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 candle lantern that is far superior to the UCO candle lanterns, but functions as a storm lantern and can be easily maintained in the woods. Definitely superior in quality to the garbage UCO stuff.

Anyway, these are some of the things I’ve been juggling. I was hoping to put out a show with the solar charger support tilt stand setup, but I honestly just don’t think it’s interesting enough on its own. So maybe what I’ll do is publish a show next week where I show off all of these little projects combined into a single episode.

I hope y’all are having a Good Friday. Stay safe out there.