Welcome to

   Elkins D.I.Y.

I've been obsessed with drawing different ideas since childhood. As a young adult, I started building some of these ideas, starting with a recumbent bicycle, then shelters and other odd mobile contraptions after discovered Burningman back in 2000.  After thinking people might enjoy seeing some of my creations, I started a blogspot in 2005, then graduated to this website and later creating my YouTube channel (link above). 

Many of my ideas are pictured below. I call them proof of concept prototypes or one-off's. Most are minimalist ideas in shelter, transportation and boat design, with a sprinkle of other ideas that interest me. 

The 'Projects' tab above will guide you to more pictures and story line of the items shown below.  Most catagories have more than one page. 

The intent of this website is not to just showcase my creations, but hopefully inspire you to make something with your own hands. If making something is new to you, I encourage you to try. Don't be afraid to fail, because that's how we learn. YouTube is a great source for ideas and instruction.  

There are no advertisements here, so you can browse the content without pesky distractions.  

With that said, you can help support my website by buying build plans or my Ebook, or simply sharing any picture on social media. That would be appriciated. 

Thanks for stopping by,

Paul Elkins