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PVC pipes aren’t just for your plumbing needs; These pipes are as versatile as they get. With a hollow middle and a tough but flexible plastic body, PVC is one of the favorite materials when it comes to upcycling. So, if you’ve got some spare pipes or broken pipes that leaked a little, read on…
Home Made Sawmill From an Old Golf Cart, And It Works Great. What this one guy did when he decided it was too costly to buy lumber to make his own furniture so he made his own sawmill. Using an old golf cart and a fair bit of ingenuity, it took him about 8 hours to make…
AMAZING… Immerse In Water, Blow It Up Like a Ballon, Let It Set. DONE! The speed of how fast these go up is incredible. Its tough, durable and keeps the inside warm, or cool, no matter what you need. It takes off- grid shelters to a whole new level. Inspired by plaster casts wrapped…
Check Out Simple Method to Store Food… A homesteader is often thinking about how to store food and this is one method that’s pretty simple. Use it to simply store food or as an emergency cache of supplies. When Dan Leatherman wanted to build a root cellar he realized just how big a job it could…
Step by Step Instructions to Make This Food Storage Shelf Need somewhere to store all that food you have grown, but don’t have a root cellar? Consider building a Food Storage Shelf like the one below. It will keep your food dry, organized, and easily accessible. If taken care of properly, you can enjoy garden fresh carrots and potatoes all…
How to Store Food Without Electricity Just Like Grandma Did! For many of us remembering Grandma and how she prepped food, canned it, stored it and cooked it was just part and parcel of our upbringing. We may have noticed that our mothers did the same prep, storing and cooking as she did, and it…
Check out these two ingenious hydroponic systems that allow you to grow a lot of food in a very small space… Building a vertical Hydroponic garden allows you to grow a lot of food using only a fraction of the space a traditional garden uses. Here are 2 cleaver setups. 1. The DIY Hydroponic Garden Tower… This…
Many homesteads wont be near water so creating a way to get water is essential. Before the industrial era with its pumps and pipes bringing water in, people created wells. Homesteaders dug narrow holes down to the water table and then drew the water up that seeped into its bottom in a bucket attached to a…
UPDATED: More How-To Videos & Inspirational Photos Fencing, whether you need it to keep the rabbits, chickens or deer out of the garden, or you are fencing off areas for other reasons, can get very expensive. However it doesn’t have to be that expensive but it will take a bit of work and time if…
Imagine… No More House Payments ! No Utility Bills! Ever wondered how you can build a cabin cheaply for all year living where you are warm and comfortable. And it hasn’t cost you an arm and a leg to get it. Perhaps you want something that runs off grid but you still want a TV and a way…