By Ben on April 15, 2011
Posted in DIY, Technology, Tools | Tagged blueprints, fabrication, farming, machining, manufacture, Marcin Jakubowski, open-source, sustainability, TED, video |
Marcin Jakubowski: Open-sourced blueprints for civilization
About This Talk
Using wikis and digital fabrication tools, TED Fellow Marcin Jakubowski is open-sourcing the blueprints for 50 farm machines, allowing anyone to build their own tractor or harvester from scratch. And that’s only the first step in a project to write an instruction set for an entire self-sustaining village [...]
By Harold on July 26, 2010
Posted in DIY, MacGyver, Technology | Tagged DIY, iPod, MacGyver |
Another useful DIY from instructables could help you resurrect your old iPod without having to shell out FRN’s for a new one.
Via member bryceronie
If you have a broken ipod , with a business card and five minutes it will be fixed!
I enjoy instructionables that are easy to do , short to complete, and will work [...]
By Harold on July 12, 2010
Posted in DIY, Sanitation | Tagged camping, DIY, sanitary, Water |
Another great diy project from instructables.com by member hpstoutharrow. If you plan on working on this project, check out the original article for comments to improvise your design, and additional pictures to help you visually. Below are step-by-step instructions and a quick video showing the setup process, build and sink in action.
While this new wash [...]
By Kevin on May 26, 2010
Posted in DIY, Gear, Tools, Transportation | Tagged bug-out, car survival, clothing, first-aid, knife, medicine, multi-tool, survival, survival kit, wilderness |
I am always surprised by the number of people I run into that do not have any supplies in their car for emergency situations. I guess most of them have the, “it can’t happen to me” mentality — that mentality will get you killed.
Every year, stories pop up in the news about a person or [...]
By Kevin on May 21, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Garden | Tagged beautification, civil disobedience, environment, guerrilla gardening, marijuana, Seed bombs |
Now we can all be bomb-throwing anarchists without hurting anyone! I came across a recipe for making seed bombs.
Here’s the recipe:
5 parts dry red clay*
3 parts dry organic compost
1 part seed
1 – 2 parts water
*For the clay it is recommended that you use dry potter’s clay. You should be able to obtain this at any [...]
By Ben on May 20, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, MacGyver, Shelter | Tagged Bob, camping, glue, instructional, makeshift shelter, rope, tarp, teepee, tipi, wilderness |
This is another great how-to from my online buddy, Bob. He is a genuinely self-sufficient soul, living off the grid somewhere on the North American continent.
This time around, Bob breaks down the art and science of building a quick-and-easy teepee (tipi).
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A few days before Christmas I had a sudden hankering for a Teepee. Don’t ask [...]
By Harold on May 17, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Power | Tagged alternative energy, solar power, video |
This DIY solution will help you build a solar panel array that produces about 18 volts of power for under $200. After learning the techniques involved, the design could be improvised to produce more power easily by upgrading the solar cells.
Via Home Solar and Wind Info
Building your own diy solar panel is easier than [...]
By Harold on May 13, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts | Tagged chembuster, chemtrails, orgone, weather, wilheim reich |
Chemtrail is the slang term for the Indirect and Semi-Direct Aerosol Campaign (ISDAC) conducted by departments of the U.S. government. If you want to know more about the subject of chemtrails, you can start here with some great posts on the Prison Planet forum. Keyword search these terms on the web and you will find [...]
By Harold on May 12, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Water | Tagged bargain, Berkey, bucket, water filters, water purification |
One of the best water purifiers on the market are Berkey water filters. Berkey’s use gravity filters that are cleanable, and use micro-permeable ceramic filter elements. These filters are extremely effective, long-lasting and require no electricity. The only drawback is the cost, following the steps in the video below you can make one yourself [...]
By Harold on May 12, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Shelter | Tagged architecture, beer bottle uses, documentary, earthships, off-grid, rainwater, reuse, self-sufficiency, solar power, tire uses, unusual houses, video |
This inspiring documentary is about Michael Reynolds quest to build self-sustaining homes, using trash gathered from the local environment. Called Earthships, he uses tires, dirt, plastic and glass bottles as building materials to craft these uniquely designed houses. Earthships have the ability to stay at 70 degrees ambient temperature, even in freezing weather without gas [...]
By Harold on May 5, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, MacGyver, Privacy | Tagged big brother, cctv, clothing, infrared, infrared LED, LED, Privacy, surveillance, video camera |
“Big Brother” surveillance systems are growing across the globe at an alarming rate, some people believe it makes them safe, while others believe their privacy is being violated.
This step-by-step article will show you how to cheaply make an IR (infrared) LED mask, that will shield your image to the camera with a bright white [...]
By Harold on May 4, 2010
Posted in DIY | Tagged crafts, creativity, fun, kids, playdoh, toys |
Next time your youngin says they’re bored, whip out this easy and fun recipe for making playdoh. I found two recipes on instructables.com, one involves cooking and the other is uncooked. It seems from most of the comments on the post, that younger children have more fun with the uncooked version because they can be [...]
By Harold on April 21, 2010
Posted in DIY, Featured Posts, Power, Technology | Tagged battery, iPhone, iPod, phone charger, solar power |
A great post on instructables.com by the user Honus, provides step-by-step instructions how to make a USB solar charger with a lithium polymer battery for your iPhone/iPod. For about $70 and a few hours of work, this fun project will give you confidence to make other DIY gadgets for yourself and others.
By Harold on April 20, 2010
Posted in DIY | Tagged construction, outdoors, small buildings |
Relaxation Station
We designed this simple garden structure to be customizable for pursuing your favorite hobbies, entertaining, or just relaxing. In this version, a two-person chaise lounge, outdoor fabric curtain panels and roof offer a shady garden retreat for reading—or napping!
Just in time for spring/summer, build this outdoor space in a weekend with the help of [...]
