Watch: How to Make a Minibar From a Jerry Can

What is it about Russian how-to videos narrated in English? The accents are somehow addictive, or at least appealing. Maybe it’s the way they phrase things, such as:

To get nice and round corner shape, I used random plastic cap as a guide.

He cuts the door out, covers the raw edge with rubber after deburring it, and installs the door & latches. When it comes to the wooden insert that makes up the “minibar” itself, he doesn’t show every step.

Measuring, cutting, again measuring, cutting, sanding, and etcetera… this process was real boring, so I’ll show ya only final assembly.

I like his approach, and I can see it being handy for all kinds of other applications as well. You don’t have to be a drinker to appreciate this video.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.