What to Make to Bring Camping

Whether you’re in your living room, a backyard or National Park, camping there is definitely an opportunity to have a moment with a DIY build. Take a look at some of our picks for camp builds!

LED Campfire

Because it’s not camping without a fire

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Raspberry Pi Wearable Time Lapse Camera

Did the hike happen if no one can see the footage?

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Tent Lantern

For when you don’t want to go bump in the night

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GPS Tour Guide

Reach a specific location to display an image and playback music or audio clips.

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RobCo AE7P lazer tag system #3DThursday #3DPrinting

A Fallout-Themed laser tag system shared by Splated on Printables:

I wanted to recreate the professional-grade laser tag experience you find at commercial arcades. After a year of trial and error, I finally have a working prototype—completely themed in a Fallout style!

I started with the amazing 3D model from ytec3d (https://ift.tt/vlQYoA2) but ended up modifying or replacing almost every single part to clear out enough space for the electronics.

The model is divided up to make them easier to print and only a few parts will need supports.

The software for the project is available here: https://ift.tt/1NpAuxe
There will be updates coming soon to expand the game modes and add network support.

Download the files and learn more

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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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Flexi T-Rex Dinosaur – Plug-Together Articulated #3Dprinting #3DThursday

Remb Studios shared this print on MakerWorld!

A beautifully articulated model that brings a Trex to life with fully movable parts without any support. This detailed model comes with a jaw that can open and close, a head that can turn, and articulated arms, feet, and tail. Plus, it’s designed to stand on its own, making it both a striking display piece and a fun toy to interact with.

The Flexi T-Rex is designed as a plug together model, you print the body, head and jaw separately, but you can easily assemble it together.
Please feel free to share pictures of your prints, I’d love to see them!

Download files: https://makerworld.com/en/models/622438-flexi-t-rex-dinosaur-articulated-trex-no-support#profileId-546593

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Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

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A Python tool to quickly prototype Adafruit GFX displays in Python

pydafruit_gfx is a Python tool to quickly prototype Adafruit GFX displays in Python by hackster.io user mars91.

I find it frustrating when building a display (with Arduino + hardware), you have to: flash the board, a cable can go bad, a wire pops loose, or the board can decides to brick itself. I end up spending 10–20 seconds (if I’m lucky) just to see if moving a font three pixels to the left “feels right”.

I’ve always wanted a faster way to prototype display layouts and graphics, so I built this Python tool.

Instead of mimicking Adafruit’s GFX code, why not just use it.

Pydafruit GFX uses:

• Adafruit GFX graphics code
• SDL (a display window that works on macOS, Linux, and Windows)
• pybind11

Using Adafruit’s actual GFX code is great because there’s no uncertainty. Did the font copy correctly? Is that function actually implemented correctly? So instead – just use their code. Their code is the source of truth.

Check out the code on GitHub and more info on hackster.io.

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InterEngineering #Pride2026

InterEngineering is part of the EqualEngineers network focusing on LGBTQ+

InterEngineering Network, a vibrant and inclusive community now operating under the EqualEngineers umbrella, dedicated to empowering LGBTQ+ individuals in the engineering sector. As we embark on this new chapter, our mission remains steadfast: to create an environment where LGBTQ+ engineers can thrive, connect, and lead.

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Help, I accidentally made wigglegrams

Lem at lmao.center writes:

I am something of an indecisive photographer and when I like an angle, I will take a lot of frames, from slightly different angles etc., looking for “the shot”. And since I am also a bit of a hoarder I never clear out my camera roll.

A wigglegram is a kind of stereo image you make by looping frames together, like as a GIF.

“Same shot from different angles”? You know what that sounds a bit familiar.

See how Lem took his photos and made wigglegrams in the post here.

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IEEE Women In Engineering #EngineeringIntelligence @INWED1919 #INWED26

The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) was officially formed in 1994 as a committee of the IEEE Board. WIE’s mission is to connect and support women and girls in STEM fields, and to facilitate their recruitment and retention. See their Women in Engineering Highlights, calendar of events and more Via WIE

IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) is a global network of IEEE members and volunteers dedicated to promoting women engineers and scientists andIEEE WIE Logo with tagline, Innovate, Lead, Inspire inspiring girls around the world to follow their academic interests in a career in engineering and science.

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