14 Amazing DIY Wood Pallet Projects

The explosion of DIY pallet projects on the internet lately reflects the growing desire people have to both recycle and save money. You can typically get old pallets for free from any large garden store. This is a great source of free lumber that can easily be converted into a huge variety of useful items.

From swings and toys to gardens, furniture and even a toilet, we’ve compiled 14 of the coolest pallet projects for survival preppers. A last note on finding pallets: look for ones marked HT, which stands for Heat Treated. Other pallets could be chemically treated, and you don’t want to expose yourself or your family to the nasty stuff used to preserve pallets.