Tag: Frugal

DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse

DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse

DIY Coop-Style Greenhouse I really just like the coop-style of this greenhouse. It could fit into any landscape and handle a small number of plants. Good prep or preservation of the less cold resistance plants from your garden. It’s rated as a beginner to intermediate skill level and the plans are free. Linked below from …

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The Pocket Chain Saw

The Pocket Chain Saw

The Pocket Chain Saw The pocket chain saw is a repeat item on my gear wish list. Until this last season I had one I purchased several years ago. This last trip out into the woods, my daughter and grandchildren were using it to collect and cut kindling for the fire. After using it to …

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The 3-in-1 Military Folding Camping Shovel

The 3-in-1 Military Folding Camping Shovel

The 3-in-1 Military Folding Camping Shovel This is one of the pieces of equipment that I recommend keeping in the trunk of your car. I have a similar folding shovel that doesn’t have the additional tools that are included as part of this one. I have used mine during the winter to dig out a …

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DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse

DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse

DIY Double Decker Recycled Swing Set Greenhouse I really like this idea. I like that it uses recycled materials but allows you to later reuse those materials as originally intended. As your own children or grandchildren out grow the swing set, you can convert it to a double decker green house and when the next …

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Hardening Your Home Against Invasion

Hardening Your Home Against Invasion

Hardening Your Home Against Invasion Sadly what we used to consider normal security measures are no longer enough to stop those who wish us harm or to take what is ours for themselves. I remember a time in our countries history where very few of us locked our doors at night. Now I find if …

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Herb Ladder Garden

Herb Ladder Garden

Herb Ladder Garden This is a neat little project for a herb garden. It doesn’t take up a lot of space, and appears to be an easy inexpensive build. Even less cost if you are able to use scrap wood and left over paint from other projects. I like the idea that it can sit …

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Cooling Off and Beating the Heat Info

Cooling Off and Beating the Heat Info

Cooling Off and Beating the Heat Info Temperatures are rising across most western countries. Not only are temperatures reaching higher levels during the warmer seasons in past years, put the cost of keeping cool is rising as well. As resources are becoming more scare, we need to consider alternative ideas and methods for maintaining comfort. …

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Why Wasting Food Costs You More than You Think

Why Wasting Food Costs You More than You Think

Why Wasting Food Costs You More than You Think I grew up poverty prepping, so wasting food was not an option! My mother spent her younger years in a state run orphanage during the great depression and later on a small farm. My father was a social worker until he retired then a firefighter. I …

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DIY Clay Pot Hanging Stacks : Updated

DIY Clay Pot Hanging Stacks

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Clay Pot Hanging Stacks : Updated I particularly like this DIY vertical garden idea, because the clay pot stacks are stable unlike most hanging gardens. So if you get a good wind these pots won’t go flying willy nilly spewing your plants across your yard or neighborhood. This …

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DIY Urban Recycled Vertical Garden

DIY Urban Recycled Vertical Garden

DIY Urban Recycled Vertical Garden Phil Stamper-Halpin   As you know I love a recycle project! If your garden is horizontally challenged or you just want to spruce up your landscape this is one method you can use and help the plant while your at it! I find it especially ideal for an urban environment …

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