Tag: do it yourself

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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Simon Dale’s Low Impact Woodland Home

Simon Dale's Low Impact Woodland Home

Simon Dale’s Low Impact Woodland Home Simon Dale is a family man residing in Wales, the western part of Great Britain. His interest in self-sustainability and an ecological awareness led him to dig out and build his woodland home—one of the loveliest, warmest, most inviting dwellings you could ever imagine. This is doable anywhere in the …

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Oyster Mushrooms in a Basket

Oyster Mushrooms in a Basket   I am aware many people forage for mushrooms. However the way my family eats them I would have to pick daily and with seasonal changes would never catch up enough to store them for future use!  I also am not as confident in my ability to identify which are safe and which …

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DIY Barn Greenhouse

DIY Barn Greenhouse My favorite designer of all things DIY is without hesitation Ana White. Featured today is her barn greenhouse. The majority of the world has a distinct growing season and an equally disguisable off season. If you are fortunate enough to have room on your property for a greenhouse you can significantly extend that …

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Tiny Mobile Shelters Built from Garbage!

Tiny Mobile Shelters Built from Garbage!

Some posts may contain affiliate links Tiny Mobile Shelters Built from Garbage! I have seen people turn garbage into some cool stuff. But this is absolute Brilliance. Oakland artist builds tiny mobile homes for the homeless from things he finds in trash heaps and dumpsters. These tiny little homes could give you an idea or …

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DIY: Pallet Smokehouse

DIY: Pallet Smokehouse   Smoking your meat and hunted game is a great way to preserve it both now and after the SHTF. Using recycled materials like pallets makes it even a better method reducing building costs of your smokehouse significantly. The maker of the videos says he was able to build his with a …

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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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28 Brilliant Garage Organization Ideas

28 Brilliant Garage Organization Ideas One issue for most households and even more so for preppers is storage! These awesome organization ideas can help you make the best use of the space you have! Nothing makes me crazier than to need something and not be able to locate it without a search. I surely don’t …

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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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