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An easy meal for camping (10 November 04:18) |
| An easy meal for camping: Wrap a hamburger patty, some frozen peas and diced potatoes in foil and place in your campfire until cooked.
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Keep your peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich (10 November 04:17) |
| Keep your peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich from getting soggy by spreading peanut butter on both pieces of bread and then spreading the jelly in the middle.
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When I go on camping trips (10 November 04:15) |
| When I go on camping trips, there are always some boys who stay up late and are really loud. I always bring foam earplugs so I can get a good night’s sleep. They also work great as bob... |
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If you are into LEGO Bionicles (10 November 04:14) |
| If you are into LEGO Bionicles, try not to take them apart unless you have to. I’ve taken pieces apart and broken several.
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Keep the number stickers on your derby racecar (10 November 04:12) |
| Keep the number stickers on your derby racecar by putting clear nail polish over the stickers after you put them on your car.
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Use the clips that hold old socks together (10 November 04:10) |
| Use the clips that hold old socks together as a money clip.
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For perfectly round pancakes (10 November 04:09) |
| For perfectly round pancakes, put the batter in a turkey baster and squeeze it onto the griddle.
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When you are modeling with clay (10 November 04:08) |
| When you are modeling with clay, put it in a bag with a damp paper towel so it won’t dry out.
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For a Klondike derby (10 November 04:07) |
| For a Klondike derby, always bring extra rope. A lot of extra rope.
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If you have a good baseball card (10 November 04:04) |
| If you have a good baseball card that you want to keep in mint condition, put it in an individual plastic case instead of a binder with sheets. Cases keep cards in much better condition.
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Tape four or five air-pump needles (11 July 10:31) |
| Tape four or five air-pump needles together on a thin strip of duct tape. This makes them easy to find in your junk drawer.
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Whenever you are doing a hobby that involves measuring (11 July 12:58) |
| Whenever you are doing a hobby that involves measuring, make sure you measure, then double-check the measurement before you do anything else with it.
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When collecting tree leaves (11 July 12:55) |
| When collecting tree leaves, dip them in vegetable oil and cover with wax paper. This will preserve them for a long time. They will not dry out and tear.
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Shooting in daylight (07 February 02:36) |
| For all photographers: When shooting in daylight, stand with your back to the sun, if possible. |
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Save empty Altoids tins (07 February 02:34) |
| Save empty Altoids tins. They make a great place to store small parts, such as the gas pedal for model cars, that might get lost if put in a big box. |
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Use canning rings to cook eggs (07 February 02:33) |
| Use canning rings to cook eggs for sandwiches made with English muffins or hamburger buns.
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Dent in a plastic part (07 February 02:31) |
| If you put a dent in a plastic part of a model, mix wood glue and sawdust together, place in the dent and sand down. When you paint it, it will look as good as new.
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To keep your neckerchief slide from falling off (07 February 02:30) |
| To keep your neckerchief slide from falling off on the go, wrap a rubber band around the middle of the neckerchief below the slide. The rubber band will stop it from coming off.
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Tired of playing a super-slow game of air hockey? (07 February 02:27) |
| Tired of playing a super-slow game of air hockey? Use some boat wax to coat the surface of the table to get the game flowing at top speed!
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Use old wooden clothespins (07 February 02:25) |
| Use old wooden clothespins to clamp the small pieces of your wood-frame model when glueing. The clothespins have just the right amount of pressure.
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