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Bicycle Turn Signals

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Someone who goes by the handle Cowboy Rider created this hardcore implementation of tail lights for your bike. –> 12 Volt Turn Signals, Lighting via Motorbicycling

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Milkcrate Toilet

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This is not for everyone, but the crate potty is a truly hardcore development for anyone who wants to live the milkcrate lifestyle. The creator sees this device as a human composting system, not just a place to read. You decide for yourself. –> Humanure Dry Toilet Made From a Milk Crate, via Homegrown Evolution

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Koi pond filter crate sacrifice

Koi pond filter crate sacrifice

Koi pond filter crate sacrifice

Koi pond filter

This very detailed how-to shows you how to build a home made koi pond filter. The milkcrate is sacrificed in the process, but it’s for the good of the fishes, so I guess it’s ok. Via Koiphen.com –> My first filter build

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My new crate bike rig

A while back, I bungeed this 6 gallon crate onto my bike. Problems came on a heavy load trip because my tie down wasn’t so tight. This new edition fixes a piece of plywood, which is then screwed to the milk crate. It’s super solid now.

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Sweet crate reinventions

Milkcrate Soundbooth

Milkcrates abound throughout the web. I’ve pulled some recent milk crate inventions. The above image is from instructables.com, a great how to site. This images comes from a great post on how to build a portable milkcrate sound booth. –> DIY portable sound booth

Worm Crates

These aren’t milkcrates, BUT they are soda crates and Mr. Kyle Lawson has crafted them into a home vermicomposting setup. I don’t even know what that is, but I like it. –> Worms!

Wooden Crate magazine rack

This last one is great. It brings the old into the new. An old school wooden milk crate transformed simply into a rolling magazine rack. –> summer projects and finds…

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How many crates can you carry?

John Freeborn carries 8 Don Khaler carries 8

Simple question…how many milkcrates can you carry with one hand? My old buddy Nicolas answers this in a great forum post with some great accompanying pictures. The one above right is by Nicolas, of his model/assistant Don Kahler. I like this pic a lot! Full post here –> How many milkcrates can you carry with one hand?

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Port-A-Crate

Milkcrate Port-A-Potty

From Paintball Nation forums someone came up with a genius milkcrate port-a-potty modification. I think the graphic (above) speaks for itself. Read the full post and comments –> Crate Potty
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Milkcrate Halfrack or LoFi Porteur Rack

Milkcrate Halfrack

Jim at yojimg.net posted this little beauteous modified milkcrate rack for his bike with drop bars. –> LoFi Porteur Rack
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Milkcrate Saddlebags for your bicycle

Milkcrate Saddlebags for your bike

Tim Anderson posted this great shot and how-to for building out milkcrate saddlebags off of a standard pannier. via instructables.com –> Milk Crate Bicycle Saddlebags
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Don Kahler video: Building a Milkcrate Stage

Don Kahler video: building a milkcrate stage

ICA Opening

This is way long overdue on this site. Don Kahler made this video that shows some of the process and thought behind my milkcrate stage from the SPACE1026 ICA show earlier this year. Watch the video, and big thanks to Don Kahler for letting me post it. Small version (5.5 Mbs) Hi-Res (15.5 MBs)
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