Why would you want to leave your comfy city and go backpacking? The reasons are numerous, but the most common one is to escape the city and spend a few nights in the bush, far from the city lights, where there are more stars then you can count, and probably as many people as an amputee can count on his left hand. I'll try and keep this brief, so lets I'll list the equipment I personally take, and will describe the main points you should look for in specific (read more)

A twelve gauge shotgun can be made from 3/4" water or gas pipe and fittings.

Materials Required:

• Wood 2"x 4"x 32"
• 3/4" nominal size water or gas pipe 20" to 30" long threaded on one end
• Solid 3/4" steel coupling
• Metal strap (1/4" x 1/16" x 4")
• Twine heavy (100 yards approximately)
• 3 wood screws and screw driver
• Flat head nail 6D or 8D
• Hand drill
• Saw or knife
• File
• Shellac or lacquer
• Elastic bands

I've done several experiment relating to Cannibutter and several edibles and i would like to share my conclusion: The Best Way to Make Cannibutter!

One of the biggest problems in cooking up your cannibutter is contacting the pan and the buds directly. Sadly, this burns off a good portion of the material that you actually want. Way to much of the tasty stuff is released into the air as opposed to the into the (read more)

A lucid dream is a dream in which the dreamer is aware that he or she is having a dream. One is able to manipulate, change, and control the outcome of the dream down to the smallest details. Though lucid dreaming has been practiced for thousands of years, it had not been studied as a science until the early 1960s. There are several therapeutic benefits to lucid dreaming, particularly in treating nightmares and other sleep disturbances.

During lucid dreaming, the brain wave pattern is nearly identical to the awake state. The brain is (mostly) engaged and is making decisions just like it would during the awake state. The only difference is that the body is still paralyzed. Most lucid dreamers go: awake, pre-sleep, stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, ... (read more)

This guide is meant to teach you techniques for driving from one destination to another quickly and safely. It is NOT meant to teach you "stunt driving" or how to break the law. It is meant to teach you how to identify other drivers as fast or slow in order to assist you in getting to your destination in a timely manner.

1. Type of car. Sports cars and convertibles will almost always be willing to hit the gas faster than other cars. They are lighter (use less gas to get going fast) and are typically owned by people who like speed. Pickup trucks and vans are always more likely to go below the speed limit and to accelerate slowly. Their cars use more gas and the drivers who own them typically don't care for fast driving. ...

This is a little trick that incorporates a little bit of brute force, a paperclip, and absolutely no skill whatsoever.

Every combination lock I ever ran across was vulnerable to this technique, but there are a lot of combination lock vendors out there and in turn there are several models. I'm fairly certain you will run across a combination lock that doesn't budge. So if you come across one of these models, don't come bitching to me; post the model below this guide so readers know ahead of time their work is wasted on that (read more)

A dual directional scrap fragment launcher which can be placed to cover the path of advancing troops.

Material Required

• Iron water pipe approximately 4ft. (1 meter) long and 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm) in diameter
• Black powder or salvaged artillery propellent about 1/2 lb. (200 grams)
• Fuse or electrical igniter
• Stones or metal chunks approximately 1/2 in. (1 cm) about 1 pound (400 grams) total
• 4 rags for wadding, each about 20 in by 20 in (50 cm by 50 cm)
• Wire
• Paper or rag

Over the past ten years or so I've been, as some would call it obsessed, with computers, networks and their protocols, and technology in general. I had and still do have to this day, a drive and passion for technology, no matter how fast things become outdated and how fast new and improved things come out. I've always been one who likes to learn on the fly, to get in there and get my hands dirty and do hands on work. I guess it's the nature of the beast. Besides technology, I've always been a fan of how the human mind (read more)

My one and only trip report, hope you guys enjoy it.


"As we sit at the counter we start grabbing anyone who walks by and make them take a shot with us. At one point, we got the girl who owned the houses' grandfather to take a few with us. The old man was a Vietnam vet. Fucker started lining shots like it was nobody's business, I had never seen anything like it before. After about 8 shots in, T and I start talking about acid again. He tells me he's got a surprise for me and pulls out a thin flat sheet of tinfoil. I inquire. Yep, its (read more)

A .22 caliber pipe pistol can be made from 1/8 in. nominal diameter extra heavy, steel gas or water pipe fittings. Lethal range is approximately 33 yards (30 meters).

Procedure

1. Carefully inspect pipe and fittings. Make sure there are no crack or flaws. Check inside diameter of pipe using a .22 cartridge as a guage. The bullet should fit closely into the pipe with out forcing, but the cartidge should not fit into the pipe. Outside diameter must not be less than 1-1/2 times the bullet (read more)