14 DiY Projects for Wilderness Self-Reliance

Utilize your Possum Mentality and make your own stuff. At the end of the day, your ingenuity will be rewarded with one-of-a-kind handcrafted items that will cause your haversack to swell with pride.

Turning your bushcraft buddies green with envy isn’t the goal, but you gotta admit, munching on pemmican you made while applying your diy fixin’ wax to your ax handle around the campfire is not only personally satisfying – but a open-source learning session.

Here’s 14 I’ve put together for you. What’s your best diy wilderness project?

A.) Simple Fixin’ Wax Recipe

B.) Lashing an Outdoor Cooking Tripod

C.) Turn a Wool Blanket into a Hunting Shirt

D.) A Waterproof Fire Starter Hack that Guarantees Fire

E.) Uncle Otha’s Fat Lighter’d Torch

F.) Char Tins and Charred Material for Your Next Fire

G.) DiY Survival Sling Shot for Fishing and Hunting

H.) Bow Drill Bearing Block from a Fat Lighter’d Knot

I.) How-To Make Ranger Pace Count Beads

J.) How-To Re-Haft an Ax

K.) Turn a Cigar Sleeve into a Survival Fishing Kit

L.) Altoids Tin Lamp in Under 5 Minutes

M.) Make Your Own Pemmican

N.) A Bomb Proof Modification for the Pathfinder Cook Set

Trading theory for action by practicing Doing the Stuff skills for self-reliance is how we roll. So find your spot around the fire and share your best DiY bushcraft projects… the comment section is open!

Keep Doing the Stuff,

Todd