DIY Living – Page 6 – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Eton FRX5-BT

This little radio came to me as a gift and it retails for $79.00. Its main selling points are not in its speaker quality or cell phone charging abilities. In fact this radio fails drastically in those areas but it makes up for it with its solar panel and NOAA alert features. Emergency Device Charging [...]

Crash Course Intro to Oil Lamps

A storm rolled through and took out the power. We had been without power and spotty internet for 7 days. It was the perfect time to pull the trigger and buy some oil lamps! I picked up two beautiful true vintage purple glassed oil lamps at a local boutique shop. Thankfully this city is just [...]

JBL Charge Repairs Replacement Battery Charge port Replacement Battery If you find inexpensive batteries on Amazon or Newegg.com with the item size description as… Product Dimensions : 3.78 x 1.15 x 0.77 inches; 2.82 Ounces DO NOT BUY! The battery pictured below has the wrong color leads and is just completely the wrong size. Buy [...]

Rooftop Tent Ladder Bag

I used the same principals for making a shopping tote bag to make my ladder carrying/storage bag. This was so easy to make that it was made before I could stop to take pictures. Here is the tutorial that inspired me Tote making guide. Start by measuring the L x W x H (31” x [...]

80 Series Toyota Land Cruiser Shift Lock Release Sticker

Toyota made a shift override button (part# 3356360010C0) and sticker (Part# 3387832010) for their 80 series 4×4 vehicles from 1990-1993. All 80 series models manufactured after these dates are missing the button and sticker. Toyota no longer makes and sells these buttons and stickers nor do any aftermarket companies that I am aware of. 3356360010C01 [...]

Aqua Cube Mr. Heater Camp Shower

Aqua cube Mr. Heater is still one of my favorite all time camping purchases. I have had a fuse blow out while camping and a 12v cig power cord socket completely break and shatter. Lastly I have had to replace the internal battery. Take the time to get to know your camp shower and get [...]

ARB 12v Power Cord Conversion

Parts and Supplies Using the Multimeter I determined the ground and Hot wires. Next Mark and Identify the ground and hot wires above and below the desired cutting location Using wire cutters make the cut! Wire strip Using a box cutter cut down the middle of the plastic cable. Pin &Connector Orientation This next phase [...]

GSI Pressure Cooker 2.7L Rague

2 Tbsp Olive Oil 1 lb Ground Turkey 1 Yellow Onion , chopped = 1 Tbsp onion powder 4 cloves of Garlic = 0.25 tsp garlic powder 1 6oz can of tomato paste 1 15oz can of tomato sauce 1 28oz can of peeled tomatoes (omit unless using larger pressure cooker) 1/2 cup beef broth [...]

ARB Dual Air Compressor 80 Series Switch Wiring

The first hurdle to overcome was finding a suitable mounting location. Next was finding someone to custom make me a mounting bracket. Most things afterwards are pretty smooth sailing with the installation until I got to the switch wiring installation. To clarify I installed my compressor starting from the the engine bay, ran the wires [...]

80 Series Dual Battery Set Up Part #4

Yay we have made it this far! Now if two batteries have been installed for the 12V system then there needs to be a way to charge the auxiliary battery while driving and simultaneously protecting the main vehicle battery. This is where power relays and or isolators get involved. There is a lot of great [...]