Tennessee Gun

Category: Equipment and Book Reviews

Things we use or read to make DGW homestead work better.

  • TNTell’s Homemade Airsoft Target

    TNTell’s Homemade Airsoft Target

    TNTell's Homemade Airsoft Target
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    My son has been working toward showing he is responsible enough to earn an airsoft gun, so in this video he makes a homemade airsoft target for his new tool out of a cardboard box, old grocery sacks, and some duct tape.

    My boy is not new to guns, as soon as the ultrasound showed gender I bought him his first gun, I only waited to see if I should get a wood one or a pink one.  He owned a red ryder BB gun about 14 years younger than I got my first BB gun (I was 15).

    But this is the first gun (besides Nerf) that I let him have ammunition for.

    He had to show he was responsible, and I was able to get him to do quite a bit of chores but in the end, he earned it.

    And if he was going to have something that shoots he needed a safe place to shoot it.

    This is a very simple target that works well with Airsoft.  As long as you don’t get too close to the target the 6mm airsoft rounds easily penetrate the cardboard but are slowed by the wadded up plastic bags so the rounds don’t exit the box.

     

  • Instafire Fire and Charcoal Starter

    Instafire Fire and Charcoal Starter

    InstaFire Fire Starters

    A few weeks ago I was approached by the guys at Instafire to try out their product. I saw it on Sharktank and was already familiar with it so of course I said okay. I have messed with various fire starters before so I was not really expecting much, but after using it, I think its one of the best firestarting products I have used.

    It burns a lot like vasoline soaked cotton balls for those woodsman who have tried that common tool, but it is infinitely less messy and burns a lot hotter.

    Using Instafire is simple, if its the charcoal starter (as seen in the video above) just light two sides of the bag and place under the grate so air can flow, then stack charcoal on the grate so the flames can ignite it.

    My camera did not do so well in the heat, so it is a little foggy in the video, but you can see in it that a single starter pack burned long after the coals started to turn white, which is an indication that this stuff is as fire and forget as a burning tool can be.  You don’t have to mess with lighting and relighting and pouring lighter fluid and relighting over and over again.

    Now for the fire starter bag, I didn’t video this because its just too easy – pour the contents on a non-porous surface (like a rock) light it and put your wood over it.  I am not one to follow directions, so I poured mine on a log and then pout more wood over it and that works as well.

    This product is simple and contains no hazardous chemicals – its basically wood pulp, a special blend of paraffin wax, and perlite.  When its done, it is a great fertilizer for your garden.

    Instafire is such a great product, in 2011 it won the innovative product of the year award as well as being funded on Sharktank.

    It comes in small individual bags you can keep in your hunting bag or emergency kit, as well as large buckets you can keep at the cabin or near the fireplace.  I love it and have decided to become an affiliate – which, as you know, I review a lot of stuff, but I don’t become an affiliate very often.

  • Nerf Gun Target Pouch Review

    Nerf Gun Target Pouch Review

     

    Nerf Gun Target
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    What does a Nerf Gun Target Pouch have to do with preparedness?  Absolutely nothing, why did I post it here?  Because of the guest the other day about family and kids.  So like the YouTube vudeo the other day about Minecraft, my son wants to make videos like his Dad.  I catch him acting like he is on camera all the time “Hey Guy’s its TNTell the YouTuber and today we are going to talk about feeding the dog -dab- Comment’s below”….

    Anyway, we love having 2 way nerf gun wars at the house, and it always ends up with momma getting shot, so mom keeps throwing his nerf ammo away, which is terrible,  because we just bought a 100 pack.

    I saw this nerf target that is really a nerf storage pouch, but it has a hole in the bullseye so if he shoots his gun accurately he will also be storing his darts.

    It comes with the pouch, the hook, and a sticky holder so you can hang the pouch anywhere.  The pouch costs $11.99 with prime shipping.  However, if it keeps mom from throwing his darts away then it will save much more than that in darts!

    It works, but as you can see in the video, it took us a couple tries to get a bullseye (about 4 minutes of trying were edited out)….

     

     

     

  • Hydration Backpack with 2L Water Bladder Review

    Hydration Backpack with 2L Water Bladder Review

     

     

    Hydration Backpack with 2L Water Bladder
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    Today I want to share a review of a Hydration backpack I just got with Amazon.  This is a backpack with an removable 2 liter hydration bladder.

    I have owned a lot of hydration backpacks overt the years, fat guys that work outside need a lot of water so I have used (and worn out) my share.

    This isn’t just a hydration pack, its a full backpack, so its not something I would wear will working the sawmill or working in the garden, this is something I would wear as I took William out “hunting” which means letting him walk in the woods with an empty bb gun.

    Personally, I plan on using mine as a “get home bag” in the truck.  Something I can pack with some non-perishable food, flashlight, socks and underwear – basic gear I would need for an unplanned overnight stay or if I had to walk home in an emergency.

    This pack is well made – especially for a pack that sells for less than $30.00 (with prime shipping included).  I like how the blasser tube is insulated and covered in neoprene.  I always tend to kink mine up.  It has a nice tube routing system to keep it out of the way.

    As I said in the video, the stitching is better than I expected for such an inexpensive pack, and the material is pretty heavy duty.

    I am pleased with the purchase, and will probably order two more for the other vehicles in the household.

    #hydrationbackpack

    https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=me%3DAQZNF6SD7EKU0&field-keywords=hydration%20backpack

  • Bottle Cutter & Glass Cutter Bundle Review

    Bottle Cutter & Glass Cutter Bundle Review

    Bottle Cutter & Glass Cutter Bundle
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    I have wanted a bottle cutter for a long time and when I saw this one on Amazon for $34.97 with prime shipping I had to have it.

    I’m glad I got it, the makers of this product took some time to think about the user.  I would have been happy with just the cutter.  It is very sturdy and well constructed, but they also added spare parts, safety g loves, a glass cutter, glass paper to ensure your new project won’t cut anyone, AND a audiobook and project book download from their site.

    I know exactly what I want to do with my bottles, I want to make skylights in my next dome build, but now I have a bunch of new projects.  This is probably the neatest thing I have reviewed in a while.

    My wife is already talking about taking it to school and letter her kids paint vases (of course she will b e doing the cutting).