Tag: diy

  • In 2010 I set out to construct my own Longtail Cargo Bike based on a 26″ front wheel and a 20″ rear wheel.  My goal was to build a solid platform capable of hauling hundreds of pounds of either static or dynamic cargo (e.g. human or otherwise) in a stable manner.  I wished to have…

  • Found this DIY camper trailer on Bozeman Craigslist constructed on a 4′ x 8′ trailer platform.  Clear roofing material and corrugated metal siding.   Sleeps three, (two on pullout bed, one on ground) Counter for food prep Sink and a cooler built into the side.  Tiny Tot wood stove Flashing, pipe, and terracotta tile base…

  • My grandfather hunted deer before I was old enough to fully grasp the concept but it was not an activity that my family practiced into my childhood.   This fall I became a hunter and I have written a thorough report of my experiences.  Read it at my outdoor blog Going Places Quietly >>>

  • Forty-two hours in the woods.  Plenty of signs, but unfortunately no harvest.  

  • My wife, our dog, and I take a ride on our homemade longbike lovingly named the RecycleCycle.

  • Cutting a DIY splitboard at the Spark R&D shop.

  • Winter bicycling can be cold in Bozeman and I gave my Bar Mitts to my wife so a set of pogies was in order. Sewed these this weekend.  Inside is a very soft fleece over a layer of continuous filament polyester insulation.  Outside is a water-shedding nylon ripstop with 1000d Multicam Cordura trims.

  • Log Cabin Plans – Popular Mechanics, 1983

    BUILD A Handsome, sturdy and affordable Cabin. A cabin is still a great choice if you want to build your own home. BY MICHAEL CHOTINER; Illustrations by Harry Schaare BUILD A Handsome, sturdy and affordable Log Cabin. The log cabin is still a great choice if you want to build your own home. BY MICHAEL…

  • My home made spinnaker tarp pitched tautly along the West Fork of the Yaak River in N.W. Montana during my 2007 thru hike of the Pacific Northwest Trail.