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Wallet Ninja! A Cool Tool in Your Pocket!

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Here is a quick review on Wallet Ninja! A Cool Tool in your Pocket! I got this Wallet Ninja tool from an online shop. It was quite cheap so I got it. So far, the material is promising and it has a very sturdy feel. It is made of hard heat treated steel! One cool feature is this tool is only 1.5mm thick and is as thin as your credit card. It fits great in your wallet. Mine stays in my wallet all the time. And it's not that heavy for just around 1.6 ounces. Anyways, there are 18 basic uses for this tool.

EDC: My Pocket Everyday Carry

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Everyday Carry also known as EDC So here is what is inside my pocket sometimes everyday. I sometimes use the iPhone for the phone and the Gerber Ridge instead of the CRKT neck knife. 6ft (??) paracord + firesteel CRKT Neck Knife / Gerber Ridge Victorinox Classic + S Biner + Key (missing) Life Gear LED mini light Nokia phone - 1week++ of battery life + FM radio + Flashlight Headware bandana/headgear/handkerchief/ (background)

Aquaponics System: Window Farming

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Bisdak Bushman Window Farm Pechay Plant I was always fascinated by plants especially the edible ones. While I was googling through the net, found this unusual way of gardening even if you do not have a huge area to plant, it is still possible to plant a few plants. I live in a small apartment in the city so this one will do. Aquaponics   / ˈ æ k w ə ˈ p ɒ n ɨ k s / , is a  food production  system that combines conventional  aquaculture , (raising  aquatic animals  such as snails,  fish , crayfish  or  prawns  in tanks), with  hydroponics  (cultivating plants in water) in a  symbiotic  environment. In normal aquaculture,  excretions  from the animals being raised can accumulate in the water, increasing toxicity. In an aquaponic system, water from an aquaculture system is fed to a hydroponic  system where the  by-products  are broken down by  nitrogen-fixing bacteria  into...

Murag Mora Bushcraft Knife

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I tried to design a knife myself but I am not a skilled blacksmith. I wanted a knife that looks scandinavian-ish but it is very expensive to get a high carbon steel one. So there, I created the Murag-Mora (Mora Lookalike).  Drawn by hand together with her brothers Drawn by hand, I took my design to the local blacksmith somewhere in Carigara, Leyte and have it forged. Finished Product With 1059 leaf spring steel, and carabao (water buffalo) horn for the handle, the Murag Mora was born! Although it is not a full tang, it is still reliable, I still have to do a field test. I tried to polish it to appear great! Polished sides with forced patina on top part Next time ill try to show you the sheath.. but bye for now...

The DIY Stove

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DIY Beercan Stove w/ Windscreen and pot stand Stove: Made from aluminum beer cans. Pot Stand: Made from two bent welding rods and aluminum pole. WindScreen:   Made from aluminum sheet which I bought from a Japan store.

Into Ultralight

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I was always the lightweight backpacker; I usually carry less during hikes or any multi-day camping trips. But now, learned to carry even more lightweight gears and usually, sacrifices some of the comforts. Instead of my solo tent which weighs a kilo, I tend to carry a tarp and a hammock. Although, my tent is not that heavy, there are still too many stuff to carry like the poles for instance which takes too much room in my pack. But the agony in having a hammock and tarp is that you need to find trees for the hammock to be setup. I now carry a “Silangan” a locally made tarp and a hammock which I bought at a local online store. Also, during only overnight hikes I now carry my DIY “beercan” stove which is very light compared to my Snowpeak Gigapower plus the adapter and the butane canister. With fuel such as denatured alcohol, I can use & reuse the same fuel canister over and over again. Not like the butane canister that once you are done with the fuel, you will now carry a bi...

Carve Your Own Spoon!

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While trekking with the Trailhawk & Camp Red in Buhisan for the Nocturnal Hunting event, We came across this logging site. Heartbreaking? yes! I found this small shard of wood which is no use for them loggers. By the way, we were hunting these stream crabs which is quite easy to catch using your hand but once their pincers get you, it hurts like hell like ten ants bite you at once. We've got like about more than 10 of them crabs (i only caught 2) and cook it with coconut sap. Tastes great just like they do in carenderia but outdoor style! We ate it with corn grit rice.. wowwww!!! Then it rained very hard that night and I was sleeping on a hammock... Slept like 2hours only. THe next day, it rained again and I was very wet and smells wild. A bottle of beer could help :D Now back to the spoon, I decided to carve the shard of wood into spoon/laddle since I have nothing to do when I got home. And yeah, not bad... I have used it for my rice, and other stuff. I have to repair it ...

DIY Soda/Beer Can Stove

Lightweight, inexpensive, easy, useful… this is what the light backpackers need. But before you can use this stove, you have to make one for yourself. The materials are easy to find. With only your favorite beer can and a Swiss army knife, you can make one. I have done lots of experiments in making these stoves but never bother to do comparisons or heat output or the boil times. I just make them for fun. I do not remember how many stoves I’ve made. Here’s a sample I've got from Wikipedia.But learn to improvise. Some stoves that I made: [gallery]