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Cheap shooting sticks

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 by JF

Its hunting season. Unfortunately this sport can be an expensive hobby, but there are some tricks out there for saving a few bucks. Here’s a great tip for making your own effective and cheap shooting sticks.

“Shooting sticks can be a hunter’s best friend when that monster deer walks into your shooting lane and your blood gets pumping and the gun gets shaking. I couldn’t see paying $30+ dollars for a pair of sticks so I decided to make my own.

Materials:

  • 2 3/4 inch dowel rods
  • 1 roll black electrical tape
  • Bike inner tube
  1. Cut the 2 3/4 inch doll rods to 39 inches
  2. Cover them in the black electrical tape.
  3. Cut a section of inner tube about 12 inches long.
  4. Cross the sticks at one end so that above where they cross you have about 4-6 inches. Wrap the inner tube piece around and around the sticks and tie it off real tight.

You now have a shooting stick that will steady your shot. Best of all they are light weight and will only cost you $5-$8.”

Tip from mongoandtard.com.

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Easily make your own stove

Monday, August 28th, 2006 by JF
Penny Stove
Mark Jurey has been perfecting his homemade penny stove for years. This stove is designed to be simple and cheap to make, but also effective and lightweight. Mark says the following in his tutorial:

“For years I have been developing a homemade backpacking and camping stove that heats faster, burns longer, uses less fuel, and is easier to build, fill, prime, and light.”

This thing appears to be a near perfect stove solution. Mark also adds:

“The low-pressure Penny Stove is so simple that you can build a rough one on the trail with a pocket full service knife - no insulation, rulers, epoxy, needles, or tape.”

I am undoubtedly sold on this thing. I will skip the trip to the big corporate store and craft one of these for my next stove.

Penny Alcohol Backpacking Stove via MAKE

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Sticker than duct tape, I’m in!

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006 by JF

Cool Tools has a post about Gorilla Tape. Its like duct tape, only stickier and stronger. Sounds useful for a variety of outdoor activities. I’ll grab a couple rolls so I can Gorilla Tape people to walls.

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