Aging in Place
WHEELCHAIR RAMP PLANS: How to Build a Good One for Your ...
Published on December 18th, 2024
A wheelchair ramp is one of the single most important feature you can build into your home, making the place more...Continue Reading
Outdoors
SELF RELIANCE: The Essential Habits of Highly Successful...
Published on December 17th, 2024
Reading Time = 11 minutes Over the last 35 years I’ve seen more than a few homesteaders try to build some...Continue Reading
Autos & Machinery
Steve Maxwell’s F-150 Pickup Truck Story
Published on December 17th, 2024
Do you like old trucks Let me show you the two two Ford F-series pickups I've owned over the last 38 years, and the...Continue Reading
Patios, Decks & Sunrooms
“How Can I Make Shelter Under My Deck?”
Updated on December 18th, 2024
Reading Time = 2 minutes Question: What’s the best way to create rain-proof shelter under the floor of a...Continue Reading
Sheds & Greenhouses
DIY HOOP HOUSE PLANS: Make the most of your growing seas...
Published on December 16th, 2024
A hoop house is a small greenhouse, and if you'd like to build one ourself, you've come to the right place They're...Continue Reading
Forests, Lumber & Firewood
HEAT FROM THE FOREST: How to Turn Trees into Fuel the Ri...
Published on December 13th, 2024
Reading Time = 15 minutes Video#1 Watch Time = 3 minutes Video#2 Watch Time = 11 minutes If trees grow...Continue Reading
Fencing
CEDAR RAIL FARM FENCES: How They Tell the Story of Fear ...
Updated on December 11th, 2024
Reading Time = 5 minutes Video Watch Time = 4 minutes Each spring since 1987, I’ve maintained a nearly...Continue Reading
Article
How Much Difference Does Lawn Fertilizer Really Make?
Published on December 9th, 2024
If you’ve ever wondered whether lawn and garden fertilizer really does any good, let me show you something...Continue Reading
Autos & Machinery
PICKUP TRUCK EXTENDER: “Big Bed” Stands the ...
Published on December 6th, 2024
Reading time = 4 minutes Video watch time = 3 1/2 minutes If you'd like to carry extra long loads in your...Continue Reading
Yards & Grounds
OUTDOOR GRILL REVIEW: See How a Napoleon Travel Grill Wo...
Published on November 29th, 2024
Watch Time = 3 minutes For the last eighteen months I've been using a portable travel grill for barbecues and...Continue Reading
Yards & Grounds
WINTERIZE YOUR PRESSURE WASHER: Fast, Easy, Reliable Method
Published on November 29th, 2024
In this video (4 minutes) learn how plumbing anti-freeze makes it fast and easy to winterize a pressure...Continue Reading
Sheds & Greenhouses
Lessons Learned From an Old Shed Roof
Published on November 19th, 2024
The old shingles on the right were rated for 10 years of life, but they worked well for a full 30 years It's...Continue Reading