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How to Make an Ultra-Light Backpacking Stove

If you ever go hiking, you know that one of the keys is keeping your pack weight down. All that gear adds up. Here’s a DIY solution for building the perfect stove for backpacking – compact, versatile, and most importantly – light. One of the key things that makes this useful beyond size is excellent wind-shielding around the heat area, helping to guarantee you won’t waste time re-lighting the stove with every small burst of wind.
backpacking, camping, hikingHow to Make a Recorder from PVC
The recorder was a requirement at my grade school, but I never got into playing it. It wasn’t punk rock enough, or something. Here’s a clever adaptation of the instrument using PVC piping available at any hardware store.
hardware store, musical instrument, pvc piping, recorder