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While it’s a good idea for people with upstairs bedrooms to have a collapsible fire escape ladder handy, quickly finding and deploying the thing could be difficult in a smoke-filled home. That’s where the permanently attached Rescue Ready Retrofit is d… Continue reading Permanent fire escape ladder hides under the window when not needed
If you’re in a road tunnel that suddenly gets filled with smoke due to a vehicle fire, it can be very difficult knowing which way to head. That’s where EvacSound comes in, as it uses audio beacons to guide people to safety.Continue ReadingCategory: Goo… Continue reading Norwegian tech uses audio beacons to get people out of smoky tunnels
If you’re in a road tunnel that suddenly gets filled with smoke due to a vehicle fire, it can be very difficult knowing which way to head. That’s where EvacSound comes in, as it uses audio beacons to guide people to safety.Continue ReadingCategory: Goo… Continue reading Norwegian tech uses audio beacons to get people out of smoky tunnels
Every ounce can count if you’re planning on heading into the wilderness with nothing but the pack on your back, and we’ve seen quite a few lightweight wood stoves designed for just that type of scenario. The Survival Stove Head tool is one that takes t… Continue reading Two-ounce camping tool slices firewood and turns any can into a stove
When building a new project, common wisdom suggests to avoid “reinventing the wheel”, or doing something simple from scratch that’s easily available already. However, if you can build a high-voltage wheel, so to speak, it might be fun just to see what happens. [Dan] decided to reinvent not the wheel, …read more
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There’s nothing wrong with the classic rock fire ring, but building one isn’t always possible, legal or ethical. So with the growth of a more “camp anywhere” culture spurred on by overlanding and #vanlife, we’ve seen a growth in the number of portable,… Continue reading Rollable fire pit takes wood fire and grilling anywhere
Despite their dangers, even Marie Kondo would not convince us to abandon flamethrower projects because they literally spark joy in us. To make this flame shooting Aladdin lamp [YeleLabs] just used a 3D printer and some basic electronics.
The lamp body consists of two 3D-printed halves held together by neodymium …read more
Continue reading Aladdin Lamp Shoots Flames with a Snap of Your Fingers
Point the average pocket lighter down and fire it up and the flame will quickly rise and burn your thumb. But with a few simple adjustments, Dissim has developed a lighter that works as effectively upside down as it does right-side up. The little pocke… Continue reading Dissim lighter flips the flame for easy upright and inverted lighting
A little over a year ago, Oregon’s Arcimoto revealed a special version of its battery-electric three-wheeler designed for first responders. The company inked an agreement with the Eugene Springfield Fire Department to test the vehicles, and now that pi… Continue reading Eugene Springfield Fire Dept starts testing Arcimoto Rapid Responder
The lack of fire-starting capability in the average Swiss Army knife really seems to be a sharp pebble in the shoe of California’s Tortoise Gear. In 2017, it launched the Firefly, a simple fire steel fit to the toothpick slot of many a Swiss Army multi… Continue reading FireAnt adds fire steel and tinder to Swiss Army knife corkscrew