"to make a personally
new item suited for your
personal needs" or "to modify an item to use in a manner different from its original intention, usually to save money or due to lack of availability". "Sometimes know as MacGyvering or to
MacGyver"
I had to boberize my new travel trailer by building a storage bin under the fifth wheel by using of old siding that we took out of the
house twenty years ago. Or using a paper
clip heated in a campfire to melt solder to fix an electrical
short when you didn't have the proper tools or supplies!
