This article appeared in Bigglobaltravel and has been published here with permission.

Vaseline is a common household item that many of us have sitting around in a cupboard or medicine cabinet. However, it’s a tool that holds a lot more promise than you might have expected. From beauty hacks to household chores, Vaseline has you covered. Keep scrolling to read about the clever uses for Vaseline you may have never thought of before.

Shine Your Shoes

After you wear shoes around a lot, the shine they had when you purchased them might start to fade as they get dirty or even just more worn down.

Shine Your Shoes

Shining your shoes is a great way to get this luster back. Instead of polish, you could always take an easier route by scooping out a dab of Vaseline and gently rubbing it on the shoes. The best part? You only need a thin layer!

Tame Your Brows

If you have brows that are hard to handle, you can tame them easier than you might think. All you need is a little Vaseline to whip them into shape.

Tame Your Brows

To do this, just dab a little bit of Vaseline on a cotton swab or brow brush, and work it into your brows. Much like split ends, this will help hold your brows in place throughout the day.

Hide Your Split Ends

Split ends can be a hassle, especially if you can’t go get a haircut right away. That doesn’t mean that you have to deal with their appearance until your next trip to the salon.

Hide Your Split Ends

You can change the appearance of your split ends by putting a bit of Vaseline on your fingers and working it into the ends of your hair. This simple hack will help your hair stick to itself, giving it the appearance of united strands.

Keeping Polish on Your Nails

When you paint your nails, it’s often a challenge — especially when you’re painting your dominant hand. Even the most skilled among us sometimes gets nail polish outside of the lines.

Keeping Polish on Your Nails

Luckily, you can use a little Vaseline to help keep nail polish in its place. By applying Vaseline on the skin around your nails, you won’t have to worry about any polish sticking in places you don’t want. Simply add a touch of the petroleum jelly around your nail and paint away!

Restore Your Leather Products

Over time, leather tends to look old and worn just like anything else. This means that your favorite leather bag might look a little worse for wear as time goes on.

Restore Your Leather Products

You can use a little Vaseline to make sure that your leather goods look as good as new. Just rub on a layer of Vaseline and massage it into the material. After you’re done, remove any excess with a towel. Afterward, your leather goods will look years younger!

Create Your Own Lip Stain

Lip stain is one of the best pieces of makeup to have in your collection. It can help add a natural pigment to your look and it’s designed to stay on all day.

Create Your Own Lip Stain

Yet, beauty supplies can come at quite the cost. That’s why DIY makeup has become so popular throughout the years. That being said, you can replace an expensive product with one simple hack — Vaseline mixed with Kool-Aid mix! This will give you a simple and easy lip stain that will last throughout the day.

Stop Itching With Vaseline

Itchiness is never any fun. Whether it’s from bug bites, hives, or another source entirely, it can leave you feeling uncomfortable.

Stop Itching With Vaseline

Rather than scratching your skin raw, try putting a little Vaseline on the spot that’s bothering you. It will help moisturize your skin and lessen the unbearable sensation of being itchy. This is a much better solution than scratching annoying spots to the point of pain. Plus, moisturizing is never a bad thing!

Put Hair Dye in Its Place

A lot of people dye their hair at home rather than opting for a salon experience. A lot of times, this leads to beautiful results — boxed hair dye can go a long way in revolutionizing the way you look.

Put Hair Dye in Its Place

Unfortunately, it’s often a messy endeavor that ends up dying your skin as well as your hair. You can skip this untidy experience, though. If you apply Vaseline to your hairline, it will prevent the hair dye from tinting your skin while coloring your luscious locks of hair.

Repair Your Wooden Furniture

Wooden furniture has been in style for a long time. One disadvantage to it, though, is that it can get damaged rather easily.

Repair Your Wooden Furniture

While Vaseline can’t help much with large jobs, if you have a small scratch in your wooden table, you don’t need to start looking for replacements quite yet. Rather, all you need to do is put some Vaseline on it and leave it for 24 hours. Then, wipe up the excess and you should be good to go!

Removing Eyelash Glue

Wearing fake eyelashes to give yourself a fuller, more lush set has been a trend for years. That doesn’t mean that it’s always easy to pull off, though.

Removing Eyelash Glue

At the end of the night, you might find yourself having trouble removing those lashes and the glue it takes to hold them on without pulling on your real lashes in the process. By adding a bit of the jelly to your lash line, slipping faux lashes and lash glue off has become that much easier. Thank us later…

No More Chafing

Especially now that summer’s in full swing, it can be difficult to avoid chafing. However, you can apply Vaseline to help reduce the effect and keep you from experiencing major discomfort.

No More Chafing

For example, a common problem area when it comes to chaffing is on your thighs. You can counteract this by applying a little bit of Vaseline to the area before a bike ride or long day outside. This will lessen how much your skin directly rubs together by offering a buffer, which will relieve the issue!

