Saturday, 20 February 2016

Off-grid Water Filter


Haggard Personal Straw Water Filter .01 Micro... $18.95  http://amzn.to/1LyIk42


  • Filters up to 396 gallons (1,500 liters) of water down to 0.1 microns
  • Removes 99.9999% of waterborne bacteria, Excellent Emergency Filter
  • Removes 99.9% of waterborne protozoan parasites, Compact Filtering System
  • Zero aftertaste; no chemicals or iodine; Backflush syringe included
  • Ultralight and Compact Straw Design for Easy Storage, Take One Traveling, NO ONE likes hotel water!

Friday, 29 January 2016

Thoreau Stone Cabin replica... Tiny house 150 sq ft
































A replica of Henri David Thoreau’s cabin with some nice stonework & slate roof – 10′x15′ Windows are recycled from Yale demolition. Timberframe and insulated, sealed shell crafted by Bensonwood

A 150 square feet Henry David Thoreau replica in New Hampshire. Shared by Dick Struthers. Work by Bensonwood.

More Information here : http://tinyhouseswoon.com/stone-thoreau-cabin-replica/

Thursday, 28 January 2016

Solar Bundle Kit - 100 Watt 12 Volt $169.99

  • Renogy 100 Watt Monocrystalline Solar Panels UL 1703 Certified (Grade A high Efficiency solar panel)
  • Withstand strong wind (2400Pa)/heavy snow (5400Pa), Excellent performance in low light environments
  • 30Amp Charge Controller which allows system expandable up to 400W(12volts) and 800W(24volts)
  • One 9In MC4 connector Adaptor Kit (Two cables, one female and one male)
  • Grade A Quality, Premium Solar Cells, TPT Back sheet to Ensure the durability

Available from Amazon.com

Tuesday, 26 January 2016

A is for Affordable, Quick and Easy A-Frame for $1,000



A-Frame : AFFORDABLE, EASY and QUICK to build .... could be altered for different uses, or added to, rather effortlessly.The total cost for a cabin like this, soup to nuts, is right around $1200- and that's using city lumber pricing, meaning, elsewhere, it'd cost less to build.

Add in some salvaged, free, or recycled materials, and you could EASILY build this under $1000. 

Offgrid A Frame Affordble

Interior view and plans:

http://www.relaxshacks.blogspot.ca/2014/02/deek-
david-stiles-and-joe-everson-team.html

Thursday, 31 December 2015

Tiny Houses for the Homeless: An Affordable Solution Catches On




A growing number of towns and cities have found a practical solution to homelessness through the construction of tiny-house villages—and housing officials are taking notice. More ... http://www.yesmagazine.org/new-economy/tiny-house-villages-for-the-homeless-an-affordable-solution-catches-on

Tuesday, 8 December 2015

Off-grid galvanized Shower Tub



Looking for an inexpensive shower/bath tub we stumbled upon these wonderful images with 35 gallon galvanized steel tubs.

We found one on Amazon with Free Shipping: Behrens 35-Gallon Round Steel Tub by Behrens for $48.97

http://amzn.to/1R8iElp



There are some other sizes and shapes out there ....