tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32500289570618557992024-03-14T01:40:41.620-07:00Homesteading and Off GridHomesteading and Off Grid living a simpler life with less billsGaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-56799948076911440562015-05-18T10:40:00.001-07:002015-05-18T10:53:53.345-07:00Save Electricity!! Save money!!<a href="http://electricbillsavemoney.blogspot.com/">http://electricbillsavemoney.blogspot.com/</a><br />
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New blog on saving on electricity bill!<br />
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Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-81834355172066781712015-02-28T15:23:00.000-08:002015-02-28T15:23:07.108-08:00OUTDOOR WOOD FURNACE FORCED AIR<b style="background-color: #ffffe1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"></b><br />
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<br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-5034291987592381902015-02-15T11:16:00.000-08:002015-02-15T11:16:05.518-08:00sun oven attached to house<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-64424772219137263032015-02-01T20:55:00.000-08:002015-02-01T20:56:58.241-08:00long time burn gasifier cook stovelong time burn gasifier cook stove<br />
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<br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-72922433753689447052015-02-01T17:57:00.002-08:002015-02-01T17:57:55.179-08:00My first design rocket heater!!My first try at a design concept<br />
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<br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-75597228747839545492015-02-01T08:43:00.001-08:002015-02-01T08:43:45.557-08:00The ZeroFossilFuel Rocket Stove HeaterThe ZeroFossilFuel Rocket Stove Heater<br />
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Generator for Fueling Internal Combustion<br />
Engines in a Petroleum Emergency<br />
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Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-39980763254941311132014-10-23T08:43:00.001-07:002014-10-23T08:43:27.266-07:00keep house cool on the cheap<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-90841914285707938192014-10-10T08:18:00.003-07:002014-10-10T08:18:36.805-07:00Pvc hoop house in a dayPvc hoop house in a day<br />
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Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-59131068685640319412014-03-10T12:18:00.001-07:002014-03-10T12:18:05.646-07:00hot water batch heating.<img src="https://i1.ytimg.com/vi_webp/TkDJ9jiiOcM/default.webp" /><br />
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hot water batch heating.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXWAPrUD1Y">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnXWAPrUD1Y</a><br />
<br />Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-65982261560237687192014-03-09T09:35:00.002-07:002014-03-09T10:01:13.869-07:00Heat from sun to storage tank for heat:Heat from sun to storage tank for heat:<br />
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cpvc 3 inches apart in parallel collector<br />
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storage tank, homemade.<br />
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make your own valves: ram pump 2<br />
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6 250 watt panels with 6 hours of sun, and 6 hours shade. 1500 watts total.<br />
60% 900 watts at 24 volts times 6 hours=5400watts+ 20% for 6 hours=1800 watts.<br />
total 7200 watts or 7 kwhs.<br />
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battery summery:<br />
8 500ah batteries 6 volts. 2100 ah. x 8= 16800 watts 500x6x8=24000<br />
24 kwh. x 30% usage a day. 7 kwh a day or 7000 watts a day 24 hrs.<br />
4 series to 24 volt, 2 of them, then parallel them together for a 24 volt system<br />
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24 volt charge controller<br />
24 volt pure sine wave inverter to 110 2000-3000 watt<br />
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7 blade to 9 blade wind turbine. needs to be up at 35 to 60 ft. for wind turbine.<br />
charge controller needed for wind turbine. 900-1000 watt turbine.<br />
put on pole and anchor into ground. use take down pole.<br />
"Missouri wind" and solar. 3 phase. 12 gauge ul wire.<br />
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propane stove, on demand hot water, furnace, and dryer.<br />
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wood burning stove, pot belly type.<br />
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solar water heating and, solar water heating for room heat. PEX tubing.<br />
backup added boiler, rocket stove outside with water jacket.Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-30264312510021970562014-01-22T07:56:00.001-08:002014-01-22T07:56:20.296-08:00Our Plan:Our plan is to buy a home with at least 10 acres. With under $1000 a year property tax.<br />
We would like a nice size garden and a green house for seedlings.<br />
We would like a dozen chickens and a coupe.<br />
We would like a pole barn on the property, or something similar.<br />
We would like to have all our power off grid, Solar and Wind.<br />
We would like Heat from sun for water and Air.<br />
We would also like a wood burning stove for winter.<br />
We would like Propane for cooking inside and outside.<br />
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Our goal would be very few bills a month.<br />
Only cell phones and High Speed Internet.<br />
Would not mind on the grid hookups for a backup to the house, but Primarily we would be OFF Grid.<br />
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We would like to have a couple of dogs on the property. We have none now. But have had many before.<br />
We would like to Jar and preserve our harvest from the garden.<br />
We would like to have a much smaller food bill. We are vegetarians and whole food eaters.<br />
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The idea is to end all the commuting and the high taxes of where we live now.<br />
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We want a comfortable life in the country, working hard for ourselves and enjoying Natural Life.<br />
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These are GOALS.Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-69103475432630871282014-01-20T13:39:00.001-08:002014-01-22T07:57:23.139-08:00Make the Start. 7 year Plan7 Year plan, this is what we would like to do.<br />
in 7 years. Not now, but then. We are tired of the city lifestyle. We are tired of the commute.<br />
We are tired of the property taxes. We are planning on moving to the country at a later date in the future and we are starting now.<br />
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We will pay off all our debts. We will try to save monies and make our move. Its gonna take patience and perseverance. but we will try to go forward and live off the grid. Its about the dream and the way to make a dream a reality is to move towards a goal. we have a goal and we hope to move towards that goal everyday.Garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989384846104695341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3250028957061855799.post-2946724523982114312014-01-20T11:40:00.002-08:002014-01-20T11:40:38.532-08:00Homesteading Off GridTesting this forum. thanks for stopping in. I will continue on soon<br />
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