Vaseline and Shaving

If you want to keep your skin soft and healthy when you shave, Vaseline can come to your aid here, too. All you have to do is apply it after you shave and dry off.

Vaseline and Shaving

With the help of Vaseline, you can reduce how dry and dehydrated your skin is after you shave. In addition, the petroleum jelly can help relieve any shaving irritation you might have such as bumps or burns. In no time, this routine will ensure that your skin stays soft, smooth, and hydrated.

Keep Your Perfume on Longer

Perfume is a great way to add dimension to your style and make sure you stay smelling great throughout the day. Unfortunately, it tends to fade after you wear it for a while.

Keep Your Perfume on Longer

However, you can make sure you stay fresh by applying a little Vaseline where you apply your perfume — behind your ears and on your wrists — will help it last throughout the day. Since Vaseline doesn’t have a scent, it won’t detract from your perfume either!

Use Vaseline as Highlighter

If there’s a beauty trend that seems like it’s here to stay for quite a bit, it’s contouring. This means using light and dark makeup to highlight areas of your face and add shadows elsewhere.

Use Vaseline as Highlighter

If you don’t have any highlighter lying around, though, you can rely on the jar of Vaseline in your medicine cabinet. By applying Vaseline to your brow, cheeks, and eyelids with a gentle hand, you can add a dewy highlight to your look.

Don’t Let Polish Dry Shut

As we’ve looked at, Vaseline and nail polish are great partners for getting the look that you want. They’re even great partners in making sure everything that you need stays functional.

Don’t Let Polish Dry Shut

For instance, if you get a little nail polish around the lid of the bottle, you might run into the problem of the top drying to the bottle, practically sealing it shut. You can avoid this scenario by applying a little Vaseline to the top of the nail polish bottle to prevent polish from drying there.

Create a Homemade Lip Scrub

Scrubs that include salt and sugar are great for exfoliating your skin and lips. Yet, you need the right ingredients to make sure you get the results you want.

Create a Homemade Lip Scrub

You can actually use Vaseline for the base of your lip scrub since it will help hold the ingredients together and moisturize while you exfoliate it. There are plenty of different recipes that you can use for a scrub but generally, you’ll want to mix salt or sugar in with your Vaseline.

Moisturizing for Acne

Acne can be a huge problem no matter if you’re a teenager or well into adulthood. If you struggle with acne, you’ll want to find something that works for your skin.

Moisturizing for Acne

If you have dry or combination skin but find that the moisturizer you’re using clogs your pores, this is likely part of the problem. Instead, try putting on a little bit of Vaseline. Again, you’ll want to apply it in a thin layer that will absorb fully into your skin.

Get Snails Out of Your Garden

Slugs and snails are common in gardens but they aren’t always welcome. Not only are people generally grossed out by them but they also may eat your plants.

Get Snails Out of Your Garden

You can prevent snails and slugs from getting into your garden without harming your plants by grabbing a bit of Vaseline. To start, mix Vaseline with salt to make a combination that’s dangerous and aversive to slugs and snails. Then, rub the mixture around the edge of your planters.

Get Earrings in Easier

If you’re trying to put in your favorite pair of earrings but you’re having trouble putting them in comfortably, Vaseline can work as a good lubricant to help you out.

Get Earrings in Easier

That being said, this is for piercings that are still open — it won’t help you out if the back of your ear piercing has healed shut. It’s a similar concept to people who are stretching their ears using ear butter to reduce friction as they put new jewelry in their ears.

Create DIY Vapor Rub

Vapor rubs are a popular remedy for ailments such as a bad cough or a stuffy nose. If you want, you can even make your own with the help of Vaseline.

Create DIY Vapor Rub

To make your DIY vapor rub, you’ll want to mix your Vaseline with your favorite essential oils. Popular ingredients for these vapor rub recipes include essential oils such as tea tree, coconut, eucalyptus — as well as carrier oils, like sweet almond or olive oil.

Keep Ants Out

Ants can be a pest in even the cleanest of homes. Especially during the summer, these little pests are apt to invade homes for food — even if it’s just the tiniest crumb.

Keep Ants Out

Your pets aren’t immune to this either and noticing ants infestations in pet food bowls is a rather unpleasant experience all around. To help prevent this, add a little bit of Vaseline to the edge of your pet’s bowl. It won’t disturb them but it will keep ants from marching in.

Heal Cracked Heels

Dry, cracked heels can be unsightly and painful. However, they can also seem hard to handle if you aren’t quite sure what to do.

Heal Cracked Heels

The good news is that Vaseline can help moisturize your feet and restore a healthy appearance. To do this, all you need to do is apply it to your feet overnight until you notice your feet aren’t cracked anymore. Since Vaseline can be a little messy, it’s a good idea to sleep with socks on!

