for solar cookers

http://solarcooking.org/plans/

solar dehydrator

http://www.geopathfinder.com/DryerWorkshop5-2011.pdf

http://www.builditsolar.com/Projects/Cooking/cooking.htm#Drying

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/shaffer58.html

http://ecohearth.com/eco-zine/food-and-garden/650-building-a-solar-powered-food-dehydrator-.html

cold frame

http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/how-to-build-a-cold-frame/index.html

http://www.woodworkersworkshop.com/resources/index.php?cat=388

I know this isn't a survival type DIY, but for those people with kitties..DIY kitty litter 😀
http://thegreenists.com/pets/tip-of-the-day-make-your-own-kitty-litter/1044

Great thread Denob! Awesome links! Thanks everyone

DIY guide to "wicking beds"
http://permaculture.org.au/2011/06/20/from-the-bottom-up-a-diy-guide-to-wicking-beds/

Hi Susannah

Very interesting reading on the wicking beds, I have to admit that its of interest to me, will talk to hubby about maybe doing a trail one, my mom has then but she bought fancy kits for her deck, they did seem to work very well for her but the amount of soil in each of her's is quite limited. I did build one of my hugel beds in a low spot that tended to get wet,and I have to admit that I feel the wood does a very good job of being the wick on that hot sun bed that I use to grow sqaush and melons in, I have used the pipes into the ground before but I used them as a way to get water into covered composting pits..which if I really think about is kinds of like a wicking feeding bed.. What book did I read that in.. The complete composting guide, I think.. they said to dig a pit, put a typical mix of composting pile in the pit, put a pipe down and into the middle and then cover the pit with dirt, plant four big or six to eight smaller heavy feeders around it, you water the pit though the pipe, and the plants roots will find the pit and the extra water as they need it.. works amazing! Only problem I had was that all the plants around it outgrew their cages and had to keeping being cut back, but they produced like mad, planning on making a number of these water/composting/self wicking pits this year in the garden.

DIY fire starters for 72 hour packs http://pinterest.com/pin/211880357438961550/

#10 can stove gift (or for 72 hours packs 😉 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2011/06/13/10-can-stove-gift-idea/

DIY Doggie backpacks
http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=309913.0

DIY sandals from old car tyre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZQ9GZSPEz8

Earthbag raised garden beds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGqzGzy5PIU

I'm really quite surprised this website has not yet be posted here.

General DIY Projects, anything and everything from Renewable Energy to Arts and Crafts
http://www.instructables.com/

another DIY site that I have come across - practicalprimitive.com . What caught my attention was "how to make your own clay" but there is much more.

Cheers,

Antsy

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