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!

Some beautiful Natural Swimming ponds ....

DIY Natural Swimming Pools Top 10 Tips

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/

Solar Bundle Kit - 100 Watt 12 Volt $169.99

Renogy 100 Watts 12 Volts Monocrystalline Solar Bundle Kit      $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

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. 

Interior view and plans:

http://www.relaxshacks.blogspot.ca/2014/02/deek-

david-stiles-and-joe-everson-team.html

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

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 ....