Making It

...ctions for a wide range of projects, from building a 99-cent solar oven to making your own laundry soap to instructions for brewing beer. Making It is the go-to source for post-consumer living activities that are fun, inexpensive and eminently doable. Our goal in this book was to provide really stripped down, simple projects that use only inexpensive, easy to source materials. We also tried to use the same materials and ingredients over and over a...

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A Transportation Cocktail: Bikes, Trains and Buses

...ind the best routes. I got my copy at the Rainbow Market. For more info on bikes on California Amtrak routes check here or call Amtrak, but always remember that when you bring up bikes with a customer service person it will be the first time they’ve ever heard the question. Now back to the slow, but entertaining San Joaquin train. While it takes longer than driving or flying, the views of the Central Valley can’t be beat. You’re well off the highw...

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Saturday Linkages: The Usual Suspects–Goats, Bikes and Tiny Houses

...As CicLAvia proves, Angelenos are eager to get out of their cars and onto bikes | http://OregonLive.com http://www.oregonlive.com/cycling/index.ssf/2013/04/as_ciclavia_proves_angelenos_a.html … “The Spokesman” A Great 3-Minute Video About Bikes http://is.gd/axokof Mounted Handlebars http://decorhacks.com/2013/03/mounted-handlebars/ … via Gutter Cloud http://decorhacks.com/2013/03/gutter-cloud/ … Gross Ignoring Bee Crisis, EPA Greenlights New ‘Hig...

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Keep Those Bikes Locked, Even in the Garage!

...t that a lot of folks don’t think about–theft from your home or apartment. Yes, even at home base your bike needs to be locked up. Some thieves drive around in pickup trucks looking for open garages with unlocked bikes. Several friends of mine have lost their bikes this way. Others have had bikes stolen from backyards and balconies. When I get around to remodeling the garage, I’m going to upgrade the crappy lock you see above. Remember it’s in the...

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A Homemade Mattress?

...the wool. It took her about 6 hours to fill the mattress. 3) Here is a webpage, in French, showing the mattress making process. Lots of useful pictures. I have to run it through Google Translate for more clues. 4) Do not fall for the eHow result if you search for how to make a wool mattress. It gets off to a great start by recommending you use glue, rather than stitching, to construct your mattress tick . (They call the tick a “fabric sheet pouch...

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