Making and Using Vegetable Juice Wood Stain I adore the stain color of the table pictured above! It’s an amazing red created by cranberries, pomegranate, and beets! If you’re looking for a more natural method of staining your wood or even just a very unique one-of-a-kind color, then this process will be of interest. If …
DIY Water Wheel Generator If you are looking for alternative energy sources a water powered generator may just be it for you if you live or bug out to a location near flowing water. Unlike solar or wind power the water wheel doesn’t rely on the current weather and can operate day or night in the …
DIY Dual Burner Rocket Stove This nifty rocket stove is made with only 6 bricks! Add old stove burner tops and you have yourself a dual burner outdoor range. After a major SHTF event a lot of folks will be cooking outdoors for the short or perhaps even long term. This DIY dual burner cook …
DIY Pop-up Trunk Shelf This is one of those “why didn’t I think of that” ideas. Who can’t at one time or another need extra trunk space? I love this solution. I do like things to be organized and hate when I end up digging through a pile of stuff to find the one item …
DIY Bottle Cap Fishing Lures Another awesome use for something that we would ordinarily throw out without thought! Not just useful in a SHTF scenario when fishing could become a major source of protein and important oils. Fishermen spend a small fortune on good “lucky” lures. How cool would it be to spend those funds …
DIY Rotisserie Pit BBQ A rocket stove works great if you only have a couple of people in your group. But if your feeding a number of folks, this design for a BBQ rotisserie is awesome. Even better it’s a DIY project that you can take full bragging rights for! See the directions and material list …
Cut Rope with Rope When I first heard that there was a video showing how to cut rope without any tools and nothing sharp in the environment to be used I was skeptical and curious. After all who can’t come up with a scenario where this could be a very useful trick to know? Then when I …
Charge Cell Phone With 9V Battery It seems to happen every time the power is out… my cell phone battery dies! Of course, it is also always at night or my children drained the solar charger, so I am stuck with a dead phone! Unless I am willing to wait until the sun rises again or …
Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Alternator Wind Generator Once again we are show casing homesteader creativity and ingenuity! When you are off the grid becoming adaptable is imperative. Recycling becomes a way of thinking and a way of living. In this instance this homesteader converted an old truck alternator into a wind powered …
DIY Stinging Nettle Fertilizer I am continually amazed by the uses of these nasty weeds! If you have ever inadvertently wandered into a patch of stinging nettles you completely understand why I referred to them as nasty weeds. They can cause serious injury if you are not careful, so please always wear thick work gloves …
