I got tired of carrying booze, fuel, and medicine and got the bright idea to see if a strong enough whiskey might not serve all three purposes.
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I was going to rush a new episode of The Practical Woodsman out this week, but I’ve decided not to do it. I’ve probably had more ongoing, simultaneous projects going on this week than at any time since I started Practical Woodsman - and I’ve been turning the camera on while I work on them - but they just might not be very interesting to most folks.
I’ve been working on a DIY backwoods portable solar charger support tilt stand, that has been a bigger challenge than I thought it would be.
I upgraded a 23-year-old cotton canvas jacket by waxing it and making it waterproof (it also now looks a lot sexier). By the way, I used the recycled wax of a large candle for that.
I’ve been working on a DIY oil lantern/stove combination that runs off paraffin, lamp oil, cintronella, etc. repurposed from an old storm lantern. I’m loving this. No more separate stove and lamp, stove fuel and lamp fuel. It can just all be done with a single setup.
I’ve been working on putting together a DIY ...
All the abandoned and out-of-service railroad lines across the United States.
The U.S. railroad network reached its peak in 1916 at roughly 254,037 route miles, following decades of rapid expansion that connected farms, mines, factories, and small towns to national markets.
Railroads became the backbone of long-distance transportation, helping drive American industrialization and westward expansion. But their dominance began to decline as cars, trucks, and airplanes provided new ways to move people and goods.
After World War II, the Interstate Highway System accelerated the shift, while passenger routes and lightly used rural branch lines became increasingly unprofitable. Railroad mergers and deregulation later contributed to the abandonment of thousands more miles.
Today, about 138,000 route miles remain in operation. Many abandoned corridors have disappeared beneath vegetation and development, while others have been transformed into roads, hiking trails, and new communities.
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