or a carabiner for hands-free carrying. Plastic coffee cans, jugs, powdered parmesan shakers, and creamer tubs are hugely versatile.

Indoors or out, they can help us organize absolutely anything. Arrange packets of Lipton and Knorr sides, seeds, Heartgard and Frontline, or spice blends. Keep extension cords, tow cables, tie-down straps, or Christmas lights neat and tidy, and ready to deploy again (which buys time and space for other stuff). They can also help us keep kits of commonly replaced items together.

The plastic options can help us keep pests out of dry pantry goods and little packets of drinks or boxes of pudding. Those plastic bottles are also handy for rationing out things like brown and white sugar that last forever in storage, or once we bust into bulk bags or buckets of snack foods and dry goods.

Drink bottles get a lot of play for organizing wire, ribbon, and cord. If you have access to wide-mouth juice or sports drink bottles, those make excellent ways to keep some ammo in a bag nice and dry – but don’t try it with narrow-neck water and soda bottles, not even with .22 LR. There’s nothing wrong with using them for beans or grains, either, since they stack up like cordwood well.

Mostly, though, I think people seriously underestimate how much water they need. I may be the only person affected by Uncle Murphy on a regular basis, but you need water stored even with a well, because you need time to hunt down the problem and repair it if the pump goes down. So, for the most part, I’d rather see soda bottles get used to store water, everywhere, in homes and in vehicles.

Organizing Preparedness Supplies

The time spent in organizing not only makes maintaining our storage a little less daunting and time consuming, but also allows us to better visualize gaps. The sanity boost from neatness and not being overwhelmed by our piles o’ stuff can’t really be overstated, either, and less-involved family is less likely to add to our stresses when they’re not overwhelmed by it all, too. Since there’s so many items out there that we can scrounge for free or little outlay and repurpose, we really don’t have any excuse not to keep our storage organized.

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Russia’s new missile and our military industrial-complex

Some things are as bleak as the media wants you to think and some things are much worse… Like how we’re being scared by the media with Putin’s new nuclear warhead delivery missile.

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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Top Summer Jobs to Teach Teens Prepping Skills

Written by Guest Contributor on The Prepper Journal.

Editors Note: Another guest contribution from valknut79 to The Prepper Journal. Is this another time-honored tradition being impacted by year-round school? I hope not as I learned much from summer jobs that ranged from loading 100-lbs. bags of borate onto rail-road cars during a United Mine Workers strike in Boron California, and being shot at by those same United Mine workers, to working in the accounting department at Max Factor Make-up, to driving a home delivery milk truck for Carnation. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards  with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, then enter today!

Any summer job will teach your children the basics: coming to work on time, the value of hard work and money, and how to behave more like an adult. The best summer jobs, however, can also teach preparedness skills that are essential for them to learn as they grow and mature into (hopefully) responsible adults.

Becoming a waiter, while certainly an option, will not teach them half as much as some jobs. As a waiter, you make money daily, so there is no element of planning. You’ll learn about the menu, and people, but not much else. Of course, you’ll spend most of your time indoors, rather than outside. You might learn about how to help clean dishes, and you should hopefully see an increase in politeness, but this is not an ideal job if you want to learn something that would be helpful if the SHTF. What should teens be doing instead?

Life-Guarding

Life guarding is the ideal summer job. Your teen will sit outside in the warm sun, paying mindful attention to all the swimmers in the pool, lake, or ocean.

The benefits of this job are endless, but they start for preparedness with the fact that, as a lifeguard, your teen will be expected to learn CPR and basic first aid skills. These are essential basic medical practices that will be of instant use in most preparedness scenarios, SHTF or otherwise. Many teens, especially those who take jobs lifeguarding at beaches, will learn to study topographical maps, and learn about undertow, current, reading weather data, and “feeling” the weather changes as a result of their job having so much to do with the outdoors.

Teens will also learn quite a bit about being prepared with the right tools for the job. If your teen is out lifeguarding and forgets their water bottle or sunscreen, they won’t be in imminent danger thanks to rotation, but forgetting will start to occur less and less often as they find themselves potnetially sunburnt or suffering from headaches due to dehydration.

Lifeguards also are expected to keep physically fit, and are frequently drilled in life-saving drills that require them to swim long distances carrying weight. If that doesn’t do it, then perhaps the thought of having to be seen in a bathing suit all day wil help motivate them to get off the couch and burn a few calories.