Make Halloween Last Longer

One of the most common Halloween traditions is the practice of carving pumpkins that you can decorate your doorstep with. The biggest problem with this tradition is that jack-o-lanterns aren’t well-known for their long lifespan.

Make Halloween Last Longer

When you carve your next pumpkin, apply Vaseline to the cut-out edges. This will help elongate your jack-o-lantern’s life and prevent it from shriveling before the big night. It’ll also help you avoid the scariest task of all for a while — cleaning up rotted pumpkins.

Better Your Cuticles

Taking care of your cuticles is important for both looks and comfort. However, it can be a challenge to keep your cuticles healthy.

Better Your Cuticles

Once again, you can turn to Vaseline for a solution. The key to success here is to put Vaseline directly on your cuticles. To see lasting and consistent results, though, you’ll need to make sure that you apply the Vaseline to your cuticles multiple times a day. This will help hydrate your cuticles and keep them healthy.

Prevent Painting Mishaps

We already looked at what Vaseline can do for you when you’re trying to paint your nails but it has a lot to offer when you’re painting a room as well.

Prevent Painting Mishaps

Accidentally painting a bit of a window or dropping paint on a doorknob can make a room look like an amateur DIY. To avoid this and get a professional appearance on your own, add Vaseline to these areas and wipe them down when you’re done painting.

Use Vaseline as Makeup Remover

We’ve already covered that Vaseline is great for removing fake lashes and lash glue but its functionality as a makeup remover doesn’t stop there.

Use Vaseline as Makeup Remover

You can also use Vaseline to remove other hard-to-remove makeup such as eyeliner. All you have to do is use a cotton swab to apply it gently to remove the makeup. Then, just wash your face as you normally would and you’ll see your makeup wash away in no time.

Styling Your Hair

There are certain hairstyles that you might be trying to attain but it can be difficult to find the right product and technique. If you want a messy or choppy look, some Vaseline might be just what you need.

Styling Your Hair

To use Vaseline for styling a messy look, start by putting a little bit of Vaseline on your hands. From there, scrunch your hair up in your hands as if you were applying a curling gel. Voila!

Getting the Perfect Smokey Eye
Getting the perfect smokey eye isn’t always easy. It can be hard to make your eye makeup look a little messy when you worked so hard and so long at perfecting it.

Getting the Perfect Smokey Eye

The best way to get a smokey eye is to apply dark, usually black, eyeliner after you apply your eyeshadow. When you do this next time, try putting a small dab of Vaseline on top of the look. This will help you smear the makeup without things getting out of control.

Preventing Wrinkles
As you get older, there’s one beauty topic that gets increasingly brought up — trying to prevent wrinkles. There are plenty of solutions out there and some are prohibitively expensive.

Preventing Wrinkles

Again, you can circumvent this cost and difficulty with the help of Vaseline. All you need to do is apply a thin layer of Vaseline where you have wrinkles such as on the fine lines around your eyes and on crow’s feet. If you leave it overnight as a nightly routine, you’ll see results soon.

Fix That Squeaky Door
If you have a squeaky door, you probably need to oil the hinge. At this point, many people reach for a bottle of WD-40.

Fix That Squeaky Door

Yet, not everyone has this readily around the house. Don’t worry if you don’t because, once again, you can grab your handy jar of Vaseline. You just need to apply some Vaseline to the hinge — you can be as liberal as you want. It will lubricate the hinge and let the door move freely without creaking.

Keep Shampoo Out of Eyes
There’s nothing quite as inconvenient as getting shampoo in your eyes while you bathe or shower. You can avoid this by adding a little Vaseline to your brow.

Keep Shampoo Out of Eyes

This will help divert the water from running into your eyes and catch any soap, shampoo, or conditioner before it gets into your eyes. This is especially a great trick to use during bath time for young children to help during bath time. It’s a great way to avoid stinging, burning eyes thanks to wayward shampoo.

Hiding Blackheads
Blackheads can be a huge pain. They linger for long amounts of time and can be damaging to extract. Next time you find yourself plagued by blackheads, try putting a little Vaseline on them.

Hiding Blackheads

The Vaseline will gloss over your blackheads and reduce the way they look. This is a great trick if you get caught right before going out. Just be sure not to use too much, or you could cause a breakout!

Prevent Metal From Rusting
Rust is ugly and unsafe. Having rusty surfaces on anything you own is a bit of a drag. Using Vaseline can help protect your metal goods and prevent them from rusting.

Prevent Metal From Rusting

Simply spread a light layer of Vaseline on whichever surface you wish to protect. Be careful of painted metal, however, as Vaseline can actually end up pulling the paint off!

