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DIY / How to make kerosene / oil lantern wicks by Fictional Character on Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:09 am
I tried a new recipe to make lantern wicks from paper bags. I used small sandwich bags you can use what ever you like.

Things you will need:

1/4 cup Salt
2 cups Water
Scisors
Paper Bags
A small pot
some way to heat the water.

Optional Items:
Rolling pin


What to Do:

Take the salt and water and place on low heat until the salt is completely dissolved. then turn off heat and set pot of salt water aside for later.
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What i did was to get some sandwich bags and cut them in half. (about 3 inches wide)
Then cut the bottoms off the bags.
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Then you will need to start folding the bags so they...


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Prepping = Creativity & Reality by AvonCTStyle on Wed May 09, 2012 9:21 am
Being short on cash isn't a reason not to prep.
Yeah having cash would be great to buy all the fun "prepping toys" or a huge 1 yr for our family in Freeze Dried/Dehydrated Foods...
But buying...

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DIY / How to make kerosene / oil lantern wicks by Fictional Character on Sat Oct 30, 2010 7:09 am
I tried a new recipe to make lantern wicks from paper bags. I used small sandwich bags you can use what ever you like.
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DIY seed starters / Recycle toilet paper / paper towel tubes by Fictional Character on Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:13 am
Recycle Toilet Paper and Paper Towel Tubes

Materials:
    Used toilet paper tubes
    Used paper towel tubes
    Soil
    Water
    Seeds
    SHTF Militia Mini...[/list]
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RE: DIY / How to make kerosene / oil lantern wicks by Herbalpagan on Sun Nov 07, 2010 5:45 pm
very cool! thank you, I will remember this for when I'm out of wicks. :gs:

RE: DIY seed starters / Recycle toilet paper / paper towel tubes by Anonymous on Sat Jun 05, 2010 2:56 pm
Now this is something useful. Also, where can I find this SHTF militia greenhouse?

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