Tackle outdoor kitchen project this spring
Looking for advice on building a basic outdoor kitchen setup. I've got a decent sized patio and want to add a grill area with some counter space and maybe a mini fridge situation.
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Looking for advice on building a basic outdoor kitchen setup. I've got a decent sized patio and want to add a grill area with some counter space and maybe a mini fridge situation.
Planning to take the family out for a long weekend in the mountains. Got a new Coleman stove I want to test out and was thinking about trying to cook some actual meals instead of j
Why did I think Saturday was a good day to stain my deck. Thought I'd be done by 5pm. Ended up out there til 9pm with a brush in one hand and a beer in the other, sweating through
So I decided Saturday morning that we were building a treehouse. Didn't have plans drawn up or anything, just some 2x8s and a vague idea. My oldest helped me hoist the first platfo
Wife is at her sister's place so it's just me and the two kids camping this weekend. Set up the tent yesterday and already the 5 year old is asking how many times we're going to ea
Started tearing out the old deck last Saturday thinking it would be a quick 2 day job. Found termites. Now I'm redoing the whole support structure. It's Wednesday and I'm still not
Been planning this for 2 years and this weekend I'm actually starting it. Got the lumber yesterday and the kids are already hyped. My wife thinks I'm crazy for doing it solo but ho
Spent the last month building a brick pizza oven from scratch. Finally fired it up yesterday and got it to 800 degrees. The first pizza came out perfect and my kids were amazed. Be
Got some scrap wood from a job site and we're planning to build something small in the oak tree in the backyard. Mostly just want him to help out and learn some basic tools. Any sa
Decided to finally organize the garage and put up some wall mounted shelves. Drilled into a stud, thought I measured everything right, but once I got three shelves up I realized th
Took them out to Devil's Lake for three days last weekend. Oldest is 8, youngest is 5. Packed way too much food and forgot the tent stakes but we made it work. They caught some blu
Started getting really into smoking meat on my offset smoker. Been watching YouTube videos all week and want to try a 14 hour brisket this Saturday. My neighbor keeps saying it's g
Took the boys up to this lake my dad used to take me to as a kid. No cell service, no kids complaining about being bored after 5 minutes, just fishing, campfires, and bad jokes. Ol
Started this project last month and we're about halfway done. It's nothing fancy, like 8 feet up in the oak tree in our backyard. We're learning as we go, watching YouTube videos,
What started as a simple weekend project to build a small coop has turned into me basically constructing a chicken mansion. My 5yo got obsessed with the idea, now we're doing preda
Got a smoker for my birthday and I'm obsessed. Every weekend I'm experimenting with new recipes, wood types, techniques. My garage is basically a test kitchen at this point. The ki
Spent 3 hours yesterday gathering all the stuff, checking if the tent still has all the poles, finding the sleeping bags that aren't moldy. Then I gotta pack food, make sure the co
Been promising the kids this for 2 years. Got a Saturday free and picked up some 2x8s from Home Depot. My dad sent me his old plans and I watched like 47 YouTube videos last night.
Started at 4am, wrapped it in foil at the stall, let it rest for 45 mins. Neighbors came over and even my picky eater tried it. Best part was seeing their faces when I sliced into
Expected this to be a nightmare with him "helping" but he actually nailed posts while I held them and stayed focused for like 4 hours straight. We still have the backside to finish