Fix a Stuck Zipper
Zippers are really convenient. They help you fasten your clothes, after all! That being said, they can become a pain in the neck when they get stuck. You can end up stretching or even tearing your garments, not to mention breaking the zipper itself.

Fix a Stuck Zipper

Using just a little bit of Vaseline, you can lube up those zippers to help the get unstuck. One bonus to this method is that it also protects your zipper from rusting!

Fix Streaky Self Tan
Self-tan mixtures can be really convenient. They let you get that nice, sunny, bronze look without having to actually sit in the sun. That being said, if they apply unevenly, you can end up with a splotchy look that makes you stand out.

Fix Streaky Self Tan

By spreading a bit of Vaseline on your skin (particularly your joints) before applying self-tan can help the creases in your skin moisturize and stay consistent. This helps the self-tan apply more smoothly and consistently.

Prevent Scars From Forming
Scars, even little ones, can be fairly off-putting. If you’ve ever gotten a little scrape or cut and been worried about whether or not it will leave a permanent mark, then here’s the solution for you!

Prevent Scars From Forming

The next time you get another one of those burns or scratches, apply some Vaseline! The Vaseline will help the skin around the cut or burn stay moisturized. Keeping the skin moisturized is one of the best ways to prevent scarring.

Make Matte Eyeshadow Glossy
If you’re the kind of person who likes to play around mixing different makeups and makeup techniques, then this is a great way to use Vaseline.

Make Matte Eyeshadow Glossy

Simply apply a layer of Vaseline on top of your favorite matte eyeshadow. Don’t be afraid to really slather it on there. It will give your eyes a phenomenal glossy look, which you can do a lot of different things with.

Remove Stains
If you’ve ever spilled salsa or red wine on your favorite shirt, you know how it feels to have one of your favorite garments ruined. There are a lot of DIY stain removal solutions, but one of the easiest ways to remove stains is by applying vaseline.

Remove Stains

Especially if you catch the stain early on before it dries, this is an excellent method. Just apply enough Vaseline to cover the stain, and wash out later with war water and a bit of soap. Unfortunately, for more sensitive garments, you will still have to take it to a dry cleaner.

Moisturize Your Eyelids
Having dry, flaky eyelids is the worst. One of the worst feelings is waking up in the morning and feeling the sting of dry, flaky eyelids. If you want to moisturize those eyelids, then Vaseline is the thing for you!

Moisturize Your Eyelids

Vaseline is well-known for being one of the most effective moisturizers on the market. However, some people never think to put it on some of the more sensitive areas, such as eyelids.

Fix Scratched DVDs or CDs
If you’ve still got some old CDs and DVDs lying around, it’s more than likely that some of your favorite hits are scratched up by now. If you feel distressed, and want to use your old scratched CDs and DVDs again, then fret no longer!

Fix Scratched DVDs or CDs

Simply clean the surface of the disk with some ethanol, and then rub a thin layer of Vaseline over the surface of the disk. With some luck and finesse, the Vaseline will fill in the scratches and make the disk functional again.

Buff Out Scratched Phone Screens
Having a scratched up screen on your electronics is a huge drag. It can reduce the apparent resolution and distract you from whatever videos you’re watching or articles you’re reading. Vaseline can help buff out ugly scratches in phone screens.

Buff Out Scratched Phone Screens

This works particularly well for small or shallow scratches. Simply put a very small amount of Vaseline on your finger or a microfibre cloth, and use it to buff out the scratches on your phone. This works on any glass screen, for electronics or what have you.

Lessen Your Back Pain
There’s nothing quite as difficult to deal with as back pain. It can come from a variety of sources too, from physical labor to an injury — or even just sitting incorrectly for too long.

Lessen Your Back Pain

To find some relief from this problem, heat up some Vaseline in the oven or microwave, but just for a bit! You want it just warm enough that offers some heat without being too hot to burn your skin. Once it’s all warmed up, massage it on your back for some heated relief.

No More Lipstick on Your Teeth
If there’s one makeup hazard that everyone who wears makeup has experienced, it’s getting lipstick on your teeth.

No More Lipstick on Your Teeth

This might seem hard to avoid, but the solution might actually be in your medicine cabinet. By applying a thin layer of Vaseline to your teeth, it will prevent lipstick from sticking to it. Since Vaseline isn’t scented or flavored, it won’t leave a nasty taste in your mouth either. Keep in mind, though, that a little goes a long way so don’t overdo it.

Getting Gum Out of Hair
There are few things quite as infuriating in your — or your kids’ — hair. When your child comes to you with gum in their hair, for example, you might be perplexed as to what to do.

Getting Gum Out of Hair

Don’t reach for the scissors just yet, though! Instead, grab a bit of Vaseline and start to work it around the gum so you can work that out of the strands. You can also use this solution in other sticky situations such as getting tree sap caught in your hair.

