Fun and Recreation – CONFIDENT TO DIY

Repairing Worn Out Glove Sniffle Wipe

The glove on the left had already busted open at the seams so I seam ripped and removed the deteriorating piece of fabric. ⚠️ This does take basic hand sewing skills and a lot of time. I have given myself 2 days at 2-3 hour sessions for each glove. Working with leather is more labor [...]

Anon WM1 Upgrade/Fix Nose Bridge Gap

These women specific goggles have a known gapping issue at the nose bridge! I have been riding with them for 7+ years with this gap issue but I have been too lazy to do anything about it until now! For anyone who does not already know the Asian fit description on a goggle is simply [...]

Gregory 70L Gear Tote

I needed a new snowboarding gear hauler. I was previously using a collapsible 50L laundry tote by Clever Made and it was a fantastic tote except I started carrying more gear than it could handle and I began spilling over the sides. Not to mention the fabric was starting to get holes on the high [...]

Takibi

Takibi fire pit grill accessories- no storage bag Takibi Floga- inadequate bag Takibi Rumpl blanket- lack of stuff sack Pictured above is also the Takibi fire tool set which is 100% worth buying. There is also a small firewood bag single bundle carrier. Takibi fire pit includes the collapsible fire pit, base plate and carrying [...]

Soltech Vita Grow Light Smart Home Integration & DIY Light Shades

I am just getting started with using grow lights and armed with my knowledge of LED lighting I greatly appreciate the vita grow lights impressive specs. With a Color Rendering Index of 95 and 3000 kelvin color spectrum, this shows that attention to detail was given when making this light and great consideration was given [...]

No Sew Potting Mat

Supplies For this project I only had to purchase the vinyl for $25.00 for 2 yards + S&H. Assembly Measure, fold and clip the 4” walls in on themselves to create a crease in all four corners. Next secure seams in place with the clips 4” on center from the top corner. Using the awl [...]

Adding Inline Switch to String Lights

I started doing this with making bottle lamps and now I am adding switches to my incandescent Christmas lights. #1. With the string lights plugged into power, use the no contact volt detector to determine which is the hot wire. #2. Mark the hot wire with a sharpie or tape. #3. Unplug the string lights [...]

Sew in Magnets

Using my food saver vacuum sealer I was able to package some neodymium magnets so that I could sew them into my drapes. I used old bags that I had saved for this purpose. It’s important to keep the magnets far enough apart inside the bag so that they don’t magnetize to one another. Next [...]

GSI Pinnacle Pro 2 Burner Stove Review

If you aren’t desperate for space then I recommend passing on buying the GSI Pinnacle Pro Camp Stove until improvements are made. This stove was first announced in the summer of 2020 with an expected retail MSRP of $170.00. Fast forward to market debut 9/2021 and GSI website listed it for Retail at $250.00 before [...]

Fire Starters

Someone was kind enough to give me a home made fire starter when we were camping in Yellowstone after failing to start our fire with a store bought fire starter disc. The fire starter I was given worked so well that I came home and started making my own. Egg Cartons: The egg carton fire [...]