Amazon Survival Hacks by Stewart Creek: 200+ Ways to Use Everyday Items for Wilderness Survival (Life Hacks Series, ISBN: 9781440593345) $10.22 @Amazon

Dipped into the book myself and eyeing the renewable energy hacks. The bit about turning a soda can into a solar panel of sorts, truly fascinating.

That soda can solar panel idea grabbed me too—ingenious, right? Stuff like that makes you look at your recycling bin with brand new eyes.