Outdoor Maintenance

When I was a teen, I spent three summers working outdoor maintenance at my large local library. My job duties entailed mowing lawns, trimming bushes, deadheading and planting flowers, as well as a few indoor projects for rainy days. This was one of my first forays into the world of gardening, as I had never really planted flowers since I was in third grade science. I had never refilled the gas tank on the lawn mower since I lived in an apartment, and I found I had quite a bit to learn about maintaining power tools, sharpening blades, and how to trim a bush without destroying the bush. I even got preemptive driving lessons on the riding lawnmower since I was too young for my driver’s license. When I was indoors, I rewired a set of lights with my boss’s help, and I replaced a large number of broken fixtures and spent lightbulbs.

All in all, these jobs exist everywhere, mostly in large government buildings or as a member of your city’s public works department, or privately at landscaping companies. There is a lot for kids to learn in these jobs in regards to maintaining tools, but also about plants and gardening.

Camp Counseling

A camp counselor job is one that requires a lot of responsibility. This is not a “first job” unless you likely start as a volunteer helper, but it can be one of the most rewarding jobs that you can do over the summer, and is the only one on this list that may not feel quite so much like a job.

Counselors are responsible for a large group of children, and while acitivities are often planned by coordinators, there’s a lot that goes into this job. It’s more than just sitting and watching youngsters play at the park. For counselors of the very young, you’ll have to manage a group of upwards of ten kids at a time, and make sure that they can play safely together without fighting, falling or making a mess. You also need to watch to make sure that none of them are wandering off, and that all of them are having a good time. A bored kid is a kid about to start trouble.

What I remember most about my time as a camp counselor was that you had to be ready for everything – a lesson all preppers would do well to remember. On Monday, Jack attempted to play hide and seek in the forest near the playground instead of in the playground itself. On Tuesday, Jill fell on the sidewalk and scraped her knee. On Wednesday, one counselor’s group was late leaving the cafeteria, and I needed to teach all my hungry six-year-olds how to play rock-paper-scissors while we waited for our turn at lunch.

As a counselor, you need to be full of games and activities, you need to be tough, demanding and respected by your kids, and you need to know a few basics. Any good counselor program will require counselors to know first aid, some will require CPR, and some will expect them to demonstrate good swimming because they’ll be the only lifeguard their pool has. Sleepaway camps will require your teen to deal with the emotional issues of homesickness and loneliness.

All in all, a camp counselor position teaches your teen a lot about kids and self-confidence. After all, if they can do this job, they’ll feel like they can do anything. Mostly, though, being a counselor is a chance for your teen to stretch their legs as a leader, and thrusts them into a position of power. They’ll learn, more quickly than you realize, that being a leader means being prepared, and that being prepared makes their life a lot easier.

Nursery Supplier

Garden nursuries are an intersting and intense business. In most parts of our country, they open in the spring, right around the time that college kids are planning their summer jobs, and have to make enough money during three or four months to live on and cover expenses for a full twelve month period.

One thing about teens is that their first job really defines many of their new interests. Quite unlike their schoolwork or their family activities, they are intrinsically motivated to learn as much as possible about the job and it’s business model. Many are proud of their jobs, and many learn more from these jobs than you’d possibly realize, and their first paycheck will often make their allowance seem like a very paltry sum indeed.

When my best friend worked for a local nursury, he learned a lot about plants, to the point where he could identify different types of trees and flowers, and identify seeds by look and feel alone. To this day, he can look at a seed and tell if it’s going to be a zucchini or a butternut squash, even though they look identical to me. In addition, he planted a garden in his backyard as a teenager, and planned his finances for the year according to the plan of the business – make money in those three months to last all year – he saved and budgeted well for an entire twelve month period.

In addition to these benefits, working at a local nursery requires hard work. Since they need to make hay during a short period, workers at these jobs work quickly, work hard, and often work very long hours. There is a lot of hauling, a lot of walking, and a sense that making small mistakes – like leaving the greenhouse doors open during a late spring freeze – can lead to serious consequences.

What better lesson can a young teen learn than that? What other jobs are perfect for teens that would help them learn prepper skills? Let us know in the comments below.

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First Aid 101: How To Make And Use Tourniquets

Blood coming from a wound is never a good thing.  While it does not matter what caused the puncture in the first place, what you do to stop the bleeding can have a major impact on whether you live or die. 

