We have been spending a lot of time out at the cabin this year and I’ve found it a bit of a pain to travel back and forth just to get some laundry done. It’s time to find a portable washing machine.
I suppose I could go down to the spring and do it the old-fashioned way with a washboard, but somehow that just doesn’t sound like too much fun to me. lol.
Bear Encounters We’ve never had problems with bears before, but over the last little while a black bear decided to start hanging around our yard — and harassing my chickens. Chickens, Ducks and Bear The first night, Mr. Bear tore down the back fence and rummaged through the compost pile. Surprisingly, he didn’t really eat … Read more
Our latest project has been putting an outdoor wood burning stove out near the small cabin with a cover, so we can cook on it in the spring and fall. Of course, we will use it in the winter as well to warm up or just to enjoy.
I am discovering all the wonderful medicinal plants and herbs that are growing near our Off Grid property.
I have always been interested in growing and using my own herbs and picking whatever we can that grows out in the bush and our surrounding area to eat.
I wrote this a Year Ago (July 2017)
I’m not sure what to do now? We would normally have the ideal conditions to plant garlic and let it grow on its own, this was our first year testing a plot on our off grid living homestead.
Boy did we not know what was going to happen……this is so far the second worst fire season since 1958 and soon to be the worst ever, fire season has just began and here we are at the 2nd worst.
Walking around the property yesterday, I discovered we have patches of Oregon Grape Plants (Mahonia aquifolium) growing. It is also known as “Holly Grape” and is related to the Barberry Family.
This post is part of our ongoing cabin journey — you can start from the beginning in Finding Our Off-Grid Cabin: The Beginning of Our Cabin Project. This past summer was a challenge. With forest fires in the area and road closures limiting access, we weren’t able to get up to the cabin as much … Read more
A Tesla generator is a device that transforms the Sun’s radiant (electromagnetic energy) into power, electric power that will help to power your home.
More and more people are turning to renewable energy sources and becoming more eco friendly. Finding and using more environmentally energy sources is becoming more important to many people.
When living off grid a heating source that does not require electricity is a must….unless you have a super solar system that can accommodate a furnace. Keeping your living space warm during the winter months is an important part of living off grid.
Drolet Escape 1800 Wood Stove on Legs Large 2020 EPA Certified Wood Stove – 75,000 BTU – 2,100 sq.ft, Model DB03105
Living off grid we have a wood stove to heat the cabin, but there are those times that we have to go away and leave the place on its own, so we found it was time to look at alternate heating methods that do not require electricity.
An electric heater is by far the easiest portable heater to use, but with no electricity what are our options?
