{"id":115282,"date":"2014-04-28T21:55:39","date_gmt":"2014-04-28T21:55:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theorganicprepper.ca\/?p=3638"},"modified":"2014-04-28T21:55:39","modified_gmt":"2014-04-28T21:55:39","slug":"14-diy-projects-for-wilderness-self-reliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/editorials\/14-diy-projects-for-wilderness-self-reliance\/","title":{"rendered":"14 DiY Projects for Wilderness Self-Reliance"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"14-diy-projects-for-wilderness-self-reliance\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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by Todd Walker<\/h3>\n

Originally Published at Survival Sherpa<\/a><\/h3>\n

Utilize your\u00a0Possum Mentality<\/a>\u00a0and make your own\u00a0stuff. At the end of the day, your ingenuity will be rewarded with one-of-a-kind\u00a0handcrafted\u00a0items\u00a0that will cause your haversack to swell with pride.<\/p>\n

Turning your bushcraft buddies green with envy isn\u2019t the goal, but you gotta admit,\u00a0munching on pemmican you made while applying your diy fixin\u2019 wax to your ax handle around the campfire is not only personally\u00a0satisfying \u2014 but a open-source learning session.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s 14 I\u2019ve put together for you. What\u2019s your best\u00a0diy wilderness project?<\/p>\n

A.)\u00a0Simple Fixin\u2019 Wax Recipe<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

B.)\u00a0Lashing an Outdoor Cooking Tripod<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Prefect!<\/p>\n

C.)\u00a0Turn a Wool Blanket into a Hunting\u00a0Shirt<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"100%<\/a><\/p>\n

Wool blanket hunting shirt<\/p>\n

D.)\u00a0A Waterproof Fire Starter Hack that Guarantees Fire<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"A-Waterproof-Tinder-Bundle-Hack-That-Guarantees-Fire\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Waxed jute twine<\/p>\n

E.)\u00a0Uncle Otha\u2019s Fat Lighter\u2019d Torch<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Uncle-Otha's-DiY-Fat-Lighter'd-Torch\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Notice the dried chucks of pine resin to the right.<\/p>\n

F.)\u00a0Char Tins and Charred Material for Your Next Fire<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Friction<\/a><\/p>\n

Making char material to ensure future fires<\/p>\n

G.)\u00a0DiY Survival Sling Shot\u00a0for Fishing and Hunting<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Deconstructing<\/a><\/p>\n

Fishing and hunting options<\/p>\n

H.)\u00a0Bow Drill Bearing Block from a Fat Lighter\u2019d Knot<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

You can never have enough fat wood in your kit!<\/p>\n

I.)\u00a0How-To Make Ranger Pace Count Beads<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"How-to-Make-Ranger-Pace-Counter-Beads\"<\/a><\/p>\n

DRG\u2019s bejeweled pace beads!<\/p>\n

J.)\u00a0How-To Re-Haft an Ax<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"The-Woodsman's-Secret-to-a-Well-Hung-Ax\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Not bad for an \u201calmost free\u201d yard sale find!<\/p>\n

K.)\u00a0Turn a Cigar Sleeve into a Survival Fishing Kit<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Fishing<\/a><\/p>\n

Fishing line taped<\/p>\n

L.)\u00a0Altoids Tin Lamp in Under 5 Minutes<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Wick<\/a><\/p>\n

Wick inserted<\/p>\n

M.)\u00a0Make Your Own Pemmican<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"Bread<\/a><\/p>\n

Bread of the wilderness!<\/p>\n

N.)\u00a0A Bomb Proof Modification for the Pathfinder Cook Set<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Trading theory for action by practicing\u00a0Doing the Stuff skills for self-reliance is how we roll. So find your spot around the\u00a0fire and share\u00a0your best\u00a0DiY bushcraft projects\u2026 the comment section is open!<\/p>\n

Keep Doing the Stuff,<\/p>\n

Todd<\/p>\n

P.S. \u2014 You can also keep up with the Stuff we\u2019re Doing on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0Pinterest<\/a>,\u00a0Google +<\/a>, and\u00a0our\u00a0Facebook page<\/a>\u2026 and\u00a0over on\u00a0the\u00a0Doing the Stuff Network<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Pinterest<\/a>,\u00a0Google +<\/a>, and\u00a0Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Turning your bushcraft buddies green with envy isn’t the goal, but you gotta admit, munching on pemmican you made while applying your diy fixin’ wax to your ax handle around the campfire is not only personally satisfying – but a open-source learning session.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1228,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[461],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-115282","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-editorials"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1228"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115282"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115282\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}