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Wednesday, May 16, 2018

Travel Apps You Must Have For Your Next Trip

Written by Guest Contributor on The Prepper Journal.

Editors Note: A guest contribution from Rachel Summers to The Prepper Journal. If only there were an app to beam us past TSA. As always, if you have information for Preppers that you would like to share and be entered into the Prepper Writing Contest with a chance to win one of three Amazon Gift Cards  with the top prize being a $300 card to purchase your own prepping supplies, then enter today!

The smartphone has revolutionized the way we travel. In the old days, you’d be snowed under with maps, travel guides, and other accessories to get you through your trip. These days, all you need is your phone and a Wi-Fi connection. Here’s 10 of the best apps you should be downloading before you travel.

  1. Uber

Need a ride? This popular taxi/ride sharing app has you covered. You can use your phone to summon a driver, and you can see exactly where they are on the map. You’ll even have their name, picture, and license plate, so you know who’s coming. Share your ride on social media too, so you’re safe when you step in the car. This is especially helpful if you’re travelling alone.

  1. Skype

If you’re going to be away for a long period of time, at some point you’re going to get homesick. Back in the day you’d have to send a postcard, or make an expensive long distance phone call. These days, all you need to do is fire up Skype and chat to your loved ones at home. It’s free too, so it’s not going to make any dent in your travel budget.

  1. Google Translate

If you’re going to a country that speaks a different language, it’s advisable to learn at least some of the language yourself. There are even language apps like Best Australian Writers and Grammarix, which are among the top 10 learning tools out there. However, you’re not going to be perfect. Google Translate will handle translations for you, so you’re never stuck. You can even use the app to scan writing and have it translated in real time.

  1. Hopper

Flight shopping is one of the most frustrating experiences for travellers. Search around and prices vary wildly. When’s the best time go? This app will help. It searches all available flights and gives you a list depending on your needs, whether that’s cheapest first, or in a certain time frame. It’s a good way to know you’re always getting the best deals.

  1. XE Currency

‘Currency rates are always fluctuating. If you don’t keep on top of them, you won’t know what you’re paying when you’re away’ says travel manager Janet Ducal from Australian Reviewer. ‘It’s best to have an app that can tell you exactly what you’re spending.’ XE Currency is the best way of doing this. This well respected app will show you up to date currency rates, so you know exactly what you’re paying out while you’re abroad.

  1. Wi-Fi Map

These days you’ve got to have Wi-Fi, wherever you are. Many businesses are realising this, and are offering Wi-Fi to their patrons. This app is how you find them. Boot it up, and it’ll use your location to search for Wi-Fi locations around you. You’ll then be able to find the nearest hotspot to you, so you can get work done or upload those holiday snaps without eating into your data.

  1. Triposo

This app is designed to be used offline, so even if you can’t find a nearby Wi-Fi signal, you’re in luck. It’ll pull travel guides and other useful information from thousands of different sites online. When you’re out in the Wi-Fi wilderness, you can still pull on the information found there, thanks to this app.

  1. Snapseed

Your travel pictures are great, but some of them aren’t as good looking as you want them to be. That sunset is a bit washed out, or that photo of you in a club is slightly too dark. This app will help you edit them so they’re perfect. ‘This app was great was I was on the go and needed to upload pictures’ says travel blogger Gerry Henderson from Elite Assignment Help. ‘I could edit a picture in a few minutes on my phone, and it’d be ready to go.’

  1. Pocket

When you’re out on the road, you’re going to need some reading material. You’ll be spending time on planes, buses, and waiting rooms as you make connections. Pocket helps you collect and save reading material online, so you can read it when you’re ready. It’s brilliant when you find yourself with an hour layover and nothing to do.

  1. AirBNB

Many travelers swear by this app if you’re looking for a place to stay. An AirBNB can be a lot more comfortable than a hotel. They’re a good option if you’re travelling with a large party too. ‘The best part is they’re often very affordable’ says traveler Fiona Morgan from Revieweal. ‘It meant I could afford to see places I couldn’t have otherwise gone to.’

Give these apps a try the next time you travel. They can make the process a whole lot easier, and more enjoyable.

Rachel Summers is a veteran writer, living and working in the UK. She specializes in education, working with companies such as UK Top Writers. She aims to make education easier for everyone, and to help students find the best ways to tackle their studies.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Is Black America Now Anti-Liberal?

