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Owner of The Do It Yourself World, a website dedicated to researching and sharing projects in natural energy, off grid living, prepping and survival and natural foods.

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Recent Articles by Troy Reid

Getting started again with the H2O booster in my car

March 10th, 2011   Well, its been a long, cold winter and my Hydrogen Booster project had to be put on the side. I had a bad fuel pump just before the onset of winter, which caused the poor old car to sit for a while until I could get to it. By then, winter had set on and the

Normal daily use of my solar panel setup

August 29th, 2010   Well, my solar panels and battery bank are really proving their worth in my place. We loose power here about once a month, at least. It gets really frustrating to wake up in the dark with no way to shower or shave for work.   But, my p

Ran without Hydrogen Booster to compare results

I have been running my car for the past few weeks without the H2O booster just to see what type of results I may see. I left all the modifications in place, but simply turned off the Hydroxy Booster.   The first day it seemed like there was no change at all. The second day th

Car Hydrogen Booster - O2 Sensor Extender Results

I installed a DIY Oxygen Sensor Extender in my old Honda a couple weeks ago and here are the results:   None.   Absolutely no change at all in anything. So, it seems that all those claims of using an oxygen sensor extender to gain fuel economy when used w

Update on materials used in making the hydrogen booster

After a couple weeks of running the diy hydrogen booster in my car, I have noticed some very important things and found a few problems.   At first, the lid kept coming loose. It is very hard to work the lid down tight on a brand new pvc pipe and threaded cap. It may seem tigh

Hydrogen Booster is working well in my old Honda

I have driven a few tanks of gas through my old Honda while using my new homemade hydrogen booster and here are the results:   No savings on gas. Huge performance boost. The car has a lot more power and the motor runs much smoother than ever before with the DIY H2O booster tu

Healthy Eating Facts / Organics and Pesticides

Here is some important information about the foods that we eat every day that contain pesticides and plastics and their effect on our health.   Some of the information posted here comes from a yahoo article.   The average American is exposed to 10 to 13 d

Set up solar lighting and started testing capacity of solar system

I have installed LED lamps in my apartment to start testing capabilities of my new solar power system. Even during rainy days, the solar panels are putting out power. We just had a few days of constant rain and very cloudy, dark days and the panels are producing power. Good to know.

Testing begins on my hew homemade hydrogen booster

I have installed a DIY hydrogen booster in my 91 Honda Accord to see what kind of benefits I can get from it. My first week results were interesting.

Chicory, coffee substitute and medicine

I have been studying the common roadside weed, chicory. This plant is actually quite amazing and will always be kept in my pantry from now on. Chicory root roasting in the oven leaves an incredible smell something like chocolate combined with a woody scent. The whole room smells good.

Finished installing solar panels and batteries

Well, I finally got the solar panel project finished to my satisfaction. After a year and a half with these panels, I got the permission to install them properly on the roof of my new apartment.  

Modify M45 US Military Tent Stove For Controlled Burn

I have modified the US Military M-45 tent stove so that I can fully control the burn rate and stove temperature. Before the modification the tent stove burnt out of control and was off the scale of my digital thermometer. After the modifications I can now control the burn rate and temperature of

Low Cost Homemade Laundry Detergent Goes A Long Way

This is a simple old fashioned homemade laundry detergent which will last you a very long time. The cost of this homemade soap is very low compared to commercially purchased laundry detergents on the market. For only about ten dollars of raw ingredients you will have years of laundry detergent us

Make A Chainsaw Sawbuck From Scrap Materials

We are clearing about an acre and a half on our 56 acre land to make space for our off grid homestead. We are cutting a lot of trees and I needed an easier way to cut them with the chainsaw so I made a sawbuck using all scrap materials.   We are buying this land and trying to

World Famous Simple Granola Cookie Recipe

This is my now World famous simple survival cookie recipe. I used to make these cookies for survival and camping trips but one time after sharing with friends they became so popular that I had to make them all the time. This is a very simple and easy recipe using few ingredients.  

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