DIY Projects

Here are a few projects to keep you busy Doing the Stuff of Self-Reliance. If you try any of these, please report back and let us know how they turn out. Also, drop us a line on projects you’d like to see?

• 33 Awesome DiY Projects for Preppers

• Off-Grid Winch: Incredible Power from Two Logs and a Rope

• How to Make a River Cane Fish Trap

• How to Build a Carving Bench from a Log (Rope Vise Plans Included)

• A Glorified Shaving Horse: How to Build a Paring Ladder in the Woods

• How to Handcraft a Custom Ax Handle from a Tree

• How to Improvise and Use a Three Stick Roycroft Pack Frame

• How to Make a Pocket Tonteldoos (Tinderbox) for Flint and Steel Fires

• An Emergency Slush Lamp Hack Using a Torch Plant Leaf

• Makin’ Bacon: How to Dry Cure Pork Belly

• How to Make an Arrow Quiver from Tree Bark

• How to Build a Sturdy Sawbuck with Logs and Rope

• How to Make a Hands-Free Ax Carry System

• Making Containers via Primitive Process Pottery

• 49 Outdoor Skills and Projects to Try When Camping

• How to Make a Plumber’s Stove on Steroids for Cooking and Warmth

• Make a Stump Vise for “Smoothing It” Camp Projects

• 4 Essential Ax Skills for Self-Reliance (How to)

• How to Build a Sturdy Takedown Bucksaw

• How to Make Lightweight Oilskin Tarps from Bed Sheets

• How to Build a ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Rat Trap in 15 Minutes 

• How to Make Firebricks and Wood Stove Logs for Free!

• DiY Custom Leather Mask for an Heirloom Ax

• DTS Network Update: Dave’s Hugelkultur Bed Experiment

• A Simple Fixin’ Wax Recipe

• How to Build a Bushcraft Tripod for Your Outdoor Kitchen

• 100% Wool Army Blanket = Awesome Hunting Shirt

• A Waterproof Fire Starter Hack that Guarantees Fire

• A Well-Hung Ax: The Woodsman’s Secret

• Uncle Otha’s Fat Lighter’d Torch

• An Easy Char Cloth Tutorial 

• Survival Sling Shot with Big Game Capabilities

• Deconstructing My Survival Slingshot

• How to Build a Saw Buck

• Build a Farm Housetable from Framing Lumber

• Dirt Road Girl’s Compost Tumbler

• Todd’s Folding Tomato Ladders

• A DIY Fire Bow On Training Wheels

• Down and Dirty Sauerkraut

• Arm Pit Probiotics and DiY Deodorant

• Rendering Tallow for Cooking and 12 Other Uses

• Making a “Honey-Do” Bench from a Cedar Tree with Pioneer Tools

• Pemmican: Bread of the Wilderness

• 25 DIY Weekend Preparedness Projects courtesy of Angela at Food Storage and Survival

• Jim’s DiY Fuel Transfer Pump

• How to Build a Rocket Stove to Impress the Boys – courtesy of Jamie at Prepared Housewives

• DIY Miracle Healing Salve – courtesy of Gaye Levy at Backdoor Survival

• Camouflage Your Rifle DIY Style

• Clever Storage Idea For Old DVD Containers

• A DIY Fire Bow On Training Wheels

• 550 Paracord Rifle Slings

• Deconstructing My Paracord Rifle Sling

• Get Your Gut In Shape: Down and Dirty Sauerkraut

• Pemmican: Bread of the Wilderness

• 21 Awesome Emergency Preparedness Hacks

• Cigar Survival Fishing Kit

• Drinking Straw Sewing Kit

• Turn Wood Into Gas: A Simple Wood Gasifier

• Making a “Honey-Do” Bench from a Cedar Tree with Pioneer Tools (mostly)

• The 5 Minute Tin Olive Oil Lamp

• Ed’s Red Bore Cleaner Recipe

• BOB Survival Snares

• Emergency Car Repairs WTSHTF

• Modifying Bug Out Vehicles

• Fletching Arrows Duct Tape

• How To Properly Hold And Use A Hand Saw

• Kitchen Cupboard Medicine

• An Introductory How To Guide to Wild Herbal Medicine

• Creating a Kitchen Pharmacy: Best Practice Guidelines

• Roots, Twigs, Bark and Parts: The Home Apothecary