There are some things that are considered unshakable in politics, especially in the politics of the political left. We see these all the time, generally hurled as insults towards Republicans and Libertarians.

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6 Essential Knots You Need To Know

Written by Guest Contributor on The Prepper Journal.

I know you can tie your own shoe laces. But I am sure many people do not know how to tie other types of knots. If you once did then you definitely need some reminder because such skills are easily forgotten and we all know that tying a knot is one of the most important survival skills anyone can learn.

This skill may not be necessary in normal cases but during an emergency, it can make a big difference when it comes to life and death. Knots can help you in many practical ways. For instance, you may need it to build a shelter, hang food away from camp and out of a bears reach and even for first aid.

There are tens of knots you need to know how to tie. However, we have only pieced together 6 of these essential knots. We will discuss briefly on how to tie each of them. We will also mention the common uses of such knots. You can read more about survival skills such as these at thesurvivalcorps.com.

  1. Square Knots (Also Known As Reef Knots)

Definition and Use

The square knot, or reef knot, is possibly the most used knot. It is also the easiest to learn. If you can only know one type of knot then square knot would be the best one to learn how to tie. We use reef knots to combine similar ropes together. You can also use it to tie off a knot on a single rope. Use it to tie bundles of wood together or to tie your shoe laces.

How to Tie It

All you need to do is loop the rope in your right hand over the one in your left hand and then left over right. It is that simple. However, you will need to remember the order in which you did them. You will need the knowledge when you need to untie the knot.

  1. Clove Hitch

Definition and Use

Clove hitch is also as easy to tie as square knots. It is also ties fast and is effective. This is the knot you will need to secure a rope to a solid structure. There is high probability that it will slip if you tie it around smooth structures. Even on rough structures, you will need to keep it tense to prevent slippage. Use it to tie a tarp when making a shelter. It has many other uses.

How to Tie It

Make a loop around the target structure with the rope. With the loop in place, make another loop. Now, pass the end of the rope under the previous loop and then tighten. Be sure not to release the tension as the knot can become undone. A good idea to tighten it further and make it more secure is to add a square knot.

  1. Sheet Bend Knot

Definition and Use

You will need this knot to connect two ropes of different sizes. In the camp, use it to lengthen a guy line by adding an unused bit of a string or rope to the end. You can also use it to fix snapped boot/shoe laces by connecting any cord or string you can get your hands on.

How to Tie It

Start by making a ‘J’ shape out of the larger sized rope. You can then pass the small sized rope through the mid portion from behind. Loop the small sized rope all around the sides of the ‘j’. Pass the smaller rope further back under itself. The difficulty of tying this one is rated medium.

  1. The Figure 8 Knot

Definition and Use

Survivalists refer to the figure 8 as a stopper knot. This is because you tie it at the end of a rope. The aim of the knot is to prevent the rope from passing further than you want it. Figure 8 also forms part of more complex knots. Therefore, knowing it is a key to learning to tie other difficult to tie knots.

This knot is great for beginner climbers. If you can remember just one knot, forget about others and concentrate on being good with figure 8 knot. Its strength and reliability has been tested by mountain climbers and ardent survivalists.

How to Tie It

This knot is not as hard to tie as a sheet bend knot. Take one end of your rope or cordage. Pass it over itself. This will form a loop. Return under the leading line and into the previous loop. Fasten and you will have your figure 8 knot.

  1. Two Half Hitches

Definition and use

This knot is an improved version of clove hitch. Many consider them all-purpose knots. This is because you can use it for a variety of applications. You can use the knot to tie your rope to any solid structure around. You can use it to tie a rope to a tree or a post. It is also a great knot if you want to tie two ropes together.

How to Tie It

Two half hitches is one of the easier knots to tie. Wrap the end of your rope around your target structure and make a half hitch. Wrap the rope in the same direction to make the second half hitch. Tense the knot by pulling and you will have your two half hitches.

  1. The Bowline Knot

Definition and Use

A bowline knot is one of the easiest knots to tie. It is also one of the most basic. You can tie it fast and easily. Unlike most knots that can easily become undone, the bowline knot is extremely tight. It will not slip even when relaxed. It offers a good way to make a loop. Use it to connect two lines. Another good use for it is attaching jib sheets to jib’s clew.

How to Tie It

To understand how to tie this knot, we’ll use the analogy of a rabbit hole. Start by making a loop towards the end of your rope. The analogy of rabbit hole comes here. The loop represents the rabbit hole and the rope is the tree. The rabbit runs out of its hole, plays around the back of the tree. The rabbit then returns to its hole. Follow this analogy and you will find bowline knot very easy to tie.

