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Live On $1.50 a Day 24 Apr 2013 | 10:14 pm
Live On $1.50 a Day Ben Affleck is challenging us all to live on $1.50 a day for 5 days, from April 29th to May 3rd. He's doing it. This is actually a challenge from "The Global Poverty Project" cal...
Straw Bale Building Code 31 Mar 2013 | 03:06 am
Straw Bale Building Code I recently received an email asking for support from my friend, Andrew Morison at Strawbale.com. Andrew is a leader in straw bale construction. He told me about the proposed ...
The Smart Grid Con 13 Mar 2013 | 08:34 am
The Smart Grid Con Back in September of 2010 I wrote an article about how the “Smart Grid” would not work. “Grid Tied Residential Energy Generation Is Not The Answer”. I love to see articles written ...
Why Live Sustainably 24 Feb 2013 | 03:24 am
Why Live Sustainably Many people think that living off-grid means roughing it. You know, the “Rambo” way of life. Some see it as a “return to the earth” lifestyle by eating organic food. Others simpl...
Got Paracord? 19 Jan 2013 | 02:42 am
Got Paracord? Paracord, parachute cord, or “550 cord” all refer to the suspension lines of a parachute. During World War II, once in the field, the paratroopers would cut off the parachute lines beca...
Winter Season Up Here 20 Dec 2012 | 12:00 pm
Winter Season Up Here Luckily it has been a mild winter this year so the snow has never lasted past a day. We had some snow today but the temp. was 38 deg. F. so it melted pretty fast. Some points t...
Quality of Life 10 Dec 2012 | 05:46 am
Quality of Life (part 1) I get a lot of people asking me why we live off grid. I have tried to explain this in a few past posts but I think it's time to restate our reasoning. Mom, are you reading th...
Off-Grid Medical Emergencies 23 Aug 2012 | 02:41 am
CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? Moving away from urban sprawl, traffic congestion, and the population density associated with cities sure sounds attractive. Open range or empty forests certainly has appeal. Whe...
Drought Conditions 14 Aug 2012 | 06:42 am
DROUGHT CONDITIONS This past summer has been a warning of possible future climate changes that will affect everyone in years to come. Regardless of why it is happening, most people will acknowledge ...
How Do You Cook That? 1 Aug 2012 | 08:15 am
How Do You Cook That? After reading several of the old cook books as well as the commentary several things became apparent to me. Many of these old style recipes are more suited to wood stove cooking...
