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Eight inches of snow fell in North East Georgia, so of course I had to get out and bushwhack up to the favorite overhang and test this concept.

I'd always heard about the two fires. Instead of one big white man fire whereby you burn your front off and freeze your behind, or visa versa, you create two small safe fires. The trick is to build the fires with a sitting/sleeping place between them. The whole thing is done with a safe zone, so that the fires can not escape or threaten to overwhelm the person tucked between them.

In reality, this is not hard. If you were sleeping near one big fire, you would know how to do this. Clear all dry leaves, possible natural fuels, or gear from close proximity. If possible, surround the fire with large stones, creating the fire ring. This is very important if the ground is not perfectly level. As the branches burn in half, they can break and roll off the fire onto surrounding area.

As the video shows, its not hard at all to maintain two small fires. Of course, a great bed of coals goes a long way in warming and securing long term comfort.

A person can eat snow if they are warm enough. But, its pretty nice to drink warm, if not hot, beverages in winter conditions.

The survival can, with plastic sheeting, matches, petroleum jelly fire starter, a knife, compass, and other treats is always nice when playing in the woods.

This clip shows how to wear a thigh holster. Directions are given in this blog on January 3.

Of course, my pistol is not loaded. If you chose to make this holster, or to wear one, please be extremely careful. Having a pistol strapped to my thigh would take some getting used to.

If I was going out, had a concealed weapons permit, and chose to carry a firearm, I believe I'd be wearing pants.

That's just me.

All information in this blog is at a Use At Your Own Risk. Practice at home any new skills before trying them in public.

The noise and firepower of a glock is amazing. In this video I react to the first shot, then recover and continue filming.

My life partner created this shooting range which is at the end of a natural opening to a "hollar", a sort of valley walled in on three sides. In this hollar, all rounds are spent in a safe manner and can not travel or harm anyone.

Filming a practice session allows one to see if you're flinching, squinting, or doing anything which would endanger or impede hitting the target.

I was able to watch my instructor fire three types of firearms. I think the semi automatic Ruger is the weapon for me because its used for self defence at short range, especially until I can control my shock reaction to the deafening sound.

I've been working on my firearms skills. A video over at you tube showed how a woman could carry a pistol while wearing a dress.

So, I made a thigh holster with leather and hardware. I used the original one as a pattern, tracing around it and adding half an inch for seam allowance.

Its a fairly simple procedure. Once I get the video up at You tube demonstrating how to wear it, and safety precautions, I'll post that here as well.

After creating the Hobo Lamp using a twig wrapped with a strip of cotton fabric stick for a wick, I asked myself, "What else is like this?"

A brand new tampon is cotton, surrounded by a cardboard applicator. I followed the same procedure in building this lamp, substituting the wick. I poured the motor oil on the tampon wick.

I was disappointed with the initial results, but then saw a way to utilize this new product. The failure turned into a success.

I dumped the can out, re lit the tampon wick, and watched it burn for quite awhile. These mini fuel logs can be made by simply unwrapping a tampon (not those which have plastic applicators) and laying them in a dish. Pour the motor oil over them. Allow to set overnight so they absorb the oil. Remove and wrap in a scrap of newspaper to facilitate lighting.