Questions tagged [diy]
Questions about DIY (Do It Yourself) projects
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DIY Boat material
I have alot of thick HDPE liner lying around and i thinking using it for a small boat project.
Is it possible to build a frame out of plywood and cover it with single sheet of HDPE liner for water ...
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What type of foot wear and foot creme is useful for someone operating a walking tour?
I operate a walking tour, this tour may be walked over a few different routes. Each route has its own particular terrain, but the length ends up being nearly the same: 12 KM plus minus 1.5km depending ...
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Can I use a glass mason jar or an empty tin can as a DIY cooking pot?
I'm talking about a small gas or alcohol stove, for example like this:
Images from: https://www.rei.com/blog/camp/diy-how-to-make-an-alcohol-stove-from-soda-cans
Since the stove is DIY, I was ...
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Just how dangerous is it to refill fuel canisters? [closed]
In the past, it was possible to refill MSR canisters if you brought them into their repair shop in Seattle. However the repair shop has been closed under the excuse of COVID and still hasn't reopened ...
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How can I measure pack volume?
I've recently started making my own bike luggage (and am designing some accessory pouches to extend my lightest backpack). To compare to what I can buy and have owned in the past, I'd like to measure ...
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How to seal a swimming pool/water hole while camping
There are lots of "survival videos" on Youtube, showing "primitive" people making swimming pools in the middle of the forest. They always smear some sort of greyish material over ...
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What is the local accuracy of the Garmin Oregon 750 barometric altimeter?
I want to manually create a topographical heightmap of a hillside property with the highest possible accuracy for the altitude. This will later serve as the basis for planning terraces and building ...
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How can I fix joint between shoulder strap and chest strap?
In an attempt to fasten the chest strap, the plastic clip that keeps it joined to the shoulder strap came out.
Any ideas, on how I can fix this mess?
I think I should force the clip opening to open a ...
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How to make a segmented double hammock?
I have been toying with the idea of a split hammock. My idea is a wider than usual gathered end hammock, about 11' by 8', with an adjustable line running under to separate our individual sag points. ...
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Is there a more accurate way to gauge the fuel level on my ski boat?
I own a 1988 Malibu Skier, and one of the things I've been thinking about upgrading on it is the fuel gauge. Specifically, I want to be able to have some kind of digital reading of how much fuel I ...
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How do I make and test a radar-reflecting hat?
At significant risk of tin foil hat jokes, I’ve read compelling evidence that a homemade hat incorporating angled and crumpled aluminum foil may slightly increase a kayaker’s visibility on radar — not ...
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What can I do to be more visible to other ships’ radar when traveling in a sea kayak?
I’ve seen small radar reflectors for sale. Should I carry one when kayaking? What else can I do such that boats can use their radar to be aware of my location when they can’t see me due to poor ...
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Looking for Century Model 6210 Portable Toilet Waste Tank Drain Thread Size
What is the thread size on the waste tank drain? I can’t find a female connector to dump at a RV dump (step on 3” cap). Looking to build my own. The research I have done indicates a Buttress thread ...
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Why is oilcloth made with linseed oil?
I've been looking into making an oilcloth tarp. All the sources I have read so far seem to consider linseed oil the only oil to use, and I'm wondering why that is.
So, what, if anything, is it about ...
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Are wattle and daub primitive shelters suitable for the Adirondacks?
Sometimes natural building techniques just aren't suited for a certain environment. For example, an exposed cob oven in vermont vs. a stone oven would turn out very differently, the cob falling apart ...
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