Building a treehouse with the boys this summer
Got all the supplies picked out and we start this weekend. Never built one before so I've been watching YouTube videos non stop. Hope I don't screw it up too bad lol. My oldest is
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Got all the supplies picked out and we start this weekend. Never built one before so I've been watching YouTube videos non stop. Hope I don't screw it up too bad lol. My oldest is
Woke up at 5am to prep it, kept the temp at 225 for like 14 hours, wrapped it in foil at the stall. Buddy I've been wanting to try this for years. Came out perfect. Neighbors could
Absolute disaster. Tent leaked, food got wet, they fought the whole drive. But then on the last morning we saw deer like 20 feet from our tent and my 6yo lost his mind in the best
Started this thing back in March thinking I'd knock it out in 2 weekends. Rain, wrong materials showing up, me realizing I don't know what I'm doing halfway through. But we grilled
Making it sound easier than it probably is. I've got the recipes and a pasta maker attachment for my stand mixer. Planning to do a simple egg pasta tomorrow and maybe try some papp
First time doing a full 14 pounder. I'm starting at 5 AM to hit it with some oak and hickory mix. Temp at 225, planning for about 12-14 hours total. I've got a cooler ready to wrap
Been putting this off for like 6 months. Grabbed some 2x4s and plywood from Home Depot today. The plan is to make something sturdy enough that my 7 and 9 year old can safely use ha
Leaving Friday morning for 2 nights. We've got a big Coleman tent, sleeping bags for everyone, and I'm doing all meals in a camp cooler. Just realized I forgot to grab more propane
Spent like 14 hours on this thing Saturday and it actually came out pretty good. Neighbors definitely smelled it though haha. Tried a dry rub method I saw online and the bark was e
Every time we go camping I try to do something ambitious and it goes sideways. Last weekend I attempted to make fajitas over a campfire and everything just tasted like smoke. My wi
Started this thing last spring and just got the last board stained yesterday. Took way longer than I expected because I wanted to do it right, but man it feels good to have a funct
We're all going to a state park for Memorial Day weekend and I volunteered to be in charge of meals. Planning to do breakfast burritos Saturday morning, pulled pork sandwiches for
Was a disaster and amazing at the same time. My son wanted to help so I let him hand me bolts and tools even though it took 3x longer. We did finally get it put together and he was
Taking my 6 and 8 year old on their first real trail hike. It's only about 3 miles and pretty easy but I'm still a little nervous. Been doing practice walks around the neighborhood
We want to turn the unfinished half into a playroom for the kids so they have somewhere to go during the winter. Already cleared everything out and patched the walls. Next step is
Been wanting a real workshop for years but we needed the garage for cars. Finally convinced my wife we could fit everything if we organized right. Built some wall mounted tool stor
Spent all last Saturday with my son building this treehouse in our backyard oak tree. We used scrap wood from my dad's garage and some old rope. Kid was so proud when we finally go
My twins are 6 and they want to grow tomatoes. I'm building three 4x4 raised beds in the backyard this weekend. Never done this before so I'm going with simple cedar and landscape
I've got a 12lb brisket I'm planning to smoke this Saturday for a family cookout and I'm nervous about messing it up. I've watched a bunch of YouTube videos but want some real advi
Packed up Sunday morning to leave for a camping trip and got halfway there before my wife realized I forgot the tent stakes AND the cooler with all the food. We managed but it was