The u-bolts are used to push each crib side outward towards each side of the opening.

I thought they’d come in handy for those slushy late-winter days and maybe an April shower or two.As it turns out, I’ve been wearing them for pretty much everything, all the time, always, and they’ve been really great to have for walking the dog through the muddy fields around our house, for.

, for early mornings when the grass is still soaked with dew.Basically so many of the rural lifestyle scenarios that we face out here everyday.But that gets messy.

My hunter boots aren’t the perfect, shiny, Pinteresty outfit boots anymore, but I do need to keep them clean so I can run into town when I need to without looking like a crazy mud-monster..So here’s how I clean them!.

First start out with some hunter boots that have seen a nice afternoon of weed-pulling, or toddler-chasing just after a rain storm.

OK, so these weren’t that caked in mud at the time that I took these pictures, but trust me, there are times when I’m pretty sure there’s about 10 lbs of mud stuck to the bottom of each boot.. Look how ridgy those boots are!If you’re still building up your tool collection, that’s just fine!

Just make sure you plan for what you can actually do with the tools you already have, not the ones you.you had.. What Materials Will You Use?.

We like to use a combination of MDF, pine, hardwoods, and drywall for our built-ins.Don’t think you need to stick with all one material for all parts of your project.