Browsing all posts in October, 2008.
Alcohol Stove
The alcohol stove, largely unknown in our modern REI world of high-tech camping, dates back more than a hundred years and was the standard cooking device for explorers, adventurers and hobos. Designs vary from an open pool of burning alcohol to double-wall designs that self-pressurizes and a good design will boil water every bit as [...]
Flow
Award-winning documentary investigation into what experts label the most important political and environmental issue of the 21st Century — The World Water Crisis.
Compact Florescent
Among the biggest reasons for not being a little greener is that it costs money and is a hassle. But most people aren’t taking advantage of one of the most obvious ways to be both environmentally friendly and save some some extra cash: CFL’s. Compact florescent lights. Consider this: lighting accounts for 20 percent of [...]
Native American Flute
A number of years ago I found myself inexorably drawn into the realm of woodwind crafting. A tangent of one of my lesser known, and much neglected skills – flute playing. I started off with classical flute in the 6th grade. No, scratch that… I started off with recorder when I was 7 years old. [...]
Marsabit
Marsabit. It’s a bit like Mars, but without the long trek across the solar system. Though after nine spine-rattling hours along a dusty, boulder strewn road, I staggered out of the 4×4 Land Rover looking as if I’d just spent a month in space. The landscape was an incredible mix of red volcanic rock and [...]
Resources
In my never-ending quest for knowledge the web has proven both a fantastic resources and an incredible waste of time. In an effort to assist you in maximize the former I’m providing my shortlist of resources on my favorite subjects. Be sure to browse the posts in my tag cloud since many of them contain [...]
