Lye from Wood Ash, and why Everyone on the Internet is Wrong About It This has been a long time coming. It’s the perfect example of one fallacy of the link economy. Read More…Read More…
Making a Machete from Scrap Steel The machete is finished, testing done, and video posted. A little talk about the process. Read More…Read More…
The Meaning of Off-Grid Because everybody these days has a different opinion, and those with the strongest are typically people who don’t live here. Read More…Read More…
How I Built My House In The Woods Building your own house isn’t impossible, but neither is it easy. Read More…Read More…
Off-Grid Kitty Litter – Almost Free Until 1947, people used whatever was easy, and what was easy was letting the felines poop and pee outdoors. Read More…Read More…
Cold Snap Winter is coming, and that means that life around the off-grid homestead is about to get pretty darn interesting. Read More…Read More…
Fire Starters In Production Been a bit of a long day, but my fire steels came in, and I’ve started on my fatwood survival lighter project. Read More…Read More…
Broke Down A failing vehicle is one thing, but there is so much more going on here. In short, it was a stressful afternoon. Read More…Read More…
Fatwood Harvest!!! I did it. I made it out to the woods today to look for fatwood and make a video about it. I found a treasure. A sliver of pure resin from my harvest. Read More…Read More…