Not everyone can afford a hot tub inside their house. But that didn’t stop a man from fashioning one himself — using only an aluminum truck toolbox, a wheel drum, and a yoga mat.
He’s not the only one who took the phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” quite literally. An entire community of people takes broken, old, or useless items and turns them into surprisingly functional solutions.
They’re called the redneck engineers. Some of their DIY fixes are creative; some others are quite ridiculous. We’ve collected the most interesting ones from r/redneckengineering so that you can admire their genius… or laugh at the bizarreness of it all.
#81 Muggy Michigan Basement On A 100° Day, No Problem!
Broken portable AC (blows cold but thermostat is locked on lowest temp) ziptied to a folder paper fume hood attached to a DIY exhaust system run through a harbor freight blower, out a boarded up window.
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5points
#82 Dealing With A Wasps Nest Deep In My Eves. Device Works Great, Spray Not So Much. I Think They Nerfed It
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5points
#83 Built A Bad Scrap Wood Shelf In Our Rv To Better Organize Snacks For My Disabled Wife
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4points
#85 I Unfortunately Never Took Another Photo Or Video Of This But It 100% Worked Hah
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3points
#86 My Old Logitech's Mouse Wheel Doesn't Work In Direct Sunshine, Here's My Makeshift Fix:
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3points
#87 I’ve Had These Headphones Since 2013. They’re Beats By Dre And Costed A Ton Back Then
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3points
#90 I Just Woke Up This Morning And Decided To Build A Colapsible Longboard With Random Parts From Home Depot
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1point
