Repair Batteries With Epsom Salts If you have a vehicle or machine battery that doesn’t hold a charge or is plain dead, you may be able to bring it back to life with some Epsom salts. These minerals create a chemical reaction within batteries that can increase their longevity while potentially enhancing their charge time …
How to Make a Water Wheel Cooker Using a barbecue spit or rotisserie is one of the most efficient ways to cook meat. The rotation allows for even heat distribution that has a wonderful way of cooking meat through without drying it out. Making your own is not all that difficult, but manually turning the …
Practical Uses for Binder Clips Binder clips are those thick and springy items that are used to hold thick piles of paper together. However, they can also be used to make life easier in a number of different ways. Let’s look at a few examples to see why they are a valuable resource to keep …
Learn how to make a self-feeding fire Self-Feeding Fire You can build a fire around a makeshift log-loader and let the thing supply the fire with fuel all night long. You can also customize it to meet your needs by making it bigger or smaller than what is described in the steps outlined …
How to Make Snowshoes from Duct Tape Snowshoes are an essential resource to have when traversing large areas that are covered in deep snow. Their larger surface area helps to distribute weight and enable wearers to walk on top of the snow instead of making deep impressions. This helps to conserve energy and strain on …
Cyanide: What You Need to Know to Stay Safe Cyanide can be found in many forms to gases that have no color or smell to solids and liquids that have distinctive odors and features. It is something that is produced naturally in the environment, and manufactured cyanide is also heavily-used in industrial applications. Cyanide is …
How to Make Hot Ice for Generating Warmth Heating pads or packs are excellent tools to use when you want to quickly warm your hands, feet or other parts of the body. However, they are limited in their ability to warm large areas or provide heat for more than one person at a time. You …
Make a Smoker Out of Ceramic Planters You can take two large circular terra cotta flower pots and re-purpose them into a fantastic smoker in just a few minutes. You can cook all kinds of thick slabs of meat as long as you have access to some electricity and basic materials. Follow the steps below …
How to Clean and Prepare a Raccoon Raccoons are a nuisance for many city and suburban dwellers, and trapping and removing them tends to be the priority in these areas. However, raccoons can also be cleaned and eaten for food. While this may sound extreme to many people, the reality is that raccoon meat has …
How to Diagnose, Troubleshoot and Make Basic Dryer Repairs Problems with clothes dryers tend to be very minor even if they create major headaches. Following the steps below can help you to troubleshoot common problems, diagnose more serious issues and make simple repairs without the need to hire a technician. Basic Troubleshooting The best …