There are many more knots to know and understand; basic seamanship has it’s own set, including the favorite, the sheep shank. However if you can master these six then the others are just an extension to their basic principals.

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The legal rights and duties of the supervisor that is scientific of thesis work

The legal rights and duties of the supervisor that is scientific of thesis work

The teacher whom works at the graduating division or other faculty can lead their education research, if the head associated with division does not object to the. a manager handles guidance that is overall the execution and writing of the thesis.

The part of this scientific supervisor within the research work of this pupil would be to subscribe to student’s creative search activity. Assistance from a manager is essential for the learning pupil to know the theoretical assumptions associated with the proposed research, to formulate the target, tasks and hypotheses. At various stages regarding the work, a supervisor and a pupil analyze and correct the study.

Duties of the supervisor

The duties associated with the manager include:

  1. 1) The medical manager is obliged to familiarize himself by using these conditions plus in the course of thesis design he must certanly be directed because of the demands for a thesis work with these methodological tips;
  2. 2) to issue tasks for the thesis work;
  3. 3) to suggest the dwelling of the thesis;
  4. 4) to build up a plan that is detailed of thesis by having a student;
  5. 5) to inform the student concerning the order of specific consultations;
  6. 6) to suggest a summary of necessary literature;
  7. 7) to undertake clinical and guidance that is methodological of pupil’s work and conduct qualified consultations;
  8. 8) to monitor the progress of a thesis work as well as the observance associated with the diploma design routine;
  9. 9) to inform the relative head for the division about significant deviations through the graduation project;
  10. 10) to sign the working job diploma design along with other documents required for admission towards the protection of the thesis;
  11. 11) to give you the department with a written post on a finished thesis, having formerly familiarized the writer with all the work;
  12. 12) to test the finished work
  13. 13) to aid the student get ready for public defense.

The liberties of the supervisor

The legal rights associated with the systematic manager are:

  • 1) to pick the themes of thesis and students for writing them in accordance with one’s scientific interests;
  • 2) to refuse supervising, having presented the conclusion that is reasoned this course for the thesis design, maybe not later on than 30 days ahead of the end for the term associated with the thesis work;
  • 3) to look for the process of conducting consultations that are individual
  • 4) to need the student to assess or determine a few choices for solving issues that are certain
  • 5) to wait the payment conference and read out loud the feedback to a thesis.

Problems written down the thesis work

The most challenging and moment that is responsible the student’s diploma scientific studies are the interpretation associated with experimental information obtained therefore the formulation associated with main conclusions. Consequently, without depriving the student of independence, the manager should help student to look at link between the task, and put the accents that are necessary sum within the main link between the thesis project.

The student should keep in mind mcdougal of the thesis himself accounts for the decisions manufactured in the task and for the correctness of most calculations, since thesis is mainly a independent work of a pupil. In this respect, directions of a supervisor ought not to rise above the restrictions. Therefore, the instructions of the manager aren’t considered mandatory for the graduate pupil, if they’re maybe not included into the project for the degree task, and pupils can defend the make use of his perspective.

The report on a supervisor is an crucial section of a thesis

The supervisor’s a reaction to the thesis tasks are produced in an arbitrary form. It offers a description of this work, which indicates:

  1. 1 essay 4 money. Communication associated with content associated with work to the selected topic and function;
  2. 2. Characteristic for the structural components of the job;
  3. 3. Scientific level, completeness and quality associated with the theme development;
  4. 4. Level of freedom, personal imagination, initiative;
  5. 5. Capacity to make use of literature, make calculations, evaluate, summarize, and also make medical and practical conclusions;
  6. 6. Systematic, literate presentation, capacity to design materials;
  7. 7. Practical importance, the likelihood of employing materials in management generally practice.


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How to Cache, Hide, And Camouflage Your Property From Looters

Operation Security is essential for every prepper and it basically means you must keep your stockpile secure from privy eyes.  The first rule of OPSEC is that you don't talk about your stash!

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Sunday, May 13, 2018

7 Essentials If You’re Trapped In A Fire

Getting caught in a burning building is a relatively common occurrence in modern-day America, hence acquiring the skills on how to survive such an unpleasant scenario should rank high on any respectable prepper’s bucket-list.

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