Remove Stuck Jewelry
Using jewelry to accessorize can go a long way in amplifying a look and making it more dynamic. That being said, you probably don’t want to keep a ring on forever.

Remove Stuck Jewelry

Even if you love a ring, it can get damaged if you wear it while washing the dishes or showering, so it’s best to take it off beforehand. It’s easy to get a ring stuck on your finger, though. You can use Vaseline to help lubricate it and get it off.

Get Thicker Lashes
Despite what you may think, Vaseline isn’t just limited to helping you with faux lashes. If you want, you can also use it to make your lashes look thicker and shinier.

Get Thicker Lashes

To do this, the steps are fairly close to using Vaseline to remove your fake lashes and lash glue. Just apply it the Vaseline to your lash line but make sure that you don’t go overboard. You don’t want clumps of Vaseline on your lashes but rather just enough to give your lashes a volume boost.

Lose and Prevent Dandruff
Dandruff is caused by dry skin on your scalp and it can be a real nuisance. It can cause side effects such as itchiness and messy flaking.

Lose and Prevent Dandruff

The good news is that Vaseline can go a long way in reducing and preventing dandruff. All you have to do is work it into your hair at your roots. Just like it works well at hydrating your skin, it will help hydrate your scalp and reduce the production of dry skin or dandruff.

Keep Your Eyeshadow On
As we’ve discussed, how quickly beauty products fade can cause a problem. This is especially true if you have a long day ahead of you and you need to look your best the whole day.

Keep Your Eyeshadow On

Another way that Vaseline can help with this is by aiding in keeping your eyeshadow on longer. You can use it as a primer to help your eyeshadow stay. However, you’ll want to make sure that you only use a little. If you opt for too much Vaseline, it won’t work.

Fixing Old Keys
If you have an old key and a rusty lock, you might think you’re out of luck in actually getting the lock open. Indeed it can definitely cause quite a challenge.

Fixing Old Keys

Before calling a locksmith or simply giving up, try to apply Vaseline to the key and place it in the lock. You won’t want to add too much but rather just enough to offer a layer of lubricant to the process.

Prevent Sticky Candle Wax
If you keep your candles in candle holders rather than using candles that come in their own housings, you probably already know how annoying it is when candle wax seals to the holder.

Prevent Sticky Candle Wax

Before you light your next candle, put some Vaseline on your candle holder. This will keep the melted wax from sealing to the candle holder as your favorite candle burns. In turn, you’ll have an easier time cleaning up when you go to replace the candle.

40+ Times People Thought of Redneck Solutions That Ended Up Being Genius

By Timothy Hudson –

When you call someone or something a redneck, you’re generally trying to imply that they lack sophistication and finesse. But, you know what? There are some redneck ideas out there that are actually quite genius. Or at least somewhat clever…

If it Works, it Works

If you get a hole in your shoe, it would be smart to patch it up. But, if you can’t afford it or don’t have the time, you can use waterproof tape. It wouldn’t do your fashion sense any favors, but if you’re considering it, you’re probably more than willing to make sacrifices for functionality.

If it Works, it Works

To the Maximum Degree
Have you ever felt like your reclining office chair didn’t quite have the right stuff to hold your weight when you really needed to lay back and relax? This redneck solution solves that quite easily. It may look like some failed steampunk chair, but we bet it can hold anyone up.

To the Maximum Degree

That said, we have to wonder who would go out of their way to do this. It seems like a lot of work. Then again, it probably saves a lot of money when you can make your own builds like this.

The Welder’s Wrench
Welding is all about putting odd pieces of metal together in ways that serve some valuable purpose. But, if you’re lacking the right size or shape when it comes to a piece of metal, you may be lost as to what to do. This redneck solution simply made do with the wrenches on hand.

The Welder’s Wrench

Admittedly, this seems kind of like a waste of a good wrench. Still, at the same time, it definitely looks like these wrenches are getting the job done — even if they were never intended to be used in this manner.

No Other Option
Admittedly, we’re lacking the context to know why this poor person has a garage situated in this terrible way. But, regardless of the reason, we can definitely say that this redneck solution — while clever — is probably a bad idea in and of itself.

No Other Option

Naturally, all it would take is for you to slightly misalign one of your tires while pulling in or out, and you have a tragic accident on your hands. A full ramp or bridge at the least would be far more preferable.

If You Don’t Mind the Germs
When you’re hungry, you’re hungry. We get that. But, of the many surfaces you could use to cook steaks on, the back of your trailer is probably a contender for the worst option. Maybe you keep your trailer very clean, but we bet that most people do not.

If You Don’t Mind the Germs

Still, if you were just dying to have steak and you had no other option available, we suppose this is technically a clever way to get the job done, though it is the height of “redneck” ingenuity.

