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Many choose to intentionally live without a car, and to travel exclusively by bike. And, their need to move doesn't stop just because the ice and snow get in the way. So enter the bicycle ice tires! "We have had some bad weather recently and all the cycle paths round my part of the world are covered in several inches of ice which makes cycling a pain. So I decided I needed a pair of...

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So, I'd hope you wouldn't ACTUALLY employ many of these, but they're still quite funny, and would make a great gift for your avid urban cyclist. Includes: • Issue "citizen citations" with official-ish tickets. • Label offending vehicles with an "I was a jerk to a cyclist" sticker. • Introduce the risk of paint damage with a Jolly Rancher. • Create certain coating cremation via DOT3 brake fluid. • Make cars stink worse than their...

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A bit of grinding, a tad of soldering, and some serious awesomeness; this how-to has everything. With some ingenuity and a shopping list from only Home Depot, Jake has created some serious two-strength bicycle headlights powered by a single 7 Ah gel cell battery. The instructions are available here. Via Lifehacker.

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Featuring 'traditional' and 'non-traditional' methods, this how-to aims to be the ultimate compilation of everyone's favorite campground activity: FIRE! From kindling to fuel to finished, this one claims to have it all. Whatcha think? Is it complete? What else is there? What would you add?

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When camping with more than a few people, heating hot water over the campfire can be an arduous task. If only there were a transportable rig for regulating propane... Of course, there is. And with the help of your average home store turkey fryer can help heat tubloads of water for cooking, drinking, washing, and mid-trail bubble baths. Here's how.

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If you eat beef, you eat beef jerky, and if you eat beef jerky, you might as well make your own. This endlessly perfect trail snack, low in fat and packed with protein, is simple and an inexpensive to create with these recipes. Beef Jerky - Alton Brown Beef Jerky - Emeril Lagasse Beef Jerky - Scootchmaroo @ Instructables

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Here's a quick way to carry any bottle with a Jug Knot Handle: "In addition to plastic beverage bottles like pop, water and sports drinks, you can turn those rugged aluminum beer bottles into a backpacking canteen." Great! Via.  

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Bamboo, the eternally evident superstar material of the aughts, maintains special properties that allow it to be heat treated with fiberglass or natural hemp fiber, which carmelizes the sugars in the bamboo and bonds the fibers... who knew? All kinds of folks at Instructables know, apparently, and they've been building bicycles from treated bamboo left and right. Most recently XMan created this design, but he references inspiration "by Brano Meres' excellent Instructable, ayasbek's Instructable, and,...

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The perfect potato chip: crispy, a bit oily, not too thick/not too thin...and apparently perfect for starting a fire. A single chip can burn for over three minutes, making it a perfect, inexpensive firestarter that takes up minimal space. Check out the video below: via photo.

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Two pieces non-stick cookware? Check. Two strainer lids? Check. Four polypropylene DeepDish plates? Check. Four insulated mugs and a pot handle? Absolutely. Available at Amazon. Via.

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