DIY Wood Stove From Tire Rims This is a neat DIY project. I like the way this stove looks. Useful and attractive for your backyard barbeques. It isn’t a project I would recommend for a bug out stove or even for camping unless you have a permanent site for it. It’s simply too heavy to move easily with …
DIY Outhouse ‘Easy Empty’ Composting Toilet (Parts 1 & 2) (2 links) One of the things I recall most clearly about my grandparents farm is the outhouse! It is one of my least favorite memories too! I don’t recall them closing the old one and opening a new one, but I can’t imagine it …
Tips On Reusing Containers For Water Storage Recycle, reuse, and renew! But when you do so to store water for the future do so with caution. Reusing plastic containers is good for not only your pocket book but our planet. Just make sure that you’re using the right plastic for the right job. For tips …
Recycle Swingset to Chicken Coop! Once again I am amazed by the ingenuity of the homesteader. If you have children, in all likelihood you either have or have had one of the triangle style swing sets in your back yard at some time or another. Now days they are much more complicated then the back …
Couple Builds Glass House For $500 Preppers and homesteaders are some of the most creative people around. This is just one more creation that shows off that versatility. This young artistic couple built this glass house on their own without the aid of contractors and architects spending a mere $500.00 USD using found and donated …
Inspiring Ideas Dollar Store Hacks Who doesn’t want to save money and at least appear to be clever and creative? Everyone right!? But where oh where to come up with those inexpensive hacks and inspirational ideas? I do so with researching all the bright ideas of others then applying them to my own use with …
15+ Uses for Dryer Sheets That Don’t Have Anything to do With a Dryer! Multi-use items are one way to make the best use of what you already have. Which of course saves money and un-necessary trips to the market to replace this or that product. A couple things I particularly like about multiple uses for dryer …
Lanterns Made From Inexpensive or Recycled Frames This is a neat little project that truthfully if you already have the materials could be free for you! Making lanterns may sound fun to crafters, but it could also be a practical project for preppers. When you have a power outage or an outdoor function candles are …
Upcycled Tire Ideas I love the table and chairs pictured above upcycling old tires! All the ideas featured in the blog linked below are cool, that one just happens to be my favorite. So much nicer than allowing them to go into a dump site where they will most likely be burnt and spew toxins …
DIY Patio Greenhouse Reusing Old Windows I love this DIY project! The featured article does not give step by step instructions. But it does give ideas and tips for making this little gem of a patio greenhouse to your own specifications. Other than it’s cute it also recycles old windows! It can be built without a base …
