Wood for arrow shafts Making arrows while in the wild is not difficult (although getting the wood shafts straight and keeping them straight is an age-old problem). To begin, collect shoots to use for the shafts (slightly dried wood is better than green wood). Dogwood makes the best shafts, but any other straight hardwood shoots…
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How to make rope from plants – fiber extraction and natural cordage construction.
How to build a Trebuchet (Catapult) – Part 2
A Trebuchet (pronounced treb-oo-shay) is a medieval siege engine that transfers gravitational energy into kinetic energy – similar to a playground see-saw. In ancient times, it was used to launch (throw) projectiles including boulders, dead horses, and diseased bodies into or over castle walls to soften the defenses in preparation for invasion. On one end…
How to build a Trebuchet (Catapult) – the ultimate defense (and offense) for the zombie apocalypse
In a lot of ways, those ancient guys were pretty smart and the trebuchet is the perfect example their old time ingenuity. A Trebuchet (pronounced treb-oo-shay) is a medieval siege engine that transfers gravitational energy into kinetic energy – similar to a playground see-saw. In ancient times, it was used to launch (throw) projectiles including…
Beautiful but eerie photos of abandoned places
Matthias Haker is a self-taught photographer living in Dresden, Germany. He specializes in the fields of architectural and interior photography as well as people, portrait, fashion and wedding photography. Here is a collection of his works – a set of eerie photographs of abandoned hotels, theaters, and other public venues.
Get the Biolite Camp Stove that Hurricane Sandy survivors used – heats, cooks, and generates electricity
This little device really took off in New York when Hurricane Sandy survivors discovered it provided heat, boiled water, and allowed them to jack in to its USB port to charge their smartphone devices. The Biolite CampStove sells for $129 and runs off of any renewable biomass such as twigs, wood scraps, even pinecones -…
UFOs spotted over Pennsylvania town on Christmas Day.
We received some interesting reports of UFOs seen over the town of Chester Springs, Pennsylvania on Christmas day. MUFON recorded the event and noted that witnesses reported a black object with flashing lights. Power outages accompanied the sighting. One photo (see above) and reportedly two video clips were shot of the unknown object.
How to survive a mass public (“active”) shooting – tips for avoiding the shooter’s sights and getting out alive
Despite what many believe, random mass public shootings are not uncommon occurrences. In October 2014, Harvard Research showed the rate of mass shootings has tripled since 2012. In the event that you are caught in or near a public shooting rampage, there are steps you can take to survive a mass public shooting.
About Geek Slop and Survival
Your interest in survival may derive from several sources or concerns – general safety preparedness, camping, hiking, and backpacking, self-defense, religious beliefs, ecological concerns and beliefs, natural disaster, bio-chemical warfare, overpopulation concerns, collapse of the financial system, or maybe you just enjoy the challenge of surviving in the wild. Regardless of the reason, Geek…
Did Mitt Romney impersonate a police officer?
Reports of come in of some strange Romney behavior during his college days. Romney apparently liked to dress up like a policeman and pull people over for random violations.
