Turning Gourds Into Storage | Live Free or Die: How to Homestead

in this life I need containers of all

in this life I need containers of all kinds and one of the biggest most

kinds and one of the biggest most

kinds and one of the biggest most frustrating things for me is mice

frustrating things for me is mice

frustrating things for me is mice getting in my stuff drives me crazy I

getting in my stuff drives me crazy I

getting in my stuff drives me crazy I really need a container that I can put

really need a container that I can put

really need a container that I can put the cattail fluff in that I use for my

the cattail fluff in that I use for my

the cattail fluff in that I use for my tinder bundles a friend of mine was

tinder bundles a friend of mine was

tinder bundles a friend of mine was trading a bunch of boards that she had

trading a bunch of boards that she had

trading a bunch of boards that she had grown and I was able to get a few from

grown and I was able to get a few from

grown and I was able to get a few from her gourds are basically like primitive

her gourds are basically like primitive

her gourds are basically like primitive Tupperware

Tupperware

Tupperware so the gourd has this outer skin and

so the gourd has this outer skin and

so the gourd has this outer skin and then it also has a shell and the shell

then it also has a shell and the shell

then it also has a shell and the shell is pretty hard so when I scrape this

is pretty hard so when I scrape this

is pretty hard so when I scrape this skin off I’m actually making it so the

skin off I’m actually making it so the

skin off I’m actually making it so the shell will last a lot longer now I’m

shell will last a lot longer now I’m

shell will last a lot longer now I’m cutting the top off the gourd so I can

cutting the top off the gourd so I can

cutting the top off the gourd so I can open it up and scrape out the seeds from

open it up and scrape out the seeds from

open it up and scrape out the seeds from the inside I’ll be saving little seeds

the inside I’ll be saving little seeds

the inside I’ll be saving little seeds and then plant them in my garden so

and then plant them in my garden so

and then plant them in my garden so there might be gourds next year now I’m

there might be gourds next year now I’m

there might be gourds next year now I’m taking my pump drill and I’m creating a

taking my pump drill and I’m creating a

taking my pump drill and I’m creating a series of holes all the way around the

series of holes all the way around the

series of holes all the way around the rim of the gourd and what I’m going to

rim of the gourd and what I’m going to

rim of the gourd and what I’m going to do now is lace a rectangle of buckskin

do now is lace a rectangle of buckskin

do now is lace a rectangle of buckskin and then put a drawstring up here and

and then put a drawstring up here and

and then put a drawstring up here and then I’ll pull that drawstring tight and

then I’ll pull that drawstring tight and

then I’ll pull that drawstring tight and this will stay big

ain’t too hard on it because it’ll break

ain’t too hard on it because it’ll break record will actually crack some tuna

record will actually crack some tuna

record will actually crack some tuna phone we’ll look at that there we go I

phone we’ll look at that there we go I

phone we’ll look at that there we go I need to buy something like make for

need to buy something like make for

need to buy something like make for myself