One Way to Mount a TV
Mounting a TV is a pain at the best of times, but if you accidentally threw away the TV mount some time ago, you have a pretty big problem on your hands — especially if you’re trying to save money. This redneck solution may not look the best, but it’s pretty smart.

One Way to Mount a TV

After all, those straps are intended to hold much greater weights than that TV, so you don’t have to worry about it falling anytime soon. That said, it must have been annoying to get the angle just right.

The Height of Luxury
Most people can’t afford a hot tub or a jacuzzi, but if you have enough redneck ingenuity, it’s not terribly hard to make something similar happen. It may not hold up to the professionals, but it’s certainly better than nothing.

The Height of Luxury

We could see a few upgrades for this setup though: it could definitely use a nice TV around the area to keep one entertained. Just be sure to keep all the wires away from your less-than-sturdy pool. Don’t want any dangerous accidents to happen!

Making Do With What You Have
Have a car you want to get rid of but can’t sell? Wish you had a bike with one of those nifty passenger seats on the side? Why not knock out two birds with one stone and use your redneck welding skills to create what you want?

Making Do With What You Have

We admit it’s pretty impressive, but we do have to wonder if something like this would really be street legal. Would the police be obligated to pull you over for driving in this thing? After all, no professionals were involved in quality assurance.

Not the Greatest, But it Fits
Wheelchairs can be pretty expensive, which stinks if you need one for yourself or a loved one. But, at the same time, it’s not actually that hard to make your own. It really is just a chair with some wheels, after all, and that’s not terribly complicated.

Not the Greatest, But it Fits

That said, we’re not sure if we would want to ride around in such a flimsy-looking chair ourselves, but maybe the looks are deceiving. You never know, it could actually be very robust. Though we doubt it, truthfully.

Drying Your Shoes
When your shoes get wet, it can be very hard to dry them, especially if you don’t have a dryer to throw them in. But, with enough redneck science, you can work something out with a hairdryer and some PVC pipes… apparently.

Drying Your Shoes

This just goes to show that PVC pipes really are some of the most versatile objects out there. Frankly, it feels like everyone should have some on hand in their home, almost like an emergency kit or something. That would be pretty wise.

Let the Air In
Speaking of PVC pipe being used in clever ways, here’s an example of it being used to facilitate air conditioning in a car that presumably lacks it. Car repairs can be expensive, especially when you don’t expect the bill, so we understand why someone might have to do this.

Let the Air In

It’s definitely not going to do the job of air conditioning as well, but it would sure beat having to sit around in a stuffy car. You can roll the windows down, but this really gets the airflow in your face.

For the Children
If your kids are the outdoor types, you may one day hear them asking for you to build them some sort of toy. When that time comes, the seesaw is a great choice, mostly because it’s a very simple contraption at the end of the day.

For the Children

Although you have to make sure to balance it correctly because the whole thing gets messed up if one side is heavier than the other, you know? This seesaw probably doesn’t take that into consideration. But hey, maybe it is pretty balanced?

Unnecessary Ingenuity
Redneck innovation is not like regular innovation, of which necessity is the mother. No, redneck innovation can happen just because. Using a lift to cook a turkey is one such example of redneck innovation that didn’t really need to happen.

Unnecessary Ingenuity

We’re sure these guys could have found another way to achieve what they are doing right here, but at the same time, why not have fun with it? They just have to hope the boss won’t be upset with them for using their equipment like this.

The Value of a Stick
Sticks may seem like simple objects, but truthfully, there’s a lot you can do with a stick. Provided you can find one of the appropriate size and shape, you can get it to fill in for a lot of more sophisticated parts. Well, the part being replaced here isn’t that advanced, but you get our drift.

The Value of a Stick

We’re not sure where you would actually get a replacement for that part of your refrigerator, so this might not actually be a terrible idea, so long as you picked a stick that’s clean.

Clearing the Roads
If you live in a place where it snows a lot, you may often find yourself unable to drive around freely. You often have to rely on the city government to clear the roads, but they don’t always get the job done well, on time, or at all.

Clearing the Roads

If you have somewhere to go and you just can’t wait, you might have to use some redneck engineering to outfit your car for the job. It might not be the safest, but when all else fails, you do what you got to do.

Mobile Fire Pit
Having a fire pit is nice and all, especially in cold areas, but the major drawback is the fact that they cannot be moved, so your warm abode only exists in one place. But, what if you could move your firepit around? With some redneck engineering, you can.

Mobile Fire Pit

Well, to be fair, it’s not like there’s actually that much engineering going on here since it’s really just a wheelbarrow with some flames involved. But, at the end of the day, it’s a pretty clever solution to a problem.

Making Your Own Tools
When you bring your own lunch to work, you may bring some items that require a utensil to eat. If you forget your utensil and there are none available at work, you’ll have to get creative. With the right tools, you could even make your own utensils!

