The Best Utility Knife in 2021 According to 17,500+ Happy Shoppers
Utility knives are part and parcel of the toolbox – at home, office or jobs. From breaking down boxes, cutting wires, carpet, drywall, rope, vinyl, leather, flooring, or even in our arts, crafts and…
How To Use a Tape Measure
We like this article by Timothy Dale, created under Bob Vila ™ “How To’s and Quick Tips.” The beginning line: “Master this simple yet crucial tool to ensure precision for your projects,” truly embodies…
How to Recycle Cardboard
We found an article in thespruce.com that is in line with what HomePlanetGear is for - recycling. Written by a seasoned editor, writer and producer, Marc Lallanilla, the article is concise yet complete enough…
9 MORE Cardboard Crafts Ideas – Useful In and Around the Home
We found other repurposing avenues for cardboard. Just in case you haven’t encountered the first 9 of this series, be sure to check them out here. 10. Christmas Tree Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAbk-vrLvDs 11. Geodesic Dome…
9 Cardboard Crafts Ideas – Useful In and Around the Home
We present this list, primarily, with recycling in mind. The main material is, of course, cardboard which practically does not cost anything – it is an abundant material. And having said that, we also…
9 Practical Cardboard Uses In The Garden
Cardboard is certainly a welcome sight in the eye of the gardener. Often free and fairly ubiquitous, cardboard is a biodegradable and earth-friendly material that enriches as it breaks down. Sheet Mulching | picture…
Attracting Butterflies and Hummingbirds to Your Garden
Attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden is as easy as planting the flowers they like. Plant enough of their favorites so that they can find them easily and return often. But hummingbirds and…
How to Attract Bees and Other Pollinators to Your Garden
Every garden needs pollinators and bees are among the best. Without them, there would be limited flowers and even fewer fruits and vegetables. Since bees add more than a soothing buzzing sound, it’s worth…
Why Location and Orientation of Your Greenhouse Matter
Running a successful greenhouse starts at the very beginning. Plenty of thought and foresight should be put into every physical aspect of your structure: the choice of materials, their quality, their purpose in relation…
How to Read a Tape Measure – even if you hate math
A tape measure is a very basic tool. It can used in a wide variety of ways from people of all walks of life. It’s actually simple to use and proves to be very…
EverSaw 8.0 featured in “Best Hand Saws” video
The folks at Pure Living for Life are living off grid. This is a couple who’ve made a commitment to live a simpler life removed from typical urban living and off the beaten path.…
Tick-borne disease – prevent bites – learn to ward off diseases
As summer weather develops throughout most of North America, it’s a time when most people love to get outdoors and enjoy the sunshine, the warmth and marvel in nature coming alive. There are plenty…
Fire Pit – A Project You Can Do Yourself
As signs of Spring begin to appear, if you’re like us, you’re starting to get outside more. We’re looking forward to longer days and being out in nature enjoying the garden, the flowers, trees…
How Is a Japanese Style Pull Cut Saw Different?
There are some pretty big differences between Home Planet Gear’s EverSaw 8.0 and the traditional Western saws that most of us are more familiar with. You may not be interested in the Applied Physics…
EverSaw 8.0 Folding Saw Reviewed by Survival On Purpose
The EverSaw 8.0 was reviewed by Bryan Stevens from Survival On Purpose in a video review which was posted to the Survival On Purpose YouTube channel. Survival On Purpose is focused on survival, camping,…
Build an underground greenhouse and garden year-round
If you’re living a more natural life style, you likely put in a lot of time and effort to grow a good portion of your own food. Undoubtedly, your gardening activities are very much…
Winter Preparation Checklist – Countdown to New Year’s
Anyone who lives in a cold weather climate knows as cold weather sets in, there are a number of things that need to be done in order to prepare the home and garden for…
10 Tips for Surviving the Coming Zombie Apocalypse with EverSaw 8.0
If the world as we know it were to end tomorrow, you would consider yourself lucky to own an EverSaw 8.0 by Home Planet Gear! Here’s why: EverSaw 8.0 will stay sharp and resist…
Wildfires – Five Simple & Inexpensive Ways to Protect Your Property
With the growing popularity of suburban and rural living, combined with the increase of devastating wildfires each year, the loss of property is staggering. There are many people and organizations researching why certain homes…
HOW to Prune Trees
Now that we have learned WHY we prune and the basic guidelines of WHEN we prune it is time to cut to the heart of the matter and get into HOW we prune. Depending…
Pruning, WHEN it should be done
Pruning can sometimes feel like an endless activity. Each season brings different plants into dormancy and dictates the best time for pruning. Every gardening zone is different, and some areas actually have laws regarding…
DIY – Make your patio private with screens you create yourself
You can make your back yard patio more private with great screens that you can build yourself. It’s easy enough to be creative and combine them with flowers, hanging pots, an herb garden or…
7 Old-Fashioned Skills That Save You Money
While you’re developing your self-sufficiency and perhaps even working towards living off-the-grid, it’s good to remember there are simple, basic skills that are easy to learn and apply that result in saving a lot…
Firewood Racks You Can Build for Yourself – DIY
This is a simple and effective project to create firewood racks and keep the firewood you need close to your house. It makes getting the firewood inside a lot easier when it’s cold! 🙂…
Hooks From Cut Tree Branches – Do-It-Yourself
In our last blog post, we discussed why pruning in your forest or garden is important to do. When pruning with your hand saw or loppers, you end up with the resulting cut branches.…
The WHY of pruning for trees, bushes and shrubs
Looking around our small patch of forest and land, I always see projects and more projects. Most are an hour long, some are a day long but most of our projects tend to be…
DIY – Enjoy outdoor movies by building your own theater
We came across this image showing a great DIY outdoor movie theater. They made good use of recycled materials including old car seats, PVC and more. They built an outdoor movie screen made with…
Emergency Supplies – What Non-Food Items to Have
If you’re curious about what you should have available for emergency supplies and not sure how to go about organizing it, check this link for a basic list of non-food items to put into…
Survival – Increase your chances with urban survival skills you can practice now!
Perhaps you’ll never need to use survival skills. But, it certainly can’t hurt to be prepared. Isn’t it better to ensure you and your family members know how to survive no matter the situation…
Self-Sufficiency – a route to being self sufficient
Check this article at a great site discussing preparedness and how to go about moving towards self-sufficiency. Not doom and gloom but preparation with optimism! Thanks to Backdoor Survival for an article that lays…