Happy 2020!

December 30, 2019

...ts, I think, William Morris after a night of partying. The second one is a self-portrait. There’s a nice anecdote about Burne-Jones, ….his pet grandson used to be punished by being sent to stand in a corner with his face to the wall. One day on being sent there he was delighted to find the wall prettily decorated with fairies, flowers, birds, and bunnies. His indulgent grandfather had utilised his talent to alleviate the tedium of his favourite’s...

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Essential System #5 – First Aid Kit

Mr. Homegrown

August 31, 2006

Preparedness

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...duct-taped to their forehead) Nonadherent dressings – two 4-inch by 4-inch Self-adhering roller bandages – two rolls 2-inch width by 5 yards SAM splint – one Athletic tape – one roll, 2-inch wide Triangular bandages – two 36 inch by 36 inch by 52 inch for slings (large bandanas will do) Moleskin or Molefoam – 4-inch to 6-inch square for blisters Tincture of benzoin – One 0.5 ounce bottle – to keep tape sticking and to protect skin Providine iodine...

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Essential System #7 – Repair Kit and Tools

Mr. Homegrown

August 27, 2006

Preparedness, Tools

...tool that we wear on our belts at all times but, hold the blog press here, self-sufficiency geniuses Stephen Box and Enci gifted us with a category-busting set of tools that, get this, fit within a tiny 30g (1.5 oz) Altoid tin! Believe it or not this pocket size Altoid tin contains the following items: 1 inner tube piece – a section of a bicycle tire that can be used as a tourniquet, bandage, or slingshot 1 boot lace – always handy to have a secti...

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Crapper Livin’

Mr. Homegrown

September 26, 2006

Design, Preparedness, Solar

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...ances. But these are minor sacrifices compared to the enormous benefits of self-sufficiency, namely one’s freedom. An aside here – SurviveLA encourages a trip out to beautiful Santa Rosa Island to enjoy the natural wonders and to visit this bathroom of the future. Unfortunately the vile and corrupt San Diego congressman Duncan Hunter wants to restrict access to the island so that fat cats can continue to go on $16,000 trophy hunts while drinking b...

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Escape from LA

Mr. Homegrown

September 22, 2006

Preparedness

...l Islands National Park, tomorrow for a weekend of backpacking and general self-sufficiency. We’re going in part to experience what the landscape of Southern California would have been like had it not been fucked up by freeways, strip malls and Spearmint Rhino billboards to name just a few of the many indignities we face each day. We’re also going to Santa Rosa to experience a place which was home to the Chumash Indians who lived for 13,000 years...

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