Making Your Own Tools

This redneck solution may be simple, but realistically, most people wouldn’t even think to do something like this, so from our point of view, it really does strike us as genius! But, maybe just bring a spoon next time.

The Double-Decker Couch
Having a lot of friends can make it pretty tough to cram everyone into one room, especially if there’s only one TV for everyone to focus on. But, with the right degree of redneck engineering, you can solve that problem!

The Double-Decker Couch

Now, you would have to make doubly sure that everything is sturdy here — because it would be pretty dangerous to have people sitting directly above one another like this. If you know what you’re doing, though, everyone can be safe and comfortable!

Washing Clothes on the Go
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Some redneck solutions are undeniably clever, but we still have to wonder if they are actually legal. For instance, this is a solution for washing clothes on display right here, in which the idea is to tumble those clothes in this container while the vehicle is driving around.

Washing Clothes on the Go

It’s pretty nifty, but would you really be allowed to do this? We can’t help but feel that something like this would be a potential hazard to other drivers on the road, so the cops might have to stop you if they see something like this.

A Means of Redirection
You need your gutters and pipes to direct water from your rooftop in certain directions. But, if your gutters are damaged or too short to direct properly, you will once again have to find a way to get creative. You’d be surprised at what actually works!

A Means of Redirection

Shoes and boots actually have a lot more uses than people think they do, if you just convince yourself to view them as potential tools for things beyond their intended purpose. That’s the crux of redneck science!

Recycling at Its Finest
We live in a world that needs more recycling. With way too much trash lying around, finding cool ways to turn that trash into something useful is something everyone should try to do. This is one example of how you could turn something as simple as tires into a chair.

Recycling at Its Finest

Now admittedly, this kind of aesthetic isn’t for everyone, but even so, it’s a great idea. Of course, if you don’t have this kind of creativity in regards to tires, you can always fall back on the ic tire swing idea.

The Future of Automobiles
Remember when we talked about car modifications possibly being non-street legal? This is one that we really aren’t sure about, especially since it involves two cars being welded together to make a six-door car. You don’t see that every day.

The Future of Automobiles

But, would it actually be illegal? After all, it’s just a long car, and that’s hardly any different than a bus or a limo. Then again, we suppose the engineering behind this monstrosity could be suspect.

If You Don’t Want to Lick It
Envelopes still get used quite a lot these days, and that means there’s a need to seal them closed. For decades, people have done that with their tongues, which is kind of troubling if you think about it. But, if you don’t want to do that, you can always do something like this instead.

If You Don’t Want to Lick It

As long as it is an unused band-aid, everything is fine and it seems a lot more sanitary. Although now we have to wonder how exactly envelopes from businesses and whatnot are sealed…

Making Your Own Showerhead
And now, we once again discuss the wonders of PVC pipe. With it and a few tools, you really can do almost anything. This time around, the redneck engineering division found a way to turn such pipes into a pretty effective shower head.

Making Your Own Showerhead

Now, we’ll admit that it isn’t very pretty, but if you cared more about functionality than you did looks, something like that would be a secondary concern anyway. One way or another, it’s pretty clever.

Maybe Just Put it Off?
There are some times when your kid needs a bath. But, when you have no water service in your home, that’s probably not a great time to give your kid a bath. They could probably wait for a little bit, right? Just seems like a hassle.

Maybe Just Put it Off?

Of course, we don’t know exactly how dirty that kid was, so maybe we don’t have any room to talk. Maybe they absolutely needed a bath no matter what, and this mother just did what she had to do.

A Brand New Paintjob
You may not be able to tell at first glance, but the car in this picture is actually covered in duct tape. Thing is, it actually looks unreasonable good for what it is, considering how hard it is to even identify it. We assume that their usual paint job just wasn’t holding up.

A Brand New Paintjob

We have questions about how this duct tape covering would hold up in the rain or extreme heat, but presumably, that hasn’t been an issue for this particular driver thus far.

Basic But Genius
Some redneck ideas are truly amazing even if they are simple on the surface. For instance, take into consideration this image. Having to make boat repairs without a dry dock means having to work on the water, which can be a serious problem.

Basic But Genius

But, these geniuses figured that all they had to do was put an umbrella on the surface of the water, which would be capable of catching any nuts or bolts that fell out of their hands. That’s super clever!

Free Standing
We’re not sure why this hand sanitizer needs to be held up like this, but as far as making that happens goes, this is a pretty clever way to do that. You will probably note that PVC pipe is the hero of the day again. Their versatility is kind of akin to Lego bricks!

Free Standing

We firmly believe that PVC pipes bring out the inner craftsman in all of us, making it much easier to get creative and build interesting things. It’s perfect for so many projects!

