Rambo Moe's Online Encyclopedia of Survival Knowledge
This article is a guide to building your own panel solar cooker. To learn more about solar cookers and what they do, read this article: SOLAR COOKERS: AN INTRODUCTION Panel solar cookers are the first form of solar cooker that is truly affordable to the neediest of the world. In 1994, a group of engineers created a model called the CooKit (a truly respectable double entendre), which could be … [Read more...]
Solar cookers are ovens that harness the sun’s rays and use them to create a source of heat. They can be used to heat food or drink, cook food, or sterilize drinking water. Solar cookers are popular in the developing world these days- they can be very inexpensive, some coming as cheap as $5. They don’t require any fuel or electricity, which cuts down on operating costs as well. Since fire … [Read more...]
This article is a guide to building your own solar pool heater. To learn more about solar pool heaters and what they do, read this article: SOLAR POOL WATER HEATERS: AN INTRODUCTION. Pool water heaters are a good way to keep the water in your pool warm. They will allow you to enjoy swimming more in the summer months, and will make swimming possible in the early spring and late fall. There … [Read more...]
Let’s be honest- owning a swimming pool is awesome. Some of us in the developed world have the luxury of our very own swimming pool in our back yards, just for our use. It’s an awesome thing. One complaint, though, that is often is heard about swimming pools is that the water is too cold, which can make for an uncomfortable first few minutes in. Even in the dog days of summer, the water in … [Read more...]
Distillation is a process of filtering and purifying water, resulting in pure, pH-balanced H-TWO-O. The process consists of: 1) Boiling/evaporating the water, 2) Collecting the water vapor, 3) Cooling it to allow it to condense back into liquid, and then 4) Collecting the liquid. The boiling causes the pure water molecules to evaporate, leaving all impurities behind in the boiling … [Read more...]
Hurricane season is a big issue for people living in the Caribbean and the Southern United States. Hurricane season runs fron June 1st to November 30th, peaking around early to mid September, during which the aforementioned places are routinely pounded by tropical storms. And even if you don't live in these areas, you aren't guaranteed safety- hurricane Hazel in 1954 reached as far as Toronto … [Read more...]
