HTTP tunneling is your friend.
At Camp liberty they had the internet heavily filtered, no P2P, newsgroups, porn ect.
As far as distiling, those 1.5 liter water bottles are great. Boil fruit juice, add sugar to adjust the amount left over when the yeast goes dormant, allow to cool. Fill the bottles 2/3 full, cap snugly, but loose enough to allow the CO2 to escape, and about a week later you have a case of enjoyment. Yields approx 10% alcohol before the yeast goes dormant.
Having a bread maker will allow you a good excuse to have yeast on hand.....