Making Your Own Lock
Sometimes, you just need to make your own lock. How you go about making that happen depends on just how creative you can be and what items you have on hand. Just take a look at this clever redneck build.

Making Your Own Lock

If you were really determined to get into this gate, there are definitely ways you could make it happen, but for the most part, this would keep out your average intrepid adventurer. That means it’s good enough!

The Comfort of Your Ride
We don’t recommend riding a bike barefoot for the most part, but if you’re determined to do something like that, you may as well get nifty and find a way to make it as comfortable as possible. This kid already has his redneck engineering degree, clearly.

The Comfort of Your Ride

We don’t know where he got the carpet from, but presumably, he had some spare carpet to add to his bike pedals with the consent of his parents. The real question is, how exactly did he attach it?

Living His Best Life
Have you ever felt like you just weren’t relaxing to your fullest potential? Like you could relax in an even more hardcore manner than you already do? Well if you take a look at this guy, you’ll realize that such a feeling is justified.

Living His Best Life

Redneck engineering this may be, but no one can deny that this guy is living his best life and relaxing way harder than any of the rest of us. Frankly, it’s impressive that he’s managed this achievement.

DIY Workshop Bike
Buying a bike can be expensive, and building one can be too if you’re making it of the usual materials. But, what if you made it out of wood? Well, first of all, you’d better hope the construction is very good, lest it falls apart while you’re on the road.

DIY Workshop Bike

If you’re confident in your carpentry skills, though, you can give it a go. We’re just going to hazard a guess and say that this redneck build is probably not something you could take on the road.

Keeping the Bandits at Bay
There are a lot of animals out there that are keen on raiding your trash, which can often create a mess you don’t want to deal with around your home. Unfortunately, these animals tend to be pretty crafty. But, with some redneck engineering, you can keep them at bay.

Keeping the Bandits at Bay

Admittedly, this isn’t a super clever build making use of things you would never expect, but it’s still a neat way to solve a problem that a lot of people wouldn’t even think of under normal circumstances.

We Make Do
The difference between a hammer and a mallet is actually pretty slight, but that just means it is easier to make a mallet out of a hammer if you have to! After all, the main thing about a mallet is that it’s rubberized, so you can make that happen pretty easily.

We Make Do

Adding a bunch of rubber bands to a hammer is admittedly pretty redneck, but if it works, is there any reason to complain about it? Especially since it’s practically free to make it yourself?

Do it for the Customer
If you’re a chauffeur who has to drive a customer around, there are a lot of things you have to do in order to make the ride as comfortable for them as possible. That can be hard to do at the best of times, but it can be even harder if the front and back are separated.

Do it for the Customer

This driver found a neat, albeit very redneck, way to get the airflow back there to the passenger. It might not look the best, but it gets the job done. Better than nothing, at any rate.

We Can Make it Work
One annoying thing about batteries is the fact that they’re usually not interchangeable. You usually can’t fit different batteries into the wrong slot. But, with a bit of redneck ingenuity, you can make it work. This is just one way to do it.

We Can Make it Work

We’re not actually sure what type of container that is, but the notion of wrapping the smaller battery in something so it fits a bigger slot is actually pretty darn smart, don’t you think?

When the Heat Goes Out
There are some landlords out there who tend to get a little cheap when winter sets in. After all, it costs a lot of money to heat an apartment, so many landlords would turn it down or off and leave tenants to suffer.

When the Heat Goes Out

This might save you some money, but there are some tenants out there who are creative enough to find ways around this. Those ways may not be particularly safe, though. It looks like an accident waiting to happen.

When an Emergency Happens
One day, you’re mowing the lawn when the steering wheel suddenly breaks. Whoops! Well, you don’t want to just leave your lawn half-finished, right? What do you do? You have to find some way to continue operating the vehicle around, right?

When an Emergency Happens

A plank of wood and some nails can actually do the job pretty well if you manage to connect them to the right parts of the lawnmower. It probably wouldn’t be particularly comfortable to drive it around, but at least the lawn can be finished!

Make Your Own Washers
You need washers for a lot of different things when it comes to construction and mechanics, but it’s easy to lose washers or just not have enough of them. If you have a drill, however, you can actually make your own washers out of pennies! Neat.

 

Make Your Own Washers

And when you think about it, it would actually be more cost-effective to turn pennies into washers than to go and buy your own washers, wouldn’t it? It’s a pretty good trade since washers would cost a little more.

Better Than a Leash
Dogs tend to be pretty solid escape artists, so it can be pretty difficult to keep them contained. However, with enough redneck creativity, there are ways you can secure your pet in the yard. They might be weird ways, but they can work.

Better Than a Leash

It appears to be a spoon attached to the dog’s body harness, which will keep it from getting out of thin vertical holes in barriers. That’s pretty clever, though, even if it looks kind of silly.