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The History of Teepees
Familiar icons of the American West, teepees (tipis) have existed since before Europeans set food on American soil. Although shapes and designs have changed slightly, they are still powerful symbols of Native American identity.
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Making Stick Matches
Stick matches are astonishingly easy to make, requiring only a few basic parts, the most demanding of which can be acquired at most hobby or chemistry supply retailers. It makes for a great science project for the kids, and any camper imbue…
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How to Get the Odor of Cigarette Smoke Out of Your Hotel Room
If you've ever been into a home or a car where the owner smokes, you know cigarette smoke leaves a pungent smell. Getting rid of the smell is an even bigger problem. Air fresheners might just temporarily overpower the odor. However, you can…
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How to Convert a Wood Stove to an Outdoor Heater
Wood stoves can be converted to outdoor heaters with a few simple steps. They can be used as a permanent fixture outside your house and add decorative value as well. For the heater to be effective, it must have enough oxygen flow to maintai…
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Recipe for Chicken Wild Rice & Asparagus
The unique taste and texture of wild rice perfectly complements the chicken and asparagus in this dish, but the recipe is delicious served over any type of rice. The dish is versatile enough to allow you to take some creative liberty and ad…
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How to Build a Folding Table in an RV
The first recreational vehicles were 14th century wagons. While the RV has come a long way since then, occasionally a do-it-yourself type gets the urge to pull out the power tools and modify his RV. One of the most common projects for an RV…
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How to Light a Two Burner Coleman Propane Stove
Coleman stoves are capable of withstanding the test of time, and many stoves from the 1970s or earlier are still being used today. If you have one of the two-burner propane stoves, then you’ll want to learn how to light it. As long as…
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Preparing Walleye to Grill, Bake or Broil
Walleye is a type of freshwater fish that is popular with anglers fishing in the lakes and rivers of Canada and the northern United States. The fish is both fun to catch and good to eat, so any angler going after walleye should have a few r…
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How to Cook With Goose Eggs
Cooking ingredients come in a variety of grades and types, such as the difference between artificial and natural vanilla extract. Using these differences in cooking ingredients will allow you get different flavors and use slightly more or…
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How to Cook Goose Eggs
Goose eggs can be intimidating because most of us aren't used to them. But it's good to experiment, so if you're touring a farm and find some goose eggs for sale, give them a try. You might enjoy a slightly different rendition of the tradit…
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How to Get Rid of Skunk Smell From Your Pet
Pets have an uncanny ability to find a skunk and bring its odor home to share with us. The pungent smell ranks as one of the most recognizable and displeasurable to the human nose, due its quantity of sulfur-containing compounds known as t…
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How to Remove Beeswax
Even if you purchase the highest quality 100 percent beeswax candles--which are normally drip-free--you can still have the occasional spill. No matter how careful you are, beeswax can still end up on your tablecloth, candlesticks, floors, f…
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Types of Ice Melt
Most U.S. cities use some form of ice melt on their roads several months out of the year; individuals uses these chemicals on their porch steps, driveways and walkways. Because of their pervasive use, ice melt products are inevitably tracke…
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How to Make a Shelter From Palm Leaves
If you're stranded in a tropical area, your first priority is to make some type of shelter. You'll want to protect yourself from environmental conditions such as the sun, rain and coolness at night. Because you're in a warmer location, you…
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How to Make an Ultra-Light Cookstove
To make delicious meals in the backcountry you need a durable, reliable, lightweight stove. There's no need to buy an expensive one. All you need is a tin of cat food. With a cat food tin and a few simple tools you can make your own cheap,…
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How to Clean a Cast Iron Skillet With Salt
Cast iron pans retain and diffuse heat better than any other pan, and that translates into less fuel burned when cooking for long periods. The hot surface also imparts a yummy caramelized crust to many foods. However, cast iron requires spe…
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How to Cook Trout With the Skin On
Nothing tastes better than getting back home from a day of fishing and cooking the food you've caught. If you've come back with a stringer filled with trout, you're in for a good meal. No matter how you cook it, it's pretty easy--and you do…
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How to Cook Hemingway Trout
Made famous by Ernest Hemingway, this trout recipe originated from Pamplona, Spain. Hemingway discovered the simple to make dish while fishing the Irati river located in the region of Spain known as the Basque. Requiring a few ingredients,…
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Restoring a Smoke-Covered Pan
If you want to keep your aluminum pans looking like new but you use them for camping, one problem is how to undo years of smoke damage. It isn't too difficult; all it takes are some household items.
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