I’ve put together a collection of a lot of PVC projects you may be able to use in and out of your home. Have you used PVC on a project we might like to hear about? Please feel free to share in the comments below! PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) is an inexpensive vinyl tubing that is used […]
25+ Cinder Block Projects for the Homestead
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You have all of these ideas, but never enough money to make them come true. But have you thought of other ways of putting those projects together with materials that might not have cost as much and can be upgraded for a fraction of the cost of the original project idea? That’s one reason why […]
A DIY Chicken Tractor on the Cheep!
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Have dreams of free ranging chickens but still want some place safe for them to be? Do you want to move them around a field or property instead of one space? A DIY Chicken Tractor might be for you! Whether you’re raising chickens in the Alaskan north to sustain yourselves, or are interested in having just […]
An Awesome Free Tool to Create Your Emergency Encyclopedia
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Wish you could print out a page of information to add to your Family Emergency Encyclopedia when a printable isn’t provided? I’ll show you how to print a web page by creating a printable PDF resource page that helps you tailor information perfectly for you and your family. Using these tools will allow you to create a […]
How to Make Your Own Cornmeal with Dehydrated Corn or Popcorn
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Earlier, I showed you how to dehydrate frozen corn, which is a perfect beginner’s dehydration project. The problem comes in learning what to do with that dehydrated food beyond simply throwing it into a pot of stew or rehydrating it to serve for a meal. Grinding or powdering is a way to make those dehydrated […]
Build a Brick Rocket Stove
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Do you need an alternative cooking source that is inexpensive, quick to put up, relatively mobile, and easy to use that is more than a small rocket stove? Today, one of my friend, Bunny Wickham, is guest posting on the blog, sharing her story of how she and her husband built a concrete brick rocket stove in […]
Redneck Air Conditioner and 15 More Ways to Keep Cool in the Summer
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Summer’s here and your air conditioning went out. How do you stay cool until it can be repaired? I’ll show you with this great hack, plus give you even more ways to keep your cool when it gets hot! A few years ago, during the worst heatwave we’d experienced in a couple of decades, our […]
Why DIY Isn’t Always About Saving Time and Money
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Everyone says, learn to Do-It-Yourself. It will save you time, it will save you money, it’s better for your health. Or does it? To make pasta, I can choose to mix up a pasta dough, roll it out to over and over, cut it, dry it, store it. Or, I can choose to go into […]
How to Adapt Your Nesco Dehydrator to Make Leathers & Liquids
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Here’s an easy hack to be able to do fruit leathers and liquids with your Nesco American Harvester FD-8 Food Dehydrator. You can do this with the circular dehydrators, as well, but it’s a bit harder. Your Nesco doesn’t come with fruit leather sheets or small object grid sheets. But they are easily made from […]
How to Build a Backyard Fire Pit
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Having a fire pit in your backyard is an awesome way to have a backup for cooking when the power goes out, and it creates a great space to gather round and spend time with your family away from technology and just talk. How about that? NOTE: This post was written as we went – […]