Category: Tutorials

2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers

2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers

2 DIY Flower Pot Smokers Not only is smoked meat delicious, but smoking has been a method of preserving meat with out refrigeration for generations. You can purchase a large or small home smokers and change the flavor of the meat with the wood you use. But why spend that kind of money when you can …

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Benefits of Acorns + Recipes

Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes

Benefits of Acorns+ Recipes   There are many article on the web about making coffee with acorns and how to make acorn flour. But there are not many articles on what health and medical benefits this little nut can give us. The native Americans used them for lots of things. One of the great medical benefits of …

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DIY Small Diameter Well

DIY Small Diameter Well Having clean water available in any situation is obviously ideal. If you live where there is no well nearby and there is SHTF event you may find yourself out of water. Believe me you get  thirsty quicker than you think. This is a perfect DIY project something  I feel sure we all could …

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DIY Chispito Wind Generator Plans

DIY Chispito Wind Generator Plans Sooner or later one way or another we are all going to go off the grid eventually. It might be by choice to cut utility bills, or required because the grid is down long term. Either way wind power is a really viable option because in almost every location has at …

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Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots

Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots

  Harvesting and Using Dandelion Roots We talk a lot about what can be made from the dandelion flower and stalk. We actually have provided our readers with a number of recipes like these …….. Dad’s Dandelion Wine MIY Dandelion Bread Dandelion Jelly But the dandelion root itself is not only editable but can also be …

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DIY Solar Electronic USB Charger

DIY Solar Electronic USB Charger If you are looking to improve your DIY skills and save money at the same time this easy project is for you. This little garden light hack allows you to charge small electronic devices like phones, MP3 players etc. The cool thing about this little project is you can keep …

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DIY Creative Pallet Project

DIY Creative Pallet Project We see many many neat projects made from pallets. So many in fact that in my own home area pallets have become hard to get free anymore!  But most the wonderful creative ideas we see don’t provide detailed instructions on how to make them! I personally am not the type of person who can …

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Personal Debris Shelter

Personal Debris Shelter   If you should ever be caught in an emergency situation without a shelter, knowing how to make yourself a personal debris shelter becomes an immediate life saving skill. The elements can and will literally be the death of you if not addressed right away. Most often you can assume that if you …

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DIY Efficient & Easy Fruit Fly Trap

DIY Efficient & Easy Fruit Fly Trap I HATE bugs, yes I know they are important to the environment but I don’t want them in my house! I dislike them even more when they fly. However, fruit flies come with the territory when your prepping and storing large amounts or fruit for the season or …

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DIY Solar for an Outbuilding

DIY Solar for an Outbuilding “Riverwalker” as he is known on the web, decided to make his new shed a bit more practical by providing it with power. However, running power lines to the new structure was not cost effective. So he decided to DIY solar power it! It is obvious how this could be …

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