
Product Description
Green Beret and outdoor survival expert Myke Hawke provides the most practical and accessible survival skills and information necessary for anyone to survive an unexpected situation in the outdoors. These are the most tried-and-true methods based on Hawke’s 25- year career as a captain in the US Army Green Berets, founder of the survival training company Spec Ops Inc, and popular survival expert on a wide range of television shows. Geared to the untrained civilian, Hawke provides essential and easy-to-apply information on shelter, water, fire, food, survival psychology, first aid, tools, navigation, signaling, and basic natural phenomena. Hawke’s Green Beret Survival Manual gives every reader the tools necessary to survive the worst imaginable circumstance and make it out alive. With more than 200 how-to illustrations and complete survival-training information, this is the most useful and user-friendly survival book available.
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Categorized in Home, Shelter and Solar

Solar chargers are thankfully getting smaller and smaller, which is good for those of you that prefer to use renewable energy every chance you get. It’s also great for those that just would like to have a small solar charger in case of an emergency. This one is plenty small enough that it could even easily fit into your pocket. It’s ideal for all of your smaller gadgets to give you a charge when you’re in dire need of one.
via The USB Sun Drive Solar Charger » Coolest Gadgets.
Categorized in Communication and Solar

Now, you can not only live off the grid, but you can walk off of it as well. Inhabitat highlights NoonSolar bags, “slick messengers and purses collect the rays of the sun and churn them into fresh juice for your PDA, iPod or other must-be-charged gadget.”noonsolar, solar powered bags, eco bag, photovoltaic bag, back to school bags, solar bagsThey’re quite pricey, but think of all the batteries you’ll save.
via NoonSolar Bags: Solar Power Your Electronics with Your Bag! » Curbly | DIY Design Community « Keywords: noonsolar, solar, energy, bag.
Categorized in Solar and containers

A key part of survival in groups is communication. If you can’t communicate, you can’t survive. With the Midland Crank Powered portable radio, you can be sure you’ll always have a way to communicate without having to worry about power options. See the details after the jump:
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Categorized in Gadgets, Power, Survival and light

While the fact that you can charge gadgets using solar power is pretty nifty, she bought it for the multitude of charging adapters that came with it. By using the FreeLoader she doesn’t need to carry 1 all the associated mains-power chargers for her gear, and thus 2 doesn’t need power adapters for different countries.
Categorized in Gadgets and Solar

If the Carre D’etoiles had cheeks I’d pinch ‘em! The little French prefab cubes are what we here in MN would call cabins, but they’re unlike any cabin I’ve ever seen. They’re about 10′ x 10′ square of pure luxury.
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Categorized in Shelter and Survival