diy

I'm sittin here waiting for the girlfriend to get back. So, I figured I'd snap some pictures of the van, and maybe start up a thread to show off the vans any of yeahs live in or have lived in. I'll start 'er off. I got me a Chevy express 2500 extended. Had it for about 4 or 5 months, been...

Not sure whether to post this in how to or bike touring. I made panniers out of kitty litter tubs so I can lug shit around on the cheap. They are awesome, you can remove them and take them in places so your stuff doesn't get stolen. They seem very durable. This guy took pictures and showed...

Hey.. one time I came home and my brother was gone.. I go digging through all his stuff and checking out his projects.. he was hacking cigar box guitars and portable amps, etc. The amp he made (out of my speakers!) was just the guts of a 9v computer speaker with its 1/8th jack replaced with a...

one of the absolutely most important local independent showplaces is on the verge of being shut down for noise violations. the cops told the owner that if they held one more show he'd be arrested, so i was wondering if anyone on the site had any tips regarding giving up ownership to a collective...

don't know very many radical folks down here. im from miami originally and this city is lacking in one too many areas. miami needs a radical social center type space (infoshop, anarchist cafe, lending library, diy music venue, etc.) FNB miami is dead- they need a space... the community here...

More becoming a manifesto! Calling for a mass kollaboration kontribution to earth kinnection's first real zine manifesto; 'Primal Prrmaculture' ... Kollective Kollaboration / DIY Manifesto! .. Advocating simple to build, symbiotic and down to earth systems! A kollection encouraging...

So, I was manic as fuck last year and pretty much walked/biked/hitched...sometimes with cops from Chicago to Milwaukee to meet a girl. During my journey I stumbled upon a mcdonalds and it was quite hot out at the time. I think I was hungry but that was beside the point at the moment. So, I go...

I've been traveling off and on since 2003. When I can afford it. Rag on me all you'd like but I try to make my way with a few bucks here and there. I'd rather not spange if I can help it, but I'm not above doing so. Not all of us can live off of our parents. I do however have a moderately decent...

Couldn't find a thread on this. Not gonna be able to make it unfortunately. http://diysailboatmeetup.blogspot.com/

I thought this might be a helpful and comprehensive guide to making as much of your own gear as you can. :) Enjoy! http://www.backpacking.net/makegear.html

I think a lot have already been aforementioned, and have running links elsewhere on the site, but I figured it might be worthwhile to start a running thread. There's a seemingly endless supply of liberal/wing-nutty/corporate/high production value documentaries out there - but the legit low/no...

boyfriend made this one [wehavethemap] alice pack pockets, neoprene and carhartt frame, leather strap brackets or whatever, walmart shopping cart baby straps AND here's the ones i have made, for my beloved euphrates neoprene, carhartt, bike tube and leather and baby straps shopping cart...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_9eMmxBSNY ok this seems to be a walkman the magnetic tape head is removed and a guitar jack put in its place. the headphone jack is replaced with a mono 1/8" jack and connected to a piezo disc buzzer like in an alarm clock. the piezo is glued to the tin can...

I don't climb trees (yet) or know anything about grappling hook launchers but I came across this awhile go and thought some climbers here might appreciate it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Grappling-Hook-Launcher/

Just got a puppy and was trying to figure out what i could get her from the dumpster and what the best diet was so this is what i read up on Interestingly, domestic dogs are unlike cats in that dogs are not “obligatory carnivores.” A cat is: it must have a diet high in animal protein. Dogs...

OK, this thread is long overdue. While stick and pokes, which I know are probably pretty popular with you kids, can be discussed here, the topic is in fact much broader. I think we can discuss any tattoos which are not done with modern machines. I have only one tattoo, which was done by...

So I thought this was pretty neat. It's a basic guide on how to make a full set of winter clothing out of "super soft" poly foam sheets. Following the basic principals outlined in this article, you can make everything from pants, parka, mittens, mukluks, hat, and sleeping bag. The foam material...

So I'm not sure if I'm going to need this information or not at this juncture in time .... but I'm getting a little nervous about my lack of period and figured I should start looking into this. Okay so I'm not going to be shoving a coat hanger up my shit.... so if anyone knows about any safe...

Hey Yall Im sure a surplus of you have played with explosives here and there and I wanted to know if anyone could share some fun but farely safe ways to make explosives. I really want to prank my friend by puting an explosive in a box covered in frosting which would look like a cake for his...